Comparison

Boba Story vs My Talking Hello Kitty

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

Head to head
About

Boba Story

Restore a charming shop by creating custom milk tea drinks with unique ingredients and adorable toppings. Decorate your cafe with aesthetic furniture and play mini-games to unlock special boba flavors and earn rewards. Serve delicious snacks inspired by Asian cuisine to help a forest spirit win an award.

Highlights
  • Create custom milk tea drinks
  • Add unique boba and toppings
  • Decorate shop with aesthetic furniture
  • Play mini-games for boosts
  • Unlock special boba flavors
  • Serve international snacks
Features
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Joji, a strawberry forest spirit, shows up and needs your help to restore their old shop. Can you show these adorable spirits and animals why boba is so special?

 You can create all kinds of drinks with ingredients like blueberry popping boba, custard pudding, taro tea, thai tea, brown sugar milk tea, lychee jelly, and red bean!
 You can even add froggy, bunny, cat, and axolotl lids to your drinks!

 Brew tea, shake some bubbles, fill your cup with tapioca pearls and jelly, and catch falling fruit and cheese foam in mini-games to get boosts for your custom drinks!

 Mix and match furniture and windows. We’ve got mushroom style counters and tables, frog chairs and windows, and cottagecore elements to make your shop look aesthetic and magical!

 Brew potions and experiments in the magic den to unlock special types of boba like cow boba, rainbow sprinkles, and gummy bears! Serve delicious, aesthetic snacks inspired by popular foods from Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, and China to earn extra star fragments for your cafe. Come help Joji restore their honor and earn them a “Royal Favorite Thing” award from the monarchs of this land! No wifi is needed to play this game. Available offline!

About

My Talking Hello Kitty

Interact with a beloved character in her virtual home. Engage in various activities like cooking, decorating, playing mini-games, and dressing her up. This virtual pet experience offers endless fun and surprises for the whole family.

Highlights
  • Talk and interact with Hello Kitty
  • Play mini-games including baking and gardening
  • Decorate Hello Kitty's house
  • Dress up Hello Kitty
  • Discover surprise toys
  • Offline gameplay
Features
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From the studio that brought you My Talking Gummy Bear game comes a new talking videogame for kids, My Talking Hello Kitty! Check out this cool game, where the famous character Hello Kitty invites you into her house and plays games with you! Talking Hello Kitty is your new best friend: Have tons of fun with this Lovely girl and get amazing casual games for everyone! She hears you speak and talks to you, all in your family will enjoy magical surprises in this talking game! Designed for everyone to play in family and with friends. Embark on a delightful culinary journey with the new cooking and baking game feature introduced in Talking Hello Kitty! Dive into a world of sweet treats and savory delights designed to engage and entertain players of all ages. This update adds a wide array of cooking and baking activities, including pastry-making, cake decorating, and more, offering a fun and immersive experience centered around food and creativity. PLAY ON THIS AMAZING OFFLINE CASUAL GAME! PLAYING AND TALKING: you can Help Hello Kitty bake when she’s hungry, help her wash the dishes, take her to sleep when she’s tired, play in the garden with her or plant some flowers! You can watch them grow all while talking to the famous Hello Kitty! MINI GAMES: Play mini games with talking Hello kitty, including playing with a ball, tending your flowers, washing dishes and Talking Hello Kitty ‘s Favorite mini game, baking! EXPLORING talking Hello Kitty ‘s house: Hello kitty can go from one room to the next discovering exciting games and new activities. Players can Help Talking Hello Kitty and have amazing fun and talk with her. SURPRISE BOX: Talking Hello Kitty has a surprise box, and there are several surprise toys to discover and play games! Each one is unique and amazing. Discover with her what amazing toy you will get each time in this great talking game for all. DECORATE HER HOUSE: You can also decorate Hello Kitty ‘s house in this casual game, you can have lots of fun decorating, changing wallpaper, rugs, lamps, and some of Hello Kitty ‘s belongings! DRESS HER UP: Another great thing about this great simulation game is that you can play dress up with talking Hello Kitty, make her pretty and change her looks while having fun! FEATURES INCLUDE: • TAP and talk to hear Hello Kitty’s voice! • PLAY with her surprise chest and find out which amazing toy you will get! • TAKE a photo with Hello Kitty and SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS! • ENJOY casual mini-games with your favorite virtual freind. • FUN with Hello Kitty in her house doing what she loves. • DRESS her up and choose her clothes. • PLAY any game with her and discover all the fun surprises!

Screenshots

Boba Story4 screens
My Talking Hello Kitty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Boba Story at 4.8 against My Talking Hello Kitty's 4.1. Boba Story also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (93% vs 71%). My Talking Hello Kitty's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Boba Story sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and My Talking Hello Kitty sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boba Story holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boba Story has 5.9K ratings behind it against 277, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Boba Story's written reviews are positive against 71% of My Talking Hello Kitty's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boba Story ships an update every 10 days, My Talking Hello Kitty every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Boba Story versus My Talking Hello Kitty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoba StoryMy Talking Hello Kitty
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.9K ratings) — better4.1 (277 ratings)
Positive reviews92.5% of reviews — better71.1% of reviews
Number of ratings5.9K — better277
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB199 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperB-Tech Consulting Group LLCVIVA GAMES S.L.

Customer experience

Boba Story

All ratings5,858 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews988 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.6%

My Talking Hello Kitty

All ratings270 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral6.7%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral9.2%
Negative19.7%

User reviews

Boba Story

From 5.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💗 Cute and adorable aesthetics
  • 🎨 Highly customizable drink menu
  • 🕹️ Fun mini-games
  • 🧋 Satisfying boba-making experience
  • 🕰️ Relaxing and calming gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Limited drink menu slots
  • 🕰️ Slow progression after initial content
  • 🤖 Unhelpful or unengaged employees
  • 🐛 Occasional game crashes or progress loss
  • 💰 Expensive ingredient prices

My Talking Hello Kitty

From 277 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💗 Cute and adorable
  • 🎨 Customizable outfits and decor
  • 🍰 Fun baking and cooking mini-games
  • 🌱 Enjoyable gardening and outdoor activities
  • 🤖 Engaging interactive features (e.g., talking, microphone)

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive advertisements
  • 🕰️ Limited gameplay and activities
  • 🤖 Concerning or creepy audio/visual elements
  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes

Bugs and requests

Boba Story

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent ingredient drop rates from magic fireplace
  • Occasional loss of in-game currency progress
  • Graphical glitches or screen freezing on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to name and save custom drinks
  • More employee roles (e.g., food order taker, money collector)
  • Seasonal or event-based content updates
  • Multiplayer or social features (e.g., visit friends' shops)
  • More drink bases, toppings, and lid options

My Talking Hello Kitty

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Microphone feature not working as expected
  • Ads still appearing after paid ad removal
  • Game crashing or freezing on certain devices
  • Inconsistent or confusing user interface

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more Sanrio characters to interact with
  • Expand gameplay with additional mini-games and activities
  • Introduce a bathroom for hygiene-related tasks
  • Allow for more customization and personalization options
  • Implement a town or village layout with different locations to visit

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Boba Story

One-time7
  • Gem Pack 2$1.99
  • Gem Pack 3$4.99
  • Gem Pack 4$9.99
Show 4 more
  • Unlimited 15x Customer Promo$9.99
  • Unlimited Kokoro Trinkets$12.99
  • Reveal All Magic Den Hints$14.99
  • Gem Pack Mega$19.99
6 purchases

My Talking Hello Kitty

One-time6
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Small Pack$2.99
  • Medium Pack$9.99
Show 3 more
  • Big Pack$19.99
  • Super Pack$29.99
  • Mega Pack$49.99

Questions

Is Boba Story free?
Boba Story is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Talking Hello Kitty free?
My Talking Hello Kitty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Boba Story or My Talking Hello Kitty?
Boba Story is rated higher. Boba Story averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.9K ratings, while My Talking Hello Kitty averages 4.1 from 277 ratings.
Do Boba Story or My Talking Hello Kitty have ads?
Boba Story shows ads; My Talking Hello Kitty does not.
Which is updated more often, Boba Story or My Talking Hello Kitty?
Boba Story ships an update every 10 days, and My Talking Hello Kitty every 3 months. Most recently, Boba Story was updated on November 11, 2026 and My Talking Hello Kitty on November 11, 2026.

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