KitchenCraft vs Tiny Love Story
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KitchenCraft
Experience the thrill of running your own restaurant. Cook diverse dishes, manage staff, and upgrade your establishment. This free cooking game tests your time-management skills as you aim for culinary mastery and happy customers.
- Cook over 40 recipes
- Utilize 10+ kitchen tools
- Shop for 60+ ingredients
- Hire and delegate staff
- Design restaurant interiors
- Pixel art graphics
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Become a master chef and manage your own restaurant in KitchenCraft! Cook complex dishes and learn a vast array of recipes from around the world in this free cooking game! Put your time-management skills to the test and become the ultimate restaurant manager in this exciting game! What will you do? Take orders from customers, go shopping at the supermarket for ingredients and tools, and cook the dishes. Do everything yourself or delegate and hire staff like sous chef, waiter and courier. Features: - Utilize 10+ unique kitchen tools to tackle even the most complex meals. - Cook dishes from diverse menu with over 40 recipes across categories like salads, main courses, fast food, and desserts. - Stock your kitchen with over 60 ingredients from the supermarket, ensuring you have everything to satisfy your customers' cravings. - Design your dream restaurant with a variety of interior upgrades and decorations. Create a space that reflects your culinary style and attracts hungry customers. - Stunning pixel art graphics and calming music will create a relaxing and cozy atmosphere for your culinary adventures. Enjoy KitchenCraft anytime, anywhere, on your iPhone or iPad even without an internet connection! Work hard to become the best cook and professional restaurant manager with lots of profit and happy clients!
Tiny Love Story
Engage in a relaxing life simulation where you work to earn money and decorate your home. Expand your living space with pets and a partner, enjoying simple controls for an adorable daily life experience.
- Work and earn money
- Decorate cozy home
- Expand home with pets
- Add a beloved partner
- Simple controls
- Relaxing daily life simulation
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Relaxing life game "Tiny Love Story" Go to work, earn money, and use it to decorate your cozy home. You’re not alone! Expand your home with cute pets and your beloved partner. Experience an adorable daily life with simple controls that anyone can enjoy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Tiny Love Story at ad-supported against KitchenCraft's free with in-app purchases. Tiny Love Story also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). KitchenCraft's advantage is ratings volume (166 vs 42). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for KitchenCraft against 4.5 for Tiny Love Story. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 166 and 42 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of KitchenCraft's written reviews are positive against 92% of Tiny Love Story's.
KitchenCraft ships an update monthly, Tiny Love Story every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KitchenCraft | Tiny Love Story |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (166 ratings) — better | 4.5 (42 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.7% of reviews | 91.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 166 — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Darya Pochtvina | Miju Lee |
Customer experience
KitchenCraft
Tiny Love Story
User reviews
KitchenCraft
From 166 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Cozy and relaxing atmosphere
- 🔒 Minimal ads
- 👍 Detailed and charming visuals
- 🚀 Quick progression
Room to improve
- 🐛 Mixing bowl not functioning properly
- 🔋 Expensive upgrades and ingredients
- ⏱️ Slow pacing and long wait times between orders
- 🔒 Lack of permanent courier/auto-chef option
- 🐛 Disappearing ingredients
Tiny Love Story
From 42 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Adorable pixel art and cute aesthetic
- 😌 Relaxing and chill gameplay
- 👍 Simple, easy-to-play mechanics
- 🎵 Charming animations and sound effects
- 🏠 Room customization and decoration options
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Limited content and gameplay depth
- 🔁 Highly repetitive after short playtime
- 🚫 Limited customization options for characters
- 💸 Dark skin tone locked behind paywall
- 🎮 Lack of interactive activities
Bugs and requests
KitchenCraft
Reported bugs
3 issues- Mixing bowl not working for certain recipes
- Ingredients disappearing from inventory
- Tutorial button not functioning
Requested features
5 requests- More recipes and content updates
- Ability to cook multiple orders simultaneously
- Expanded kitchen with more appliances
- Option to remove ads for a one-time fee
- Permanent unlocks for courier and auto-chef
Tiny Love Story
Reported bugs
4 issues- Character sleeping timer extends indefinitely
- Payment not received after multiple work sessions
- Unclear pet purchase mechanics and requirements
- Missing Russian language localization
Requested features
19 requests- More rooms and house expansion options
- Additional clothing and outfit styles
- More hairstyle variations and customization
- Partner gender selection option
- More pet varieties and pet interactions
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- Outdoor activities and locations (parks, shops, cafes)
- Partner interaction features (romance, intimacy options)
- Additional jobs and work gameplay
- Wallpaper and flooring customization
- Character face and eye color customization
- Ability to name characters and pets
- Multiplayer or co-op features with friends
- Fishing and cooking gameplay mechanics
- Beauty salon and shopping features
- Travel and house-buying modes
- Continuous work option without returning home
- Children/family expansion feature
- More furniture variety and decor styles
- Character interactions when offline
In-app purchases
KitchenCraft
No in-app purchases
Tiny Love Story
No in-app purchases
Questions
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