Comparison

Kawaii SELECT vs Asterwake

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

Head to head
About

Kawaii SELECT

Design unique characters with a wide range of expressions and styles, from chibi to anime. Dress them up with numerous fashionable items to create full-body outfits. Share your creations as icons for social media or as wallpapers for your phone.

Highlights
  • Character creation with various expressions
  • Deformed to anime style options
  • Extensive stylish clothing items
  • Full-body fashion customization
  • Share creations for SNS icons
  • Set creations as mobile wallpapers
  • Customizable backgrounds and stamps
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* You can create characters with a variety of expressions, from deformed to the latest anime style! * Lots of stylish items! Enjoy a whole body of fashion!       * Use the share function to share the images you create with everyone! You can use it as an icon on SNS. * You can use it as a wallpaper on your mobile phone when you get a stylish look you like. ----------------Features----------------------- - Choose your favorite parts, you can make a cute character that you like. - You can create your own original image by choosing the background, clothes and stamps. - You can create your own original images by choosing backgrounds, clothes, and stamps.

About

Asterwake

Embark on a serene puzzle adventure to mend dream cards, cultivate an Aster Bud, and awaken memories. This offline experience focuses on repairing dreams and growing a narrative map, offering a unique approach to gameplay.

Highlights
  • Mend hand-crafted dream cards
  • Grow and graft Aster Buds
  • Unlock story cards in Bloom Atlas
  • Offline play
  • Portrait mode
  • Daily Dream letter for replay
Features
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Asterwake is a calm, offline puzzle adventure: mend a Dream Card, grow an Aster Bud, graft it onto the Sleeping Isles, and read the memory that wakes in Bloom Atlas. WHAT YOU DO • Dream Desk — Patch, thread, mist, ring, and rhythm repairs on hand-crafted dream cards. • Sleeping Isles — Graft each bud where a name belongs. Tap a spirit for a Little Wave hello, or Watch Dream to see a companion fully awaken. • Bloom Atlas — Unlock story cards for the dreams you mended. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Not a merge board or pet collector. Progress comes from repairing dreams and growing a story map—not combining items on a grid. IN THIS VERSION • 15 Dream Cards across three chapters: Moonlit Table, Rain Lanterns, and Thread Garden • 5 interaction styles: patch, thread, mist, ring, and rhythm • 15 growth nodes, 15 rescued spirits, 5 Asterlings, and a Bloom Atlas of memory stories • Animated Little Wave greetings and optional Watch Dream birth moments on Sleeping Isles • Daily Dream letter for optional replay and score improvement CALM BY DESIGN Portrait, one action per screen · No login · Local save · Play offline at your own pace ADS & PRIVACY Progress stays on your device. Optional ads may appear at launch or before some Little Wave greetings; Cupglow and Bridgeknot wave for free. See the App Store privacy label for details. If a dream feels torn, mend it. If a name feels lost, plant it where it belongs.

Screenshots

Kawaii SELECT4 screens
Asterwake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Kawaii SELECT at 1.5K against Asterwake's 1. Asterwake's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Asterwake holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kawaii SELECT has 1.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kawaii SELECT ships an update every 2 months, Asterwake every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kawaii SELECT versus Asterwake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKawaii SELECTAsterwake
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB242 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShota KamedaShenzhen Sihai Bohui E Commerce Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Kawaii SELECT

All ratings1,392 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral5.0%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral8.0%
Negative5.7%

Asterwake

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Kawaii SELECT

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Issues with saving character data

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more skin tone options
  • Increase character save slots
  • Allow ordering multiple items at once
  • Add more clothing and accessory options
  • Implement a character studio or mini-games

Asterwake

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Kawaii SELECT

No in-app purchases

None

Asterwake

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kawaii SELECT free?
Kawaii SELECT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Asterwake free?
Asterwake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kawaii SELECT or Asterwake?
Asterwake is rated higher. Kawaii SELECT averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Asterwake averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Kawaii SELECT or Asterwake have ads?
Both Kawaii SELECT and Asterwake show ads.
Which is updated more often, Kawaii SELECT or Asterwake?
Kawaii SELECT ships an update every 2 months, and Asterwake every 3 weeks. Most recently, Kawaii SELECT was updated on October 22, 2026 and Asterwake on October 14, 2026.

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