Comparison

DesignVille vs Design Diary

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

Head to head
About

DesignVille

Embark on a creative journey to renovate and design dream spaces. Complete renovation orders, merge tiles to craft items, and decorate rooms and gardens with a vast selection of furniture. Build and expand your own design studio while enjoying a fun storyline and engaging characters.

Highlights
  • Merge puzzle gameplay
  • Room and garden design
  • Client renovation orders
  • Design studio management
  • Creative design freedom
  • Unlock new combinations
Features
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Dive into a story full of fun characters, complete renovation orders from different clients, create a unique design for each room, decorate how you want and let your creativity run wild! Make your dream come true: build and expand the biggest and best remodel studio in DesignVille! Complete a lot of design projects and home makeovers! Why you'll love DesignVille: ● Awesome graphics and detailed animations ● Fun and easy to learn merge puzzle gameplay: match, merge and combine tiles to craft better tools and rare unique items ● Clean up game board and rearrange tiles for relaxing, satisfying and destressing experience ● Level up, earn generous rewards and unlock new combinations ● Creative, no-rules design freedom! Arrange your rooms however you want, decorate gardens, renovate mansions and create designs of your dreams! ● Huge selection of furniture and decorations in any style! ● Fun plot where you complete design orders, look for new clients, meet cool characters and manage your own design studio business! DesignVille welcomes anyone who are interested in home decoration, interior design, manor renovation, remodeling, gardening, home improvement and other exciting design related things! You will get a lot of design ideas and inspiration in our game. Please join us if you like to solve puzzles, find combinations and matches, combine items and enjoy fun and exciting storyline with charismatic and memorable characters!

About

Design Diary

Design beautiful homes and solve engaging match-3 puzzles in this free offline game. Help characters renovate various spaces, from courtyards to coffee bars, unlocking new areas and furniture as you progress through hundreds of addictive levels.

Highlights
  • Creative home design
  • Fascinating storylines
  • Hundreds of match-3 puzzles
  • Multiple houses and areas to decorate
  • Unlockable 3D furniture
  • Offline play
Features
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Friendship? Design? Puzzles? Find all you want in Design Diary! Design a home while solving match-3 puzzles with this new free puzzle game! Help Claire and Alice renovate all kinds of houses to make them top house designers! Swipe colors, beat fun matching levels, unlock fantastic episodes, exploring and decorating more hidden areas along the way! Various home decorating challenges await! From a quiet courtyard to a beautiful terrace, a neat living room to a cozy bedroom, and even a romantic wedding to an elegant coffee bar. What are you waiting for? Come and start the makeover for free! FEATURES Creative Home Design Gameplay: • Simply tap to decorate houses at your fingertips! • Renovate, decorate and customize everything in your favorite style! Fascinating Storylines & Characters: • Live an absorbing story while decorating the home! • Meet and interact with dozens of fantastic characters! Tons of Match-3 Puzzles: • A unique and fun match-3 game for both masters and new players! • Get ready to challenge hundreds of addictive matching levels - fun never ends! Multiple Houses & Areas: • Explore and decorate new areas, including the coffee bar, courtyard, terrace, and more! • Complete each room's design to win loads of free coins and boosters! And What's More: • Incredible boosters and powerful combos! • Thousands of 3D furniture are waiting for you to unlock! • 100% free and no wifi needed! Play without internet anytime and anywhere! Design Diary is a free offline game, combining home decor, renovation, house design and classic matching puzzles. Any questions? Contact us at designdiary@bigcool.com. We value your feedback! Ready to decorate and renovate a home? Download now and show us your house designer talents!

Screenshots

DesignVille4 screens
Design Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: DesignVille at 6.1K against Design Diary's 431. DesignVille also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). Design Diary's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, 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. DesignVille sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and Design Diary sells 26 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Design Diary holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DesignVille has 6.1K ratings behind it against 431, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of DesignVille's written reviews are positive against 69% of Design Diary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DesignVille ships an update every 8 days, Design Diary every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DesignVille versus Design Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesignVilleDesign Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.1K ratings)4.8 (431 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews69.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.1K — better431
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size504 MB275 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTAPCLAPHangzhou Mengku Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

DesignVille

All ratings6,103 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.3%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews1,053 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.7%

Design Diary

All ratings431 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative19.2%

User reviews

DesignVille

From 6.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and relaxing game
  • 👍 No need to spend money
  • 👍 Ability to design rooms
  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 👍 Great graphics

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Limited energy/need to wait or pay for refills
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔒 Inappropriate ads
  • 🔒 Greedy monetization tactics
  • 🐛 Confusing or frustrating mechanics

Design Diary

From 431 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Stunning graphics and beautiful visual design
  • 😊 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay experience
  • 🏠 Fun house/room decoration mechanics
  • ⭐ Levels are not overly difficult early on
  • 💰 Optional spending - progression possible without paying

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive forced ads after every level
  • 😤 Ads are extremely long (100+ seconds) and intrusive
  • 📈 Difficulty spike dramatically increases after level 100-170
  • 💸 Becomes pay-to-win at higher levels
  • 🎨 Decorative items are too childish/pre-teen oriented

Bugs and requests

DesignVille

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Ads not closing or causing crashes
  • Generators not recharging properly
  • Merge board size changes causing UI issues
  • Game freezing or not loading properly
  • Losing progress or getting stuck on certain levels

Requested features

6 requests
  • Increase energy capacity or recharge rate
  • Add ability to sync progress across devices
  • Improve storage management and item organization
  • Reduce frequency of required in-app purchases
  • Provide more free content and reduce paywall
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  • Fix bugs and crashes to improve stability

Design Diary

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game progress lost on device change or glitches
  • Levels become impossible to complete without paid boosters
  • Accessibility issues for players with special needs

Requested features

7 requests
  • Game progress save/cloud backup system
  • More mature decoration styles for adult players
  • Continued expansion of merge game storyline
  • More frequent content updates and new features
  • Better explanation of in-game currency usage
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  • Optional ads instead of forced ads
  • Additional bonus rewards at higher difficulty levels

In-app purchases

15 purchases

DesignVille

One-time15
  • Endless offer 1$0.99
  • A few Rubies$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
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  • Energetic pack$2.99
  • Amber's Pack$2.99
  • Designer's Bag$4.99
  • Summer Pack 1$4.99
  • Silver Ticket3 variants$4.99
  • A bunch of Rubies$4.99
  • Energetic pack$5.99
  • Emerald Ticket$5.99
  • Tool Box$8.99
  • Handful of Rubies$9.99
  • Online Shopping$14.99
  • A large handful of Rubies$19.99
26 purchases

Design Diary

One-time26
  • 1000 Coins$0.99
  • Special Offer$0.99
  • Christmas Sale$1.99
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  • Flash Sale$1.99
  • Mysterious Gift$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • 2 Hours Unlimited Lives$1.99
  • Piggy Bank$2.99
  • 5000 Coins$3.99
  • Mysterious Gift$3.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
  • Flash Sale$4.99
  • Pro Pack$4.99
  • Piggy Bank$5.99
  • Mysterious Gift$6.99
  • Piggy Bank$7.99
  • Harvest Sale$7.99
  • Mega Pack$9.99
  • Piggy Bank$9.99
  • Mysterious Gift$12.99
  • Energy Pack$12.99
  • Special Offer$15.99
  • Super Pack$19.99
  • Mysterious Gift$29.99
  • Master Pack$39.99
  • Legendary Pack$79.99

Questions

Is DesignVille free?
DesignVille is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Design Diary free?
Design Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DesignVille or Design Diary?
Design Diary is rated higher. DesignVille averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.1K ratings, while Design Diary averages 4.8 from 431 ratings.
Do DesignVille or Design Diary have ads?
Both DesignVille and Design Diary show ads.
Which is updated more often, DesignVille or Design Diary?
DesignVille ships an update every 8 days, and Design Diary every 3 weeks. Most recently, DesignVille was updated on September 24, 2026 and Design Diary on September 19, 2026.

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