# Chef Wars — user reviews > 536 indexed App Store user reviews of Chef Wars by Mindcake Games, rated 4.40/5 from 293 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chef-wars/id1254831133/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chef-wars/id1254831133.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 207 · 4★ 49 · 3★ 13 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 16 ## What do users think of Chef Wars? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Addictive gameplay - 👍 Charming art style - 🌍 Diverse cuisine and cultures - 🎓 Educational and informative - 💡 Innovative cooking RPG concept **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🔒 Unable to connect to internet/servers - 💰 Difficult to progress without spending gems - 🤔 Confusing recipe creation system **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes after battles - Inability to connect to internet - Disappearing saved data and progress - Graphical glitches and missing map areas **Most requested features** - Cloud save/sync across devices - More recipe slots and chef slots - Better ingredient acquisition system - Improved map and navigation tools - Additional content updates and new features ## Newest reviews (19 of 536) ### 4/5 — Is this just a me problem? *2026-04-13, version 1.4.2* A very good game but I don’t know why the game says I didn’t connect to the Internet even though I did, which mean I can’t use gems. Also there a bug where you can get lot of gems when offline by spamming the connect button after defeat a boss fight that gives gems as a reward if I remember correctly. ### 4/5 — I’ll purchase the game *2025-11-13, version 1.4.2* I really love this game, i hope a paid version comes out so it can stay online ### 4/5 — Please update the game! *2025-08-01, version 1.4.2* I’ve been a longtime player but there has been an issue every time I play. I can never connect online hence I can never use my gems :( It’s not like I’m playing without WiFi but the game just won’t connect so I’m forever stuck in offline mode. Please assist me with this problem! I love this game so much. ### 3/5 — Can’t connect to internet *2025-07-12, version 1.4.2* The app keeps sayong that I cannot log-in since I am not connected to the internet, but I am. I have double checked all settings to ensure that I amconnected online, but itwon’t work on the App. I have no issues of connection with other apps. ### 4/5 — Connection *2025-07-06, version 1.4.2* I cannot connect to the servers, are they down? ### 2/5 — CANT CONNECT TO INTERNET *2025-06-22, version 1.4.2* I just downloaded this game and on the home screen, I already encountered a problem. I cant log in because it says i am offline, even if I am not. The game doesn't seem to detect that I have network or something like that. So I decided to just start the game offline, and with the stuff inside the game, it still says im kot cinnected ### 3/5 — Meh *2025-04-24, version 1.4.2* Seems like this game has been abandoned. No updates since 5 years ago… I couldn’t even buy things with gems as the game kept saying I was not connected to the internet… which obviously I was… ### 4/5 — ล็อคอินไม่ได้ *2025-04-23, version 1.4.2* ล็อคอินยังไง ### 3/5 — Issues *2025-03-08, version 1.4.2* I can’t connect, it always says not connected to internet connection even though i am already connected, cant even save my progress if i reinstall it ### 4/5 — Good game *2025-02-03, version 1.4.2* Gameplay is good, but can't connect to servers. ### 4/5 — Super jeu mais impossible de se connecter *2024-10-09, version 1.4.2* Le jeu est génial, vraiment ! Un rpg cuisine limite parfait, mais je le découvre trop tard je pense, je ne peux que jouer hors ligne, impossible de se connecter au serveur… qui n’existe peut-être plus d’ailleurs. Dommage, j’y aurai mis un peu d’argent… ### 5/5 — No Internet *2024-08-04, version 1.4.2* I love this game, absolutely adore it. I keep coming back every few years to play it. I love the story and the characters, the art style is adorable and everything is just so fun. It’s a pretty punish free system if you fail a level. WHAT USED TO BE my only issue with this game is when it crashes. Normally I don’t care- I don’t loose much. Until I’m at the cheffy awards. First year in game, I was invited to the awards and I won French hero. Early in game that’s a huge boost to your resources, between the cash and the fame. But it crashed during the awards and I lost my win. It didn’t restart the day either, it counted the awards day but didn’t count my win. :/ Not a huge deal but after happened repeatedly, it gets extremely frustrating. Yes I realize this game hasn’t been updated in like 5 years but stilllll. It’s part of the reason I stop playing every time. But what I thought was an Internet issue at the time was an issue with the game. You cannot connect to the internet- which means no saving, no buying gems or anything gem related. Seems like no problem at first. Except you need gems to unlock trait 3 for chefs, unlocking new recipe slots, learning old recipes back, stuff like that <.< it makes the game super difficult to progress anymore. Why did the devs abandon such a gem? ### 5/5 — Update Version *2024-07-30, version 1.4.2* อยากให้ Update Software ของ Game อีก I Play Like to Game So Much ### 4/5 — So fun and unique game *2024-07-29, version 1.4.2* But why can’t I connect with internet on the game, even though I’m already connected? Therefore I cannot use the gems I earned and join the PVP ### 5/5 — 1 main issue *2024-07-26* I love this game, absolutely adore it. I keep coming back every few years to play it. I love the story and the characters, the art style is adorable and everything is just so fun. It’s a pretty punish free system if you fail a level. My only issue with this game is when it crashes. Normally I don’t care- I don’t loose much. Until I’m at the cheffy awards. First year in game, I was invited to the awards and I won French hero. Early in game that’s a huge boost to your resources, between the cash and the fame. But it crashed during the awards and I lost my win. It didn’t restart the day either, it counted the awards day but didn’t count my win. :/ Not a huge deal but after happened repeatedly, it gets extremely frustrating. Yes I realize this game hasn’t been updated in like 5 years but stilllll. It’s part of the reason I stop playing every time. ### 4/5 — Love it but having some issues *2024-06-30, version 1.4.2* I’ve played this game on and off for a few years and I love it but it won’t let me connect to the internet or servers on this playthrough so I can’t use my gems to unlock anymore recipe slots I’ve done everything on my end to fix the issue but it seems to be an error on the app side. ### 4/5 — LOVE this game, but can’t connect anymore *2024-06-19, version 1.4.2* The game is very fun and I played this for such a long time. But now for some reason the game tells me that I’m not connected to the internet even though I clearly am. My saved data was lost and I essentially had to restart, this time without being able to use gems either. It’s still very fun playing this offline, but I wish this can get fixed so I can get back all the chefs and dishes I already had, and so I can use gems again. ### 3/5 — Fail to connect the internet *2024-06-05, version 1.4.2* It keeps saying “we can’t connect to the internet, check again” but the wifi is still working. I cannot save the progress and use the germs ### 5/5 — Chef wars *2024-05-22, version 1.4.2* This game is so amazing but I Can not connecting 😿 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Trouble to connect to internet *2025-02-01, version 1.4.2* This app cant connect to the internet. It always says thatI dont have internet connection when in fact I do and other apps can connect to the internet just fine. Outside of the internet problem actually the game is really good, but the internet trouble make the experience aint fun ### 1/5 — เชื่อมต่อเน็ตไม่ได้ เลยปลดล้อคจำนวนอาหารของเชฟไม่ได้ *2023-11-29, version 1.4.2* เคยเล่นเมื่อนานแล้ว จำได้ว่าตอนนั้นล้อคอินได้ ตอนนี้พอโหลดมาก็ล้อคอินไม่ได้แล้ว เลยปลดล่อตจำนวนอาหารของเชฟไม่ได้เลย เซ็งมาก ### 1/5 — Please fix some bugs *2023-01-06, version 1.4.2* Its fun but need some updates ### 1/5 — Cannot login to Facebook *2021-06-09, version 1.4.2* It’s been a while now since last update… Now I can’t even login to load my process… Are you even working on this game now? Is this game officially abandoned? Please give me the answer. I’m still looking for South Asia, Rest of the Middle East, and America update. ### 1/5 — Game ate my gems *2021-05-01, version 1.4.2* I attempted to use 5 gems to get another recipe slot for Jiro only to have the game eat the gems and NOT give me the slot! After not playing this game for a while only to have this happen, it’s highly infuriating and SO disappointing! ### 1/5 — เติมเพชรไป หักเงินแล้ว เพชรไม่ขึ้นเลย ทำยังไง *2020-08-25, version 1.4.2* เติมเพชรไป หักเงินแล้ว เพชรไม่ขึ้นเลย ทำยังไง ### 1/5 — Purchase did not work *2020-05-05, version 1.4.2* OUTRAGEOUS I bought the bear and the hamster but the chefs did not appear in my inventory! I am mad as can be! }:( ### 1/5 — Gems!!! *2019-12-20, version 1.4.2* Where did my gems go???? There were 4 of them and when I just clicked on the gem button they disappeared!!! I’m so frustrated!!! ### 1/5 — Paid for Gem but not receive *2019-09-15, version 1.4.2* I already paid to buy gem but I have not received the gem. (Paid THB 319) ### 1/5 — Could be a lot lot better *2019-05-30, version 1.4.1* See the fact that this is an online game with casually update and adding features, it’s already time to fix or make old features more smooth instead of adding news. Ex: the text describes ingredients is overlapping, don’t you see it annoying?? Wide range of places to come, overwhelming for newbie as most of the place not really necessary to the newbie. Not clear of the suitable level for each recipe. All the text looks horrid for a text base game, that font is not ok at all. Rough animation. Slow loading. Slow progress if not pour in real cash. Etc. in short, this one can’t be worth spending cash on now ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Lovely game, but please come back devs 🩷 *2026-07-07, version 1.4.2* Its so special, but like others have said, it won't connect to internet to save the gameplay progress. Which can be heartbreaking with the cozy enjoyment it brings, if it glitches. Which is why i've deleted it here & there, but ALWAYS come back, because it truly is such a work of art. Genius, honestly. Please develop some more structures, strengthening its connection & data storing. What more analytics terms i don't know the name of~ but you all would know. 🩷🩷 & i'm willing to even pay for support !! Beautiful game. ### 5/5 — UPDATE PLEASE *2026-03-26, version 1.4.2* I was addicted to this game before and now I’ve downloaded it again. Sadly, I cannot retrieve my old account since there have some connection issues. I hope/pray you update this game again. I really really love this game. ### 5/5 — Love The Game *2025-12-10, version 1.4.2* I would like to login, please favor for who love the game!!!❤️💕 ### 5/5 — เสียดาย *2025-06-08, version 1.4.2* แอบเสียใจที่เกมส์ ดีๆแบบนี้หายไปแล้ว ไปเราเล่นตั้งแต่เกมส์เปิดใหม่ๆ ระบบเกมส์สนุกแบบ ฉบับคนที่อินกับอาหาร ต้องไล่ล่าสูตร ตามหาวัตถุดิบ ท่องโลก ระบบการแข่งขันคือลุ้น การชิมอาหารขึ้นกับคณะกรรมการนิดหน่อย ว่าใครชอบ ส่วนตัวอะไร พวกทักษะของเชฟที่เรามีและสูตรอาหารที่เรานำไปสู้ ปีนี้ได้กลับมาเล่นแต่ไม่สามารถล็อกอินได้ คือยังเล่นออฟไลน์ได้ แต่เราก็อาจจะไม่สามารถเอาเพชรมาแลกเชฟได้ซึ่งเสียใจตรงนี้ เข้าใจว่าเกมสมัยนี้ไปไกลแล้ว แต่ถ้าระบบเกมแบบนี้สามารถต่อ ยอดต่อได้ เชื่อว่าเกมนี้จะสามารถเข้าถึงคนสาย Rpg ที่ชอบเรื่องอาหาร ได้อีกเยอะเลย ### 5/5 — PLEASE BRING THIS GAME BACK!! *2025-06-02, version 1.4.2* There, I said what i wanna say ### 5/5 — No longer works. I wish they’d re-release it! *2025-05-25, version 1.4.2* This is one of the best food/cooking games I’ve played. Unfortunately the developers abandoned it. You can earn gems offline but you can’t spend them - so no extra recipe slots or 3rd traits :( But if you want to play on super hard mode, you’ll learn so much about regional cuisine and geography. ### 5/5 — missing this game so much *2025-03-27, version 1.4.2* i love this game, simple, relaxing, and still adventurous. guys the developer has stopped the server because (maybe) they cant afford it’s operational budget. that’s why you can’t connect to the internet. i wish mindcake would renew it as purchased game. because i love this game and i dont mind to spends money to buy this game ### 5/5 — UZUN ZAMANDIR OYNUYORUM HARİKA👍 *2025-02-15, version 1.4.2* Oynayabilirsiniz harika👐🏻 ### 5/5 — Best game ever *2024-12-27, version 1.4.2* I’ve love this game for six years I love it so much! ### 5/5 — So gooddd! *2024-12-14, version 1.4.2* This game is adorable but I cannot connecting to my network idk why 🥲 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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