# Chef Umami — Your kitchen, your rules > Virtual cooking game with ingredient experimentation and AR photo sharing. (iPhone/iPad app by 力 杨.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chef-umami/id1230818349 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [力 杨](https://appshunter.io/developer/1193597128) - Category: Games, Food & Drink, Family, Simulation - Price: Free - Rating: 4.00/5 from 1,180 App Store ratings · 969 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 8.0 · 495 MB - Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan) - Released: 2018-01-17 - Data updated: 2026-08-27 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chef-umami/id1230818349/reviews.md ## What is Chef Umami? You are the one and only Chef Umami! Make the most delicious food the world has ever tasted... or at least try to! Prepare delicious meals for your hungry little customers by using dozens of different ingredients and kitchenware. Fulfill their order in the way they want, or give your meal your own creative spin. With endless food combinations you can experiment with ingredients and create your own unique recipes. With the AR camera enabled*, you can take photos of your dish in real life and share it with your friends! Have fun, but be careful... Don’t burn your food! *Require iOS 10 or higher *Hardware requirement: -iPhone 6 or higher -iPad 4th gen. or higher -iPad Mini 2 or higher -iPad Air 2 or higher ## Key features - Create unique recipes - Experiment with ingredients - Fulfill customer orders - Augmented Reality camera - Share food photos ## What do users think of Chef Umami? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Fun and relaxing gameplay - 👍 Unique 3D cooking experience - 🎨 Cute and aesthetically pleasing visuals - 🕰️ No time pressure or stress **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches - 🔁 Repetitive recipes and customers - 🔨 Clunky controls and placement issues - 💤 Lack of progress saving **Commonly reported bugs** - Ice cube customer freezes after eating - Food disappearing or falling through plates - Inability to interact with certain objects - Game restarting progress after closing **Most requested features** - More diverse recipes and ingredients - Ability to customize kitchen and restaurant - Free-play mode with no objectives - Improved tutorial and guidance ## Recent user reviews (10 of 969) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chef-umami/id1230818349/reviews.md ### 4/5 — Love it, but not great…yet *2026-08-14, version 2.2.2* I really like the concept of this game. It’s a 3D cooking simulator. A very relaxed, take your time type of game with cute characters, and no repetitive orders; characters or scenes. It’s just very glitchy. After every couple orders it freezes up, or sometimes the graphics are just glitching. Once that’s fixed it’ll be 5 stars from me. ### 4/5 — Love the game but *2026-08-06, version 2.2.2* It definitely needs an update because whenever I mix or put thing into the bowl or plate from the chop board the physics in the game make the food go all over the place or fall very slowly. Please come back developers!! ### 3/5 — .. *2026-07-22, version 2.2.2* i never passed ice man, he is not eating food!! ### 4/5 — Glitches *2026-07-22, version 2.2.2* This game is very calming and fun. I love the VR style setup allowing you to be in control. This is totally what I was looking for in a cooking game ( I’m a chef lol ) . I appreciate the hands on feel compared to other games where it’s preprogrammed and all you’re doing is clicking. Now for the negatives the game has some glitches when you get to a certain level . I also wish there was more storyline added . I deleted the game for some time because of the glitches so I’m not sure how it is now but hopes this helps. ### 5/5 — Maybe add multiplayer? *2026-07-19, version 2.2.2* Love this game so much!! ### 4/5 — Glitch? *2026-07-18, version 2.2.2* I was playing and I got to having around 180 stars. I think this is a fun game but then I got to the ice cube man again, he eats his food and drinks it but then he just freezes. I swiped off the game then got back on. I remade the food but the same thing happened. Then the game just resented itself! I don’t know if it’s a bug or what?! But overall..a nice game ### 5/5 — 有个死赖子吃完不走没法继续了 *2026-07-08, version 2.2.2* 游戏很好玩但是是不是出bug了 看到七年前更新的版本介绍说了修复那个冰块人不吃饭的问题是指这个吗？？被动卡关气哭我了我还想继续玩呢！！ ### 5/5 — This game is my childhood. *2026-06-24, version 2.2.2* Need I say more? ### 5/5 — BEST GAME EVERRR *2026-06-13, version 2.2.2* Hi I love this game but I don’t like how the pepper stew from the devil girl she give me 1 ⭐️ and idk why can u please fix this but I love that it doesn’t need wifi and ads also more updates if u can???? Hehehehehehhe ### 5/5 — I’m obsessed *2026-06-09, version 2.2.2* IVE DOWNLOADED THIS IN THE OAST AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THIS FOR SGES AND IM SO HAPPY I FOUND IT AGAIN ## Frequently asked questions about Chef Umami ### What is Chef Umami? Chef Umami is a virtual cooking game where you can create delicious meals for customers. You can experiment with dozens of ingredients and kitchenware to fulfill orders or invent your own unique recipes. ### What are the key features of Chef Umami? Key features include the ability to create endless food combinations, experiment with ingredients to invent new recipes, fulfill customer orders creatively, and use an AR camera to take photos of your dishes to share with friends. ### Is Chef Umami free to download and play? Yes, the application is free to download and play. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned in the provided description. ### What devices are compatible with Chef Umami? The app requires iOS 10 or higher. Hardware requirements include iPhone 6 or higher, iPad 4th gen. or higher, iPad Mini 2 or higher, and iPad Air 2 or higher. ### What are some common use cases for Chef Umami? Common use cases include experimenting with different ingredient combinations to create new recipes, practicing culinary skills in a fun virtual environment, and sharing your food creations using the augmented reality camera feature. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.2.2 — 2018-10-21 Thanks for playing Chef Umami! In this update, we have made the following improvements: - One level where the Ice cube man refuses to eat is finally fixed! - Now you can drag food when it's on the cutting board for more precise cutting! - Sometimes the serving plate can't be picked, it's fixed too. - Stacking food on plate and other foods has been made easier and more dynamic! - Some minor details that probably nobody noticed. ### 2.2.1 — 2018-10-19 Thanks for playing Chef Umami! In this update, we have made the following improvements: - One level where the Ice cube man refuses to eat is finally fixed! - Now you can drag food when it's on the cutting board for more precise cutting! - Sometimes the serving plate can't be picked, it's fixed too. - Stacking food on plate and other foods has been made easier and more dynamic! - Some minor details that probably nobody noticed. ### 2.2 — 2018-10-17 Thanks for playing Chef Umami! In this update, we have made the following improvements: - One level where the Ice cube man refuses to eat is finally fixed! - Now you can drag food when it's on the cutting board for more precise cutting! - Sometimes the serving plate can't be picked, it's fixed too. - Stacking food on plate and other foods has been made easier and more dynamic! - Some minor details that probably nobody noticed. ### 2.1.3 — 2018-07-13 - Fixed a bug that causes plates to land on wrong position ### 2.1.2 — 2018-07-11 - Fixed a bug of game not saving properly - Fixed a bug of incorrect texture on food ## Apps similar to Chef Umami | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Cooking Adventure: Chef Tycoon](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cooking-adventure-chef-tycoon/id1113335652) | 4.7 (2,203) | Free | Games | | [My Pizza Shop - Pizza Maker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-pizza-shop-pizza-maker/id641426880) | 3.3 (309) | Free | Games | | [Breakfast Story: cooking game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/breakfast-story-cooking-game/id1512355786) | 4.9 (6,405) | Free | Games | | [Baker Business 3](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/baker-business-3/id1467009128) | 4.2 (961) | Free | Games | | [Boba Tale](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boba-tale/id1615247565) | 4.1 (1,362) | Free | Games | | [Tiny Coffee Shop Story](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tiny-coffee-shop-story/id6450659665) | 4.7 (954) | Free | Games | ## More apps by 力 杨 - [Long Journey of Life](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/long-journey-of-life/id1193597129) - [Inner Garden](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inner-garden/id1349689573) - [freeland](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/freeland/id1519978331) All apps by 力 杨: https://appshunter.io/developer/1193597128 ## Related topics [cooking simulator](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/cooking-simulator) · [cooking games 3d](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/cooking-games-3d) · [chef umami](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/chef-umami) · [realistic cooking games](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/realistic-cooking-games) · [camper van make it home](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/camper-van-make-it-home) · [cooking simulator mobile](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/cooking-simulator-mobile) · [unami](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/unami) · [chef simulator](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/chef-simulator) · [kitchen simulator](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/kitchen-simulator) · [cooking clash](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/cooking-clash) · [bts cooking](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/bts-cooking) · [camper van](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/camper-van) · [camper van game](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/camper-van-game) · [food stylist](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/food-stylist) · [umami](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/umami) · [sundae picnic](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/sundae-picnic) · [onami](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/onami) · [cooking clash vr](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/cooking-clash-vr) · [food design](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/food-design) · [kawaii kitchen](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/kawaii-kitchen) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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