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Head-to-head

Covet Fashion vs Hollywood Story®

Covet Fashion 4.4★ · Free + IAP 60
Winner Hollywood Story®
Hollywood Story® 4.7★ · Free + IAP 70

Hollywood Story® is the better choice for players seeking a celebrity life simulation with engaging stories, despite its ad frequency and glitches, while Covet Fashion struggles with recent changes that have alienated long-time players.

Full reviews: Covet Fashion · Hollywood Story®

Covet Fashion, once a favorite for its real designer brands, has seen a decline in user satisfaction due to a shift to generic 'Covet Basics' and increased in-game costs. Hollywood Story®, while plagued by frequent ads and glitches, still offers a more engaging and enjoyable celebrity life simulation experience for many players.

Head to head

Features and Content edge: Hollywood Story®R1R3R6R9
Covet Fashion Covet Fashion users are highly critical of recent changes, specifically the removal of real designer brands in favor of 'Covet Basics,' which many describe as ugly, generic, and AI-generated R3R6. Players also miss the ability to customize model height and body shape R1 and desire more diverse prop sets and search options R9.
Hollywood Story® Hollywood Story® offers a celebrity life simulation with drama, clothes, and style . Players enjoy unlocking new areas and reading the stories . However, some users wish for more variety in hairstyles and new areas or less repetitive gameplay . There are also requests for non-player characters to have changing outfits and makeup .
Ease of Use and Accessibility tieR2R3R4R7
Covet Fashion Covet Fashion players report numerous glitches, including crashes R4, items disappearing from closets R7, challenges not working R3R22, and issues with requirements not being met on Apple devices . Many users also struggle to access the game or recover accounts R10. Voting results are perceived as taking too long R2.
Hollywood Story® Hollywood Story® users frequently encounter glitches, such as black screens when trying to access new areas , characters appearing without clothes , and being stuck on loading screens or specific features like the Fashion Arena . Issues with Facebook login and account recovery are also common .
Price and Value (Free vs. Paid) tieR3R8R11R16
Covet Fashion Many Covet Fashion players feel the game has become a 'money grab' . Items are described as expensive, often requiring diamonds R8R11R16R22. Rewards are often disappointing, with users receiving plain or ugly items after spending significant resources . Some users who pay a monthly premium are considering stopping due to recent changes .
Hollywood Story® Hollywood Story® is criticized for being overpriced and requiring significant in-game currency, sometimes leading to real money spending, to progress . Many quests require diamonds, which are hard to earn . Players also report accidentally buying items due to a lack of confirmation prompts .
Support and Monetization (Ads) edge: Covet FashionR3R7R10R14
Covet Fashion Covet Fashion's customer support is often criticized for being unresponsive or providing canned responses R3R7R10. However, one positive review mentions amazing customer service R14. The game is generally praised for having no ads R14.
Hollywood Story® Hollywood Story® is heavily criticized for an excessive number of ads R63R64R66R68. Ads appear every few minutes or actions, making the game less enjoyable and frustrating for many R68. Users frequently request an option to pay for an ad-free version R68. Customer support is also described as uncaring and unresponsive by new owners .
Pick Covet Fashion if

you prioritize an ad-free experience and enjoy fashion styling, even with the current limitations on brand variety and potential glitches R14.

Pick Hollywood Story® if

you are looking for a celebrity life simulation game with engaging stories and character progression, and are willing to tolerate frequent ads and occasional glitches .

Evidence note: Covet Fashion's lifetime rating is lower, and recent reviews are overwhelmingly negative, indicating a significant decline in user satisfaction due to specific changes in game content and monetization. Hollywood Story® has a higher lifetime rating, but recent reviews highlight pervasive issues with ads and glitches.

Frequently asked

What are the main complaints about Covet Fashion?
The main complaints about Covet Fashion are the removal of real designer brands in favor of generic 'Covet Basics' R3R6, the high cost of in-game items R8R11R16R22, frequent glitches and crashes R4, and unresponsive customer support R3R7R10.
Does Hollywood Story® have a lot of ads?
Yes, Hollywood Story® has a significant number of ads, with users reporting them appearing every few minutes or actions, making the game frustrating and less enjoyable R63R64R66R68. Many players wish there was an option to pay to remove the ads R68.
Are the in-game purchases in these apps expensive?
Both Covet Fashion and Hollywood Story® are criticized for expensive in-game items and a monetization strategy that pushes players to spend real money. In Covet Fashion, many challenges require expensive diamond purchases R8R11R16R22. In Hollywood Story®, items are described as overpriced, and progression often requires spending diamonds which are hard to earn, leading to real money purchases .

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R1] Covet Fashion 1/5 · US The update: I hate the update when you removed being able to choose your own height and body shape. I have removed the game completely due to that, the model just seems generic. Is there a way to bring that back since I did not receive a response to this.
  2. [R3] Covet Fashion 3/5 · US Declining: The game used to include high end fashion designs. Now the developers are only interested in making bank. Everything is Covet brand. The game glitches all the time without real customer support. They leave a canned response like, we know this challenge is not working and while we work on it, use up (or pay for) your banked or additional resources, we fix it when we fix it. Many challenge
  3. [R6] Covet Fashion 3/5 · US Miss the Designer Brands: I started this game in 2020, and though it tends to push political and social narratives which is a detractor for me, I loved the access to real designer brands with the mix of the Covet creativity. It’s disappointing that the Designer brands have been replaced with “overpriced” AI generated fluff. I essentially only play it now when something really piques my interest.
  4. [R9] Covet Fashion 3/5 · US Want more fun prop sets: I am a top player. I still like the game despite the glitches and no longer working with real clothing designers. Please provide a search option for overskirts and masks and other defined accessories, as well as the ability to favorite clothing items. We have not had a prop set challenge that included a fierce animal (adult lion for example) in years. Getting tired of t
  5. [R2] Covet Fashion 4/5 · US Love the game but…: I love this game. I’ve probably been playing that since 2016 or 2017. I feel like the game can definitely improve. I think getting results for the entries take way too long. It’s like a day later to get the results. Redecor game I have that has a similar voting feature cut down the result time. Voting lasts like 10 mins which is great and you can redesign the same room multiple
  6. [R4] Covet Fashion 1/5 · US Crashed: The game is crashed for one week and the sport center not responding
  7. [R7] Covet Fashion 2/5 · US Unfortunately..: Update: I’m going to give it an extra star from last time. But the low rating is due to 1. I’ve previously owned certain clothing items and have used them in challenges, but as of recently I can no longer find these items in my closet. I’ve noticed they’ve re appeared on the shopping cart and the looks I made with these specific items are no longer in my look book profile. I’ve re
  8. [R8] Covet Fashion 4/5 · US Long time player: I've been playing for years now, and I love this game. But I only love it when I can participate in the challenges. They've made it hard to participate because a lot of them require for you to use your diamonds for the required purchases. I wish there was more of a balance between spending cash and diamonds in order to participate in the challenges. Not to mention, it's crazy the
  9. [R11] Covet Fashion 4/5 · US Fun but pricey items!!!: I have been playing this game off and on since 2017. Overall, I think it’s a great game. The themes are all unique and interesting, and the voting seems fair. The one complaint I have about this game is how expensive different garments are. You get cash more frequently in the game than gems, which you can use to purchase new garments. However, a vast majority of garments c
  10. [R16] Covet Fashion 1/5 · US Error: Que pasa con iOS, no está leyendo bien el juego. Hay prendas que no las deja usar y son muy caras además de que son parte de los retos.
  11. [R10] Covet Fashion 2/5 · US sad :(: I love love love the game but one day I was given an error saying “mismatch data” and have never been able to get back in since even after emailing for help.
  12. [R14] Covet Fashion 5/5 · US BEST GAME EVER!!!: I love this game! You can play without spending real money and there is no adds. When something wrong happens costumer service is amazing and helps you out. It is also a game where you don’t have to worry about mindlessly wasting your time. Highly recommend!
  13. [R63] Hollywood Story® 3/5 · US Dear creator: It is good some adds and it restarts every time I leave it for like a week or two. I think you should get rid of the ads and when I date a guy and then leave to complete a mission our progress restarts.
  14. [R64] Hollywood Story® 2/5 · US Love it but…: I have been playing this game for YEARS and I LOVE it but recently I started playing again and they added forced adds that do nothing but waste time i am really sad bc I love this game and now it’s not as fun
  15. [R66] Hollywood Story® 3/5 · US Too many Ads!: I use to love this game and now I’ve redownloaded it to play again. There are waaaaaayyy too many ads now. I can barely click on anything and boom, a ad!
  16. [R68] Hollywood Story® 4/5 · US Game is fun but the ADs are insufferable: I’ve always loved this game since I was a kid and I’m enjoying it so much but the excessive amount of ADs every 3 minutes are ruining the game for me that it’s making me want to stop playing, I understand that ADs are essential and helpful for the developers, so can I suggest adding an in game purchase where I could pay for an AD free version? You could ev
  17. [R22] Covet Fashion 1/5 · US So buggy and expensive now.: I’ve had this app for a decade and used to love it. However, lately there have been so many challenges that I cannot enter, even though I’ve met the requirements. In addition to that, it’s become very expensive to enter challenges. A single item will cost over 1K at least. They are also moving away from true fashion brands and the majority of challenges require purchas

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store