Kittens Game vs Tender
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kittens Game
Manage a growing village of kittens in this text-based simulation game. Gather resources, research technologies, and expand your settlement. This old-school experience is free of ads and micro-transactions.
- Village simulation
- Resource management
- Technology research
- Text-based gameplay
- Kitten management
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Kittens Game is a village simulation text game. You manage a village of kittens as they acquire resources and unlock new technologies. This is an old school game and a product of many years of love and hard labor. It does not have any ads or micro-transactions.
Tender
This narrative game simulates the modern dating experience with an intergalactic twist. Swipe through alien profiles, chat with matches, and schedule dates to explore branching storylines about connection and rejection.
- Swipe through intergalactic profiles
- Chat with matches
- Schedule and play out dates
- Branching storylines
- Narrative game
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Tender is a narrative game that explores connection and rejection in the era of swipe culture. It’s a story told by and through the modern interface for finding love. - Swipe through hundreds of intergalactic profiles - Chat with your matches and hope the sparks fly - Schedule dates in your calendar and play them out in real time - Unfold a vast array of branching storylines CW: Toxic relationships Written by Gideon Lazarus Art by Jie En Lee Programmed by Kenny Sun
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tender at every 3 days against Kittens Game's every 4 months. Tender also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (76% vs 67%). Kittens Game's advantage is chart position (#94 vs unranked) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Kittens Game costs $2.99 and Tender $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tender holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 325 and 545 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Kittens Game's written reviews are positive against 76% of Tender's.
Kittens Game ships an update every 4 months, Tender every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Kittens Game | Tender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (325 ratings) | 4.7 (545 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.9% of reviews | 76.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 325 | 545 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #94 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 337 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dmitrii Popov | Kenny Sun |
Customer experience
Kittens Game
Tender
User reviews
Kittens Game
From 325 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Captivating gameplay
- 👍 Engrossing incremental game
- 💡 Impressive depth and complexity
- 🚀 Rewarding progression
- 👍 Minimal UI, focus on gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy UI, screen jumping
- 🐛 Inconsistent save/load behavior
- 🐛 Compatibility issues on newer devices
- 🐛 Broken or underperforming features
- 🔋 Slow progression can be tedious
Tender
From 545 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💕 Lovely art and design
- 🤖 Unique concept of dating aliens
- 🕰️ Realistic real-time pacing
- 🤗 Charming and memorable characters
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Slow pace of matches and conversations
- 🙅♀️ Difficulty progressing relationships
- 🙃 Frustrating when dates go poorly
- 🤯 Emotionally impactful (in a good and bad way)
Bugs and requests
Kittens Game
Reported bugs
4 issues- Disappearing buttons and UI elements
- Progress loss or reset when switching apps
- Broken or non-functional features (e.g. solar farms)
- Compatibility issues on iPhone X and newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Bulk crafting/upgrading options
- Ability to disable pollution mechanics
- Better UI optimization for larger screens
- Vibration/notification support for events
- More detailed analytics and tracking
Tender
Reported bugs
2 issues- Dialogue getting stuck or resetting
- Progress being lost or reset unexpectedly
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to pause or schedule dates
- More diverse character profiles and storylines
- Faster swiping and response times
- Ability to continue relationships beyond first date
In-app purchases
Kittens Game
No in-app purchases
Tender
No in-app purchases
Questions
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