Comparison

Heritage Crest Decode vs Tanabata Monogatari

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

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About

Heritage Crest Decode

A relaxing matching game set in a watercolor world of heraldry. Match fictional family crests to their regions to collect beautifully illustrated emblems and learn their stories. Enjoy a gentle, unhurried experience with no game over or timers.

Highlights
  • Match crests to regions
  • Collect 60 hand-painted emblems
  • Learn crest stories
  • Six themed chapters
  • Offline play
  • No ads or in-app purchases
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Step into a soft watercolor world of noble heraldry. Heritage Crest Decode is a calm, forgiving matching game: each round names a fictional family crest and offers four regions, and you match the crest to the land it belongs to. Get it right and a beautifully mounted emblem slots into your growing heraldry folio. There is no Game Over screen and no penalty timer. A wrong tap simply waits for a kinder one, so you can play at your own gentle pace. After every round, a recap shows the story behind each crest, so you quietly learn as you collect. Perfect for puzzle lovers, families, and anyone who enjoys a cozy, unhurried mind challenge. FEATURES โ€ข Six themed chapters: Forest, Sea, Garden, Mountain, Star and Hearth Crests โ€ข Match crests to regions across hundreds of short, friendly rounds โ€ข Collect 60 hand-painted heraldic emblems and fill your folio โ€ข A fact recap after every round turns play into learning โ€ข Six achievements to earn, no leaderboard required โ€ข Optional timer (off by default) and larger tap targets for comfort โ€ข Soft watercolor art and the classic IM Fell English typeface โ€ข Fully offline, no account, no sign-in โ€ข No ads and no in-app purchases

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Tanabata Monogatari

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Perfect for Tanabata, the Japanese star festival on July 7! On this night, families write wishes on strips of paper and hang them on bamboo. The festival comes from an old legend: Orihime and Hikoboshi, two stars separated by the Milky Way, are allowed to meet only once a year, when magpies gather to form a bridge across the sky. In this game, parents and children live that legend together. Note: the game's text is in Japanese (simple hiragana for young children). Play is one tap and needs no reading, so families anywhere can enjoy it, and it is a lovely way to share a Japanese festival. โ–  Work, then run Tap anywhere to complete four little chores, one at a time. Each tap shows your progress: a new row of cloth, a new sprout, one more stitch, a little more water in the bucket. When the work is done, the magpies become a bridge and the run begins. โ–  Easy to play Tap to jump over gaps and obstacles. That's it! โ–  Catch shooting stars Every star you catch brings everyone's wishes closer. Reach the goal and the two stars meet again, with a picture of their reunion (and a special one if you never fell). Then it's on to next year's Tanabata. โ–  Five ways to run - Easiest and Easy: short bridges for the littlest children - Hard: a longer bridge with tricky gaps - Heavy Rain: the biggest challenge, on a rainy night - Fireworks Night: the easy bridge under a festival sky โ–  More to enjoy - Golden shooting stars: jump high to catch them for extra wishes - A magpie rescue if you fall, once per run - A "Perfect!" badge for reaching the goal without falling - A wish collection with 101 wishes, plus wishes you write yourself โ–  For parents - The game's text is Japanese. Menus are short, and the pictures show what to do. - A run takes about 10 to 30 seconds. If your child falls, a magpie lifts them back up once; after a second fall, a soft "almost!" screen lets them try again. - Ads appear only outside play: a small banner on the title screen and sometimes a full-screen ad after tapping "Run again." No ads appear during the run. Ads are set to family-friendly content and are not personalized. You can skip the chores once a day for free, with no ad. - No in-app purchases. Game records are saved only on this device. Will Orihime and Hikoboshi meet again this year? Run across the Milky Way and make everyone's wishes come true.

Screenshots

Heritage Crest Decode4 screens
Tanabata Monogatari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Heritage Crest Decode at 3 against Tanabata Monogatari's 1. Heritage Crest Decode also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heritage Crest Decode ships an update every 5 weeks, Tanabata Monogatari every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Heritage Crest Decode versus Tanabata Monogatari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeritage Crest DecodeTanabata Monogatari
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size516 MB85 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMercan AcarKentaro Miura

In-app purchases

None

Heritage Crest Decode

No in-app purchases

None

Tanabata Monogatari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Heritage Crest Decode free?
Heritage Crest Decode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tanabata Monogatari free?
Tanabata Monogatari is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Heritage Crest Decode or Tanabata Monogatari have ads?
Both Heritage Crest Decode and Tanabata Monogatari show ads.
Which is updated more often, Heritage Crest Decode or Tanabata Monogatari?
Heritage Crest Decode ships an update every 5 weeks, and Tanabata Monogatari every 2 months. Most recently, Heritage Crest Decode was updated on October 30, 2026 and Tanabata Monogatari on October 28, 2026.

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