Comparison

Cafeteria Nipponica vs LivingAlone3

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

LivingAlone3

Manage your life as a student living alone in Seoul. Earn money through part-time jobs to cover tuition and living expenses. Upgrade your living space, enhance pets, and strive for good grades to achieve graduation and climb the rankings.

Highlights
  • Part-time job earnings
  • Manage tuition and living expenses
  • Upgrade furniture and living space
  • Pet and potion buffs
  • Collect event endings
  • Raise stats and challenge rankings
Features
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[LiningAlone3] is back!! Having bugs or payment problems? Please email us with a screenshot at the address below. 608factoryjc@gmail.com ———————————————————————————————————————— From a basement to grand palace — all possible with just part-time jobs? Everything but the title is new! More content, cooler gameplay — all improved for you! You’re a student living alone in a small, cramped basement rental. You have to cover your college tuition and living expenses with part-time job earnings. Experience various events and successfully make it to graduation as an independent student. [TIP] -Use buffs from pets and potions to boost your hourly wage and grades! -Your future depends on your grades, skill and dopamine levels! -Upgrade your furniture to MAX and move to the next house! -Enhance your pets to make life more convenient! -Collect various event endings! -Raise stats and challenge the rankings! -Anyway, collect everything and decorate your space. Who knows what good things might happen!

Screenshots

Cafeteria Nipponica4 screens
LivingAlone33 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LivingAlone3 at Free against Cafeteria Nipponica's $4.99. LivingAlone3 also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (97% vs 82%). Cafeteria Nipponica's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 46) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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

LivingAlone3 is free to download; Cafeteria Nipponica costs $4.99 up front. LivingAlone3 sells 46 one-off in-app purchases. Cafeteria Nipponica asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Cafeteria Nipponica against 4.8 for LivingAlone3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LivingAlone3 has 625 ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Cafeteria Nipponica's written reviews are positive against 97% of LivingAlone3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cafeteria Nipponica ships an update every 7 months, LivingAlone3 every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Cafeteria Nipponica versus LivingAlone3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCafeteria NipponicaLivingAlone3
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (46 ratings)4.8 (625 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews97.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46625 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKairosoft Co.,LtdSora Ryoo

Customer experience

Cafeteria Nipponica

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

LivingAlone3

All ratings623 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.5%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews263 reviews
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.5%

User reviews

Cafeteria Nipponica

From 46 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Solid restaurant management
  • 🎨 Nostalgic and charming
  • 🎮 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 💰 No in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Unbalanced economy and progression
  • 📊 Lack of detailed performance tracking
  • 🕰️ Slow progression after initial years
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes

LivingAlone3

From 625 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 🎨 Appealing art style
  • 💡 Creative and charming
  • 🌟 Fun and addictive experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches

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

LivingAlone3

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

1 request
  • Skin color customization option

In-app purchases

None

Cafeteria Nipponica

No in-app purchases

46 purchases

LivingAlone3

One-time46
  • Housewarming Package$0.49
  • Event 1000 Gems$0.49
  • Heart Viewer$0.49
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  • Event 2000 Gems$0.99
  • Event Star 5,000$0.99
  • Epic Heart Potion X 3$1.99
  • Random Food : Fun X 50$1.99
  • Random Food : Clean X 50$1.99
  • Random Food : All Food X 50$1.99
  • Event 3000 Gems$1.99
  • Epic Money Potion X 3$1.99
  • Event Star 10,000$1.99
  • 7-Day Login Reward$1.99
  • Game money $5K$1.99
  • New Pet$2.99
  • Buff App : Univ. News$2.99
  • Add Potion Slot$2.99
  • Daily Quest Reward X2$2.99
  • Buff App : Pet Center$2.99
  • Income Buff$2.99
  • Grade Buff$2.99
  • New pet Unicorn$2.99
  • Money tree$3.99
  • Speed Buff$3.99
  • Moving Package$3.99
  • Add Pet Slot$3.99
  • Game money $10K$3.99
  • Auto Buff$3.99
  • Epic Heart Potion X 6$3.99
  • Alpaca RandomBox 12$4.99
  • Gem tree$4.99
  • Ticket Bundle Package$4.99
  • Epic Heart Potion X 12$5.99
  • Buff App All Package2$5.99
  • Game money $20K$5.99
  • Buff App All Package$5.99
  • SuperPet Mouse x3$6.99
  • Halloween Package$6.99
  • Epic Energy Potion X 12$6.99
  • Epic Money Potion X 12$6.99
  • Remove Ad$8.99
  • Premium Pet Ticket X 10$9.99
  • All Buff Packages$11.99
  • Holiday Package 2$12.99
  • Pet Loadout$17.99
  • Starter Package 3$39.99

Questions

Is Cafeteria Nipponica free?
Cafeteria Nipponica costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LivingAlone3 free?
LivingAlone3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cafeteria Nipponica or LivingAlone3?
LivingAlone3 is rated higher. Cafeteria Nipponica averages 4.7 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while LivingAlone3 averages 4.8 from 625 ratings.
Do Cafeteria Nipponica or LivingAlone3 have ads?
LivingAlone3 shows ads; Cafeteria Nipponica does not.
Which is updated more often, Cafeteria Nipponica or LivingAlone3?
Cafeteria Nipponica ships an update every 7 months, and LivingAlone3 every 6 days. Most recently, Cafeteria Nipponica was updated on October 26, 2026 and LivingAlone3 on October 25, 2026.

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