Comparison

ReversEstory vs Catastrophe Restaurant

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

Head to head
About

ReversEstory

Engage in intense 2D roguelike action shooting optimized for mobile. Explore ever-changing ruins, collect powerful equipment, and master intuitive controls to survive challenging runs. Your skills and memory are key to progressing deeper.

Highlights
  • 2D roguelike action shooting
  • Intuitive smartphone controls (flick, tap, long press)
  • Procedurally generated ruins
  • Equipment collection and upgrades
  • Comfortable item recovery system
  • Permadeath with persistent skill progression
Features
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2D roguelike action shooting. A serious action shooting game optimized for smartphone operation. An arcade-like action game that you can play seriously when you want to play. The capture that changes with equipment. A system designed to make item recovery comfortable. Capture the mysterious ruins that change every time you play! -action You can fly around with your fingers without limit. Flick to move, tap to shoot, long press and aim 360 degrees freely charge shot. We will use these actions to capture randomly generated ruins. -Item collection There is a treasure box in the field, and the equipment drops by opening the treasure box or defeating enemy. Annihilating the enemies in the field makes it possible to use an easy-to-use item recovery system, which allows you to select and retrieve items comfortably. Let's change to stronger equipment and aim deep in the ruins. -Roguelike game If your life is lost and the game is over, your equipment will be lost and your second challenge will be from the beginning. In order to move deeper, you will rely on the player's memory and skills. What on earth are the things that wait in the back of the ruins ... Aim for that and try challenging.

About

Catastrophe Restaurant

Manage a restaurant in a post-apocalyptic world, transforming bizarre ingredients into gourmet meals for a diverse clientele. Engage in fast-paced cooking actions and a lighthearted story.

Highlights
  • Apocalyptic ingredient cooking
  • Restaurant management
  • Diverse customer base
  • Fast-paced cooking action
  • Shop decoration
  • Secret recipe development
Features
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A restaurant like no other On the edge of a ruined world stands a slightly quirky restaurant. Cut. Grill. Boil. Salt. Pound. Every step is a satisfying, high-tempo tap! Turn bizarre monsters and even microwaves into delicious masterpieces in this unique cooking action game. What's great about Catastrophe Restaurant? 【1】Simple One-Tap Cooking Action Tap at the perfect moment to prep ingredients. Easy to pick up, incredibly addictive. Develop secret broths and upgrade your restaurant to master the chaos! 【2】Wildly Weird Customers Cyborgs, genius babies, mermaids, demons, and more. Laugh-out-loud conversations with your cheerful waitress "Kuno" and the mysterious "Madam" never stop. 【3】A Surprisingly Gentle Apocalypse The end of the world has never been this heartwarming. Funny, touching, and satisfying until the very end — a rare "kindness in the ruins" story. Plenty to enjoy ・Develop over 100 secret broth recipes ・Collect decorations to customize your restaurant ・Discover the hidden stories of quirky guests ・Upgrade tools and kitchen equipment Perfect for players who love: ・Fast, satisfying tap action ・Charming pixel art & retro style ・Post-apocalyptic & dystopian worlds ・Heartwarming humor and light stories ・Games you can enjoy in short bursts No in-app purchases needed to finish the game (ads are shown). Welcome to the friendliest restaurant at the end of the world!

Screenshots

ReversEstory4 screens
Catastrophe Restaurant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ReversEstory at every 4 days against Catastrophe Restaurant's every 2 weeks. ReversEstory also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Catastrophe Restaurant's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. ReversEstory sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Catastrophe Restaurant sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for ReversEstory against 5.0 for Catastrophe Restaurant. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 55 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReversEstory ships an update every 4 days, Catastrophe Restaurant every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ReversEstory versus Catastrophe Restaurant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReversEstoryCatastrophe Restaurant
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (43 ratings)5.0 (55 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4355 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size304 MB167 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKouki Nakaozxima.LLC

Customer experience

ReversEstory

All ratings41 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Catastrophe Restaurant

All ratings52 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

ReversEstory

One-time7
  • Player max life add 14 variants$1.99
  • Support development Lv1$2.99
  • SelectTicket x1$2.99
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  • Support development Lv2$5.99
  • Support development Lv3$7.99
  • SelectTicket x5$11.99
  • ErinCard All Unlock$48.99
7 purchases

Catastrophe Restaurant

One-time7
  • Designer's Style$0.99
  • Luxury Restaurant Style$0.99
  • Kuno's Glasses$0.99
Show 4 more
  • AD removal$2.99
  • Tip Jar(Medium)$2.99
  • Tip Jar (Large)$12.99
  • Tip Jar (Ultra-Large)$31.99

Questions

Is ReversEstory free?
ReversEstory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Catastrophe Restaurant free?
Catastrophe Restaurant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ReversEstory or Catastrophe Restaurant?
Catastrophe Restaurant is rated higher. ReversEstory averages 4.9 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Catastrophe Restaurant averages 5.0 from 55 ratings.
Do ReversEstory or Catastrophe Restaurant have ads?
Both ReversEstory and Catastrophe Restaurant show ads.
Which is updated more often, ReversEstory or Catastrophe Restaurant?
ReversEstory ships an update every 4 days, and Catastrophe Restaurant every 2 weeks. Most recently, ReversEstory was updated on November 3, 2026 and Catastrophe Restaurant on November 7, 2026.

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