Merge Cooking®

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 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 · US This game super duper fun: 5 star
2. [R8] 5/5 · US Addicting!!: Cannot stop playing this game!!
3. [R10] 5/5 · US Jackie: Very enjoyable
4. [R19] 5/5 · US Great game!: I have become obsessed with merging and getting a little further everyday. And the goals in this game are obtainable. It’s not like some that give you 5 energy and then it takes days to build back up. It’s a fair amount of energy, a good amount of time to build back up, and NO ADS! It’s fun and relaxing. I love this game.
5. [R2] 4/5 · US Time filling: It entertaining for mindless activity while waiting in line.
6. [R22] 5/5 · US Fun game: Fun game to mindlessly play 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
7. [R23] 5/5 · US Fun game: Fun game relax
8. [R25] 5/5 · US Fun Game: Great game for passing the time away without killing or gambling lol
9. [R4] 5/5 · US Game: I love that there are various locations that you get to decorate
10. [R15] 5/5 · US Can’t stop playing: It’s too much fun getting all the rewards and watching my little food stand renovate
11. [R9] 3/5 · US I love it sm but hate the energy: I love this game, especially the merge and complete orders. But having to have energy is so annoying and frustrating, it stops me from playing after 15-20 mins… you’d think they’d want you to play the game as long as you’d like😅
12. [R11] 2/5 · US The game is fun.. however: The game itself is actually fun, and the merge mechanics are enjoyable, which is why I'm giving it 2 stars instead of 1. Unfortunately, it's buried under so many monetization mechanics that it stops being fun after a while. The biggest issue is the energy system. You're capped at 100 energy, it takes 120 seconds to regenerate a single point, and it takes nearly 3 hours t
13. [R24] 3/5 · US Too much down time!: Fun game when you can actually play it. The cool down periods and time it takes to cook take way too long.
14. [R36] 1/5 · US Has potential but forces you to spend money: Game started out so fun, but energy quickly depletes and no way of playing game unless you wait for energy to refill. Even then, you usually don’t have enough energy to complete enough to progress in the game. I spent $5 and got over 200 gems that I quickly used up in 15 min thanks to the “cooking” aspect and the fact that you only get 10 items to merg
15. [R17] 1/5 · US Don’t recommend: I’ve been playing for about 2 weeks now & have noticed this game is very greedy. It does not show how much time a producer needs instead you have the option to spend diamonds in order to produce again. At which point it gives you less & less each time you use your diamonds. Making it impossible to complete the orders unless you spend money on it, smh such a shame.
16. [R92] 3/5 · US Fun, but lowkey a money grab: This game is very fun and addicting, but you run out of energy and diamonds extremely fast and the only way to get energy is waiting like 3 hours or spending money. I get it, it’s a business, but it’s excessive and kinda makes me not want to play sometimes. It’s the same reason I stopped playing cooking fever. The ad of the game makes it seem endless, but when you dow
17. [R6] 1/5 · US bogus bs: not how it’s advertised at all !
18. [R54] 1/5 · US Bait and switch: Why?!?! Why does nobody understand that we want to play the game you made up play in the forced ad. It is pretty simple.
19. [R65] 1/5 · US Not the same as the ad says😔💔: Make it like the ad
20. [R113] 1/5 · US False advertising: This is DEFINITELY NOTHING LIKE THE AD IM DELETING I HAVE ENOUGH MERGING DAMN GAMES
21. [R42] 3/5 · US Fun at first… then not so much: This game is a fun way to pass the time, the merging is chill, the little events are fun. But the level scaling is really rough. The generators to make the items that you merge don’t give you higher level items quick enough to make actual progress on the goals at higher levels. This makes is super hard to actually do well in the mini games, and sometimes it can take
22. [R94] 3/5 · US Very fun but hate the wait time: This is very fun and addictive but once you get to the higher levels the amount of energy points you need is crazy. You run out of energy to quickly and the generators run out way too quickly. It also happened many times where the generators are finally charged up and it only gives me about 5 items (sometimes less) and then you have to wait for the generators to ch
23. [R180] 3/5 · US Like it but: I love the core puzzle mechanics and aesthetic of this game, but the economy at higher levels has become completely unplayable. Spending 200+ energy to generate a single advanced item (like mangoes) only to wait hours for processors to finish a cooldown completely kills the momentum and makes it impossible to finish events. Also, capping the maximum energy at 100 while requirements sk
24. [R216] 3/5 · US Generator issues.: PLEASE fix the issue where generators only produce items OPPOSITE of what’s needed. Ex. If I have an order that needs a certain drink, I waste all my energy because I’m only getting water.
25. [R18] 1/5 · US No more ads to exchange energy: No more ads to exchange energy
26. [R100] 3/5 · US Was a Great Game: This game used to be so fun until they removed a lot of the free add features that gave you extra energy. Now they require you to either spend money or use gems to get more energy and it takes way longer to create dishes and level up. I’m starting to be less interested in the game since I have to wait even longer to get energy. Booo.
27. [R145] 3/5 · US Do not make purchases.: Do not buy anything on this game. I bought some passes and got barely any energy from it. And now I no longer get the option to watch ads. I have to wait hours or pay more real money or my gems just to get energy. I even tried reaching out to customer service and it didn’t even provide help.
28. [R220] 1/5 · GB Don’t make in-app purchases: Paying for anything stops the options of getting additional energy. Game changes following any payment.
29. [R21] 2/5 · US Why does it keep crashing?: The game keeps crashing and I’m losing my energy, it’s getting really annoying.
30. [R62] 1/5 · US Am I donating to be scammed or what?: 7ljwBvMHnIYF5Mrfo9G6 I made a CHUM salmon, it was just lying there, minding its own business, waiting for its turn. I didn't even have any orders for it! I complete a round, the tasks refresh, and then red caviar is needed. I searched everywhere, but my CHUM salmon is nowhere to be found! And this isn't the first time! My patience has just run out! · translated
31. [R195] 1/5 · US return the resources: I've been playing for over a year, deleting and re-downloading after some time, and everything was saved. Today, I decided to download and play again, but there were no resources, and I didn't understand why. All the progress I'd made was lost, and the game started from scratch.
32. [R236] 1/5 · GB Avoid!: You pay ( up to the user!) to complete faster and they make the levels harder… so you’re just throwing money down the drain. Also app crashes a fair amount
33. [R178] 3/5 · US I’d like to try to play the game: Unfortunately, it’s meant for people who have never played a game in their life before. And does not allow you to play until you have been walked through every single step with giant flashing hand to guide EVERY SINGLE MOVE - maybe once I get past the idiotic hand holding I might enjoy it
34. [R217] 3/5 · US So so: Lots of instruction that you can’t tap out of.
35. [R383] 3/5 · CA It’s good, but: it’s a very fun game. however, being forced to watch the same tutorial for an event i’ve played 1000 times is pretty annoying. we should have the option to opt in to the tutorials, not have to go through them every time. also, having a million pop ups for different events i already know are happening every time i log in is also annoying.
36. [R44] 5/5 · US Cute!!: So far this game is pretty fun. The only thing I don’t like is the little finger point and everything tell me what I’m supposed to do lol
37. [R33] 2/5 · US Stuck: I’m stuck on level 61. The item is a bean curd pudding (corn and water add to blender) isn’t working when the generator pushes out what’s used to make it. They are not lighting green and won’t blend to make the bean curd pudding
38. [R3] 5/5 · US Mr. nugget boy Mr. nugget: Bro, it’s the best game ever. I can’t believe it.
39. [R297] 1/5 · GB Must pay to enjoy playing: The game is great but you get next to no energy for free. This is fine on earlier levels but I’m level 35 and it’s impossible for me to complete even one order without buying energy. The pop ups for paid items is excessive, like 5-6 everytime you open the app. The game is “free” but you can’t enjoy it without spending crazy money on it. Time to find a new game that doesn
40. [R301] 1/5 · GB False advertising: I saw an advert for this which involved putting the ingredients together for a sandwich similar to cooking mama however when I downloaded the game it was nothing alike! The developers are scummy to bait people like this and reading other reviews, other people have had the same issue. These developers are scum of the earth and are lucky to even have people download the hellspawn
41. [R479] 3/5 · CA Don’t spend money: Amazing game with nice balance of optional adds to get extra energy and content BUT DON’T SPEND REAL MONEY. I spent 99 cents twice and now most add options are gone and one that was available every few minutes is now only available after 12+ hours. Definitely not the right way to go if you want to encourage people spending on your game… now I’ll likely stop playing since I can’t