Comparison

High School Simulator 2017 vs SAKURA School Simulator

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

High School Simulator 2017

Experience Japanese high school life in this simulation game. Explore the campus and engage in various activities as a student.

Highlights
  • Japanese high school simulation
  • Explore campus
  • Engage in student activities
  • Sequel to High School Simulator GirlA
Features
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Sequel of High School Simulator GirlA Please enjoy the Japanese high school life

About

SAKURA School Simulator

Experience simulated Japanese high school life in a fictional town. Interact with students, attend classes, and engage in various activities. The game blends realistic daily routines with fantastical elements, allowing for open-ended play with no set ending.

Highlights
  • Simulated Japanese high school life
  • Open fictional world
  • Character customization
  • Interactive NPCs
  • Attend school lessons
  • Earn in-game currency
  • Drive vehicles
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This game is a "school simulator game" which is made in Japan. The game is played in the small open fictional world "Sakura-town". We designed the game situations as if it is in a mixture world, that is the both of the situations in the real high school daily life in Japan and the situations which is shown in Japanese animations that sometimes contain very fantasistic elements. The half things you might see in this game will be really shown in japanese high school. In that sense, in this game, you can experience the simulated high school daily life in Japan as a student. This game is not an action and shooting game and so on but a simulator. Although we made violent actions and elements valid, but there are no descriptions of blood in the game. The people in the game world will be only fainted but will not be die. The concept of death does not exist in this game so that the fainted people will wake up next day, and they will hate you. You can do the actions below in the game. You can, control and change 4 players in the same stage (The two are valid after watching ADS.) choose avator cloths talk to students and other people choose the sentense for talking make friends and lovers through simulations attend the school lessons buy something and use by yourself or give it to other eat in sushi-bar earn money at car restore shop(a ADS. is shown.) drive a car untill be broken ride the atractions in the amusement park and so on. The above actions that you did will affect and simulate your playing in the various situations. There are no end in this game. Please make the situations as you like, and find favorite way for playing. We hope you will enjoy the game. The contents of this game will be added when we made the new game elements. The additional contents will be shown as a "new" context in this page. *NOTIFICATION Although we used the charactor models of AOI and TAICHI in this game, AOI is a NOT-FREE asset and TAICHI is a FREE asset. Everyone who want to make a game contents and so on can use these assets.

Screenshots

High School Simulator 20174 screens
SAKURA School Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SAKURA School Simulator at 4.3 against High School Simulator 2017's 3.8. SAKURA School Simulator also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 62%) and ratings volume (26K vs 4.6K). High School Simulator 2017's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SAKURA School Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SAKURA School Simulator has 26K ratings behind it against 4.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of High School Simulator 2017's written reviews are positive against 84% of SAKURA School Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
High School Simulator 2017 versus SAKURA School Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHigh School Simulator 2017SAKURA School Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4.6K ratings)4.3 (26K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews84.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.6K26K — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB353 MB
Age rating17+12+
Developertomoya sugikamiGARUSOFT K.K.

Customer experience

High School Simulator 2017

All ratings4,596 ratings
Positive66.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.4%
Written reviews1,057 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.7%

SAKURA School Simulator

All ratings25,500 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral5.2%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews1,688 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral7.0%
Negative8.7%

User reviews

High School Simulator 2017

From 4.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💕 Fun gameplay
  • 🔥 Entertaining features
  • 🤩 Addictive experience

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Lack of weapons
  • 😒 Boring without violence
  • 🤯 Confusing mechanics

SAKURA School Simulator

From 26K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome game
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Lots of customization options
  • 👍 Diverse locations to explore
  • 👍 Fun roleplay opportunities

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
  • 🔋 Ads can be intrusive
  • 🔒 Limited character customization
  • 🔒 Restricted NPC interactions

Bugs and requests

High School Simulator 2017

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Glitchy character switching
  • Disappearing classmates
  • Unresponsive controls

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more weapons
  • Bring back killing mode
  • Improve character customization
  • Introduce a senpai and rivals
  • Add more interactive elements

SAKURA School Simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Character customization reset after saving
  • Vehicles and characters glitching through walls
  • Inconsistent police and NPC reactions
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add multiplayer mode
  • Implement marriage and family features
  • Expand NPC behaviors and relationships
  • Introduce more buildings and locations
  • Allow customization of children characters
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  • Add skin tone and hair type options
  • Implement a phone system with texting
  • Introduce clubs, jobs, and school activities

In-app purchases

None

High School Simulator 2017

No in-app purchases

None

SAKURA School Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is High School Simulator 2017 free?
High School Simulator 2017 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SAKURA School Simulator free?
SAKURA School Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, High School Simulator 2017 or SAKURA School Simulator?
SAKURA School Simulator is rated higher. High School Simulator 2017 averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4.6K ratings, while SAKURA School Simulator averages 4.3 from 26K ratings.
Do High School Simulator 2017 or SAKURA School Simulator have ads?
SAKURA School Simulator shows ads; High School Simulator 2017 does not.
Which is updated more often, High School Simulator 2017 or SAKURA School Simulator?
High School Simulator 2017 ships an update weekly, and SAKURA School Simulator weekly. Most recently, High School Simulator 2017 was updated on October 27, 2026 and SAKURA School Simulator on October 28, 2026.

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