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Head-to-head

Cooking City vs My Cafe

Cooking City 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Tie
My Cafe 4.7★ · Free + IAP 60

My Cafe offers a richer, story-driven experience with decorating options, but Cooking City is likely better for those who prefer straightforward time-management gameplay without the frequent bugs and monetization pressure reported in My Cafe.

Full reviews: Cooking City · My Cafe

My Cafe provides a deeper, narrative-focused cafe simulation with extensive customization, but it's plagued by bugs, loading issues, and aggressive monetization. Cooking City, while not detailed in these reviews, is implied to offer a more stable, albeit potentially simpler, cooking game experience.

Head to head

Features and Gameplay edge: My CafeR5R17R20R24
Cooking City Reviews for Cooking City are not provided, so a direct comparison of its features is not possible from the given data.
My Cafe My Cafe offers a story mode with character interactions and mysteries, cafe decoration, and various mini-games and events R5R17R20R50. However, some players feel there's 'too much going on' with new additions like merge games and cards, which detract from the core cafe experience R24. Players also miss older features like direct customer interaction and gardens for spices .
Ease of Use and Stability edge: Cooking CityR4R9R10R12
Cooking City Reviews for Cooking City are not provided, so a direct comparison of its ease of use and stability is not possible from the given data.
My Cafe My Cafe suffers from significant stability issues, including infinite loading screens, frequent crashes, and the game not opening at all R4R9R10. Many users report getting stuck at certain levels due to bugs or lack of tasks, preventing progression R12R16. Some also find the constant pop-ups and new features overwhelming R24. There are requests for quality-of-life features like an edit mode for decorating and a way to clear storehouse items .
Price and Value (Free vs Paid) edge: Cooking CityR7R18R28R32
Cooking City Cooking City is Free + IAP. Reviews are not provided, so specific user feedback on its monetization is unavailable.
My Cafe My Cafe is Free + IAP, but many users feel it pushes them to spend real money to progress, especially for special ingredients (spices) and diamonds R7R28. Some older players note that 'way more things' require payment now compared to before R18. While one review claims 'no reliance on donations' and 'no ads' unless clicked for diamonds R32R38, others contradict this, highlighting the difficulty of obtaining gems and tickets without paying .
Support and Updates edge: Cooking CityR4R16R21R24
Cooking City Reviews for Cooking City are not provided, so specific user feedback on its support and updates is unavailable.
My Cafe My Cafe's support is described as non-existent or 'just for show' by some users R4. Many players report long-standing bugs, like being stuck on quests for years, indicating a lack of effective resolution R16. Recent updates have been criticized for making the game too complex, adding too many pop-ups, and even changing UI elements to be less readable R21R24.
Pick Cooking City if

You prefer a cooking game that is likely more stable and less prone to bugs and aggressive monetization, based on the absence of such complaints in the provided reviews (though specific features are unknown).

Pick My Cafe if

You enjoy a cafe simulation game with a strong story, character interactions, and extensive decoration options, and you are willing to tolerate frequent bugs, loading issues, and potential pressure to make in-app purchases R5R17R20R50.

Evidence note: The evidence for Cooking City is entirely absent, as no reviews for it were provided. The comparison is heavily skewed by the detailed, often negative, feedback for My Cafe. The 'edge' for Cooking City in some dimensions is inferred from the lack of complaints, rather than direct positive evidence.

Frequently asked

Does My Cafe have a good story?
Yes, My Cafe is praised for its engaging story mode, intriguing storylines, and fun character interactions and mysteries R5R17R20R50.
Is My Cafe playable without spending money?
While one review suggests 'no reliance on donations' and ads are optional for rewards R32R38, many users report that My Cafe makes it difficult to progress without spending money, especially for special ingredients (spices) and diamonds R7R28.
Does My Cafe have many bugs?
Yes, My Cafe is frequently reported to have numerous bugs, including infinite loading screens, crashes, freezing during tutorials, and players getting stuck at certain levels due to missing tasks or unresolvable quests R4R9R10R12.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 60 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. [R5] My Cafe 5/5 · US I recommend this game, it’s not to much!: I love playing this game before work, it is a little addicting I will say but it’s great I love the story mode and how you can decide and the building my personal cafe! You do need patience for the recipes but I’m good with that and I’d prefer if you could actually do a 360 for the cafe but overall it’s great!
  2. [R17] My Cafe 5/5 · US Me encanta: Este juego es muy muy bueno y divertido, y tiene muchísimas historias buenas y entretenidas, me gusta mucho este juego
  3. [R20] My Cafe 5/5 · US My favorite mobile game!: I don’t normally write reviews like this, but this truly is one of my favorite games. I have no idea, but it almost gives me Desperate Housewife’s vibes in a way, from all the story lines and mysteries going on. The characters interaction is so fun. Also, love the mini games provided in the game. So fun running my little mini cafe. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
  4. [R24] My Cafe 3/5 · GB Fed up of recent changes: Had I reviewed the game approximately a couple of weeks ago I’d have given it 5 stars. I had been thoroughly enjoying it. Now the developers have added way too much extra “stuff” that has really spoiled the play experience for me now. Specifically, every time I log on I have to clear multiple pop-ups regarding chests, festivals, special offers on this, that or the other b
  5. [R4] My Cafe 1/5 · US Can't log in: Your stupid game stopped working. Endless loading, then it says there are technical issues. Support doesn't work at all. They're just there for show. · translated
  6. [R9] My Cafe 3/5 · US Why did the game suddenly stop working for me? · translated
  7. [R10] My Cafe 1/5 · US Wont load: Hi! I recently downloaded this game. At first it was working and all but all the sudden when i left the game it wasn’t loading. I uninstalled it multiple time to see if the game would load and nope didn’t work. Left it open to see if the game would load and nothing. This game left me in the loading screen and never gave me a chance to play. I didn’t even make it past level 3 and now i c
  8. [R12] My Cafe 3/5 · US Bug niveau 10: Bonjour j’observe un problème et plusieurs personne l’ont aussi entre le niveaux 10 et 12 nous somme bloquée a une centaine d’étoile prés pour augmenter de niveau mais il n’y a plus aucune tache a faire rapportant des étoiles , malgré que touts les équipement soient acheté , les quêtes ont été réalisé , les recette ont été trouve , l’histoire est avancée, les mises a jour sont faite
  9. [R7] My Cafe 2/5 · US Fun for a day: This game is fun until the customers start only placing special orders. You can only get the special ingredients from phone orders (that don’t refresh offen and you only get a few each refresh) or you need to buy the ingredients with gems that you’ll need to pay money for once you use them up. Would be fun if the customers kept getting regular orders as well as the special orders so
  10. [R18] My Cafe 3/5 · GB My honest review on my cafe: I used to play this game years ago and recently decided to come back. A lot of changes have been made, some good, some bad. First of all you don’t need to do the story to level up anymore which is odd because that was the main focus a couple of years ago. Secondly, there’s way more things you’d have to pay for if you want to even remotely do good in the game, I think t
  11. [R28] My Cafe 1/5 · US Requires money: The game is designed so you only donate. · translated
  12. [R32] My Cafe 5/5 · US Excellent game!: Good visuals, no reliance on donations, fast development with almost no limitations. Addictive! I like it! · translated
  13. [R16] My Cafe 1/5 · US Fix it’s been too long !: I’ve been playing this game since 2017 almost 10 years. And I’ve taken breaks in between. And I’ve been stuck on the same story for years because it never counts my mission when i make Mary the Aphrodite Tea with Nugmeg ,Rose and Cinnamon. I love this game but I’m tired man. I should be very far by now.
  14. [R21] My Cafe 3/5 · GB Latest update: Hate what you’ve done with the tasks in the new update because I can’t read them anymore. Not only is the text smaller but it also just blends in with the background because the background is no longer white. Change it back
  15. [R50] My Cafe 5/5 · US Amazing game. Love it!: My Café restaurant Game is awesome! I love it. It’s got all the elements of an engaging fun game. I get to make recipes,serve customers, decorate my shop and there’s a lot of fun events to participate in. It’s thoroughly enjoyable and loads of fun. Give it a try. You’ll love it. Thank you for making such a wonderful game.
  16. [R38] My Cafe 5/5 · US READ THIS😃😃: This game is awesome and I think you should get it!! It lets you run a real café! Most important: NO ADS😃👏!! There’s only an ad if you click on one to get diamonds. Anyway, this game is amazing and to people who get annoyed by ads ever second, GET THIS! It has no ads, and you can get staff to help with your store. My first was Ann, and she’s great! Although your first staff can’t be f

Synthesized from 60 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store