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My Cafe

55
User verdict / 100 High confidence Divided

My Cafe offers an engaging cafe management simulation with a strong storyline, but recent updates and monetization strategies have led to widespread frustration over pay-to-win mechanics, excessive festivals, and technical issues.

4.7★ lifetime (93,043) Free + in-app purchases since 2016 by Melsoft updated 0.6 mo ago recent negative 28% 100 reviews across 2 regions
Monetization & Pay-to-Win Festivals & Events Technical Issues Progression & Economy Gameplay & Storyline UI & Graphics Changes
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recent reviews across 2 regions, vs the 4.7★ lifetime average

My Cafe is a long-standing cafe simulation game praised for its addictive gameplay, engaging storylines, and customization options. However, recent user reviews highlight significant concerns regarding aggressive monetization, frequent and demanding in-game events, and various technical glitches that hinder the overall experience.

What users like

  • Engaging and addictive gameplay with a strong storyline and character interactions.R1R18R22R48
  • Offers extensive customization and decoration options for the cafe.R66R96
  • Many players have enjoyed the game for years, indicating long-term appeal.R1R18R46R96

What users complain about

  • Aggressive monetization and 'pay-to-win' mechanics make progression difficult without spending real money.R4R8R20R37
  • Frequent and demanding festivals and marathons make it hard to keep up with resources and progress.R3R4R43R46
  • New recipe learning system requires waiting, which is seen as annoying and a waste of time.R12R19
  • Various technical issues including freezing, crashing, white screens, and non-working ads for rewards.R2R7R15R17
  • In-game items and upgrades become excessively expensive at higher levels, hindering progression.R37R54R57R68
  • Recent graphical and UI changes are disliked by some long-time players.R12R29R30R35

Latest update · v2026070.1.940

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

Summer at My Café is heating up—sun-soaked days, epic parties, and a whole wave of adventures are waiting for you! Join themed marathons and collect crystal balls, medals, and decorations. And the Summer of Your Dreams collection is already calling you to dance the night away! A kiss powerful enough to break an ancient curse... Dive into a heartwarming tale of an enchanted princess in the Fairytale of Love Merge. A gleaming ocean liner, a tropical cocktail, a golden beach, and... Santa?! Celebrate in style in the Hot Christmas Merge, where holiday spirit meets paradise. Step into the Sweet Collection Merge, where adorable figures from your favorite chocolate dessert come to life. Make friends with all the cute little hippos before they're gone! String lights, fireworks, and the mouthwatering aroma of barbecue fill the air! Celebrate the spirit of Independence Day in the Bi

Recurring themes

Monetization & Pay-to-Win negative
Many players feel the game has become a 'money grab,' requiring significant real-money spending to progress, especially in festivals and for VIP levels. Offers become more expensive with spending, and rewards for free players are often insufficient or missing. This contradicts the lifetime rating by showing a clear negative trajectory in recent sentiment.R4R8R20R26
Festivals & Events negative
Users are fed up with constant festivals and marathons, finding them too frequent, too demanding, and making it difficult to accumulate necessary resources like spices. Some feel these events are designed to push in-app purchases.R3R4R43R46
Technical Issues negative
A significant number of recent reviews report various bugs and glitches, including the game freezing, crashing, showing white screens, ads not loading for rewards, and items getting stuck. The developer's notes mention 'adventures' but do not address these critical stability issues.R2R7R15R17
Progression & Economy negative
Players find it increasingly difficult to earn money and diamonds, making upgrades and new items prohibitively expensive at higher levels. The new recipe learning system, requiring wait times, also slows down progress. This leads to stagnation and boredom.R12R14R16R19
Gameplay & Storyline positive
Despite the issues, many users still praise the core gameplay, engaging storylines, and character interactions. The game is considered addictive and a good time-waster, with some players having enjoyed it for many years.R1R13R18R22
UI & Graphics Changes negative
Some long-time players dislike recent changes to the game's graphics, character designs, and overall user interface, finding them less appealing or confusing compared to older versions.R12R29R30R35

Who it's for

This game is for players who enjoy cafe management simulations with engaging stories and character interactions, and who are willing to either invest significant time grinding or spend money on in-app purchases to progress R1R18R22. It is not for players who dislike aggressive monetization, frequent demanding events, or those who expect a smooth, bug-free experience without constant interruptions R4R7R20R46.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative, particularly regarding monetization and technical issues, which contrasts sharply with the high lifetime rating. This suggests a significant negative trajectory in user experience over time, despite the developer's recent update notes focusing on new content rather than addressing core complaints.

Frequently asked

Why is My Cafe difficult to progress in without spending money?
Many players report that My Cafe has become a 'pay-to-play' game where progression, especially in festivals and for VIP levels, is severely hindered without purchasing in-game items, as prices for upgrades are very high and resources are scarce R4R20R37R67.
Are there many technical issues in My Cafe?
Yes, recent reviews frequently mention technical problems such as the game freezing, crashing, displaying white screens, and ads not loading for rewards, which prevents players from earning in-game currency R2R7R17R41.
Have recent updates changed the gameplay experience in My Cafe?
Yes, recent updates have introduced changes like a new recipe 'learning' system that requires waiting, which many players find annoying, and some have expressed dissatisfaction with updated graphics and character designs R12R19R29R30.
How often are festivals and events in My Cafe?
Players report that festivals and marathons are constant and too frequent, leaving little time to gather resources or take a break from competitive tasks R3R4R43R65.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 100 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R1] 5/5 · GB 🩷🫶🩷 No.1 OG: I’ve had this Game for nearly as long as it first came out!. I’ve had soooo many phones and always have had to have this game on my phone and have never deleted it. I have always followed the Story’s and have loved it all!. Thank You 🙏🥰🫶🩷🫶
  2. [R18] 5/5 · GB Just as I remember!: I played it years ago and really enjoyed it, re-downloaded it recently and cannot fault it. Such a nostalgic game that I really enjoy
  3. [R22] 5/5 · GB Highly addictive: Very addictive and fun
  4. [R48] 5/5 · GB My cafe: .I love this game and the characters I have to come back every day when I have the time I rat the cafe 10.
  5. [R66] 5/5 · CA My Cafe: This game is by far my favourite game I’ve ever played. It is great for all ages and has an amazing storyline. I love getting to decorate my cafe and getting to go on fun quests in the process. If you aren’t sure about getting this game, I highly recommend getting it!
  6. [R96] 4/5 · CA Suggestions pour le jeu: Cela fait déjà plus de 6 ans que je joue à ce jeu et je ne m’en lasse vraiment pas, car on apprend à gérer son café, on peut le décorer comme on veut et on peut aussi rencontrer de nouvelles personnes qui comme nous jouent à ce jeu. D’après moi, il y a malgré tout des petites choses à corriger. Déjà je pense qu’il serait mieux d’avoir beaucoup plus de personnages dans le
  7. [R46] 2/5 · GB Don’t play unless you’ve got deep wallets…: I have played this game for years but am now seriously thinking of deleting it. What used to be a fun game to play has now turned into a cash-cow for the developers. Festival after festival … I have now stopped participating as it was costing a fortune. The energy required to play in the “side game” is now beyond ridiculous. Yes you can watch 3 videos
  8. [R4] 1/5 · GB Money grabbing - anything to get up to spend: The game used to be fun. Now it’s constant marathons to complete tasks and spend money. The more you spend the more expensive the offers are. It’s sold as you get more points toward vip status but nobody needs those anymore and it hasn’t gone past level 7 in over a year. Our team was put in the lower task marathons and we had to ask and be removed as
  9. [R8] 1/5 · GB Rules change in the middle of the game: Developers only care about money. They don’t care if you enjoy it or not. Things you pay for today, will be given to other players for free. As I am writing this played a weekday tournament and waited to win today at the end of the tournament. Just realised that they changed the rules so that people get double the trophies last minute.
  10. [R20] 2/5 · GB Pay to play: I loved this game at first, I was really addicted however soon I noticed that it’s basically pay to play. You take part in festivals however if another team in the group you’re in has been purchasing in game stuff, theres almost no chance you will get ahead of them which is just really unfair. A lot of festival tasks are way out of scope until you buy packages, cards, gifts and so on.
  11. [R37] 1/5 · GB What a shame: This game used to be good but now has way too much going on in it. The prices a ridiculously high and the only way to progress is by paying real money. I have one mission but can’t complete it because it’s too expensive and the creators are constantly moving the goal post. I can no longer play due to high price stagnation and now my device has deleted it and I don’t have any reason t
  12. [R3] 4/5 · GB Game play: Hello I am a bit fed up if playing festivals all the time I can’t catch up on resources why cant we just interact with the customers again like if use it be it is getting boring
  13. [R43] 5/5 · GB Love it but: Love this game played since 2016 but I’ve had to leave the township I was in because the festivals are just too much, there’s no break. They’re just every day. There’s no break to gain back spices etc to do tasks. I don’t get long to play each day so I really struggle to keep up with the daily festivals. There needs to be a break in between festivals
  14. [R12] 3/5 · GB I don’t like the new updates: It was nicer before when you had to guess the ingredients for a new recipe. Waiting a minute or 30 secs for each recipe is really annoying especially if I know the recipe but I’m not able to sell it because I have to ‘learn it’. The old way was better. Also the spice box is more ugly now
  15. [R19] 3/5 · GB I don’t want to wait to “learn” a new recipe: I’ve been playing this game for years. I deleted it a while ago and re-downloaded it a couple days ago. My issue is that you have to “learn” the recipes. Before, you would either figure out how to make them or pay gems, or (if really desperate) just search it up. This new method of having to wait to a new recipe is very silly and is a big waste of tim
  16. [R2] 5/5 · GB My cafe: Hi I love the my cafe game but for the past few days I click on the game ready to play and it’s just shows me a white screen and kicks me off. Yesterday morning I had to click it like 8 times for it to work but yesterday night and this morning it’s just stopped working completely. Please help.
  17. [R7] 1/5 · GB Can’t even start?: I played this game on my phone a few years back but ever since I’ve started playing on my iPad..well I haven’t! From the first part where you have to place the stand there is a glitch where the screen freezes and I can’t do anything.So every time I reopen the app or reset my whole device or re-download the game the same thing happens… i can’t even play the game!!! Pls fix this o
  18. [R15] 5/5 · GB My cafe: I had this game on my Samsung to went to iPhone and downloaded this game and servers are down not sure how long for
  19. [R17] 1/5 · GB Doesn’t work: Ads for rewards keep glitching and have to close the game and open again to continue. In game play has some glitches too!
  20. [R54] 3/5 · CA More Points to Next Level: There needs to be a better way to get points so that you can get to next level. I have done the story and still waiting. It is taking far too long and just about to quit and get rid of game.
  21. [R57] 3/5 · CA Great but need too much money: It’s a great game, i like playing it, but it’s too hard to have any money to upgrade anything, you have to adjust the prices in the game to be able to buy the upgrades for the café. Thanks
  22. [R68] 4/5 · CA Expensive stuff: Its a good game but when you go level up the stuffs are so very expensive that you can’t even buy it. But over all its good.
  23. [R29] 1/5 · GB Why has the game changed so much and not for the better: I played this game as little as a year or 2 ago and there are so many changes. The prices of the drinks used to be realistic. Like £4 for a tea. But now it’s £27.40. Like WHAT… the charecters before used to be so realistic and now they’ve been changed for rubish cartoon versions of there former selves. I understand they need to keep up with
  24. [R30] 2/5 · GB Bad updates: I played it when it first came out and as the years went by the updates were good, better graphics m, more fun extra mini games, all sorts, but now it’s just become generally not fun to play, the whole display, everything’s moved around, you don’t get the staff at first, it zooms in on its own it’s just confusing now I wish it was the same as it was even just a year or two ago
  25. [R35] 2/5 · GB Why?: I hate team chats they’re boring and have no real meaning you don’t get any of the rewards and the characters are now weird and 3D why? The styles are horrid add an old English pub that would be cool the stories are predictable try to spice it up dude and actually read and take it seriously but don’t give me the we’re sorry you didn’t like the game crap give the people what they want! Thank
  26. [R26] 1/5 · GB Money grab: Watch out. These people just take money out of your account. Their so called support ignore you when you send proof of money taken out your account. Happened twice and that’s only what I noticed.
  27. [R14] 3/5 · GB Hard to follow: Managed to keep this app for all of 24 hours. I initially really enjoyed playing and learning how to progress, I also love that the game continued to earn money whilst I was away. I didn’t get the whole complicated town/task element of the game. It is also takes so long to gain enough diamonds to keep up with the spices making it almost impossible to fulfil the better rewarded orde
  28. [R16] 4/5 · GB It's great but..: I love this game! It's very time consuming and it has lot of quests to do but the spice boxes are just too much, especially with the special order chains. It's very annoying and it's too much and I have noticed that when multiple costumers have the special orders and they all have the same orders it's never different and when it's all the same then I have too use the same spices
  29. [R13] 5/5 · GB Fun: Creative game
  30. [R67] 1/5 · CA Cash grab cash grab: You only have about an hour of game play before you reach level 5 and everything requires you to buy things with diamonds (aka cash) or else wait in painful agony to reach the next level that opens up more items. Each customer has 5 special requests a day that require diamonds, so you’re looking at ~$5CAD a day minimum. Deleted the game shortly after.
  31. [R41] 3/5 · GB The ads are not working so i get no rewards: I cannot access ad-based rewards because it keeps saying ‘no ads available’ for days now please sort it out!!!!!!!!
  32. [R65] 4/5 · CA Too many festivals.: I like the game but the festivals are too close to each other. There is very little time to earn spices. Gets frustrating and tiring. Please spread festivals out more. No more than 1 per week

Synthesized from 100 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store