Comparison

Tiny Cafe vs ShibaLife

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Cafe

Run your own cozy cafe, brewing coffee and serving treats to adorable cat customers. This idle simulation game lets you manage staff, expand your menu, and grow your business into a global franchise. Enjoy relaxing music and charming stories.

Highlights
  • Run your own cafe
  • Brew drip coffee
  • Serve cat customers
  • Manage cute staff
  • Expand to global cities
  • Collect Cheese
  • Soothing cafe music
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■ Tiny Cafe, a cute and cozy cafe game featuring cat customers and winner of the 2024 BIC Best Casual Game Award, has officially launched! A new cozy cafe game from the developers of Forest Island, a relaxing animal game downloaded by 7 million players who love beautiful nature and animals! [Game Introduction] 1. Run your own cafe for free! Open and run a cafe with Dolce, the world's smallest barista mouse, and the cat Gusto. Brew drip coffee with beans from Gusto's own roastery. The aromatic smell of coffee will attract cats to your cafe. 2. A casual idle simulation cooking game that's easy to play and simple to learn. Leave the cute staff to their own devices to work hard brewing coffee. The showcase will automatically fill with freshly baked donuts. Install new tools such as espresso machines, ovens, and more, and add cakes and other items to the menu. 3. Serve coffee to cat customers Treat cat customers to heart-melting hot coffee and sweet treats. Make sure they like your cafe and become regulars. Enjoy additional stories of your regulars along with their daily or special menu orders on Catbook, the feline social network. 4. Cute part-timers working hard to create your menu items Watch as cute little mice scurry around making espressos, lattes, and other drinks and desserts. Set up various rest areas, like a bathhouse, and earn Cheese when staff use them. Collect Cheese to hire more staff and grow your cafe. 5. 30+ managers with different skills at each grade to help you run your cafe Call in a special manager with the special delivery service. If you're lucky, you'll get a top-tier Platinum-grade manager with 4 stars. When you put managers in your cafe who have a good synergy with each other, your cafe will grow even faster! 6. Go global! Gather a loyal customer base and harness word of mouth on social media to expand your cafe to cities like New York, Paris, Hawaii, Seoul, Tokyo, and more. Become a global franchise brand like many you know from the human world. With a trusted manager and well-trained part-timers, your cafe dreams will certainly come true. 7. Soothing cafe music Enjoy cafe music from the developers of the global hit, Forest Island. Listen to them and you'll feel refreshed after a tiring day or a depressing mood. [Official Instagram] Follow Tiny Cafe's official Instagram for special events, announcements, free merchandise, and more. https://www.instagram.com/tinycafe_dolce ■ If one of the following sounds like you, we recommend Tiny Cafe! - Love coffee and sweets - Want to run a cute cafe - Want to get to know cat customers - Dream of becoming a barista or pastry chef - Want to learn how to make cafe menu items - Enjoy cafe music or ASMR - Love a relaxed cafe atmosphere - Want to grow a small, independent cafe into a global franchise - Want to play a cozy idle game, growth game, or simulation game - Play tycoon games, food games, cooking games, and restaurant games - Enjoy cute animal games and cat games - Love manga and anime with stories - Enjoy interactive story games Tiny Cafe, a cute, cozy cafe game with cat customers, Join Dolce, the world's smallest barista, and Gusto the cat, and serve cats coffee! ---- Contact Us https://nanalistudios.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portals

About

ShibaLife

Features
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Raise Toshiko from a playful puppy to a silver-muzzled old girl. Pet her. Play with her. Take her for walks. Watch the cherry blossoms bloom, enjoy summer fireworks, walk through autumn leaves, and share quiet winter days together. No rush - just a little time with Toshiko, every day. Life with Toshiko Pet, Play & Teach Tricks - Pet Toshiko, play fetch, and teach her tricks by drawing simple gestures on the screen. Watch your bond grow as she learns new tricks. Take a Walk Around Town - Explore quiet residential streets, shopping streets, riverside paths, and charming little corners of town together. Meet Your Neighbors - As you walk the same streets, you'll gradually become familiar with the people around town. Toshiko may even become the reason new stories begin. Dress Up & Decorate - Dress Toshiko in beautiful outfits, yukata, and playful costumes. Decorate her room with furniture, lamps, antiques, and more. Bath & Brush - Give Toshiko a bubbly bath, dry her off, and brush her fur until she's fluffy and clean. Little Joys Every Day - Check Toshiko's daily fortune tail, discover little treasures during walks, and find small moments of happiness along the way. Keep Your Memories - Your first day together, the tricks Toshiko learned, and the people you've met become memories in your diary. Grow Older Together -  Toshiko lives and grows alongside you in real time. -  The seasons change with the real calendar, and Toshiko gradually grows from a puppy into an adult dog and eventually an old friend with a white muzzle. No pressure. No rush. Just you and Toshiko, sharing life one day at a time. *Ads may be displayed. An optional SL Kennel Club membership is available for an ad-free experience.* PRICING Free to play all the way through. Optional Stars can be bought for cosmetic items, and every purchase is confirmed first. The app may show ads. AD-FREE PLAN (monthly, auto-renewing) Removes all ads and adds 10 bonus Stars every month. Renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://shibalife.jp/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://shibalife.jp/privacy.html Support: shibalife.support@gmail.com Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Screenshots

Tiny Cafe4 screens
ShibaLife4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Tiny Cafe at 3 against ShibaLife's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Tiny Cafe sells 36 one-off in-app purchases and ShibaLife sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tiny Cafe versus ShibaLife: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny CafeShibaLife
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size479 MB159 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNanali Inc.Nana Morimoto

Bugs and requests

Tiny Cafe

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to progress past certain missions
  • Loss of progress/account data after periods of inactivity
  • Incorrect or missing information in certain popups

Requested features

5 requests
  • More customization options for the cafe
  • Ability to recruit and customize employees
  • Offline/AFK earning mechanics
  • Mini-games or other side activities
  • Improved performance on higher branches

ShibaLife

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

36 purchases

Tiny Cafe

One-time36
  • Barista Pack I$0.99
  • AD Remove Pack I (Discount)$0.99
  • Cafe Support Pack$0.99
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  • Cheese Package$1.99
  • Coin Package$1.99
  • AD Remove Pack I$1.99
  • Best friends Pack (Discount)$1.99
  • 300 Gems$1.99
  • Mascot Skin Pack$2.99
  • Cherry Blossom Pass$3.99
  • Seasonal Pakage - Winter$3.99
  • Unlock Reward$3.99
  • Blue Snake Pack$3.99
  • Dice package$3.99
  • Sally's Branch #1 Support Pack$3.99
  • AD Remove Pack II (Discount)$3.99
  • Branch #1 PASS$3.99
  • Branch #2 Special Pack$3.99
  • Dean's Branch #2 Support Pack$3.99
  • Attendance book (Special)$3.99
  • Daily Gem$3.99
  • 1000 Gems$6.99
  • Season Pass (Halloween)$7.99
  • Branch #3 PASS$7.99
  • AD Remove Pack II$7.99
  • Branch #2 PASS$7.99
  • Barista Pack III$9.99
  • AD Remove Pack III (Discount)$9.99
  • Best friends Pack$9.99
  • Pablo's high-end camera$9.99
  • Gusto Gift$19.99
  • AD Remove Pack III$19.99
  • Roastery Pack$19.99
  • 3300 Gems$19.99
  • 7000 Gems$39.99
  • 16000 Gems$79.99
7 purchases

ShibaLife

Subscriptions1
  • 広告なしプラン$4.991 Month
One-time6
  • 35 Stars$2.99
  • 65 Stars$4.99
  • 140 Stars$9.99
Show 3 more
  • 300 Stars$19.99
  • 800 Stars$49.99
  • 1,700 Stars$99.99

Questions

Is Tiny Cafe free?
Tiny Cafe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShibaLife free?
ShibaLife is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tiny Cafe or ShibaLife have ads?
Both Tiny Cafe and ShibaLife show ads.

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