Comparison

Piercing Parlor vs Happy Grave!

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

Head to head
About

Piercing Parlor

Design and perform various piercings on customers in a virtual parlor. Match customer requests with hundreds of styles and objects, using precision to create holes and apply jewelry. Experience satisfying vibrations and a rewarding simulation without any real pain.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of piercing objects and styles
  • Design and outline piercings
  • Precise needle aiming
  • Satisfying haptic feedback
  • Run your own piercing parlor
  • Match customer requests
Features
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Can you handle the pain? Become a piercing perfectionist and spread the bling! Are you ready to experience your inner rebel? Ever wonder what it is like to get a piercing but your mom and dad said no? Wonder what you would look like with a piercing on your nose or lip? Now you can experience it all without feeling the pain! Fill in hundreds of different piercings and styles. Try to get the line up the requests as close as possible for them and don’t mess up! Get ready to feel the satisfaction of watching your needle slide right in! Relax and use your precision to point and aim the needle to make those holes. So many satisfying vibrations! Fun and easy to pick up but don’t miss a pierce... Will you be the first one to ring them all? Hundreds of objects and styles for you to carefully size up, outline, design and pierce your customers. The final results will leave you feeling satisfied! Game Features: 1. Simple but addicting mechanics Feel the satisfaction without the pain? Customers will request what they want and it is up to you to match their desires 2. Run your own Piercing Parlor Keep the customers coming. Whether it’s a heart, a zombie, or a skull, there are so many ear ring designs for you to give them. 3. Don’t miss Ouch that hurts! Be careful of those soft spots 4. Feel the experience Feel every stab with the best haptics experience there is. Whether you like tattoos, needles or just want to pierce some people, Piercing Parlor will take you there. This is the best and most rewarding piercing simulation game there is. Visit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game! Follow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles; https://lionstudios.cc/ Facebook.com/LionStudios.cc Instagram.com/LionStudioscc Twitter.com/LionStudiosCC Youtube.com/c/LionStudiosCC

About

Happy Grave!

Engage in a series of quirky mini-games centered around life's final moments. Experience unique challenges and humorous scenarios in this addictive gameplay loop.

Highlights
  • Multiple mini-games
  • Fit me in challenge
  • Friend's help mechanic
  • Eulogy Delivery
  • Singing Choir
  • Dresscode decision
  • Design and make items
Features
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A fun and addictive game to keep you coming back for more and more. Multiple mini games including - Fit me in - Friend's help - Eulogy Delivery - Singing Choir - Rush Rush Rush! - Dance one last time - Dresscode decision - Swap Clothes - Design it - Make it! - Many more

Screenshots

Piercing Parlor4 screens
Happy Grave!4 screens

Verdict

The call

Piercing Parlor and Happy Grave! both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 20% of Piercing Parlor's written reviews are positive against 8% of Happy Grave!'s. Piercing Parlor also leads on ratings volume (17K vs 3.9K). Happy Grave!'s advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Piercing Parlor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Happy Grave! sells 2 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 — 4.5 for Piercing Parlor against 4.5 for Happy Grave!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17K and 3.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 20% of Piercing Parlor's written reviews are positive against 8% of Happy Grave!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Piercing Parlor versus Happy Grave!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiercing ParlorHappy Grave!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (17K ratings)4.5 (3.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.3% of reviews — better8.3% of reviews
Number of ratings17K — better3.9K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size486 MB388 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperLion StudiosFlashRead Inc.

Customer experience

Piercing Parlor

All ratings16,660 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral5.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews207 reviews
Positive20.3%
Neutral13.5%
Negative66.2%

Happy Grave!

All ratings3,908 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative87.5%

User reviews

Piercing Parlor

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Piercing game concept
  • 👍 Easy to play

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Excessive ads
  • 🐛 Frequent freezing/crashing
  • 🤖 Unrealistic piercing graphics/animations

Happy Grave!

From 3.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Interesting concept

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Excessive ads
  • 🤬 Paid for no ads but still have ads
  • 🔇 No sound/music
  • 🤔 Racist/insensitive content
  • 🥱 Repetitive/boring gameplay

Bugs and requests

Piercing Parlor

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes on certain levels
  • Piercings not registering properly
  • Customers getting stuck on screen

Requested features

3 requests
  • Reduce ads or provide ad-free option
  • Fix bugs and glitches
  • Improve realism of piercing process

Happy Grave!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Levels stuck on 'open today'
  • Unable to turn on sound

Requested features

4 requests
  • Reduce ads
  • Fix no ads purchase
  • Add sound/music
  • Improve sensitivity of content

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Piercing Parlor

One-time1
  • Remove All Ads$2.99
2 purchases

Happy Grave!

One-time2
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Offer Bundle$4.99

Questions

Is Piercing Parlor free?
Piercing Parlor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Happy Grave! free?
Happy Grave! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Piercing Parlor or Happy Grave!?
Happy Grave! is rated higher. Piercing Parlor averages 4.5 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Happy Grave! averages 4.5 from 3.9K ratings.
Do Piercing Parlor or Happy Grave! have ads?
Both Piercing Parlor and Happy Grave! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Piercing Parlor or Happy Grave!?
Piercing Parlor ships an update every 3 weeks, and Happy Grave! every 3 weeks. Most recently, Piercing Parlor was updated on November 8, 2026 and Happy Grave! on November 3, 2026.

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