Tender vs Niche
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
Niche
Experience a genetics and breeding simulation game with unique animals and thousands of gene combinations. Grow your pack by selectively breeding, exploring new islands, and encountering new challenges. Pet your creatures to strengthen your bond and unlock bonuses.
- Genetics and breeding simulation
- Thousands of gene combinations
- Pack leadership and adaptation
- Foraging, hunting, and predator combat
- Discover new islands and genes
- Petting and bonding mechanics
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NICHE - BREED AND EVOLVE: A BREEDING AND SIMULATION GAME FOR GENETICS FANS Welcome to the world of Nichelings, a secret world, with unique animals, real genetics and many adventures! Do you have what it takes to be a pack leader? Experience a genetics & breeding simulation game with cute animals and thousands of different gene combinations! Grow and strengthen your pack through selective breeding based on real genetics. Go on a journey of discovery with your animals and encounter new islands, animals, enemies and genes! BREED NICHELINGS WITH REAL GENETICS AND STRENGTHEN YOUR PACK The Nichelings need you: Help them strengthen their pack and adapt to different biomes! Skillfully breed Nichelings by comparing their genes and making smart breeding decisions. Mutate genes to make them stronger. Breed thousands of possible combinations and play with the cute cubs! GO FORAGING, HUNT PREY AND FIGHT PREDATORS Send your animals to different biomes to forage, fish and fight against predators! Join your Nichelings on their missions and help them in the Mini Game. Adapt your pack to new challenges in biomes and unlock new islands! MEET WILD NICHELINGS WITH SPECIAL GENES Meet wild Nichelings with special genes and abilities on your adventures. Invite them into your pack to strengthen it and breed them to collect all the genes! DISCOVER NEW ISLANDS AND COLLECT ALL THE GENES Level up biomes to unlock new islands where unique genes can be found. Collect over 120 genes in different biomes and discover the many possible combinations! PET YOUR NICHELINGS AND BUILD YOUR BOND Pet your Nichelings and strengthen your bond with them. Get bonuses that will help you forage and find new pack members! Experience a genetic adventure: Breed and develop strong Nichelings and make your pack the strongest in the world of Niche! _____________________________________________ Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrayFawnStudio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/strayfawnstudio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strayfawnstudio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4Wt7t1egezRLvwkCVnJ2Q Forum: https://strayfawnstudio.com/community/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tender at every 3 days against Niche's every 3 weeks. Tender also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Niche's advantage is chart position (#193 vs unranked) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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 Niche $2.99 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 4.7 for Niche. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 545 and 552 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Tender's written reviews are positive against 79% of Niche's.
Tender ships an update every 3 days, Niche every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tender | Niche |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (545 ratings) | 4.7 (552 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews | 79.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 545 | 552 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #193 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 337 MB | 307 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenny Sun | Stray Fawn Studio |
Customer experience
Tender
Niche
User reviews
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)
Niche
From 552 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Cute and addictive genetics game
- 💡 Ability to visit and continue working on previous islands
- 💡 Can switch nichelings between islands
- 👍 No grinding or in-app purchases
- 👍 Relaxing and easy to play
Room to improve
- 🐛 Repetitive and lacking challenge
- 🐛 Inbreeding with no consequences
- 🐛 Foraging becomes unplayable later on
- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 🐛 Lack of explanations and tutorials
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
Niche
Reported bugs
3 issues- Glitches with nicheling genes and traits
- Crashes on load up
- Visual bugs with nicheling paws
Requested features
7 requests- Family tree to track breeding
- More biomes and environments
- Ability to manually sort nichelings
- More varied color options
- Ability to compare genes between nichelings
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- Sandbox mode like the original game
- More complex genetics and traits
In-app purchases
Tender
No in-app purchases
Niche
No in-app purchases
