Comparison

Yakiniku Simulator vs City Shop Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Yakiniku Simulator

Simulate the experience of grilling and eating delicious yakiniku without any calories. Grill raw meat on the stove, flip it at the right time, and avoid burning it to enjoy a perfect meal.

Highlights
  • Grill raw meat on a virtual stove
  • Flip meat to prevent overcooking
  • Avoid burning meat
  • Sauce and eat perfectly grilled meat
  • Calorie-free yakiniku experience
Features
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Are you hungry? Do you want some yakiniku? Let's play this game! Simple and easy! Simulate to eating a yakiniku with no more calories!!! Just chill out and simulate eating yakiniku! HOW TO PLAY 1. keep raw meat on the stove. 2. Flip meat when you think it's OK. 3. Beware it's OVERCOOK! 4. Throw away burned meat. 5. Keep perfect meat to sauce and eat it! Enjoy your meal!!!!!!!

About

City Shop Simulator

Build and manage your own supermarket, starting from a small shop and expanding into a bustling retail empire. Customize your store's interior, manage inventory, hire staff, and strategically set prices to attract customers and maximize profits.

Highlights
  • Build and expand your store
  • Customize interior and exterior
  • Manage inventory and product assortment
  • Hire and manage staff
  • Set prices and analyze demand
  • Serve customers at checkout
Features
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Welcome to City Shop Simulator, an addictive game where you become the owner of your own store, developing it from a small shop to a huge supermarket! At the beginning of your journey, you get a small store with a small assortment of goods. It's up to you how you modify this space. Choose where to place shelves and refrigerators, arrange products to attract customers, and serve them at the checkout based on their needs and preferences. Your efforts will definitely not go unrewarded. Gradually, as the level of your supermarket increases, you will be able to expand it by purchasing additional space and licenses for new products. Our simulator has everything: fresh food, semi-finished products, household chemicals - your possibilities are limited only by your finances. To ensure more efficient management of your supermarket, you can hire additional employees. Cashiers will help you serve customers faster, and warehouse workers will arrange items to keep shelves organized and stocked. The better your store is organized, the more satisfied customers and revenue you will earn. You can also show your creativity by customizing your supermarket. Change the interior, paint the walls, choose the style of the floors - create a unique space that will attract attention and will appeal to visitors. Don't forget to monitor price changes. Analyze demand, adjust your assortment to customer needs, and your supermarket will become an important part of the city. Are you ready to become an experienced manager and build the most successful store in the city? Embark on an exciting journey with City Shop Simulator and turn your dream into reality!

Screenshots

Yakiniku Simulator4 screens
City Shop Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: City Shop Simulator at none against Yakiniku Simulator's shown. City Shop Simulator also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 4) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Yakiniku Simulator's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). 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. Yakiniku Simulator sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and City Shop Simulator sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

City Shop Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: City Shop Simulator has 1.3K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yakiniku Simulator ships an update every 8 days, City Shop Simulator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Yakiniku Simulator versus City Shop Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYakiniku SimulatorCity Shop Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—84.0% of reviews
Number of ratings41.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size254 MB174 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFlyhighworksDmitriy Dedkov

Customer experience

Yakiniku Simulator

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

City Shop Simulator

All ratings1,330 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews655 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral8.1%
Negative7.9%

Bugs and requests

Yakiniku Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

City Shop Simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Restockers getting stuck in corners
  • Customers not being served due to slow cashiers
  • Customers complaining about missing products that are actually in stock
  • Issues with cash purchases not being properly recorded

Requested features

17 requests
  • Add self-checkout machines
  • Increase number of cashiers
  • Expand storage room capacity
  • Improve staff work speed
  • Add more product licenses (e.g., fruits, vegetables, toys)
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  • Implement automatic invoice payment
  • Allow pausing individual employee duties
  • Add ability to name the store and employees
  • Introduce a button to quickly see highest to lowest priced items
  • Implement a feature to remove price tags from shelves
  • Add more furniture and decoration options
  • Introduce a gameplay speed-up button
  • Implement a breakdown/log of daily/weekly sales
  • Add loans or other financial features
  • Introduce robbers that players need to catch
  • Add weather effects like rain and storms
  • Implement shopping bags for customers

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Yakiniku Simulator

One-time5
  • BRONZE MEMBER$1.99
  • SILVER MEMBER$5.99
  • GOLD MEMBER$9.99
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  • PLATINUM MEMBER$29.99
  • VIP MEMBER$59.99
5 purchases

City Shop Simulator

One-time5
  • Small currency pack$0.99
  • Limited offer$0.99
  • Medium currency pack$2.99
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  • Big currency pack$7.99
  • Huge currency pack$19.99

Questions

Is Yakiniku Simulator free?
Yakiniku Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is City Shop Simulator free?
City Shop Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Yakiniku Simulator or City Shop Simulator?
City Shop Simulator is rated higher. Yakiniku Simulator averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while City Shop Simulator averages 4.8 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Yakiniku Simulator or City Shop Simulator have ads?
Yakiniku Simulator shows ads; City Shop Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, Yakiniku Simulator or City Shop Simulator?
Yakiniku Simulator ships an update every 8 days, and City Shop Simulator every 2 months. Most recently, Yakiniku Simulator was updated on October 24, 2026 and City Shop Simulator on October 30, 2026.

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