Comparison

Hamster Tycoon vs Bubble Tea Tycoon

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

Head to head
About

Hamster Tycoon

Manage a charming cake shop, creating a variety of delicious cakes. Improve your factory, hire adorable hamster managers, and strategize production to maximize profits and clear stages. Enjoy a sweet, idle gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Cake production strategy
  • Idle factory building
  • Hire hamster managers
  • Variety of cake recipes
  • Factory operation strategy
Features
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You became the owner of the Cake making shop. Are you ready to play cake making games with levels? Improve your cake factory and hire hamster managers. Create the most delicious cake in this cake making games, Hamster tycoon is cake shop games in levels. You can make delicious cakes such as cheesecake and tiramisu in Hamster's factory! Invest in the cake factory - The more sweet the cake, the higher the price! Make cake factory, increase the factory size and fatten up the Hamster's cheeks. There are no boring industrial products to be found here; this is sweet & cute cake factory shop! Features: - Create a production strategy: Balance the machines to make the perfect cake! - Idle games: Build new production lines to make more money! - Hire hamster manager: Not only are they cute, but also make incomes! - Various cakes: Strawberry Mousse, Peach Chiffon, Chocolate Gateau... Is there a better cake than this? - Factory operation strategy: Clear Stages by setting your order priorities.

About

Bubble Tea Tycoon

Build a thriving bubble tea empire by recruiting adorable kitties, collecting diverse ingredients, and developing unique recipes. Make strategic business decisions, invest in stocks, and customize your headquarters to achieve massive daily profits.

Highlights
  • Recruit 50+ powerful kitties
  • Collect 200+ kinds of ingredients
  • Develop custom bubble tea recipes
  • Collect 100+ trending bubble teas
  • Make business decisions
  • Buy stocks and real estate
Features
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HOW TO START A BUBBLE TEA BUSINESS? This is the bubble tea business lesson 101. Help the kitties build the bubble tea business. Can you make 10 billions a day by selling Bubble Teas? Features: - Recruit 50+ powerful kitties - Collect 200+ kinds of ingredients - Develop your own bubble tea recipes - 100+ kinds trending bubble teas to collect - Make business decisions - Buy stocks and hold (or sell?) - Customize your bubble tea headquarter - Buy real-esates and get idle incomes

Screenshots

Hamster Tycoon3 screens
Bubble Tea Tycoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bubble Tea Tycoon at every 10 days against Hamster Tycoon's every 6 weeks. Bubble Tea Tycoon also leads on review sentiment (66% vs 53%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Hamster Tycoon's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (7.6K vs 237). 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. Hamster Tycoon sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Bubble Tea Tycoon sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hamster Tycoon holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hamster Tycoon has 7.6K ratings behind it against 237, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Hamster Tycoon's written reviews are positive against 66% of Bubble Tea Tycoon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hamster Tycoon ships an update every 6 weeks, Bubble Tea Tycoon every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hamster Tycoon versus Bubble Tea Tycoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHamster TycoonBubble Tea Tycoon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better4.5 (237 ratings)
Positive reviews52.5% of reviews65.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.6K — better237
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size235 MB928 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNADDIC GAMES Co Ltd.Lemon Jam Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Hamster Tycoon

All ratings7,563 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews276 reviews
Positive52.5%
Neutral14.1%
Negative33.3%

Bubble Tea Tycoon

All ratings234 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive65.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative23.1%

User reviews

Hamster Tycoon

From 7.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤗 Cute hamsters and cakes
  • 👍 Relaxing and fun gameplay
  • 🚀 Smooth progression early on

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Difficult to obtain upgrade materials
  • 💰 Excessive ads and expensive VIP option
  • 🐛 Bugs and technical issues
  • 🛑 Lack of new content/levels

Bubble Tea Tycoon

From 237 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Cute and adorable graphics
  • 💰 Decent amount of free currency
  • 🕹️ Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🕰️ Relaxing and casual experience

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Confusing navigation and UI
  • 🕰️ Slow progression and grind
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases

Bugs and requests

Hamster Tycoon

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Buttons not working
  • Crashes on loading screen
  • Offline progress issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Easier access to upgrade materials
  • Improved ad system or cheaper VIP option

Bubble Tea Tycoon

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on launch for some devices
  • Saved progress sometimes lost or reset
  • Inability to change language settings
  • Glitches with mini-games and commissions

Requested features

4 requests
  • More detailed tutorials and instructions
  • Ability to reset or sell unwanted stores
  • Improved offline rewards and passive income
  • More frequent content updates and new features

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hamster Tycoon

One-time10
  • Cash1$1.99
  • Cash2$4.99
  • Package 1$4.99
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  • Package 2$4.99
  • Cash7$9.99
  • Package 4$9.99
  • season pass$9.99
  • Vip2$17.99
  • Cash4$18.99
  • Package6$18.99
11 purchases

Bubble Tea Tycoon

One-time11
  • A small handful of diamonds$0.99
  • Classic Recipe Gift Pack$0.99
  • Fruitful Ingredients Gift Pack$1.99
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  • Hot Drink Gift Pack$1.99
  • Old tasted gift pack$1.99
  • Business Pack$3.99
  • skilled gift pack$3.99
  • A pocketful of diamonds$4.99
  • 30 days VIP$7.99
  • A large bag of diamonds$8.99
  • advanced gift pack$8.99

Questions

Is Hamster Tycoon free?
Hamster Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bubble Tea Tycoon free?
Bubble Tea Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hamster Tycoon or Bubble Tea Tycoon?
Hamster Tycoon is rated higher. Hamster Tycoon averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Bubble Tea Tycoon averages 4.5 from 237 ratings.
Do Hamster Tycoon or Bubble Tea Tycoon have ads?
Both Hamster Tycoon and Bubble Tea Tycoon show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hamster Tycoon or Bubble Tea Tycoon?
Hamster Tycoon ships an update every 6 weeks, and Bubble Tea Tycoon every 10 days. Most recently, Hamster Tycoon was updated on October 29, 2026 and Bubble Tea Tycoon on October 22, 2026.

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