# Tiny Shop vs Grey Valley

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tiny Shop at fortnightly against Grey Valley's every 3 months. Tiny Shop also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (79% vs 67%). Grey Valley's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Tiny Shop sells 18 one-off in-app purchases and Grey Valley sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Tiny Shop holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 607 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Tiny Shop's written reviews are positive against 67% of Grey Valley's.

Tiny Shop ships an update fortnightly, Grey Valley every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Tiny Shop | Grey Valley |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (1.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tiny-shop/id1579902294/reviews)** | [4.5 (607 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grey-valley-idle-chapters/id6446766222/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **1.3K** | 607 |
| Positive reviews | **78.7% of reviews** | 67.2% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Fortnightly** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 270 MB | 535 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Mateusz Lesinski](https://appshunter.io/developer/1579902296) | [Heatherglade Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1244525790) |

## What reviewers say

### Tiny Shop

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tiny-shop/id1579902294)

Design and manage your own fantasy shop in a charming RPG world. Research, craft, and sell magical goods, complete quests, and expand your business. An assistant helps sell items even when you're offline.

**Highlights:** Personalize and design your shop, Research, craft, and trade fantasy items, Complete quests and missions, Build and upgrade your city, Grow and harvest plants for crafting, Offline item sales with assistant

**In-app purchases (18)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Small Gem pack | $1.99 | one-time |
| Birthday bundle | $1.99 | one-time |
| Adventurer bundle | $1.99 | one-time |
| Croissant Bundle | $1.99 | one-time |
| Coral Crab Bundle | $1.99 | one-time |
| Starting Pack | $2.99 | one-time |
| Winter hat bundle | $3.99 | one-time |
| Big Gem pack | $4.99 | one-time |
| Bundle | $4.99 | one-time |
| Botanist Furniture Bundle | $4.99 | one-time |
| Blacksmith Furniture Bundle | $4.99 | one-time |
| Home Furniture Bundle | $4.99 | one-time |
| Kitchen Furniture Bundle | $4.99 | one-time |
| Ad Tickets bundle | $4.99 | one-time |
| Sunny festival | $4.99 | one-time |
| Flooded Bundle | $4.99 | one-time |
| Large Gem pack | $9.99 | one-time |
| Enormous Gem pack | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Engaging gameplay
- 🚀 Generous with free rewards
- 🎨 Charming art style
- 💰 No pay-to-win mechanics
- 📺 Optional, non-intrusive ads

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- ⏱️ Slow progression at times
- 🔋 Battery-intensive
- 🔍 Lack of customization options

**Reported bugs**

- Game freezes or gets stuck during loading
- Disappearing or malfunctioning shop displays
- Recipes or licenses getting reset unexpectedly

**Requested features**

- Ability to customize character/avatar
- More furniture and shop decorations
- Daily customer requests or challenges
- Improved balance for crafting materials


### Grey Valley

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grey-valley-idle-chapters/id6446766222)

Explore a supernatural world where myths and legends come alive. Uncover mysteries, battle monsters, and collect resources in this idle simulator game. Upgrade your skills, befriend characters, and free pets to aid you on your adventure.

**Highlights:** Reveal mysteries of Grey Valley, Upgrade skills and features, Fight monsters and collect souls, Find new friends, Free and upgrade pets, Clean locations to find secrets

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cash Offer 1 | $2.19 | one-time |
| 80 Rubies | $2.99 | one-time |
| Special Offer 1 | $3.29 | one-time |
| Special Offer 0 | $3.29 | one-time |
| Special Offer 2 | $5.19 | one-time |
| Special Offer 4 | $5.19 | one-time |
| Cash Offer 2 | $5.29 | one-time |
| Piggy bank | $6.99 | one-time |
| Cash Offer 3 | $6.99 | one-time |
| Cash Offer 4 | $6.99 | one-time |
| Special Offer 3 | $15.49 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 💜 Cute art style
- 👍 Relaxing gameplay
- 🎨 Interesting story
- 🕹️ Fun idle/clicker mechanics

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Progress blocking bugs
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
- 📝 Spelling/grammar issues
- 💰 Misleading in-app purchases

**Reported bugs**

- Unable to progress past certain areas
- Game crashes and resets progress
- In-app purchases not working as described

**Requested features**

- Ability to replay story scenes
- Character customization options
- Improved progression system
- Better communication from developers


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Tiny Shop free?

Tiny Shop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Grey Valley free?

Grey Valley is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Tiny Shop or Grey Valley?

Tiny Shop is rated higher. Tiny Shop averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Grey Valley averages 4.5 from 607 ratings.

### Do Tiny Shop or Grey Valley have ads?

Both Tiny Shop and Grey Valley show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Tiny Shop or Grey Valley?

Tiny Shop ships an update fortnightly, and Grey Valley every 3 months. Most recently, Tiny Shop was updated on October 21, 2026 and Grey Valley on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*