# Idle Diner: Restaurant game — user reviews > 76 indexed App Store user reviews of Idle Diner by Playstack Ltd, rated 4.50/5 from 321 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-diner-restaurant-game/id1478758808/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-diner-restaurant-game/id1478758808.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 242 · 4★ 34 · 3★ 15 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 18 ## What do users think of Idle Diner? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎮 Fun and engaging idle game concept - 🎨 Good character design and customization options - ⏱️ Good way to pass time with minimal commitment - 🎯 Well-designed gameplay mechanics - 😊 Entertaining and addictive gameplay **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and force closes - 💸 Excessive ads and ad-heavy monetization - 🔄 Progress loss after closing/reopening app - ⏳ Extremely slow progression without purchases - 💰 In-app purchases not delivering items - 🚫 Incomplete game with locked areas marked 'coming soon' - ❌ No settings menu to control sound/vibrations - 🔥 Device overheating issues - 📉 Rewards not credited after watching ads - 🎪 Inconsistent money calculations from tables - ⚠️ No customer support or response to issues - 🔌 Poor optimization and performance - 🎯 Ads freeze or fail to load properly **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes frequently during gameplay - Purchased items not received or credited - Progress completely lost when closing and reopening app - Ads freeze mid-video or fail to load - Rewards not credited after watching ads - Offline earnings not added to account - Flying bread/sandwich element blocks ad watching - Game freezes when clicking admit button - Purchased cosmetics disappear after one use - Money disappears after app restart - Lag and performance issues on second island - Restore purchases function not working - Game stuck on upgrade tutorial screen - Waiter character glitches outside building - Lab timer freezes at 00:00:00 - Game takes extremely long to load (1+ hour) - Vibration cannot be disabled despite constant triggering **Most requested features** - Update with new restaurants (Moon, drive-thrus, party room) - Settings menu to control music and vibrations - New areas and extensions with more upgrades - Proper save/transfer features across devices - Additional menu items and customization options - Fix money earning calculations for multiple customers ## Newest reviews (17 of 76) ### 3/5 — Why *2024-01-06, version 69.1.250* The game is good and all but every time when I press an admit always puases ### 2/5 — . *2022-12-18* Leider total langatmig… an sich ein top Spiel für zwischendrin nur leider dauert es gefühlt Ewigkeiten um Fortschritte zu erzielen **Developer response:** Hello, Thank you very much for your review concerning our game. We are always collecting user feedback and emails that we can apply with updates. We should have a new update soon and we hope to receive a better rating from you! ### 2/5 — Menu items *2022-09-23, version 69.1.250* Maybe I’m doing something wrong but I can’t unlock any other menu items. Will increase my stars if I get some kind of feedback on how to do this. ### 1/5 — Glitchy *2022-04-30, version 69.1.250* I can’t progress past the second restaurant, I would play for a while and unlock new recipes, wallpapers, carpets, etc but when I close the game and open it again all my progress is completely gone and it starts me right back at square one. Also the upgrades are ridiculously expensive.. :/ ### 1/5 — Lots of errors make it unfun *2022-02-17, version 69.1.250* Super glitchy. I watch videos and the app crashes instead of giving me money and the lab will reset after the five minutes are up, or it will make me watch a video anyways because the clock will freeze at 00:00:00 ### 3/5 — It’s hot! Wear heat resistance gloves 🧤 *2021-11-21* Cool game! If you are lost in winter, you don’t have camping fire, don’t worry this game heats up you iPad even butter melts behind aluminium casing Served for ad buns If you want to burn out your iPad screen this is the game for you wish it had insulation Concept is really cool though! But can’t play more because of heating issue! ### 1/5 — Реклама *2021-10-31* После просмотра рекламы подарок не дается. ### 1/5 — Horrível! Odiei! *2021-09-26* O jogo é horrível!! Ele ocupa espaço e ainda por cima é péssimo. Não recomendo baixar! O jogo trava para caramba. Mal consegui iniciar ele, ele já começou a travar! Melhorem!! Não baixem!!! Vocês irão se arrepender, igual a mim. Decepcionada! Classificação: -000000/10 ### 4/5 — got some issues *2021-09-05, version 69.1.250* this game is good i like it but i’m having an issue of when i research and i get a wallpaper or table, i can use it once and then it disappears and i can’t use it again. also, some of the times i watch a video it then disappears and i don’t get my money. app crashes a lot too ### 3/5 — I like the idea.. *2021-08-15, version 69.1.250* This game has a really good concept. I like the detail which has gone into it. Unfortunately it’s full of bugs and is constantly crashing. I come back to collect my offline earnings, and they don’t even go into my money. Same with completing missions/checklist; no money added. The ads do not work for me, so I am moving at a snail pace in the game. It’s beginning to get boring as I’m unable to do anything/buy anything within a reasonable amount of time. Also when I close the app down, the music still plays in my background for 30 seconds. I think it’s slowed my phone down overall. Not impressed. Hopefully the game developers can fix some errors soon and make it more enjoyable. I think when it’s able to go smoothly, it’ll be a great game. But for now, there’s a lot of work to be done… ### 3/5 — Needs updating *2021-08-12, version 69.1.250* Nice game but there’s no way of opening the other parts of the restaurant. Basically the game is half complete. ### 1/5 — Déçu du jeu *2021-08-11* Ce jeu me semblait être très bien, seulement toute les 2 minute le jeu s’éteint seul en suite les aliments du « menu » qui sont sensés vous aider à avancer dans le jeu se supprime lorsque le jeu s’éteint. Pour avoir les tables du restaurant au maximum il faut regarder des vidéos, je les ai regardées et encore une fois lorsque le jeu s’éteint le niveau des tables redescend au niveau 5. Très déçu je le déconseille vivement!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ### 2/5 — Можно играть, если любите смотреть рекламу *2021-08-11* Максимально некачественный продукт. Игра подвисает, после каждой пятой рекламы вылетает, идёт откат назад в сюжете игры. А без рекламы в ней ни на какое развитие кафе не накопить. Очень разочаровало! ### 3/5 — Fun but takes forever to earn money *2021-08-06, version 69.1.250* I don’t understand how I have 3 people at a table and I still get $48 total? If I upgraded my table to be $48 EACH and the money symbol when collecting says x3 or x4 shouldn’t I be getting $144 or $192 each time. It gives me $48 no matter how many people at my table so I have to sit here and wait collecting a ton of money before I can do anything. More tables helps but I wish it worked the way it was supposed to. Other than that it’s pretty fun to pass the time. ### 3/5 — Bugs *2021-08-01* O jogo seria perfeito se não fosse bugado. ### 1/5 — TROP DE PUB *2021-07-08* PUB A RÉPÉTITION TOUTES LES 1 MINUTES ### 3/5 — Bugs *2021-07-05* O jogo é bom, mas tem alguns bugs! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Very Disappointed *2026-02-20, version 69.1.250* I like the game play but purchases are not provided and now realize that they don’t even update. Heard good things about their other games so disappointed. ### 1/5 — Wasted money *2026-02-12, version 69.1.250* I love your game and all but I purchased the no ads and the vip and I still have ads and I’m not able to get the vip rewards please fix this so I can enjoy your game again. I even uninstalled and reinstalled but it didn’t work if anything I had to start over. ### 1/5 — Not idle *2026-01-27, version 69.1.250* This game is not idle. You have to sit there clicking ### 1/5 — Missing purchases *2025-10-29, version 69.1.250* I spent money purchasing two in game packages and never received the items sent emails to support and they have went unanswered ### 1/5 — Purchases *2025-10-12, version 69.1.250* Didn’t get anything I purchased and deleted my game and had to start all over again ### 1/5 — Not good *2025-03-11* Chetan0827 it’s hot but this game is way expensive like you need to play this game a lot ### 1/5 — Freezes and doesnt give rewards *2024-09-07, version 69.1.250* Often times when I try to open the app it will force close. Other times when i try to obtain my rewards the in game currency doesnt show in my inventory. When i try to double or triple my rewards by watching the ads it will freeze half way and if it doesnt and i am able to watch the whole way through my rewards still do not come to me. DO NOT DOWNLOAD. ### 1/5 — Anaycka *2022-11-12, version 69.1.250* Once I got the almost the second island i started to lag and I stopped getting smiles people explain this to me ### 1/5 — Total cash grab *2022-10-09, version 69.1.250* Some idiot literally put a fridge in front of the ticket board. ### 1/5 — Pay *2022-07-26* Pay me and I put 5 **Developer response:** Hey, Thanks for writing to us. We welcome feedback that will help to improve the gaming experiences of our users. If you have any suggestions for Idle Cafe, please email us at support@idlecafe.zendesk.com. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — ABANDONO? *2026-05-24* Abandonaram o jogo? A parte de delivery está a muito tempo “em breve” ### 5/5 — Fun game, but when’s the update? *2026-02-03, version 69.1.250* I like this game quite a bit. However, I’ve hit the wall and can’t upgrade anything anymore. It’s been a few years now so when is it going to be updated? When do we get the drive-thrus and party room for the Burger place? And when do we get to the other restaurants (like the Moon)? Other than that, it’s fun. Just need to keep up to date. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2024-04-06, version 69.1.250* I love this game please don’t stop working on it ### 5/5 — Ok I love this game *2021-02-17, version 54.1.220* Is this Minecraft ### 5/5 — Best game since Team Buddies on PSX *2020-11-20, version 51.1.200* I love this game and it’s quickly become my favourite game of all time since Team Buddies on the PlayStation. ### 5/5 — Kimmifoodie *2020-11-19, version 48.1.192* Perfect game to get distracted and have fun ! Love the characters and customisations! 🌟 ### 5/5 — Fun stuff!! *2020-11-19, version 48.1.192* This game is really well designed, kept me entertained for hours ### 5/5 — BEST GAME EVER *2020-11-04, version 43.1.180* THIS IS THE BEST GAME IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD THERE ARE NO BUGS FOR ME AND NO GLITCHES DOWNLOAD NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ### 5/5 — Brilliant little game *2020-10-22, version 26* Fun way to spend a few minutes ### 5/5 — Awesome *2020-09-19, version 24* Ever since I started playing it has changed my electronic life it has a good idea lots of fun things what else could you ask for?!???! --- *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 2026-08-30.*