# Home Design Story

> Design the home of your dreams

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id547861844](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id547861844)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id547861844`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Storm8 Studios
- **Category:** Simulation
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (4,805 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.1
- **Last updated:** 2019-11-06
- **First published:** 2012-08-23
- **Size:** 279 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/home-design-story/id547861844)
- **Website:** [http://storm8-studios.com](http://storm8-studios.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.storm8.com/notice-of-privacy/](http://www.storm8.com/notice-of-privacy/)

## Description

Design, decorate, and personalize your dream home in Home Design Story—the free, stylish design game. Choose from retro, deco, vintage, and modern pieces, decorate to raise home value, and unlock new items as you progress across Antique Mansions, Rustic Cottages, Beach Chalets, and Modern Art Masterpieces.

Garden landscapes, social visits with neighbors for inspiration, and designer fame through captivating storylines round out the experience. Enjoy sharp graphics, animations, and regular free weekly updates with new items and stories.

## Rankings

- #28,190 — Overall
- #31 — design
- #66 — decorate

## Review summary

Overall, players praise the game for its relaxing decorating vibe, beautiful furniture, and addictive long-term play. However, recurring issues hinder enjoyment: instability (freezes/loads), outdated content, problematic gem rewards, save/login problems, and broken social features with few active players. The core experience is appealing, but it needs ongoing maintenance, bug fixes, and regular updates to stay engaging.

### Pros

- Relaxing, calming gameplay.
- Beautiful furniture and lots of decor options.
- Fun and addictive gameplay.
- Long-standing, nostalgic appeal (many players have loved it for years).
- Cute design and appealing visuals.

### Cons

- Frequent freezes/crashes and loading problems, including being unable to start or interact with the game.
- Lack of updates or fresh content for a long time.
- Gems system issues (earning gems/daily rewards and ads) and other monetization-related problems.
- Progress or account transfer problems (progress not saved across devices; login issues with old Storm8 ID).
- Broken social features (messaging/gifting) and dwindling player activity that hampers interaction and progression.

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