Comparison

Home Valley vs Ari's Kitchen

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

Head to head
About

Home Valley

Create your unique avatar, build and decorate your dream home, and socialize with friends in a vibrant virtual world. Engage in multiplayer events, collect resources, and explore diverse environments.

Highlights
  • 3D avatar creation and customization
  • Build and design dream homes
  • Social chat with friends worldwide
  • Multiplayer events and daily missions
  • Resource gathering and crafting
  • Thematic room design sets
  • Virtual world exploration
Features
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Welcome to Home Valley, the ultimate virtual world where creativity meets social fun in an engaging social game. Dive into a life simulator like no other, where you can create your own avatar, build your dream home, and chat with friends in an immersive virtual game. Whether you love character creator games or avatar dress-up, this virtual game has something for everyone. Let’s explore what makes Home Valley your new favorite destination! Key Features: ▶ Create Your Own Avatar: Use our 3D avatar creator to make a character as unique as you. From hairstyles to outfits, express your style with endless customization options. ▶ Build Your Dream House: Collect components from the forest to craft unique furniture and design your dream home. Personalize every item with our powerful customization system. ▶ Chat and Meet: Connect with friends and players worldwide in our vibrant chatroom. Use cool animations and emojis to express yourself and make new friends. ▶ Play Together: Join daily missions and multiplayer events to play together with friends. Complete challenges and earn rewards in this engaging life simulator. ▶ Collect and Craft: Gather resources and craft beautiful items to design your dream home. From sofas to wall art, the possibilities are endless. ▶ Dress Up and Customize: Enjoy avatar dress-up with many clothing items and accessories. Create your own style and stand out in the crowd. ▶ Thematic Sets: Design themed rooms with sets like Fantasy, Party, Music, and more. Show off your creativity, create your own party or disco, invite friends, and climb the design leaderboards. ▶ Virtual World Exploration: Explore lush forests, peaceful parks, and bustling boulevards. Discover unique locations and meet new friends in our virtual games. ▶ Valley Track: Level up and unlock new content with our progression system. Gain experience and become a master designer, carpenter, and more in this exciting life simulator. ▶ We Play Together: Engage in various activities and social events, emphasizing the fun of we play in a dynamic community. Why Home Valley? Home Valley isn’t just a game—it’s a virtual world where you can build a house, chat with friends, and play together in an ever-expanding environment. Whether you’re into sims, dressing up, or designing rooms, Home Valley offers a rich, interactive experience that keeps you coming back for more. Download Home Valley today and join many players in the most exciting life simulator. Unleash your creativity, meet new friends, and make your dream home a reality in this engaging virtual world. Welcome to your new home in Home Valley: Virtual World!

About

Ari's Kitchen

Build and expand your own restaurant by unlocking new recipes and upgrading kitchen equipment. Serve a growing number of customers as your establishment levels up.

Highlights
  • Create and grow a restaurant
  • Upgrade appliances
  • Unlock new dishes
  • Serve customers
  • Expand store
  • Increase level
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Create and grow your restaurant as you upgrade your appliances to unlock new dishes. Keep up with the rush of customers as your store expands and your level increases.

Screenshots

Home Valley4 screens
Ari's Kitchen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ari's Kitchen at none against Home Valley's 6. Ari's Kitchen also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Home Valley's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price and device support 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. Home Valley sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Ari's Kitchen asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ari's Kitchen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Valley has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Home Valley versus Ari's Kitchen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome ValleyAri's Kitchen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (15 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size330 MB28 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMatias IniJASON STEVEN WASHINGTON

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Home Valley

One-time6
  • 200 Gold Coins$0.99
  • 1200 Gold Coins$4.99
  • 2800 Gold Coins$9.99
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  • 6500 Gold Coins$19.99
  • 18000 Gold Coins$49.99
  • 40000 Gold Coins$99.99
None

Ari's Kitchen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Valley free?
Home Valley is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ari's Kitchen free?
Ari's Kitchen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Valley or Ari's Kitchen?
Ari's Kitchen is rated higher. Home Valley averages 4.6 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Ari's Kitchen averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Home Valley or Ari's Kitchen have ads?
Home Valley shows ads; Ari's Kitchen does not.

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