# Item shop - crafting game — user reviews > 31 indexed App Store user reviews of Item shop by Plus Inc. (Japan), rated 4.40/5 from 54 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/item-shop-crafting-game/id1288437774/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/item-shop-crafting-game/id1288437774.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 40 · 4★ 7 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 4 ## Newest reviews (10 of 31) ### 5/5 — It’s good! *2020-02-15, version 6.0.0* I like it! Awesome! ### 5/5 — Great merchant simulator *2019-12-19* I really enjoyed it. It kinda runs out of steam after you buy the second extension, though **Developer response:** Thank you for your review. I'm happy that you liked this app. I’ll put more effort. ### 5/5 — Cute *2019-09-15* One of the best games i played in a while, lots of fun crafting and selling items. **Developer response:** Thank you for your review. I'm happy that you liked this app. ### 5/5 — So fun! *2018-12-11* I love this game! I wish there was more to do though! Maybe add different things you can buy to customize the shop! **Developer response:** Thank you for your continuous support. I'm happy that you liked this app. Thanks for your suggestions. ### 4/5 — Fun little game. *2018-04-20* I have always enjoyed these merchant style games. It is easy and simple fun with a cute art style. My only complaint so far is the stutter from changing tabs from shop to pub etc. though I am sure in time that will be improved on. Fun game to pick up and I enjoy trying to figure out new items with the combining mechanic. 😊 **Developer response:** Thank you for your review. Thanks for your suggestions. ### 5/5 — Cute combination! *2018-03-25* Combines crafting with a sales aspect. There‘s so much to discover! A lot of items. And I like the housing system so you can upgrade your game‘s stats! 🤗 **Developer response:** Danke für deine anhaltende Unterstützung. Ich bin froh, dass dir diese App gefallen hat. ### 5/5 — Bellissimo *2018-02-02* Veramente un bel gioco. Complimenti! **Developer response:** Grazie per il continuo supporto. Sono felice che questa app ti sia piaciuta. ### 5/5 — <3 *2018-01-27* Adorable and enjoyable! I'd adore a feature that lets me purchase no ads though! <3 **Developer response:** Thank you for your continuous support. I'm happy that you liked this app. ### 5/5 — Was looking for this kind of game *2017-10-26* Thank you so much for creating this Item Shop game! Was looking for a game like this on iOS. I appreciate the regular updates and glad to see the game improving. Looking forward to see how this game will turn out. **Developer response:** Thank you for your continuous support.　I'm happy that you liked this app.　 I will continue to update this app. ### 5/5 — Enjoying it *2017-10-06* So far I’m enjoying managing and making stuff in the game. It’s very cute overall. **Developer response:** Thank you for your review. I'm happy that you liked this app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Very insulted. *2024-08-19* Game assumes my gender and calls me a cat. I IDENTIFY AS A DOG! after playing I went to therapy for 6 years and still have not recovered from the lack of trust that I put into this game. Maybe words to said to me. I don’t read cat so tutorial make no sense. (Not bad at all) actually kinda fun. Probably better with no ads. ### 2/5 — Meh. *2019-05-11* This game is alright I guess. You can definitely tell it’s an indie game though. The menus aren’t very pleasing to the eye. The tutorial was buggy and confusing. I wanted to like it, but deleted it after playing for about 10 minutes. No hate to the developers. I love the premise, but the execution is lacking. I’m sure they’ll improve with more experience. **Developer response:** Thank you for your review. Sorry to bug you. I’ll put more effort. ### 3/5 — i love it but.. *2019-01-22* i really love this game but i’ve ran out of things to do.. i’ve maxed out my room and i’ve created all the items.. i would like it if there were more things to do.. normally if i wasn’t so invested i would just delete this game but i want to keep playing but i’ve got nothing to do.. **Developer response:** Thank you for your review. I will use that as reference from now on. ### 3/5 — Hmm *2018-01-21* I like this type of game, but it is a little laggy for its simplicity. **Developer response:** Thank you for your review. I’ll put more effort. ### 4/5 — Remove ADS? *2021-01-30* Great relaxing fun. Don’t like ADS. ### 4/5 — Needs more *2020-12-06* I love the game it’s great but it needs newer items and additions. Just giving an idea ### 4/5 — It,s pretty good *2020-03-29* Like I said it’s pretty good but there’s a bug every like 30 seconds it puts me on a load screen then back on the load screen I’m still playing it but it’s really annoying that is the only reason why it’s four stars not five so please fix this it would be really appreciated again I still love the game :) ### 4/5 — I cam across this game a couple of times *2020-02-05, version 6.0.0* Okay I liked this game no problems until I wanted to expand my shop it told me 10000 coins in order to expand I thought that was crazy because I did not expand my shop before it was all new I probably had to wait for 1 week before I could expand my shop I do like the crafting option though this game is a great way to pass time I will say no hate to the developers just I wish the expanding shop was more easier.like lower the price or something ### 4/5 — Cute game, needs more variety. *2018-08-14, version 5.9.0* Very cute game- great graphics and nice concept. It’s a bit slow to start, but in hindsight I realise that that’s because there’s not much content (I’ve nearly completed all recipes and have completed the buildable ‘room’ after 1 day of playing. The only things left to do are the last few recipes, expanding my shop, and hitting sales milestones... all of which are pretty much just ‘keep playing and it’ll happen naturally’ things rather than achievements as such). I would love to see the ingredients and recipe lists expanded so there’s more to aim for. I’m also personally not a fan of the ‘wait to play’ element, but that feels sort of integral to how this game works at this point in time. ### 4/5 — cute game! *2018-05-07* I really like this game, it's easy and fun. the art style is adorable and the combining mechanic is fun. I hope the developers keep adding new items! **Developer response:** Thank you for your review. I'm happy that you liked this app. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Hidden Gem *2025-06-30* This is a very straightforward game with cute graphics and a simple loop. Hire adventurers to gather loot for you, craft items by combining whatever they bring back, then sell these items in your shop to NPCs who wander past each of your displays. As you make more money, you can hire better adventurers. Beyond purchasing more display shelves, adding some square footage to the shop, or furnishing your bedroom (which occasionally provides minor in-game benefits), your only choice is which items to display and which shelf they’ll be displayed on. As far as I can tell, there is no way to change an item’s price or customize the appearance of your shop. It’s mostly an idle game where you are sending adventurers out and waiting anywhere from 1 minute to several hours to return with loot. That being said, when they do return, you can spend a decent amount of time crafting and displaying items in your shop, especially as you meet more adventurers for hire. Though it would be nice to have a few more choices to make for the shop, this game is hard to criticize. For starters, it’s completely free. I’ve had it installed for a couple of days now. The are ads but they’re relatively non-invasive. There are not pop ups encouraging me to spend money. More importantly, the game does an incredible job at finding a balance that every good idle game needs. There’s enough here to bring me back to play for a bit, but it’s not so addictive that I want to speed things up. I’m not looking for the button that lets me pay a dollar to buy immediate loot or speed up the adventurers. Once I’m out of things to do, I’m happy to put it down for a while. If you’re looking for an idle game that gives you some fun things to do when you check in, then definitely give this one a try. ### 5/5 — Love this game *2025-04-21* Replaying this game again Found the game in 2018 ### 5/5 — Amazing *2023-06-17* I started playing this game when I was little, 5 years old, and have had a very strong emotional attachment to this game. It just reminds me of such good times and fun memories of playing this on late nights. Thank god I found it again, I’ve been looking for it for so long. I love this game so much, thank you :). ### 5/5 — Love this game. *2023-01-23, version 6.0.6* The obvious is not the obvious. And the obvious is obvious as well. ### 5/5 — Best Crafting Simulator Shop *2021-06-03* Atelier fans will love the game mechanics so much. I love mixing ingredients to craft items. Selling enough items to reach 30,000 can be difficult early. Later in the game it becomes more easy when more recipes are found and the final store is gained. For a small game that is endless, is a real treat. ### 5/5 — Simple and good with some ideas! *2021-03-03* It’s game with a simple task of crafting ingredients you get from adventurers. Definitely the type I would relax on a small freetime. Some of the combos are less obvious. Oftentimes, it’s common to get failed new combo results. Besides, I love to see more of the game. Maybe a new island to send out adventurers? Have a garden to grow herbs and make potions with them? Maybe discover new info on an location the adventurers encountered so far? ### 5/5 — Fun and relaxing *2020-09-17* It’s a really fun game. Also relaxing ### 5/5 — Item shop alchemy *2020-08-24* Excellent little game. The only issue is a few of the recipes are not very logical. Especially Ink (Iron + herb). Water + charcoal or water + grapes would make more sense. Or at least let the bartender give you clue. ### 5/5 — Great crafting game *2020-08-09* I really enjoyed it, though the text on items was a bit small to read. Great for some time killing. ### 5/5 — Very simple *2020-04-19* This game is cute and simple, therefore very straightforward on what you have to do, but on ongoing updates can you make it so there are other things to do? Also the magician guy “brings back adventures” after you pay 30,000 which is a large sum and difficult to get, could their be other opportunities or different special people that come sometimes to help. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*