Comparison

Barista 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

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

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

Barista Simulator4 screens
City Shop Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: City Shop Simulator at 4.8 against Barista Simulator's 3.2. City Shop Simulator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (84% vs 58%). Barista Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). On price, 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. City Shop Simulator sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Barista Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

City Shop Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: City Shop Simulator has 1.3K ratings behind it against 67, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Barista Simulator's written reviews are positive against 84% of City Shop Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barista Simulator ships an update every 6 days, City Shop Simulator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Barista Simulator versus City Shop Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarista SimulatorCity Shop Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (67 ratings)4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews83.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings671.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
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 MB174 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCUBECUBE SPORTS BILISIM VE TEKNOLOJI LIMITED SIRKETIDmitriy Dedkov

Customer experience

Barista Simulator

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

City Shop Simulator

All ratings1,330 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews654 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral8.1%
Negative8.0%

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

City Shop Simulator

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game mechanics
  • 🚀 Excellent variety of products
  • 💡 Ability to view price changes
  • 👍 No order amount restrictions
  • 👍 Customization options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Stock rack labels cannot be removed
  • 🐛 Cannot put empty boxes on stock racks
  • 🐛 Stocker doesn't have an option to put boxes on non-labeled stock racks
  • 🐛 Box picture covered by action button when holding a box
  • 🐛 Restockers getting stuck in corners

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

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

None

Barista Simulator

No in-app purchases

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 Barista Simulator free?
Barista Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is City Shop Simulator free?
City Shop Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Barista Simulator or City Shop Simulator?
City Shop Simulator is rated higher. Barista Simulator averages 3.2 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while City Shop Simulator averages 4.8 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Barista Simulator or City Shop Simulator have ads?
Barista Simulator shows ads; City Shop Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, Barista Simulator or City Shop Simulator?
Barista Simulator ships an update every 6 days, and City Shop Simulator every 2 months. Most recently, Barista Simulator was updated on October 19, 2026 and City Shop Simulator on October 22, 2026.

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