Comparison

Hamster Chef Restaurant Tycoon vs Tanabata Monogatari

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

Head to head
About

Hamster Chef Restaurant Tycoon

Manage a charming restaurant run by hamsters. Cook diverse dishes for animal customers, earn in-game currency, and expand your culinary empire. Customize your chef with unique outfits and tools to boost performance.

Highlights
  • Cook a variety of foods
  • Earn money and expand restaurant
  • Customize hamster chef
  • Collect hats, clothes, and tools
  • Increase chef stats with equipment
Features
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The cute hamsters of Hamster Village are back. Chef Hamster has opened a restaurant in Hamster Town. - Cook a variety of foods for the hungry hamsters and other animals in Hamster Town. - Earn money and expand the Hamster Chef's restaurant. Customize your hamster chef. - Give your hamster chef a name. - Collect hundreds of hats, clothes, and kitchen tools to customize your hamster chef. - Each piece of equipment will increase your hamster chef's stats and help you expand your restaurant quickly.

About

Tanabata Monogatari

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Perfect for Tanabata, the Japanese star festival on July 7! On this night, families write wishes on strips of paper and hang them on bamboo. The festival comes from an old legend: Orihime and Hikoboshi, two stars separated by the Milky Way, are allowed to meet only once a year, when magpies gather to form a bridge across the sky. In this game, parents and children live that legend together. Note: the game's text is in Japanese (simple hiragana for young children). Play is one tap and needs no reading, so families anywhere can enjoy it, and it is a lovely way to share a Japanese festival. ■ Work, then run Tap anywhere to complete four little chores, one at a time. Each tap shows your progress: a new row of cloth, a new sprout, one more stitch, a little more water in the bucket. When the work is done, the magpies become a bridge and the run begins. ■ Easy to play Tap to jump over gaps and obstacles. That's it! ■ Catch shooting stars Every star you catch brings everyone's wishes closer. Reach the goal and the two stars meet again, with a picture of their reunion (and a special one if you never fell). Then it's on to next year's Tanabata. ■ Five ways to run - Easiest and Easy: short bridges for the littlest children - Hard: a longer bridge with tricky gaps - Heavy Rain: the biggest challenge, on a rainy night - Fireworks Night: the easy bridge under a festival sky ■ More to enjoy - Golden shooting stars: jump high to catch them for extra wishes - A magpie rescue if you fall, once per run - A "Perfect!" badge for reaching the goal without falling - A wish collection with 101 wishes, plus wishes you write yourself ■ For parents - The game's text is Japanese. Menus are short, and the pictures show what to do. - A run takes about 10 to 30 seconds. If your child falls, a magpie lifts them back up once; after a second fall, a soft "almost!" screen lets them try again. - Ads appear only outside play: a small banner on the title screen and sometimes a full-screen ad after tapping "Run again." No ads appear during the run. Ads are set to family-friendly content and are not personalized. You can skip the chores once a day for free, with no ad. - No in-app purchases. Game records are saved only on this device. Will Orihime and Hikoboshi meet again this year? Run across the Milky Way and make everyone's wishes come true.

Screenshots

Hamster Chef Restaurant Tycoon4 screens
Tanabata Monogatari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tanabata Monogatari at none against Hamster Chef Restaurant Tycoon's 10. Hamster Chef Restaurant Tycoon's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Hamster Chef Restaurant Tycoon sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Tanabata Monogatari asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hamster Chef Restaurant Tycoon ships an update every 2 weeks, Tanabata Monogatari every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hamster Chef Restaurant Tycoon versus Tanabata Monogatari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHamster Chef Restaurant TycoonTanabata Monogatari
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (61 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings61 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNLABSOFT Co., Ltd.Kentaro Miura

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hamster Chef Restaurant Tycoon

One-time10
  • 100 Gems$1.99
  • Small Box Package$1.99
  • Snorkeling Package$3.99
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  • 255 Gems$3.99
  • Special boost$3.99
  • Summer sport Package$9.99
  • Large Box Package$9.99
  • 1,100 Gems$14.99
  • 2,700 Gems$39.99
  • 5,500 Gems$74.99
None

Tanabata Monogatari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hamster Chef Restaurant Tycoon free?
Hamster Chef Restaurant Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tanabata Monogatari free?
Tanabata Monogatari is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hamster Chef Restaurant Tycoon or Tanabata Monogatari have ads?
Both Hamster Chef Restaurant Tycoon and Tanabata Monogatari show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hamster Chef Restaurant Tycoon or Tanabata Monogatari?
Hamster Chef Restaurant Tycoon ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tanabata Monogatari every 2 months. Most recently, Hamster Chef Restaurant Tycoon was updated on November 4, 2026 and Tanabata Monogatari on October 31, 2026.

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