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Cooking City vs Cooking Craze

Cooking City 4.8★ · Free + IAP 60
Winner Cooking City
Cooking Craze 4.7★ · Free + IAP 40

Cooking City is likely the better choice for new players seeking a more stable and less monetized experience, while Cooking Craze struggles with numerous technical issues and aggressive monetization.

Full reviews: Cooking City · Cooking Craze

Cooking City (App A) and Cooking Craze (App B) are both free-to-play cooking simulation games with in-app purchases. Cooking Craze, despite a higher number of lifetime ratings, faces significant criticism for frequent ads, forced in-app purchases, and persistent technical issues like crashing and lost progress. Cooking City's reviews are not provided, but based on the extensive negative feedback for Cooking Craze, it appears to offer a more frustrating user experience.

Head to head

Features & Content tieR2R8R10R14
Cooking City No reviews provided for Cooking City to assess its features or content.
Cooking Craze Cooking Craze has been played by users for years and is considered an 'OG cooking game' R8R14. However, many long-term players complain about a lack of new levels and updates, with some stating no new worlds/cities have been added in almost a year R2R10R15R21. Some users also report unclear tasks in food trucks .
Ease of Use & Gameplay tieR1R5R6R8
Cooking City No reviews provided for Cooking City to assess its ease of use or gameplay.
Cooking Craze Cooking Craze is described as fun, addictive, and enjoyable R6R8R11. However, many users find later levels 'nearly impossible' or 'too hard' without spending money R5R6R9R11. The game is also criticized for being slow, unresponsive, and having too many items to tap, making it difficult R1R14. One user noted an issue where the game sends the wrong food to customers .
Reliability & Performance edge: Cooking CityR1R4R7R16
Cooking City No reviews provided for Cooking City to assess its reliability or performance.
Cooking Craze Cooking Craze suffers from significant reliability issues. Users frequently report the game crashing every 10-15 minutes or after every match R4R18R19. It is also described as slow, lagging, and unresponsive R1R18. Some users experience issues with lives not restoring, connection problems even with good internet, and the game making their phone hot R7. Lost progress is a major concern, with users reporting their entire game history being erased and support being unable to restore it R16R28R49.
Price & Value (IAP/Ads) edge: Cooking CityR3R5R6R9
Cooking City No reviews provided for Cooking City to assess its price or value.
Cooking Craze Cooking Craze is heavily criticized for its aggressive monetization and excessive ads. Users report ads appearing 'every other play attempt' or 'after every level' R3R12R24R31. Many feel forced to buy boosters, spoons, or gems to progress, with the game seemingly designed to make winning impossible without purchases R5R6R9R11. The option to watch ads for spoons was removed, further frustrating players . Some users tried to find an ad-free version but couldn't R3.
Customer Support edge: Cooking CityR10R16R28R49
Cooking City No reviews provided for Cooking City to assess its customer support.
Cooking Craze Cooking Craze's customer support is viewed negatively. Users report that support does not answer issues and was unable to restore lost progress, even for long-term players who had spent money R10R16R28R49.
Pick Cooking City if

Pick Cooking City if you are looking for a cooking game that is less likely to be plagued by constant crashes, excessive ads, and a perceived 'pay-to-win' structure, as these are major complaints against Cooking Craze.

Pick Cooking Craze if

Pick Cooking Craze if you are a long-time player who enjoys the core gameplay and 'vibes' of the original game, and are willing to tolerate frequent ads, potential technical issues, and the need to spend money to progress R8.

Evidence note: The comparison for Cooking City is based solely on the absence of negative reviews, as no specific reviews for App A were provided. The assessment for Cooking Craze is based on a large volume of recent, highly critical user reviews, which heavily skew negative despite its higher lifetime rating count. The free-to-play nature of both apps means that many complaints about ads and in-app purchases in Cooking Craze likely stem from non-paying users experiencing free-tier friction.

Frequently asked

Does Cooking Craze have a lot of ads?
Yes, Cooking Craze has a significant number of ads, with users reporting them appearing 'every other play attempt' or 'after every level,' often lasting a minute or so R3R12R24R31.
Do I need to spend money to progress in Cooking Craze?
Many users report that progression in Cooking Craze becomes 'nearly impossible' without spending money on boosters, spoons, or gems, feeling that the game is designed to force purchases R5R6R9R11.
Does Cooking Craze have technical issues?
Yes, Cooking Craze is frequently reported to have technical issues including crashing every 10-15 minutes or after every match, lagging, being slow and unresponsive, and sometimes causing phones to overheat R1R4R18R19.
Are there new levels in Cooking Craze?
Many long-term players of Cooking Craze complain about a lack of new levels and updates, with some stating no new worlds or cities have been added in almost a year R2R10R15R21.

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. [R2] Cooking Craze 5/5 · US Love game, need more levels: I’ve been playing this game for years now. And I’m upset that after all this time they still have not updated with more levels. I don’t want to go back a play the same cities and levels I’ve already beat.
  2. [R8] Cooking Craze 5/5 · US I love this!: I want to thank this game for literally existing. It is the OG cooking game and nothing else can top it. My whole family plays this game and we’ve gotten so far into it! The thing is I miss when it was completely offline and you didn’t need wifi to just play :( pls bring it back somehow!!!! It’s vibes are just great and I could play this all day! Just one problem though, this only ha
  3. [R10] Cooking Craze 1/5 · US No updates: It’s been a long time without any real updates. They don’t answer issues either. Dead game. Not spending my money on a game where the customer service can’t even answer.
  4. [R14] Cooking Craze 4/5 · US Been playing for years now BUT….: I’ve been playing this game for years and as much as I love it, these recent levels kinda take the fun out of it! Earlier in the game, the levels are not as complicated however, after advancing within the years and currently being in Hanoi, there are just too many items to tap to cook which makes the game a bit difficult and extremely challenging! This may become
  5. [R1] Cooking Craze 2/5 · US Too slow, non responsive: There is so much going on that this game has become one of the slowest, most unresponsive games. When ‘bonuses’ are offered, the time to move from one step to another wastes bonus time. No longer enjoyable to young players and often simply closes.
  6. [R5] Cooking Craze 4/5 · US Love the game BUT: I have played this game since it first came out. I do love it….But if you don’t buy booster and spoons, it’s nearly impossible to beat some levels. I may stop playing due to the fact I have spent soooooooo much money to play this game. Can’t afford it anymore smh
  7. [R6] Cooking Craze 3/5 · US Cooking Craze madness!: This cooking game is fun, addictive, and enjoyable to play, but unfortunately it also feels very unfair at times. The biggest issue is that the game seems designed to make winning nearly impossible without spending money on spoons. It often feels like players are being forced into purchases just to progress. If players found ways to gain an advantage on their own, they'd l
  8. [R4] Cooking Craze 2/5 · US Keeps crashing: I love this game and I don’t write much reviews. But it crashed every 10-15 minutes and then ads pop up that you did not press. The bugs need to be fixed or will be deleting game soon
  9. [R7] Cooking Craze 1/5 · US Complement: Sometimes lives do not restore and the countdown goes crazy also I have good internet speed but it doesn’t connect.
  10. [R16] Cooking Craze 1/5 · US 7 years gone: I played this game for 7+ years! Even paid for spoons and power ups, had my Facebook linked and everything. Had completed all of the game quests, and over 15+ locations. Logged on one day and all my progress had been erased, they wanted me to start over at New York. Contacted support and they said they couldn’t restore.
  11. [R3] Cooking Craze 3/5 · US ADS ADS ADS: bruh the ads are ridiculous. It’s every other play attempt. I get watching an ad to get 30 seconds of playtime to complete a level, but I don’t get the ads every other time you complete a level. It’s deterring me from the game honestly. I tried to look to PAY for an ad free version and I don’t see it.
  12. [R9] Cooking Craze 3/5 · US Greedy: I love this game, but they purposely make the levels unattainable to make you pay for stuff. Even if you do everything right, you won’t win. If you have to serve 15 people to win, only 14 people will show up. I don’t mind spending money on a game, but it’s becoming stressful and unenjoyable. I’m looking for other games
  13. [R28] Cooking Craze 1/5 · US Lost progress and can’t restore: Installing the game after glitches I could no longer get my account back. Spent a lot time and support isn’t any help. I spent money on the game only to get robbed and fb account is now gone. Keeps making me start over and if I try to load the game it takes forever. I’ll be playing a different game that doesn’t all of a sudden make u start over again
  14. [R49] Cooking Craze 1/5 · US buggy game: i don’t usually write reviews but i’ve been playing this game for at LEAST 5 years, never managed to beat it due to constant restarts but i’m getting close this time around. i submitted a support ticket regarding achievements because when i beat a game, i want to win every achievement as well. the achievement for playing 100 rounds without trashing anything is broken. this achievement
  15. [R12] Cooking Craze 3/5 · US Great game that turned greedy: I finished the game last year and started playing it again this year. A lot has changed and it has way too many ads now. After every level there’s an ad. Surely the creators don’t need money this bad. I think they should add more countries The Philippines, Jamaica, India etc
  16. [R24] Cooking Craze 3/5 · US Great game to many adds: I’d give this 4 stars but the adds are way to long and often. I understand the need for adds but it’s a little much after every level and most of them being a minute or so long. This guarantees I will never purchase any in game lives or power ups it’s way to much
  17. [R31] Cooking Craze 1/5 · US Shame - Too Many Ads Now: Game use to be really good, but you can’t win a level without an ad. Can’t do much without having to watch ads.
  18. [R11] Cooking Craze 5/5 · US This cooking has made me craze: I like this game because it’s fun, but they make it where you will have to spend money for spoons a lot. Unless you have a lot of patience and don’t mind waiting a while for the daily prize everyday until you have what you need.
  19. [R18] Cooking Craze 3/5 · US Game keeps shutting down: I did the current update and now the game lags and slow to load. I will play for a few mins and them it shuts down. What is going on?
  20. [R19] Cooking Craze 1/5 · US Horrible: this game is junk, after i play a level it stalls and shuts off so that i have to restart the game in order to keep playing it
  21. [R15] Cooking Craze 3/5 · US More levels: Loved this game for years but haven’t played consistently for at least a year because there’s no new worlds/levels/cities. Please update with new places!
  22. [R21] Cooking Craze 3/5 · US New Countries: I love the game, but when will you all update this game with new countries or cities.

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