Comparison

PIYOMORI DX | chick stack vs Tanabata Monogatari

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

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About

PIYOMORI DX | chick stack

A fun puzzle game where you stack cute chicks on a bowl. Easy tap and swipe controls make it accessible to everyone. Compete to stack as many as possible before they fall, with new features like ranking, coins for customization, and a supportive chick companion.

Highlights
  • Tap to make chicks fly
  • Swipe to rotate and move viewpoint
  • Stack chicks to prevent falling
  • Rank system for rewards
  • Earn coins for customization
  • Dress up a fellow chick companion
  • Changeable stage skins
Features
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"PIYOMORI" has evolved into a new deluxe version and is back. PIYOMORI DX is a puzzle game where you stack up chicks on a bowl and compete to see how many you can stack up. The game is easy to play with just a tap and swipe, so anyone can start playing right away. There are many new game features! (The first version of PIYOMORI was released in January 2012 and has been a popular app with over 6.4 million downloads in total.) ***** How to play ***** *Tap to make the chicks fly. *Swipe the table left and right to turn the bowl. *Swipe up and down the table to move the viewpoint vertically. The game ends when 10 chicks fall. Yellow and orange chicks will stick together. Yellow and orange chicks stick together, but orange chicks do not stick together. *New Feature 1: Rank You can gain experience and increase your user rank from game play. The higher your rank, the more coins and experience you can get, and the more special chicks appear. *New Feature 2: Coins You can gain coins from game play. With these coins, you can buy stage skins, clothes, charms, bombs, and new wallpapers. *New Feature 3: Fellow Chick From now on, there is a chick who supports you in your gameplay. The chick will bring you good luck charms and bombs that you can blow up chicks on the game result screen. In addition, you can dress up your fellow chick by combining over 100 different items to create your own unique chick. *New Feature 4: Stage Skins For each stage of the game, there is a stage skin that allows you to change the look of the stage! Depending on the skin you choose, the impression of the stage will change drastically. Make over your rice bowl into a beef bowl or a pork cutlet bowl!

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Tanabata Monogatari

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Perfect for Tanabata, the Japanese star festival on July 7! On this night, families write wishes on strips of paper and hang them on bamboo. The festival comes from an old legend: Orihime and Hikoboshi, two stars separated by the Milky Way, are allowed to meet only once a year, when magpies gather to form a bridge across the sky. In this game, parents and children live that legend together. Note: the game's text is in Japanese (simple hiragana for young children). Play is one tap and needs no reading, so families anywhere can enjoy it, and it is a lovely way to share a Japanese festival. ■ Work, then run Tap anywhere to complete four little chores, one at a time. Each tap shows your progress: a new row of cloth, a new sprout, one more stitch, a little more water in the bucket. When the work is done, the magpies become a bridge and the run begins. ■ Easy to play Tap to jump over gaps and obstacles. That's it! ■ Catch shooting stars Every star you catch brings everyone's wishes closer. Reach the goal and the two stars meet again, with a picture of their reunion (and a special one if you never fell). Then it's on to next year's Tanabata. ■ Five ways to run - Easiest and Easy: short bridges for the littlest children - Hard: a longer bridge with tricky gaps - Heavy Rain: the biggest challenge, on a rainy night - Fireworks Night: the easy bridge under a festival sky ■ More to enjoy - Golden shooting stars: jump high to catch them for extra wishes - A magpie rescue if you fall, once per run - A "Perfect!" badge for reaching the goal without falling - A wish collection with 101 wishes, plus wishes you write yourself ■ For parents - The game's text is Japanese. Menus are short, and the pictures show what to do. - A run takes about 10 to 30 seconds. If your child falls, a magpie lifts them back up once; after a second fall, a soft "almost!" screen lets them try again. - Ads appear only outside play: a small banner on the title screen and sometimes a full-screen ad after tapping "Run again." No ads appear during the run. Ads are set to family-friendly content and are not personalized. You can skip the chores once a day for free, with no ad. - No in-app purchases. Game records are saved only on this device. Will Orihime and Hikoboshi meet again this year? Run across the Milky Way and make everyone's wishes come true.

Screenshots

PIYOMORI DX | chick stack4 screens
Tanabata Monogatari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: PIYOMORI DX | chick stack at 3 against Tanabata Monogatari's 1. PIYOMORI DX | chick stack also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PIYOMORI DX | chick stack versus Tanabata Monogatari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPIYOMORI DX | chick stackTanabata Monogatari
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size273 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGam.eBBKentaro Miura

In-app purchases

None

PIYOMORI DX | chick stack

No in-app purchases

None

Tanabata Monogatari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PIYOMORI DX | chick stack free?
PIYOMORI DX | chick stack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tanabata Monogatari free?
Tanabata Monogatari is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PIYOMORI DX | chick stack or Tanabata Monogatari have ads?
Both PIYOMORI DX | chick stack and Tanabata Monogatari show ads.
Which is updated more often, PIYOMORI DX | chick stack or Tanabata Monogatari?
PIYOMORI DX | chick stack ships an update every 2 months, and Tanabata Monogatari every 2 months. Most recently, PIYOMORI DX | chick stack was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tanabata Monogatari on October 31, 2026.

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