Comparison

Animo Core vs Last Cup Standing

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

Head to head
About

Animo Core

Features
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Your first egg hatches in just 50 steps! Animo turns everyday walking into a cozy pet-collecting adventure. Every step hatches eggs, grows your pets, and keeps them happy. No timers, no waiting, just real movement. WALK TO HATCH & GROW Your steps are what bring your pets to life. Your first egg hatches in just 50 steps, then every step levels up your active pet and earns Kibble. Daily walks, commutes and travel all count. COLLECT 90+ PETS Discover pets across multiple lineages and 4 rarities, and watch them grow from Juvenile to Adult. CHOOSE THEIR PATH When a pet becomes a teen, you decide who it grows into: an artist, scientist, chef, pirate and more. CARE & BUILD Feed and care for your pets with Kibble, Candy and Elixirs. Your steps unlock trees, lanterns and ponds to decorate a free-roaming garden where your pets wander. JOIN CLUBS & CONNECT WITH FRIENDS Add friends with an invite code, climb the leaderboard and check in on each other's pets. Create or join a club, walk together and challenge other clubs to see who goes furthest. PLAY & EARN REWARDS Unlock rewards on the 30-tier Stride Pass. Train your pets with minigames that test your reflexes and memory. BRING YOUR PETS TO LIFE IN AR Watch your pet parachute in on an umbrella, feed it Kibble, play fetch and hunt for hidden crystals. Snap photos with custom AR frames. Walk. Hatch. Grow. Available in English, Japanese, Korean, and Traditional Chinese. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Last Cup Standing

Defend your teacup from waves of pests in this idle tower defense game. Strategize with upgrades, permanent enhancements, and special abilities to see how long your cup can last. Enjoy a cozy tea-time theme with cute characters and rewarding gameplay.

Highlights
  • Idle tower defense gameplay
  • Automatic tea leaf firing
  • Strategic upgrades and enhancements
  • Permanent upgrades via The Pantry
  • Recipe cards for bonuses
  • Weekly Brew-off leaderboards
  • Daily orders and tea festivals
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Your teacup is the last one standing, and the pests want a sip. Last Cup Standing is an idle tower defense game with a tea-time twist. Your cup fires tea leaves automatically at waves of ants, ladybugs, bumblebees, jelly blobs and the Queen Ant. Choose upgrades, build a strategy and see how long your cup can last. DEFEND YOUR LAST CUP Spend the cash you earn during each battle on damage, attack speed, cup durability, healing and income. Cash upgrades last for that run. Earn coins to strengthen future runs, then return for another brew. BUILD YOUR STRATEGY The Pantry holds permanent upgrades and new defensive systems. Equip recipe cards for extra bonuses, improve your teaware, and unlock special weapons and helpful bots. Research continues while the game is closed. KEEP THE KETTLE ON Push through tougher tiers, claim milestone rewards, complete daily orders and take part in tea festivals. Try the weekly Brew-off and compare your best waves on the leaderboards. MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME A quick tour explains the main tabs. Tap a battle stat's name or value to see what it does before spending. Adjust music and sound effects separately, and pause or resume a saved brew when you need a break. Cute pests, cosy tea and plenty of strategy. How long can your last cup stand? Free to play, with optional in-app purchases and rewarded ads. Some optional purchases provide currency or vouchers for random recipe cards and teaware; draw odds are displayed in the game. Online services require an internet connection. Optional member accounts provide customer service replies and gifts; gameplay progress is saved on your device. Support: https://plenteaful.com/last-cup-standing/support Privacy: https://plenteaful.com/last-cup-standing/privacy

Screenshots

Animo Core4 screens
Last Cup Standing4 screens

Verdict

The call

Animo Core and Last Cup Standing are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Animo Core sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Last Cup Standing sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animo Core ships an update every 6 days, Last Cup Standing every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Animo Core versus Last Cup Standing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimo CoreLast Cup Standing
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size350 MB34 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKEITH TAKAWIRAISAIAH SANTIAGO

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Animo Core

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Animo Pass$5.991 Month
One-time4
  • Handful of Star Shards$0.49
  • Pouch of Star Shards$2.99
  • Premium Animo Pass$5.99
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  • Vault of Star Shards$9.99
10 purchases

Last Cup Standing

One-time10
  • Tea party pass 1$9.99
  • Festival pass$14.99
  • Tea party pass 2$14.99
Show 7 more
  • Afternoon tea set$19.99
  • Tea party pass 3$19.99
  • Tea party pass 4$24.99
  • Picnic hamper$29.99
  • Tea party pass 5$39.99
  • Harvest crate$49.99
  • Tea party pass 6$49.99

Questions

Is Animo Core free?
Animo Core is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Last Cup Standing free?
Last Cup Standing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Animo Core or Last Cup Standing have ads?
Both Animo Core and Last Cup Standing show ads.
Which is updated more often, Animo Core or Last Cup Standing?
Animo Core ships an update every 6 days, and Last Cup Standing every 3 days. Most recently, Animo Core was updated on October 31, 2026 and Last Cup Standing on October 31, 2026.

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