Comparison

Dim Sum Dynasty vs Chaichi

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

Head to head
About

Dim Sum Dynasty

Build a dim sum restaurant empire run by cats in this cozy idle tycoon game. Steam dishes, hire feline staff, and upgrade your establishment from a street cart to a golden palace. Earn coins even while offline and customize your owner cat with unique cosmetics.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade dim sum restaurant
  • Hire and manage cat chefs
  • Collect and customize owner cat
  • Unlock new dim sum dishes
  • Earn offline income
  • Relaxing, no-pressure gameplay
Features
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Welcome, boss! Your family just handed you a tiny dim sum cart in the heart of Hong Kong. Steam a basket of har gow, charm a few hungry guests, and watch your little stall grow into a bustling restaurant empire run entirely by the cutest cats in town. Dim Sum Dynasty is a cozy idle tycoon game about building, upgrading, and relaxing. Tap to serve, then let your cat staff keep the kitchen running while you are away. Come back to a pile of coins and the satisfying click of the next upgrade. STEAM, SERVE, GROW - Start with a single street cart and a basket of shrimp dumplings. - Unlock a full menu of dim sum classics: siu mai, char siu bao, egg tarts, cheung fun, and more. - Upgrade each dish to send your income soaring. HIRE A ROSTER OF CAT CHEFS - Collect charming cat managers who keep your dishes cooking on their own. - Assign your favorite cats to your favorite dishes. - The rarer the cat, the bigger the boost. DRESS YOUR OWNER CAT - Create your own owner cat and name them. - Collect dozens of cosmetics: aprons, scarves, and hats, from a humble street apron to a jeweled imperial crown. - Draw new pieces, stack duplicates for bigger bonuses, and build an outfit that pays. UPGRADE YOUR RESTAURANT - Climb from a humble Street Stall to a Cozy Diner, a Fine Teahouse, and finally a Golden Palace. - Every tier transforms your restaurant and multiplies your earnings. TRAVEL THE WORLD OF DIM SUM - Begin in Hong Kong, where your dynasty is born. - Expand to San Francisco and beyond, with more cities on the way. - Every city brings new dishes, new decor, and exclusive cats to collect. ALWAYS EARNING, EVEN OFFLINE - Your cats keep working while the app is closed. - Return to collect your offline earnings and jump right back into the climb. COZY, CHARMING, AND YOURS - Hand-drawn kawaii art and a warm, relaxing vibe. - No timers nagging you, no pressure. Play a minute or an hour. - A satisfying idle loop that is easy to learn and hard to put down. Your dynasty starts with one dumpling. How far will you take it?

About

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. • 11 things to own, from one glass to an export house • 9 real cities, Sulaymaniyah to Basra • 20 regulars — one comes in each day, and if you pour it how they like it they keep the seat for good • Keeps earning while you are away No sign-in, no internet needed, and nothing to buy. Adverts only if you tap one — 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

Dim Sum Dynasty4 screens
Chaichi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chaichi at none against Dim Sum Dynasty's 5. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Dim Sum Dynasty sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Chaichi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dim Sum Dynasty ships an update weekly, Chaichi every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Dim Sum Dynasty versus Chaichi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDim Sum DynastyChaichi
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS1716.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDelicious Holdings LLCDiyar Burhan Omar

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Dim Sum Dynasty

One-time5
  • Handful Of Jade$0.99
  • Pouch of Jade$4.99
  • Chest of Jade$9.99
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  • Crate of Jade$19.99
  • Vault of Jade$49.99
None

Chaichi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dim Sum Dynasty free?
Dim Sum Dynasty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chaichi free?
Chaichi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dim Sum Dynasty or Chaichi have ads?
Both Dim Sum Dynasty and Chaichi show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dim Sum Dynasty or Chaichi?
Dim Sum Dynasty ships an update weekly, and Chaichi every 9 days. Most recently, Dim Sum Dynasty was updated on October 10, 2026 and Chaichi on October 15, 2026.

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