Comparison

Cafeteria Nipponica vs My Store Tycoon

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

Head to head
About

Cafeteria Nipponica

Manage your own restaurant, from sourcing ingredients and researching recipes to decorating the dining area and hiring staff. Keep customers happy to boost ratings, host events, and potentially expand to multiple locations.

Highlights
  • Restaurant management
  • Ingredient sourcing
  • Recipe research
  • Restaurant decoration
  • Staff recruitment
  • Customer satisfaction ratings
  • Event hosting
Features
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Don your chef's hat and hit the kitchen! You're the chef de cuisine in this scrumptious simulation that'll have you coming back for seconds... and more! Run your own restaurant, find ingredients, research recipes and spice up your culinary repertoire! Only you can bring your establishment sweet success! Decide every detail of the floor from tables to TVs and do whatever it takes to make your customers happy! After all, their ratings determine whether you're chef...or sap. Score enough points and you'll be able to host a variety of fun events from eating contests to cooking classes, further boosting your popularity! But of course, what's a cook without a crew? Recruit eager faces to build your own five-star team. Play your cards right and you might find yourself running multiple restaurants at once! The sky's the limit in this sizzling new take on restaurant management, incorporating a uniquely Japanese spread that will train your brain and tantalize your taste buds! --- 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!

About

My Store Tycoon

Manage a virtual convenience store, from stocking shelves and hiring staff to competing with friends for top sales. Enhance product quality, attract loyal customers, and even use your pet as a mascot to boost your business.

Highlights
  • Convenience store management simulation
  • Product ordering and stocking
  • Employee hiring and management
  • Sales competitions with friends
  • Product quality enhancement
  • Customer acquisition and retention
  • Pet mascot feature
Features
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Create your own one-of-a-kind store! ▷Real-life convenience store management From ordering products to hiring employees, now you can be your own boss at a convenience store! ▷ Be the top selling store and enjoy your success Take part in thrilling sales competition with your friends! Achieve the best sales within a limited time! ▷Increase the quality of your products and grow your sales! Featuring products that can be found in a real convenience store! Higher quality products means higher sales! And you can even redesign how they look! ▷ Secure regular customers! Meet different individuals and make them your regular customers! So many rewards you don't want to miss! ▷ Collect My Store Gems! Get all the gems from the CEO and make your store the best one in town! ▷ Your pet is the store mascot! Have your pet show off their charms to customers to help your business grow! ▷Open a stall in your friend's convenience store Receive rewards for yourself and your friends Request to be a vendor and collect rewards together!

Screenshots

Cafeteria Nipponica4 screens
My Store Tycoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cafeteria Nipponica at 82% against My Store Tycoon's 36%. Cafeteria Nipponica also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 32) and ads (none vs shown). My Store Tycoon's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On 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

My Store Tycoon is free to download; Cafeteria Nipponica costs $4.99 up front. My Store Tycoon sells 32 one-off in-app purchases. Cafeteria Nipponica asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cafeteria Nipponica holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Cafeteria Nipponica's written reviews are positive against 36% of My Store Tycoon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cafeteria Nipponica ships an update every 7 months, My Store Tycoon every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Cafeteria Nipponica versus My Store Tycoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCafeteria NipponicaMy Store Tycoon
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (46 ratings) — better4.5 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews — better36.2% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB222 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKairosoft Co.,Ltdnewfogames

Customer experience

Cafeteria Nipponica

All ratings46 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews505 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative11.5%

My Store Tycoon

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive36.2%
Neutral17.2%
Negative46.6%

Bugs and requests

Cafeteria Nipponica

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Dish grades randomly dropping
  • Crashes on startup

Requested features

4 requests
  • More restaurant locations and levels
  • Ability to fire/demote employees
  • More ingredient availability
  • Faster paced gameplay

My Store Tycoon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cafeteria Nipponica

No in-app purchases

32 purchases

My Store Tycoon

One-time32
  • happy starter pack 2$0.49
  • happy starter pack$0.49
  • Ruby 11$0.99
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  • won coin pack$0.99
  • New Step Up Package 1$2.99
  • Ruby 57$3.99
  • New Step Up Package 2$3.99
  • storage event pack$3.99
  • special revenue achievement pack$3.99
  • special revenue achievement pack 2$3.99
  • warehouse event pack$4.99
  • Leveling Package$7.99
  • special revenue achievement 1-2$7.99
  • special revenue achievement pack 3$7.99
  • Daily Ruby Set$8.99
  • Ruby 120$8.99
  • Euna's recommended pack$8.99
  • New Step Up Package 3$8.99
  • Limited Event Package A$9.00
  • storage event pack$9.99
  • [neonpunk2] Theme set (L)$9.99
  • Remove Ad(Unlimited)$10.99
  • warehouse event pack 2$11.99
  • Minjun's recommended pack$14.99
  • Ruby 250$16.99
  • Minjun's package$19.99
  • First Payment Benefit 390$22.99
  • First Payment Benefit 680$38.99
  • Ruby 650$38.99
  • Premium Convenience Set$59.99
  • Ruby 1450$79.99
  • First payment Benefit 1450$79.99

Questions

Is Cafeteria Nipponica free?
Cafeteria Nipponica costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Store Tycoon free?
My Store Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cafeteria Nipponica or My Store Tycoon?
Cafeteria Nipponica is rated higher. Cafeteria Nipponica averages 4.7 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while My Store Tycoon averages 4.5 from 15 ratings.
Do Cafeteria Nipponica or My Store Tycoon have ads?
My Store Tycoon shows ads; Cafeteria Nipponica does not.
Which is updated more often, Cafeteria Nipponica or My Store Tycoon?
Cafeteria Nipponica ships an update every 7 months, and My Store Tycoon every 2 months. Most recently, Cafeteria Nipponica was updated on October 29, 2026 and My Store Tycoon on October 26, 2026.

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