Comparison

Teablin Teashop vs Tiny Love Story

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

Head to head
About

Teablin Teashop

Raise adorable creatures and manage a charming tea shop in this fairy-tale-like simulation game. Bond with your pets to improve their tea-making abilities and satisfy demanding customers. Decorate your garden and collect unique teabags to progress through heartwarming stories.

Highlights
  • Raise over 60 types of Teablins
  • Bond with pets through feeding, washing, and chatting
  • Run and manage a tea shop
  • Decorate your garden with facilities
  • Collect various teabags
  • Progress through heartwarming stories
Features
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Raise cute Teablins and run the tea shop together! "Teablin Teashop" is a cute fairy-tale-like game with a combination of Pet Simulation and Tycoon. Player must take care of Teablins, and they will make delicious teabags in return. Together, lead the shop and face heartwarming stories as you proceed on the stage. [Let's raise Teablins] There are more than 60 types of Teablins to collect! The player can bond with them by feeding, washing, and chating. Feeling closer with players, Teablins enhances their abilities and makes more delicious tea. [Let's run a tea shop] As you progress through the stage, you will encounter customers with increasingly demanding tastes. If you satisfy them and build a certain level of reputation, you can move on to the next stage, and you will meet new faces. [Let's decorate the garden] Various facilities and decorations can be built in the garden where Teablins roam freely. Some facilities affect the state of Teablins, such as improving cleanliness or reducing satiety. [Let's collect teabags] Teablins roaming the garden periodically produce teabags. The more they bond with players, the tastier teabags get. Collect them to make tea for customers!

About

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.

Highlights
  • Work and earn money
  • Decorate cozy home
  • Expand home with pets
  • Add a beloved partner
  • Simple controls
  • Relaxing daily life simulation
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Teablin Teashop4 screens
Tiny Love Story4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tiny Love Story at none against Teablin Teashop's 35. Tiny Love Story also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 81%). Teablin Teashop's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (183 vs 42). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Teablin Teashop sells 35 one-off in-app purchases. Tiny Love Story asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Teablin Teashop holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 183 and 42 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Teablin Teashop's written reviews are positive against 92% of Tiny Love Story's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Teablin Teashop ships an update every 11 days, Tiny Love Story every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Teablin Teashop versus Tiny Love Story: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeablin TeashopTiny Love Story
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (183 ratings) — better4.5 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews91.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings183 — better42
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size569 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSOO YEON SEOMiju Lee

Customer experience

Teablin Teashop

All ratings183 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral0.5%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews203 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral8.9%
Negative10.3%

Tiny Love Story

All ratings42 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive91.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative3.5%

User reviews

Teablin Teashop

From 183 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💗 Cute and cozy game
  • 🎨 Beautiful art style and graphics
  • 🕹️ Fun and relaxing gameplay
  • 👍 No forced ads
  • 🌱 Enjoyable tea shop management

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • ⏱️ Limited energy/time to play
  • 🔀 Difficulty changing teablin placement
  • 🤔 Unclear mechanics for some features

Tiny Love Story

From 42 App Store ratings

What 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

Teablin Teashop

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Teablin sizes becoming distorted
  • Daily login rewards not working correctly
  • Inability to open the tea shop after tutorial
  • Teablin cleaning not working as intended

Requested features

5 requests
  • More mini-games and activities
  • Ability to visit and interact with other players' gardens
  • Expanded customization options for tea shop and teablins
  • Additional languages supported
  • Improved energy/time management system

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

35 purchases

Teablin Teashop

One-time35
  • Energy Set$0.99
  • Starter Set$0.99
  • Candy 220$1.49
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  • 30 day AD Free$2.49
  • Teashop Ticket Package$3.49
  • Beginner Fishing Pack$3.49
  • Small Party Set$3.49
  • Spring Beginner Set$3.49
  • Observer Set$3.49
  • Candy 530$3.49
  • Valentine Essentials Set$3.49
  • Senior Set$3.99
  • Heart Potion Set$4.49
  • 30 day Teablin Bless$4.99
  • Weekly Candy Package$6.99
  • Season Pass$6.99
  • Barista Teablin Set$6.99
  • Candy 1,150$6.99
  • Leader Set$6.99
  • Monthly VIP Pass$7.99
  • Mania Set$7.99
  • Candy 1,820$10.99
  • Season VIP pass$10.99
  • Summer Pass$10.99
  • Party Pass$10.99
  • Contest VIP Pass$10.99
  • Spring Pass$10.99
  • Contest Boost Set$10.99
  • Season VIP Pass$10.99
  • Halloween Giant Set$15.99
  • Fishing Master Set$15.99
  • Huge Party Set$15.99
  • Spring Premium Set$15.99
  • Valentine Feast Set$15.99
  • Candy 6,100$34.99
None

Tiny Love Story

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Teablin Teashop free?
Teablin Teashop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Love Story free?
Tiny Love Story is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Teablin Teashop or Tiny Love Story?
Teablin Teashop is rated higher. Teablin Teashop averages 4.8 out of 5 from 183 ratings, while Tiny Love Story averages 4.5 from 42 ratings.
Do Teablin Teashop or Tiny Love Story have ads?
Both Teablin Teashop and Tiny Love Story show ads.
Which is updated more often, Teablin Teashop or Tiny Love Story?
Teablin Teashop ships an update every 11 days, and Tiny Love Story every 3 weeks. Most recently, Teablin Teashop was updated on September 21, 2026 and Tiny Love Story on September 19, 2026.

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