Anime City 3D vs BBirthday
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anime City 3D
Experience life in a virtual 3D Tokyo, immersing yourself in anime and otaku culture. Make friends, explore the city, and engage in various activities like studying, working part-time jobs, and customizing your living space. This simulator blends visual novel storytelling with open-world exploration.
- School and friendship simulation
- Open-world city exploration
- Part-time job system
- Apartment customization
- Character cosplay and customization
- Cooking and crafting
- UFO catcher mini-game
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The game requires minimum 2 GB RAM. Supported devices: iPhone 6S or newer, iPad 2017 or newer. All older devices (iPhone 5, iPhone 6, iPad Mini, iPad Air) are not supported and will not work correctly. The game is set in virtual 3D Tokyo and focused on anime and otaku culture. After being transferred to a new school, you have a goal of getting new friends, exploring the city together during various activities. This is a school and friendship simulator game, combining gameplay of visual novels and sandbox-style city exploration adventure. Features * Studying - you'll have to study at school, getting grades every day and improving your stats. * Working - to earn money, you'll have to take part-time jobs in cafe or in the local Shinto shrine. * Various locations for exploring and activities - school, Shinto shrine, amusement park, Akihabara. * Apartment room customisation - you can buy furniture and items to decorate your anime room. * Shopping for clothes, accessories, food, snacks, toys. * Cooking - you'll have to cook food for your friends, by using recipes and combining various food ingredients. * Cosplay and customization - you can dress your character and your friends using different clothes and accessories. * Unique girls - all characters have different likes and dislikes. * UFO catchers where you can obtain anime figurines and put them on display in your apartment room.
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 rating: BBirthday at 4.7 against Anime City 3D's 4.0. BBirthday also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 66%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Anime City 3D 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.
BBirthday holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.4K and 1.6K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Anime City 3D's written reviews are positive against 90% of BBirthday's.
Anime City 3D ships an update every 4 months, BBirthday monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Anime City 3D | BBirthday |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3.4K ratings) | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.7% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | 1.6K |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 954 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Anton Ptitsyn | Juan Amaro |
Customer experience
Anime City 3D
BBirthday
User reviews
Anime City 3D
From 3.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💖 Cute and fun game
- 🎨 Customizable character and roommate
- 🏫 Enjoyable school and work activities
- 🍱 Cooking and food-related features
Room to improve
- 🤑 Premium content locked behind paywall
- 🤖 Demanding and needy roommate
- 💸 Difficulty earning in-game currency
- 🚫 Limited free content and locations
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
Anime City 3D
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and loading issues
- Glitches with character customization
- Inability to sell or discard unwanted items
Requested features
5 requests- Add more free locations and content
- Introduce male characters and dating options
- Improve roommate interactions and independence
- Expand school, work, and social features
- Implement a more robust in-game economy
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
Anime City 3D
- Premium Card$9.99
BBirthday
- BBirthday Premium Version$7.99
Questions
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