Tender vs Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Observe strangers through surveillance cameras and analyze their lives. Decide whether to interfere with their privacy for personal gain or adhere to the rules of a shadowy club. This unique simulation game challenges your moral compass.
- Observe strangers via surveillance cameras
- Analyze obtained information
- Interact with subjects (feeding)
- Moral decision-making
- In-game PC for multitasking
- Unique narrative simulation
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You are invited to join “The Primate Observation Club”, where you will observe the lives of caged monkeys and carefully analyze the information obtained. GLOSSARY OF TERMS: THE PRIMATE OBSERVATION CLUB: a shadowy group that observes other people through surveillance cameras and compromised webcams. YOU: the newest member of the CLUB, tired of your run-down apartment, dull existence and boring job. MONKEYS: dozens of strangers who have fallen prey to your voyeurism. PRIVACY: Something that the monkeys think they have. PC (PERSONAL COMPUTER): Yep, we put a PC in your game that’s on your device so that you can work on a PC while you’re playing the game that’s on your device! FEEDING THE MONKEYS: Interacting or interfering with the subjects in any way. Feeding the monkeys is strictly prohibited. Oddly enough, club members keep feeding the monkeys as though they just can’t abide by this very simple rule! How about you? Will you help those you’re spying on, extort them, expose them and sabotage their dreams, or will you follow your instructions and sit twiddling your thumbs while the world burns? Enjoying Do Not Feed the Monkeys? Learn more about the game! https://donotfeedthemonkeys.com https://www.facebook.com/DNFTM/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tender at every 3 days against Do Not Feed the Monkeys's every 15 months. Tender also leads on ratings volume (545 vs 38) and chart position (#191 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Tender costs $3.99 and Do Not Feed the Monkeys $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Tender against 4.6 for Do Not Feed the Monkeys. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tender has 545 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Tender's written reviews are positive against 79% of Do Not Feed the Monkeys's.
Tender ships an update every 3 days, Do Not Feed the Monkeys every 15 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Tender | Do Not Feed the Monkeys |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (545 ratings) — better | 4.6 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 545 — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #191 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 337 MB | 890 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kenny Sun | Alawar Entertainment, Inc |
Customer experience
Tender
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Bugs and requests
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
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tender
No in-app purchases
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
No in-app purchases
Questions
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