# Cook Off: Animal Rescue — user reviews > 47 indexed App Store user reviews of Cook Off by Gogii Games Corp., rated 4.90/5 from 2,148 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cook-off-animal-rescue/id1632060926/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cook-off-animal-rescue/id1632060926.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,021 · 4★ 72 · 3★ 29 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 16 ## What do users think of Cook Off? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Fun game - 🐶 Enjoy rescuing animals - 🎨 Good graphics **Cons** - 🔍 Too many ads - 🕰️ Levels too difficult without paying - 🐕 Pets keep dying - 🐛 Bugs and glitches **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezing or crashing - Pets disappearing or not being recognized - Levels not working as intended **Most requested features** - More levels and content - Ability to revisit old habitats - Option to pay to remove ads ## Newest reviews (14 of 47) ### 3/5 — conflicted. *2024-06-23, version 1.4.5* hate that you have to basically buy hats to play the game lol. do everything right, run out of time and you have to pay lol no thanks. i love it other than that and the millionsssss of ads. ### 4/5 — Good game *2024-06-16, version 1.4.5* I think it's a good game however, way too many adds ### 3/5 — Too many ads *2024-02-05* I liked this game at the beginning until the ads started after every level. Now its continuous, too many ads. I can no longer play it with those ads. **Developer response:** Hi there, thank you for your feedback on the ads. We try and ensure that the presence of ads is minimal, non-invasive and relevant to our players. We're always reviewing how we manage them within the game, and I've sent your feedback to our team. That said, making any in-app purchase removes these ads completely! ### 3/5 — THIS WOULD GET A 5 BUT…. *2023-10-01, version 1.4.5* I really like this game, the graphics, gameplay however, I always feed my pets. Then, when I return less than an hour later, it says I haven’t. Thus, I have to use chef hats to resurrect my pets & bring them back to life repeatedly. I really don’t won’t to lose the animals I’ve gained so it’s annoying that it keeps killing them & costing me hats that I could use when I actually forget. ### 3/5 — Too many ads *2023-08-26, version 1.4.5* This game is very fun and can become addictive. However, there are way too many ads it ruins your game mode. ### 3/5 — Too many ads *2023-08-14, version 1.4.5* I like the game and enjoying it however after every level there is an ad and it’s getting boring now that’s why the 3 stars please get rid of the dam ads game is enjoyable but the ads are doing me head in now ### 3/5 — Fun game, but VERY heavy on the ads! *2023-07-04, version 1.4.5* So basically, there’s an ad after each level. The ad is long if you choose to double your rewards, and short if you choose not to. A lot of the levels are impossible to pass without either 1. Using your “hats” to pay for more time or customers, or a second chance, or 2. Watching an ad. Some levels require you to watch several ads to pass. Yes, this makes it free to play, but it’s annoying and I’d gladly pay to remove the ads. Other than that, I love the game. Update: I play everyday but my pets still keep dying. ### 3/5 — Fun game but some issues with certain levels *2023-05-08, version 1.2.5* It’s a great game and I love playing it however some levels just not possible to complete without using extra time boost and when needing a lot of those boosts you have to spend money just to play which takes fun away and why can’t give 5 stars. For example the levels where you need so many likes from customers or serve certain amount of plates in a certain amount of time and it’s impossible to complete (even with all kitchen upgrades) I’ve noticed don’t get enough customers coming in within the time given which is very frustrating. ### 2/5 — Too many ads *2023-04-20, version 1.2.5* An ad after every level you play get annoying after awhile! ### 2/5 — Ok *2023-04-14, version 1.2.5* This game starts to work it’s way towards being impossible to beat. I will add boosts to my levels and still run out of time or customers when I’m doing everything to a “T”. I am not spending hard earned money on a game that sets me up for failure. ### 2/5 — Not enough game to play. *2023-04-10, version 1.2.5* I haven’t been playing long, and now I’ve gotten to a point where there isn’t anymore game to play until the next update. I would think that after only playing a couple weeks I shouldn’t have run out of restaurants. ### 5/5 — Animal lover *2023-03-25, version 1.2.5* Love the game ### 5/5 — - *2023-03-14, version 1.2.5* When is the next version of the game coming out? ### 5/5 — Animal Rescue *2023-02-21, version 1.2.5* I just love this game! Ifs fun, sometimes easy and sometimes very challenging and hard.You (The Company) gives enough ways (ads) and other ways to earn chef hats to keep upgrading to keep playing! Keep up the good work! Janet Shelton ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No daily reward, too many ads, system bug *2023-12-26, version 1.4.5* Take to long to get into the game, can’t find the pet when you start the game and too many ads. :( don’t have daily rewards and in the steak and chicken restaurant level 65, it has a 50 sec goal to achieve 890 hearts but game starts with 48 sec start :/ ### 1/5 — WHY IS THERE AN AD AFTER EVERY LEVEL??? *2023-10-05, version 1.4.5* ****Update to my review - I got a “response” to my post from the developer, which is a canned, generic response, exactly the same as all the other reviews calling out the ridiculous amount of ads. Ending with a suggestion to make an in game purchase, despite me clearly stating I refuse to reward greedy. If I could give this less than a star, I would. The only thing worse than being greedy is so clearly not giving a crap about the people you’re trying to get money out of. Sending canned responses to reviews you haven’t even read - maybe you should find a career you actually enjoy, because this clearly isn’t it. I have played two other cooking games by this developer and the ads are not so heavy and consistent. The only thing those ads inspire me to do is delete the game, which I otherwise was enjoying. When the ads are that persistent and annoying, I refuse the reward greedy behavior by making an in game purchase. Without all of those ads, I would have. Instead, the time I spend unwinding from my day will no longer be playing this game. Hope all the ads are worth it for you - I will never understand why developers don’t get that - you lose more customers that way. Would you enjoy a commercial after every minute of your favorite TV shows? Or a salesperson knocking on your door or calling you every five minutes? Doubtful. It ruins the fun, which I’m assuming is the point of the game. ### 1/5 — WHY IS THERE AN AD AFTER EVERY LEVEL??? *2023-09-29* I have played two other cooking games by this developer and the ads are not so heavy and consistent. The only thing those ads inspire me to do is delete the game, which I otherwise was enjoying. When the ads are that persistent and annoying, I refuse the reward greedy behavior by making an in game purchase. Without all of those ads, I would have. Instead, the time I spend unwinding from my day will no longer be playing this game. Hope all the ads are worth it for you - I will never understand why developers don’t get that - you lose more customers that way. Would you enjoy a commercial after every minute of your favorite TV shows? Or a salesperson knocking on your door or calling you every five minutes? Doubtful. It ruins the fun, which I’m assuming is the point of the game. **Developer response:** Hi there, thank you for your feedback on the ads. We try and ensure that the presence of ads is minimal, non-invasive and relevant to our players. We're always reviewing how we manage them within the game, and I've sent your feedback to our team. That said, making any in-app purchase removes these ads completely! ### 1/5 — All my animals are gone *2023-07-30, version 1.4.5* I hate that it literally kills all your animals if you don’t feed them in time what’s the point in playing it when you have no animals left ### 1/5 — The look *2023-05-08, version 1.2.5* I don’t like the look of this game and it look to look a life to the real world and the fact the the game is weird looking I can’t play cause of how weird the whole game looks other then that it works well I guess ### 1/5 — Need MORE levels *2023-03-23, version 1.2.5* I can’t play anymore because all levels are completed. The game said with next update more levels will be available but that’s been nearly a month ago. The game was enjoyable until then. Disappointed player… ### 1/5 — Animal rescue Cook off *2023-02-06, version 1.2.4* First off this app was repeats last year. I already had it on my iPhone Which I did purchase 2 bundles, not majorly expensive And had completed 3 habitats in full. But i found out other day it didn’t work. When it didn’t I started looking into why. Not only have they deleted it and wiped it off, They say it’s latest update - it’s not, it’s a totally different game. I lost the gems i had and all the game play progress I had made To say I’m not impressed is s massive understatement ### 1/5 — Stuck due to glitch *2023-01-28, version 1.2.4* I love your cooking games and generally don’t have a problem but I have opened this game today and it is not working. I am trying to find out how to contact you but I cannot open the settings in game due to this issue. I can describe the problem and have screenshots if you could tell me how to contact support. Thank you ### 1/5 — Glitches *2023-01-24, version 1.2.4* It keeps freezing ### 1/5 — Game doesn’t work *2023-01-23, version 1.2.4* Game stops working when I’m supposed to “feed the dog” ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Habitats *2026-05-24, version 1.4.5* I completed habitats 1-4 & 5-8, I’ve been waiting since 2023 for habitat 9-12, I’ve sent them emails about it all they keep saying they’re on to it ### 5/5 — Update *2025-05-11, version 1.4.5* When is the next update I’ve finished everything so far is there going to be one ### 5/5 — Rescue animal *2024-06-23, version 1.4.5* The game is amazing it is how I like it . ### 5/5 — Fun fun! *2024-06-23, version 1.4.5* Crazy how much I love this game! Loads of fun! Thanks ### 5/5 — Love it *2023-11-30* Can’t wait for the new habitats, love this game **Developer response:** Hi there! Thank you so much for your feedback, we really appreciate it! This truly helps us build new content and make the game better, and your comments have helped contribute to the game's success! We hope you continue to have fun with Animal Rescue! ### 5/5 — Impossible with loads of power ups *2023-07-07, version 1.4.5* A few levels into the breakfast scenario and you have to use 3 extra power ups of 30 seconds just to finish the level!! Ridiculous and will have to delete. Another game that just wants you to spend real money on power ups. ### 5/5 — Old animals *2023-06-14, version 1.4.5* I got the new habitats when the game updated 😊 and was just wondering is there any way of one day getting the old habitats back because my old animals from the old habitats keep showing up in my cemetery still which I love because I didn’t won’t lose them and was hoping we could travel back to the old ones at some stage?? ### 5/5 — More *2023-05-11, version 1.2.5* I just finished rescuing the leopards. Played 3 more levels to “unlock” the pandas but. Now it’s telling me to wait. I hope the wait is not too long. I love the face of playing the cooking game and rescue of animals. ### 5/5 — Addictive *2023-04-05, version 1.2.5* This game is so addictive and can’t wait to play more levels and open up more habitats and excited to see where the next cooking adventure will take me. ### 5/5 — I am loving the game so far *2023-03-31, version 1.2.5* I have two puppies now. When do I train them? This is a neat game. I like the way you have the tasks. When can I train my puppies? Thanks. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-31.*