# Tiny Shop vs Lucky

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lucky at none against Tiny Shop's 18. Lucky also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Tiny Shop's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 27.0). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Tiny Shop sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Lucky asks for nothing beyond the download.

Lucky holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Shop has 1.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Tiny Shop's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lucky's.

Tiny Shop ships an update fortnightly, Lucky every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Tiny Shop | Lucky |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (1.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tiny-shop/id1579902294/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lucky-dice-and-randomizers/id6760567184/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **1.3K** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 78.7% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 270 MB | 11 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 27.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Mateusz Lesinski](https://appshunter.io/developer/1579902296) | [Andreas Schwarz](https://appshunter.io/developer/414143705) |

## 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


### Lucky

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lucky-dice-and-randomizers/id6760567184)

This app provides a virtual dice bag and randomizer tools for tabletop games. It offers various dice types, spinners, number generators, and custom text options. Group randomizers into sets and track results for fair gameplay.

**Highlights:** Virtual dice in multiple sizes, Spinners and number generators, Custom text randomizers, Group randomizers into sets, Player selector for turn order, Prebuilt game setups, Result tracking and stats

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Tiny Shop free?

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

### Is Lucky free?

Lucky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Tiny Shop or Lucky?

Lucky is rated higher. Tiny Shop averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Lucky averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Tiny Shop or Lucky have ads?

Tiny Shop shows ads; Lucky does not.

### Which is updated more often, Tiny Shop or Lucky?

Tiny Shop ships an update fortnightly, and Lucky every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tiny Shop was updated on October 30, 2026 and Lucky on October 5, 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.*