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Toca Boca World vs Cooking Fever

Toca Boca World 4.3★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Toca Boca World
Cooking Fever 4.5★ · Free + IAP 35

Toca Boca World is the better choice for creative, open-ended play despite its glitches, while Cooking Fever suffers from severe technical issues and aggressive monetization.

Full reviews: Toca Boca World · Cooking Fever

Toca Boca World offers a creative sandbox experience, though users frequently report glitches and issues with purchases. Cooking Fever, while historically popular, is currently plagued by widespread crashing, server issues, and aggressive monetization that frustrates players.

Head to head

Features and Gameplay edge: Toca Boca WorldR19R27R36R37
Toca Boca World Toca Boca World is praised for its open-ended creative gameplay, allowing users to role-play, create characters, decorate houses, and make stories R36R37. Users enjoy the variety of locations and the ability to customize characters and homes R36. Some users wish for more free content, like additional houses, pet shops, or country clubs R19R27.
Cooking Fever Cooking Fever is described as addictive and fun, with a clear progression system through different restaurants and upgrades . However, many users find some restaurants impossible to complete without extensive upgrades, and the game becomes too fast and repetitive for others . There are frequent complaints about the difficulty of earning 3 stars in levels .
Ease of Use and Reliability edge: Toca Boca WorldR2R3R4R6
Toca Boca World Toca Boca World users frequently report issues with the game crashing, kicking them out, or resetting progress R2R4R6. Specific glitches include characters losing items, inability to access certain floors in mansions, and updates not working as advertised R3R10. Some users also experience problems with purchases disappearing after reinstalling or switching devices R9.
Cooking Fever Cooking Fever is currently suffering from severe reliability issues, with numerous recent reviews reporting constant crashes, inability to load the game, and 'server not responding' errors R53R54R57R59. Many users state the game became unplayable after recent updates, often losing significant progress .
Price and Value (Free vs. Paid) edge: Toca Boca WorldR4R6R7R9
Toca Boca World Toca Boca World is a free app with in-app purchases, and many users express frustration that a significant amount of content, including houses and locations, must be purchased R7R12. Some users who spent money on the game complain about not getting refunds or losing purchases when content becomes free or after reinstalling R4R6R9R22. However, some appreciate the free gifts and packs provided .
Cooking Fever Cooking Fever is also free with in-app purchases, but users widely criticize its aggressive monetization, particularly the difficulty of earning diamonds without paying R55R64R65. Upgrades often require diamonds, making progress difficult or impossible for non-paying players R64R65. The rate of gem drops has reportedly been halved in recent updates R51.
Support and Updates edge: Toca Boca WorldR3R9R10R12
Toca Boca World Toca Boca World users report issues with updates not working as claimed or causing glitches R3R10R12. There are also complaints about purchased items not being restored after reinstalling, with no clear resolution R9. Some users wish for specific new content or features, like multiplayer mode or more diverse clothing options R19.
Cooking Fever Cooking Fever's customer support is widely criticized as unhelpful, with users receiving generic, copy-pasted responses or no response at all . Many recent updates have introduced severe bugs, crashes, and server issues, making the game unplayable for many R51R59.
Pick Toca Boca World if

you enjoy creative, open-ended role-playing games and are willing to tolerate occasional glitches and the need for in-app purchases for full content R36.

Pick Cooking Fever if

you are looking for a fast-paced, addictive cooking simulation game and are prepared to deal with frequent crashes, server issues, and aggressive monetization .

Evidence note: Recent reviews for Cooking Fever are overwhelmingly negative due to severe technical issues, which significantly impacts its overall lifetime rating. Toca Boca World's negativity is more skewed towards free-tier friction and glitches, rather than game-breaking issues.

Frequently asked

Why is Cooking Fever crashing so much?
Many users report that Cooking Fever has been crashing constantly and displaying 'server not responding' messages, especially after recent updates, making the game unplayable for days or weeks R53R54R57R59.
Can I get a refund for purchases in Toca Boca World if my content disappears?
Some Toca Boca World users who spent money on the game report that their purchases disappeared after deleting and reinstalling the app or when content became free, and they express frustration about not receiving refunds or having their content restored R4R6R9R22.
Is it hard to progress in Cooking Fever without paying?
Yes, many Cooking Fever players find it very difficult to progress without spending money because upgrades often require diamonds, which are hard to earn in-game, with some users reporting the gem drop rate has been halved R51R55R64R65.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R19] Toca Boca World 5/5 · US ‼️⚠️PLEASE SEEE!⚠️‼️: Hello Toca Boca I really hope you see this! I love this game and I had some new ideas for the game like maybe adding a cabin or a new island 🏝️ in the game! Also I totally think you should add a zoo (I don’t know if you have it already because I didn’t check all the islands) I’m really hoping you see this! But I also would like it if people got more packs for free it DOSENT h
  2. [R27] Toca Boca World 4/5 · US Love it but…: I love it so much i play everyday but, you have to pay for everything. I used to play the individual games for free i think but now to play those with my characters i need to pay money. I want everything basically but i cant have it because I’m also not able to buy them. Please can we have some free packs, more free buildings, and just more free stuff. Please???
  3. [R36] Toca Boca World 5/5 · US Best game EVER: I’m 11 years old and started playing this at 8 and still love it,there are endless things to do role-plays, creating characters, you can even decorate a house! I have so much fun with this game doing role-plays and decorating houses. One of my favorite things to do in this game is just make a family and take them places and do role-plays. This game is amazing! For a long plane ride
  4. [R37] Toca Boca World 5/5 · US Toca Zay🤪: I love this game so recommend you can play, and act like your own character even make silly videos😎Toddaly recommended
  5. [R2] Toca Boca World 4/5 · US I really love this game: It’s actually fun but it would randomly crash and kick me out of the app
  6. [R3] Toca Boca World 3/5 · US Updates haven’t worked😕👎🏼: They claimed if your holding something and your character goes into avatar customization things will still be in their hands after😃. didn’t work for me and ruined my role play😭😤. I recommend Avatar World instead.🙃
  7. [R4] Toca Boca World 2/5 · US Reset and crashing: Good game except for the fact that my game crashes randomly and then when I get back in ALL OF MY CHARACTERS ARE RESET AS WELL AS THE HOUSES. Toca has also made certain locations free when they were originally money. This is obviously a problem because WE DONT GET OUR MONEY BACK!!!!!!! There’s no trading it out for an equal priced item or idk MAKING SOMETHING NEW THATS FREE?!?!
  8. [R6] Toca Boca World 3/5 · US It is okay sometimes: The game resets me a lot. And gets rid of all my clothes that I get. I don’t have half of the free gifts that everyone has. I am tired of having to reset it over and over again. I have spent over 100 dollars on this game just for it to do this. That is why I can’t stand it!
  9. [R7] Toca Boca World 1/5 · US DONT DOWNLOAD: It is a scam it shows you all the houses and places but you don’t get them for free so people who can’t buy it get nothing
  10. [R9] Toca Boca World 3/5 · US Money: I accidentally deleted the app and I spent around $50 on this app and I didn’t get any of my places back on the world when I reinstalled it and I really want my places back on my world
  11. [R10] Toca Boca World 1/5 · US Megastar mansion: It won’t let me visit the 0 floor of my mansion from the elevator I also can’t go to the 2 or 3 floor unless I click on it from the main game screen. I deleted the game several times to fix this problem and also reset the game about 8 times. Pls fix this problem 😭🙏🙏🥀💀I also lost my limited time gifts because I deleted this game gifts like pursheen and the platypus with a lil wiza
  12. [R12] Toca Boca World 3/5 · US This game is kind of glitchy, but I still like it because: I’m trying to get in the thing where it tells you about the updates and it will not let me in I keep having to reset my phone and so that’s kind of glitchy and also somethings are kind of pricey and also we only have two we only have two houses that are free so please make more things for you make like daily things because like I like real
  13. [R53] Cooking Fever 3/5 · GB Great to start with: I’m so frustrated I was really enjoying this game but now every time I open the game it says server not responding try again in 15 minutes. It’s been 2 days that I can’t play the game. It’s a really good game and I had collected a lot of gems but now can’t play
  14. [R54] Cooking Fever 2/5 · GB Server: The survey has been down for two days now, I cannot access this game, I am not impressed,I am having withdrawals from not playing this game 🥹
  15. [R57] Cooking Fever 1/5 · GB Crashing on iPad: Game not loading and keeps crashing on my iPad
  16. [R59] Cooking Fever 3/5 · GB Constant crashes: I’ve played this game for years, never had any problems until recently. The game has been crashing or displaying “server not responding “ on and off for weeks now, especially when you’ve just paid for a monthly in app purchase
  17. [R22] Toca Boca World 3/5 · US It’s ok…: Ok this game is good but like u have to pay for like everything and when u make things free u don’t pay people back and it gets so frustrating cause anytime anyone asks for refunds u just tell them to go on your website and tell them the problem but u just ignore them most of the time and personal problem how come u don’t give us free fish tanks like big ones? Ok my biggest problem is pe
  18. [R51] Cooking Fever 2/5 · GB Disappointing Update: Been playing this for years, but really disappointed by the new update. Can't say I like the new way of moving between locations, but that is probably just lack of familiarity. What really disappoints me is the halving of the rate of gem drop. Previously you got a reliable two gems daily, ie sixty in an average month. Now, not only are they coming in dribs and drabs but I'll
  19. [R55] Cooking Fever 4/5 · GB Money: I love this game it’s truly amazing but it’s so difficult to get diamond I have to pay it’s not even able to do it
  20. [R64] Cooking Fever 4/5 · GB Diamond gain sucks: Everything costs diamonds after 1 upgrade and you can barely get any diamonds without using money. If you don’t upgrade then you can’t pass any stages.
  21. [R65] Cooking Fever 3/5 · GB Good game but not worth it after a bit: Every upgrade needs gems and unless you pay, you hit a slump where you can’t progress. No gems should equal slower progress than no progress at all. Not opposed to buying gems but the fact you can’t do anything without gems and hardly any opportunities to win gems puts me off buying. Watch the ads and they never close or only give you the reward 50% of the t

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