Game Dev Story vs MHNStats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Game Dev Story
Build your own game development studio from the ground up. Hire and train staff, research new genres, and develop hit games to conquer the industry. Create your own consoles and aim for a million-selling title.
- Manage game company
- Develop own game console
- Train staff members
- Unlock new genres
- Discover popular combinations
- Develop for latest platforms
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Manage your own game company and try to create a million-selling game in this unique simulation. Features the ability to develop your company's own game console, plus a system for changing your staff members' professions. Hire talented people and train them to develop their skills. As your staff gets more experience, you will unlock a wider array of game genres and content to develop. Try to find the most popular combinations and develop for the latest platform! Your staff members can have a variety of game-related professions, from programmer to sound engineer. Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry! -- Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at https://kairopark.jp. Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games! https://twitter.com/kairokun2010
MHNStats
This app provides detailed weapon and armor statistics for a popular monster-hunting game, including monster HP and damage values. It features a loadout builder to plan optimal gear setups and a cost calculator for upgrades.
- Detailed weapon and armor stats
- Monster HP and damage values
- Critical and elemental scaling
- Integrated loadout builder
- Comprehensive gear upgrade cost calculator
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A powerful companion and toolbox for the hit game Monster Hunter Now by Capcom. This app reveals detailed weapon and armor stats not shown in-game—including monster HP, weapon damage values, critical and elemental scaling, and progression at every level. Build and plan your ideal setup with the integrated loadout builder, helping you choose the best armor pieces based on the skills you want to prioritize. You’ll also find a comprehensive cost calculator that shows exactly which materials—and how many—you’ll need to upgrade any piece of gear from its current grade and level to your target grade and level.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MHNStats at Free against Game Dev Story's $4.99. MHNStats also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Game Dev Story's advantage is ratings volume (3K vs 2) and chart position (#65 vs unranked). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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
MHNStats is free to download; Game Dev Story costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Game Dev Story against 5.0 for MHNStats. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Game Dev Story has 3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Game Dev Story ships an update every 4 months, MHNStats every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Game Dev Story | MHNStats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (3K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #65 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kairosoft Co.,Ltd | Darrell Esau |
Customer experience
Game Dev Story
MHNStats
Bugs and requests
Game Dev Story
Reported bugs
3 issues- Blackouts causing loss of progress
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
- Difficulty in obtaining certain resources
Requested features
5 requests- More consoles and game genres
- Ability to customize console designs
- Expanded content and longer playtime
- More staff and office options
- Improved late-game progression and challenges
MHNStats
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Game Dev Story
No in-app purchases
MHNStats
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Game Dev Story free?
Is MHNStats free?
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Do Game Dev Story or MHNStats have ads?
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