Shoujo City 2D vs BBirthday
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shoujo City 2D
Experience a virtual dating simulation in a Japanese city, aiming to win the affection of anime girls within 10 days. Engage in various activities like gift-giving, dates, and mini-games, with dialogue choices impacting your relationship progress. Customize your character and your chosen girl with unique outfits and accessories.
- Interactive dating scenes
- Multiple anime-inspired locations
- Playable as male or female character
- Day/night cycles with activities
- Hand-drawn anime pixelart graphics
- Character and outfit customization
- Mini-games with rewards
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Shoujo City is a dating simulator game where you'll have to interact with cute anime girls in a virtual Japanese city. Your goal in this anime dating sim is to win love of a girl in 10 days by giving her gifts, playing games, inviting to a cafe, or having regular dates. While talking to a girl, each dialogue choice affects your intimacy score. Game features: * During dating scenes the girls are moving and interacting with you in real time - using polygonal graphics * Various locations often seen in anime games and series - school, park, shops, cafes, Shinto shrine, beach, and more * You can choose to play as a girl or as a boy * Alternating day/night cycles with different activities * Hand-drawn anime pixelart graphics * You can dress up your girl using cosplay items (like fox or cat ears, bows, chokers), or give her pet mascots she will carry on her head * Crane machine mini-games where you can win plush toys to use as gifts * A pocky mini-game - you'll be rewarded with a kiss if you win * A unique yandere route if you choose to date Saori * Each girl has a different personality and requires a different approach.
BBirthday
Experience a dreamcore visual novel where you guide Bianca through 15 years of her life from a new viewpoint. Solve escape room puzzles with horror undertones and discover multiple endings.
- Visual novel gameplay
- Dreamcore aesthetic
- Escape room puzzles
- Horror elements
- Multiple endings
- Relive life events
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Help Bianca to relive the 15 years of her life, but from another perspective. Enjoy this dreamcore style visual novel with escape room elements and hints of horror. Unlock different endings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Shoujo City 2D at free against BBirthday's free with in-app purchases. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Shoujo City 2D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BBirthday sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Shoujo City 2D against 4.7 for BBirthday. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.7K and 1.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Shoujo City 2D's written reviews are positive against 90% of BBirthday's.
Shoujo City 2D ships an update every 6 weeks, BBirthday monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shoujo City 2D | BBirthday |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.7K ratings) | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.7% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 1.6K |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Anton Ptitsyn | Juan Amaro |
Customer experience
Shoujo City 2D
BBirthday
User reviews
Shoujo City 2D
From 3.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Cute and fun game
- ✨ Variety of characters and personalities
- 🌈 Supports both male and female protagonists
- 🎨 Detailed and appealing art style
Room to improve
- 🤑 Difficult to earn in-game currency without paying
- 🐢 Slow walking speed
- 🔑 Master key required to access certain features
- 🤯 Saori's route is very challenging
BBirthday
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💕 Beautiful art style
- 🤩 Captivating storyline
- 🎨 Unique dreamcore/weirdcore aesthetic
- 👍 Immersive gameplay experience
- 🎮 Challenging but fun boss battles
Room to improve
- 💰 Locked content behind premium paywall
- 📢 Frequent and intrusive ads
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
- 🤔 Confusing translation/grammar issues
- 🔞 Inappropriate content for 9+ age rating
Bugs and requests
Shoujo City 2D
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes when trying to access certain areas
- Buttons and interactions not always responsive
- Dialogue and events not always triggering correctly
Requested features
4 requests- Add more dating options and characters
- Implement a way to earn money in-game without paying
- Increase walking speed or add a running option
- Expand the game world with more locations to explore
BBirthday
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes during boss battles
- Dialogue/text gets stuck or freezes
- Inability to progress past certain levels
- Saved progress not loading correctly
Requested features
5 requests- Add Russian language support
- Provide more free content/endings
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Add a skip/fast-forward option for dialogue
- Adjust age rating to better fit content
In-app purchases
Shoujo City 2D
- Master Key$1.99
BBirthday
- BBirthday Premium Version$7.99
Questions
Is Shoujo City 2D free?
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