Comparison

Boba Empire vs Chaichi

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

Head to head
About

Boba Empire

Features
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Start with a cup of bubble tea and build your drink empire! - Tap to shake cups and earn coins - Hire staff to automate your production - Unlock night markets across Taiwan, from Yilan to Taipei - Compete with players worldwide on the leaderboard - Cloud save - switch devices without losing progress From a small night market stall to ruling the universe. Are you ready?

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Chaichi

Features
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Pour chai. Get rich. Slowly at first. You start with one glass on a street corner in Sulaymaniyah. You pour it yourself, someone drinks it, and you pour another. Then you hire a chaichi to carry the tray. You buy a samovar that never goes off the boil. A cart, because wheels beat walls. A tea house with plastic stools and a backgammon board nobody gets up from. By the end, chai is leaving your yard for every border crossing. โ€ข 11 things to own, from one glass to an export house โ€ข 9 real cities, Sulaymaniyah to Basra โ€ข 20 regulars โ€” one comes in each day, and if you pour it how they like it they keep the seat for good โ€ข Keeps earning while you are away No sign-in, no internet needed, and nothing to buy. Adverts only if you tap one โ€” nothing ever plays on its own. An istikan is the little waisted glass. A samovar is what it comes from. A chaichi is the man carrying nine of them on one tray. Real words for real things.

Screenshots

Boba Empire4 screens
Chaichi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chaichi at none against Boba Empire's 3. Chaichi also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). Boba Empire's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Boba Empire sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Chaichi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boba Empire ships an update every 2 months, Chaichi every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Boba Empire versus Chaichi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoba EmpireChaichi
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size21 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSiou Ci LinDiyar Burhan Omar

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Boba Empire

One-time3
  • Buy the dev a soda$1.99
  • Buy the dev a coffee$4.99
  • Buy the dev lunch$9.99
None

Chaichi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boba Empire free?
Boba Empire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chaichi free?
Chaichi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Boba Empire or Chaichi have ads?
Chaichi shows ads; Boba Empire does not.
Which is updated more often, Boba Empire or Chaichi?
Boba Empire ships an update every 2 months, and Chaichi every 9 days. Most recently, Boba Empire was updated on October 19, 2026 and Chaichi on October 15, 2026.

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