Comparison

Hello Kitty My Dream Store vs Hello Kitty Merch Match

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

Head to head
About

Hello Kitty My Dream Store

Restore a ruined shopping town by merging puzzles and collecting Sanrio characters. Design and manage your own themed store, unlock new characters, and bring back laughter to the town.

Highlights
  • Merge puzzles to unlock Sanrio characters
  • Restore and expand a shopping town
  • Design and manage your own store
  • Collect over 30 Sanrio characters
  • Decorate with over 500 unique items
  • Complete character collections for rewards
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HELLO KITTY and Kuromi are saddened as they look at the shopping town, now abandoned and in ruins. This place is no longer a dream space for everyone. But they can’t give up just yet! Merge puzzles with Sanrio characters and create your very own special shopping town. Bring back the sparkling dreams and laughter that once filled the shopping town! With Sanrio characters by your side, anything is possible. 『Hello Kitty My Dream Store』 Features: ㅁMerge Cuteness with Cuteness - Merge puzzles to unlock even cuter Sanrio puzzles! - Clear endless merge missions to meet more Sanrio characters and discover a variety of puzzles! ㅁRepair and Expand the Shopping Town - Help HELLO KITTY and Kuromi restore the abandoned shopping town and discover various stores! - A story of embarking on a heartwarming journey to reclaim the shopping town of dreams and hopes! ㅁDesign and Manage Your Own Store - Decorate and expand your own cute store themed around popular Sanrio characters! - Personalize your store with over 500 unique decorations and enhance its charm with themes and costumes! ㅁThe Fun of Collecting and Growing - Collect over 30 different Sanrio characters and grow them into the best store managers and staff! - Complete character collections to unlock special rewards! 【Official Social Media Accounts】 ▶ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/HelloKittyMyDreamStoreOfficial ▶ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/hellokittymydreamstore/ 【Official Homepage】 https://www.actgames.co.kr/ 【Privacy Policy】 https://en.actgames.co.kr/privacy_en 【Customer Support】 support@actgames.co.kr © ACTGames Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. © Sanrio Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

About

Hello Kitty Merch Match

Match three identical items from over 1,000 types of Hello Kitty And Friends merchandise in this 3D puzzle game. Collect retro and current items, view them in 3D, and customize your home screen with your favorite characters.

Highlights
  • Match three identical merchandise items
  • Collect over 1,000 types of Hello Kitty merch
  • View collected merch in 3D
  • Customize home screen themes
  • Watch collected merch march on the home screen
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Discover over 1,000 different types of Hello Kitty And Friends merch in this brand-new game! Collect both retro and current merch by finding and tapping the same three merch in this easy-to-play puzzle game! Find adorable merch in this fun puzzle game! ●Character Merch Hello Kitty / Cinnamoroll / Pompompurin / Chococat / Pochacco / KUROMI / U・SA・HA・NA / Kerokerokeroppi / My Melody / GUDETAMA / Tuxedosam / Hangyodon / Little Twin Stars / PATTY&JIMMY / MARRONCREAM / BAD BADTZ-MARU / MINNANOTĀBŌ / Dear Daniel / WISH ME MELL / MY SWEET PIANO / AHIRUNOPEKKLE / CHEERY CHUMS / GOROPIKADON / NORANEKOLAND / THE VAUDEVILLE DUO / RURURUGAKUEN / Cogimyun / COROCOROKURIRIN / BONBONRIBBON / KIRIMICHAN. / Marumofubiyori / StrawberryKing / nya・ni・nyu・nye・nyon / OSARUNOMONKICHI ●Puzzle Game Find and tap three of the same merch from within a huge pile! With no complicated rules, this simple and fun puzzle game can be enjoyed straight away by players of all ages. Clear each level to find a chance to discover new merch! ●Your Own Collection Merch that has appeared in the puzzle game portion of the game will be added to your collection screen! From retro merch to the latest merch, all merch appearing in this game is real Hello Kitty And Friends merch, digitized. View your collected merch in 3D, spin them around, and check them out via the official websites too! ●March Watch the merch you’ve collected from puzzles march across the home screen in a cute parade! Customize the march with your favorite merch. ●Themes Customize your home screen with designs featuring your favorite characters. Have fun making your home screen your own with kawaii illustrations and other cute adjustments!

Screenshots

Hello Kitty My Dream Store4 screens
Hello Kitty Merch Match4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hello Kitty My Dream Store at every 4 days against Hello Kitty Merch Match's every 3 weeks. Hello Kitty My Dream Store also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 54%) and ratings volume (7.4K vs 271). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Hello Kitty My Dream Store sells 51 one-off in-app purchases and Hello Kitty Merch Match sells 33 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Hello Kitty My Dream Store against 4.8 for Hello Kitty Merch Match. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hello Kitty My Dream Store has 7.4K ratings behind it against 271, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Hello Kitty My Dream Store's written reviews are positive against 54% of Hello Kitty Merch Match's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hello Kitty My Dream Store ships an update every 4 days, Hello Kitty Merch Match every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hello Kitty My Dream Store versus Hello Kitty Merch Match: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHello Kitty My Dream StoreHello Kitty Merch Match
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7.4K ratings)4.8 (271 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings7.4K — better271
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size717 MB624 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperACTGames Co., Ltd.Applibot Inc.

Customer experience

Hello Kitty My Dream Store

All ratings7,444 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews2,576 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral9.4%
Negative15.7%

Hello Kitty Merch Match

All ratings271 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral17.2%
Negative28.3%

User reviews

Hello Kitty My Dream Store

From 7.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💕 Cute characters and visuals
  • 🎨 Engaging merging gameplay
  • 🕹️ Fun and relaxing experience
  • 👍 Minimal ads
  • 🎉 Enjoyable events and activities

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Energy system too restrictive
  • 💰 Slow accumulation of in-game currency
  • 🛒 Limited customization options
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and loading issues

Hello Kitty Merch Match

From 271 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🥰 Cute and adorable graphics
  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎉 No ads or in-app purchases required

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Unreasonable time limits for higher levels
  • 🤯 Levels become too challenging and frustrating

Bugs and requests

Hello Kitty My Dream Store

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes on loading screen
  • Crashes after recent update
  • Lost progress and in-game items

Requested features

4 requests
  • More ways to earn energy
  • Improved coin/currency acquisition
  • Expanded character and store customization
  • Offline progress tracking

Hello Kitty Merch Match

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Difficulty progressing past certain levels
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • More content and collectibles to discover
  • Adjustable time limits or difficulty settings

In-app purchases

51 purchases

Hello Kitty My Dream Store

One-time51
  • Shopping Town Gift Pile 12 variants$0.69
  • Deluxe Energy Package$0.99
  • Premium Energy Package$0.99
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  • May Festival Energy Package$0.99
  • Shopping Town Gift Pile 2$0.99
  • HELLO KITTY's Present Package$0.99
  • 50 Diamonds$0.99
  • HELLO KITTY's Gift$0.99
  • Starlit Town Package$1.39
  • Toy Broccoli Block Package2 variants$1.49
  • Chocochip Cookies Package3 variants$1.49
  • Square Cookies Package2 variants$1.49
  • Blue Yarn Ball Package$1.49
  • Heart-Patterned Block Package$1.49
  • Special Energy Package$1.49
  • Pumpkin Hairpin Package$1.49
  • Starlit Town Package$1.49
  • Mini Hammer Package$1.49
  • Shopping Town Gift Pile 1$1.99
  • Shopping Town Gift Pile 22 variants$1.99
  • HELLO KITTY's Cute Gift$1.99
  • Shopping Town Gift Pile 3$1.99
  • Luxury Energy Package$2.49
  • Surprise Package$2.49
  • Special Energy Package2 variants$2.49
  • Banana Sherbet Package$2.49
  • Jumbo Stamp Package$2.49
  • Happy Birth Day Package$2.99
  • Starlit Town Package$2.99
  • Weekly Pass2 variants$2.99
  • Skip Ads Monthly Pass$3.29
  • Shopping Town Gift Pile 5$3.29
  • Shopping Town Gift Pile 4$3.29
  • Pochacco's Precious Gift$3.29
  • Energy Monthly Subscription$3.69
  • Kuromi's Sweet Gift$3.99
  • Buzzy Block Pick One Package$4.39
  • Special Energy Package3 variants$4.99
  • Pumpkin Hairband Package$4.99
  • VIP Season Pass$4.99
  • Shopping Town Gift Pile 6$4.99
  • Shopping Town Gift Pile 7$4.99
  • My Melody’s Lucky Gift$4.99
  • Crafty Block Pick One Package$6.39
  • Luxury Pass$7.49
  • Cinnamoroll’s Cute Gift$7.99
  • Tuxedosam’s Recommended Gift$9.99
  • Kuromi Christmas Package$14.99
  • HELLO KITTY's Warm Gift$16.99
  • HELLO KITTY’s Heartfelt Gift$19.99
  • Cinnamoroll’s Sweet Gift$99.99
33 purchases

Hello Kitty Merch Match

One-time33
  • Flash Sale 2$0.99
  • Flash Sale 1$0.99
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
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  • Happy Coin Package$1.99
  • Theme Cinnamoroll$3.99
  • Theme KUROMI$3.99
  • Theme Tuxedosam$3.99
  • Theme Hangyodon$3.99
  • Theme Kerokerokeroppi$3.99
  • Theme BAD BADTZ-MARU$3.99
  • Theme AHIRUNOPEKKLE$3.99
  • Theme Pochacco$3.99
  • Beginner Bundle$4.99
  • Level 40 Milestone Bundle$6.99
  • Level 100 Milestone Bundle$6.99
  • Happy Bundle$6.99
  • Smile Coin Package$8.99
  • Summer Special Pack$9.99
  • Spring Special Pack$9.99
  • Smile Bundle$9.99
  • Level Bonus 3$9.99
  • Level Bonus 2$9.99
  • Season Pass 1$9.99
  • Season Pass 2$9.99
  • Level Bonus$9.99
  • Miracle Coin Package$13.99
  • Miracle Bundle$19.99
  • Dream Coin Package$27.99
  • Dream Bundle$39.99
  • Special Coin Package$54.99
  • Special Bundle$79.99
  • Premium Bundle$99.99
  • Premium Coin Package$99.99

Questions

Is Hello Kitty My Dream Store free?
Hello Kitty My Dream Store is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hello Kitty Merch Match free?
Hello Kitty Merch Match is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hello Kitty My Dream Store or Hello Kitty Merch Match?
Hello Kitty Merch Match is rated higher. Hello Kitty My Dream Store averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7.4K ratings, while Hello Kitty Merch Match averages 4.8 from 271 ratings.
Do Hello Kitty My Dream Store or Hello Kitty Merch Match have ads?
Both Hello Kitty My Dream Store and Hello Kitty Merch Match show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hello Kitty My Dream Store or Hello Kitty Merch Match?
Hello Kitty My Dream Store ships an update every 4 days, and Hello Kitty Merch Match every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hello Kitty My Dream Store was updated on September 24, 2026 and Hello Kitty Merch Match on September 24, 2026.

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