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The Cook

70
User verdict / 100 High confidence Loved, with caveats

The Cook is a highly entertaining and addictive cooking game with great graphics, but it suffers from repetitiveness due to a limited variety of dishes and levels, frequent ads, and some users reporting issues with in-app purchases.

4.6★ lifetime (209,278) Free + in-app purchases since 2020 by SayGames LTD updated 0.3 mo ago recent negative 14% 50 reviews across 1 regions
Repetitiveness Advertisements Gameplay & Controls In-App Purchases/Scam
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recent reviews across 1 regions, vs the 4.6★ lifetime average

The Cook is a popular mobile game where players prepare food for customers, featuring appealing graphics and engaging gameplay. While many users find it fun and a good way to pass the time, a significant number of recent reviews highlight issues with repetitive content, an abundance of ads, and occasional glitches.

What users like

  • The game is fun, entertaining, and addictive, providing a good way to pass the time.R1R5R24R48
  • Users praise the game's graphics and overall visual appeal.R4R15
  • Some players report minimal ads or suggest turning off Wi-Fi to avoid them.R7R11R45R48
  • The game is generally not glitchy for many users.R9

What users complain about

  • The gameplay becomes repetitive due to a lack of new food options, maps, and levels.R6R8R19R29
  • Many users experience frequent and intrusive advertisements, even after paying to remove them.R28R39R42
  • Some players report issues with controls, such as not being able to choose ingredients properly or chop food for long enough.R31R40R23
  • There are reports of in-app purchases not working as advertised, with ads persisting after payment.R42R50
  • The game's terms and conditions regarding user data sharing are a concern for some.R44

Latest update · v1.1.74

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

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Recurring themes

Repetitiveness negative
Many users find the game becomes boring and repetitive quickly due to a limited variety of meals, ingredients, maps, and levels, leading to a desire for more content. Some users have completed all available content and are sent back to the beginning.R6R8R19R29
Advertisements negative
A significant number of players are frustrated by the frequency and length of ads, which disrupt the gameplay experience. Some users report that paying for in-app purchases to remove ads does not work, and ads continue to appear. However, some users report fewer ads or suggest turning off Wi-Fi.R7R11R28R39
Gameplay & Controls mixed
While many find the game fun and easy to play, some report issues with specific mechanics, such as not being able to properly choose ingredients, insufficient time to chop food, or glitches with certain food items like sweets. There's also a desire for more realistic controls, like having two hands instead of one.R15R23R31R33
In-App Purchases/Scam negative
Several users claim to have paid money for the game or to remove ads, only to find that ads persist or the purchase was not worth it, leading to accusations of the game being a 'rip off' or 'scam'.R42R50

Who it's for

This game is for casual players looking for a fun and entertaining cooking experience to pass the time R1R5R24. It's particularly suited for those who enjoy simple, addictive gameplay and don't mind repetitive content or can find ways to mitigate ads R7R11. It is not for players seeking deep, varied gameplay, those sensitive to frequent ads, or users concerned about data privacy R29R39R44.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew negative, primarily focusing on repetitiveness and ads, which contradicts the high lifetime rating. The developer's notes mention 'bug fixes and performance improvements,' but recent reviews still report glitches and performance issues . The sample size of 50 recent reviews is small compared to the lifetime ratings, so the overall sentiment might be more balanced than this recent snapshot suggests.

Frequently asked

Does The Cook have a lot of ads?
Many recent reviews indicate that The Cook has frequent and intrusive advertisements, often appearing after every minute of gameplay, which can ruin the fun for players R28R39. However, some users report fewer ads or suggest turning off Wi-Fi to avoid them R7R11R45R48.
Is The Cook game repetitive?
Yes, many players find The Cook to be repetitive because of a limited variety of food options, maps, and levels; users often complete all available content quickly and are sent back to the start R6R8R19R29.
Can you remove ads in The Cook with a purchase?
Some users report that even after making in-app purchases, presumably to remove ads, the advertisements still persist, leading to frustration and claims of being 'ripped off' R42R50.
What kind of food can you cook in The Cook?
While the game offers some food preparation, many reviewers wish for a greater variety of dishes, suggesting additions like pasta, pizza, curry, stir fry, sushi, cake, and burgers R19R25R37.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 50 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 Fun: When it does prize delivery it almost knows your wrong but is very fun and how the boss at the end you always win so if your reading this good luck.
  2. [R5] 4/5 · GB Fun: This is fun
  3. [R24] 5/5 · GB AMAZING: I love this game so much!! It’s really fun and entertaining so I play it for hours on end 🤩
  4. [R48] 5/5 · GB Soo fun: This game is soo fun.And the ads are not that much but I would recommend this to be harder cuz some of them are kinda easy and really addicting.
  5. [R4] 5/5 · GB Just get this: Great game, amazing graphics I recommend it highly🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
  6. [R15] 4/5 · GB Sweets..: It’s all great . Except for one thing but I’ll say that later. It’s realistic and fun I love preparing food for people and drinks it’s amazing and I would play it as many times as I can but when someone asks for sweets it always glitches so it.. floats..
  7. [R7] 5/5 · GB Verryyy goooooddddd: It’s soooo good and for the readers who hate the ads turn of ur Wi-Fi and u get no ads try it
  8. [R11] 5/5 · GB Good: I love this game it’s my favourite game it doesn’t have too many adds and super enjoyable.🫶
  9. [R45] 4/5 · GB great game!: really fun but you could add some more recipes and bosses to defeat meaning new levels. barely and ads compared to most games, overall this game is quite entertaining.
  10. [R9] 5/5 · GB ⭐️THE BEST COOKING GAME EVERRR⭐️: OMG! This is the best cooking game ever! This game is not glitchy at all for me and I love it! I play this all day everyday because that’s how good it is. You can do cooking challenges, go to different worlds and cook what the people want you to cook! You can get different skins and tableware. I love ❤️ this game so much that I tell my friends this game, I tell my
  11. [R6] 5/5 · GB It’s good and I like it but please add new stuff: I love this game but I’ve already gotten to the last place to cook at and every time I complete it I get sent back to the start country which I don’t want I would to be put in a new country to cook
  12. [R8] 4/5 · GB Ok game: It’s a fun game to play but it’s also a bit boring for me because it’s only one thing that u can play so I rated it 4/5 😑 if they upgraded it it would be better than this but they didn’t do anything about it so I think it’s a bit boring I am ashamed
  13. [R19] 4/5 · GB Very fun game 🎉, with room for improvement: Very fun and easy to play, with cute upgrades and extras. Great way to pass the time. However, I was a little bit disappointed at the lack of meal options and ingredients. I think that the addition of curry, pasta, pizza, stir fry and other international dishes would make the game more fun to play. It’s gets gets a bit repetitive after a while. I hope yo
  14. [R29] 2/5 · GB Good but needs an update,: I really like playing this game but it gets repetitive, there are some levels I just can’t do and you don’t get paid very much for an order. Few improvements will be great but overall is ok .👨‍🍳
  15. [R28] 4/5 · GB Great game but one problem: Fantastic game but the fact that there is way too much adverts after every minute ruins the fun.I do think this is a great game besides the point that there is ads ruining it.Ill give this a 4 star review just taking 1 away for the adverts spoiling the fun but I’m honestly impressed by this game and I think it’s just really wow,I can’t even explain how good it is. Thank
  16. [R39] 5/5 · GB My experience in The Cook:: -ads, options (I'm okay with) -ads, anyways (quite long in my opinion) -everything has a limit, before it forces a move-on -pops up of ad oppurtunity, which you need to wait for about 3 secs to refuse -if you do make your own recipe a bit, then the characters still judge it as not very good 5 stars=so that you'll probably be able to see this :/ Again, these are just p
  17. [R42] 1/5 · GB Rip off: Taken my money and adverts are still on I’m furious this is a scam
  18. [R31] 1/5 · GB Why won’t: It let me choose my ingredients properly
  19. [R40] 1/5 · GB Can’t chop: Can’t chop the food for long enough
  20. [R23] 4/5 · GB great game but: could u make it so when you chop the ingredients u can choose when to stop? And add more dishes to cook.
  21. [R50] 1/5 · GB It’s not worth it: It is 20000£ also after you paid, you, wasted your money all it is to do is to give baby, it’s not what you think It is it’s just want you to get it so it can I have money listen, it’s not worth
  22. [R44] 1/5 · GB Not happy with terms and conditions.: To much selling and sharing user data and info we have to agree on to use this app.
  23. [R33] 3/5 · GB Good but: I really like this game but on the ad where it says first day on job😰 they had. Hand but in the real game we have 1 hand why? On the ad they had 2 and it the same game?? Sooo 𝔾𝕀𝕍𝔼 𝕌𝕊 𝟚 ℍ𝔸ℕ𝔻𝕊 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕜 𝕪𝕠𝕦 ╔══╗....<3 ╚╗╔╝..('\../') ╔╝╚╗..( •.• ) ╚══╝..(,)(,) ╔╗╔═╦╦╦═╗ ╔╗╔╗ ║╚╣║║║║╩╣ ║╚╝║ ╚═╩═╩═╩═╝ ╚══
  24. [R25] 4/5 · GB Super good but a few nitpicks: There’s not enough time to cut vegetables and there’s not enough meals to make. Maybe add pasta, curry, cake, pizza, burger etc. Also make it so you can add stuff to popcorn as popcorn is boring to make
  25. [R37] 4/5 · GB Really great but needs a bigger variety of foods.: I love this game but I really wish it had a bigger variety of foods to cook like pasta, pizza or sushi. Maybe different locations could have different foods. This game is so great overall but I need more foods!

Synthesized from 50 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store