Boba Empire vs Chaichi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Boba Empire
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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?
Chaichi
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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. โข 11 things to own, from one glass to an export house โข 9 real cities, Sulaymaniyah to Basra โข 20 regulars โ one comes in each day, and if you pour it how they like it they keep the seat for good โข 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Boba Empire sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Chaichi asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Boba Empire | Chaichi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days โ better |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 16.4 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Siou Ci Lin | Diyar Burhan Omar |
In-app purchases
Boba Empire
- Buy the dev a soda$1.99
- Buy the dev a coffee$4.99
- Buy the dev lunch$9.99
Chaichi
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Boba Empire free?
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Do Boba Empire or Chaichi have ads?
Which is updated more often, Boba Empire or Chaichi?
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