Comparison

Barista Simulator vs Retail Store Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Barista Simulator

Experience the life of a barista in this realistic coffee simulation game. Prepare a wide variety of coffee drinks, upgrade your equipment, and manage your own coffee shop. Satisfy customer orders and even decorate your cafe.

Highlights
  • Realistic coffee preparation
  • Wide variety of coffee recipes
  • Machine and shop upgrades
  • Coffee shop management
  • Cafe decoration system
  • Character and cafe skill upgrades
Features
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Barista Simulator is a very realistic single player barista coffee simulation game. The game allows you to experience what Barista makes. Get ready to work with coffee machines. You can make a wide variety of coffees and you must be able to upgrade your machines to unlock new coffee recipes. Just some of the coffees you can make are Filter coffee, Latte, Cappuccino, Espresso, Mocha, Americano and Ice coffees. The customers coming to your shop will want various coffees and you should improve your machines to make the coffees they want. It's your choice to make your own specialty coffee blend, but first make sure your customers are happy with it. -Espresso Machines, Grinders, Milk Frothers, Ice Makers, Shakers, Mixers all real machines. -Manage your own coffee shop in every detail. -Shop items and shop management system that can be upgraded in-game. -Character Skills upgradable. -Cafe Skills upgradable. -Complete stock control and cargo system. -Detailed complete cafe decoration system and dynamic temperature system. -Do not forget to pay bills at the time! -Wide variety of coffee recipes. (Americano, Latte, Cappuccino, Espresso, Tripplo, Doppio and much more) How you treat customers who are dissatisfied with their coffee is entirely up to you. (Even beat them.)

About

Retail Store Simulator

Manage your own supermarket, from stocking shelves and designing the store to serving customers and handling payments. Expand your business, hire staff, and unlock new items to become the best shop in town.

Highlights
  • Stock and design your store
  • Serve customers and fulfill wishes
  • Upgrade and expand your supermarket
  • Handle cash and card payments
  • Hire employees to maximize profit
  • Unlock a variety of products
Features
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Dive yourself in the world of shop managing, use your skills to create the best supermarket in the town! Fill the shelfs with your own hand, furnish and design the shop as you like. Serve the customers, add prices, find out what customers wish for and fulfill it! Upgrade and customize and expand your store, unlock it to be a supermarket, give it a custom name. A realistic 3d supermarket simulator experience. Handle payments by bankcard or cash, give back change to the customers using your cash register. Hire employees who will help you to maximize your daily profit and bring in more customer in your supermarket. Many item to choose from, sell products like bread,milk,oil,cola all kind of general stuff. Reach the highest store level to unlock all items!

Screenshots

Barista Simulator4 screens
Retail Store Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Retail Store Simulator at 4.3 against Barista Simulator's 3.2. Retail Store Simulator also leads on ratings volume (538 vs 67). Barista Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (58% vs 37%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Retail Store Simulator sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Barista Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Retail Store Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retail Store Simulator has 538 ratings behind it against 67, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Barista Simulator's written reviews are positive against 37% of Retail Store Simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barista Simulator ships an update every 6 days, Retail Store Simulator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Barista Simulator versus Retail Store Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarista SimulatorRetail Store Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (67 ratings)4.3 (538 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews — better36.5% of reviews
Number of ratings67538 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size502 MB192 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCUBECUBE SPORTS BILISIM VE TEKNOLOJI LIMITED SIRKETIMartin Sinko

Customer experience

Barista Simulator

All ratings67 ratings
Positive46.3%
Neutral20.9%
Negative32.8%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral15.5%
Negative26.8%

Retail Store Simulator

All ratings447 ratings
Positive83.2%
Neutral4.9%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews315 reviews
Positive36.5%
Neutral19.7%
Negative43.8%

User reviews

Barista Simulator

From 67 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Great game idea
  • ☕️ Realistic barista simulation
  • 💰 Easy to make money
  • 📈 Quick progress

Room to improve

  • 📺 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • ✋ Difficult controls
  • 💾 No auto-save
  • 🧊 Freezing issues

Retail Store Simulator

From 538 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 👍 Customizable store
  • 👍 Realistic supermarket simulation

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and loading issues
  • 🐛 Freezing and glitches
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 📺 Excessive ads

Bugs and requests

Barista Simulator

Reported bugs

34 issues
  • Game crashes frequently
  • Game freezes
  • Save feature not working
  • Does not save progress
  • Invisible trash can
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  • Items disappear after moving
  • Computer icons are blank/unwritten
  • Cannot pick up items
  • Game kicks user out
  • Screen freezes and kicks user off
  • Ads play while making coffee
  • Small bugs when manually frothing/grinding
  • Frozen in place when looking at things
  • Automatic grinder missing .1 ml
  • Espresso machine output sometimes inaccurate
  • Items like fridges cannot be moved
  • Opening sign still up, cannot hire
  • Game won't update to hire
  • Icons on computer are unwritten
  • Cannot buy coffee cups due to error
  • Controls are horrible
  • Translation is Spanish, not Portuguese
  • Light and coffee bag issues
  • Crashing every minute
  • Trash can is invisible
  • Ads tick down in-game time
  • Rotation system needs changes
  • Random crashes lose progress
  • Cannot see words when buying/updating
  • Cannot take coffee machine from shelf
  • Big garbage bin not found
  • Bought items not found in warehouse/cabinets
  • Game freezes and requires restart
  • Cannot load after naming cafe

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add controller compatibility for mobile
  • Add NPC workers to mobile version
  • Add an auto-save feature
  • Add option to buy ad-free
  • Add Russian language support
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  • Add Portuguese (Brazil) language support
  • Improve UI and controls
  • Add staff/personnel for busy times
  • Allow moving placed items like fridges
  • Allow selling of certain items
  • Add dark mode

Retail Store Simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Workers getting stuck during restocking
  • Customers freezing and glitching
  • Inability to remove starting cash register
  • Progress loss after crashes or reinstalls

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more product variety
  • Implement save progress and account system
  • Add manager/AI to automate tasks
  • Allow more customization and expansion options

In-app purchases

None

Barista Simulator

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Retail Store Simulator

One-time4
  • Small pack of money$0.99
  • Medium pack of money$1.99
  • Remove ads$2.99
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  • Big pack of money$4.99

Questions

Is Barista Simulator free?
Barista Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retail Store Simulator free?
Retail Store Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Barista Simulator or Retail Store Simulator?
Retail Store Simulator is rated higher. Barista Simulator averages 3.2 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Retail Store Simulator averages 4.3 from 538 ratings.
Do Barista Simulator or Retail Store Simulator have ads?
Both Barista Simulator and Retail Store Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Barista Simulator or Retail Store Simulator?
Barista Simulator ships an update every 6 days, and Retail Store Simulator fortnightly. Most recently, Barista Simulator was updated on October 10, 2026 and Retail Store Simulator on October 11, 2026.

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