# Masala Express: Cooking Game — user reviews > 83 indexed App Store user reviews of Masala Express by CYMPL Studios Private Limited, rated 4.60/5 from 147 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/masala-express-cooking-game/id1264459381/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/masala-express-cooking-game/id1264459381.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 109 · 4★ 22 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 2 ## What do users think of Masala Express? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🤩 Addictive and fun gameplay - 👍 Great concept with Indian cuisines - 🎶 Amazing soundtrack - 💯 Innovative and challenging levels - 👨‍🍳 Realistic cooking simulation - 💖 Keeps users engaged for hours - ✨ Visually appealing graphics - 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Good for all ages - 💡 Educational about Indian culture - 🆓 No ads unless chosen for rewards **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent game freezes and crashes - 📉 Progress loss after crashes - 💸 Upgrades are too expensive - ⏳ Levels are too difficult/require more time - 🐌 Game lags significantly - 📈 Difficulty spikes in later levels - 💰 Low earnings for upgrades - 🛒 Store issues and unfair pricing - 📱 Incompatible with older devices/OS versions - ⚠️ Too many ads (mentioned by some) **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezes/hangs mid-game - Character gets stuck and doesn't move - Touch controls stop working - Game crashes and progress is lost - Levels not saved correctly (shows as unfinished/unlocked) - Upgrades revert or coins are debited without upgrade - App stuck on loading screen - Daily rewards not given - Store not leading to purchase page - Ads for power-ups not activating the power - Home bar conflicting with gameplay on iPhone X - Technical errors preventing progression - Game not working on older iOS versions - Daily prizes change after shuffle - Game restarts to beginning after reaching certain progress **Most requested features** - Add more levels and cuisines - Option to choose between veg and non-veg restaurants - More tutorials for recipes - Increase time limit for levels - More ways to earn coins and diamonds - Add superpowers - Make upgrades less expensive - Improve visibility and clicking for older users - Put soundtrack on Spotify - Add trigger warnings for stressful gameplay ## Newest reviews (15 of 83) ### 3/5 — Games laggy *2025-03-11, version 2.8.1* The game is laggy. Sometimes the character gets stuck in one place and sometimes the touch stops working. ### 3/5 — Glitch *2025-02-20, version 2.8.1* Every thing is fine but the ads is too much and it has glitch sometimes it just stops responding and i have to quit the game then again start it for it to work properly it happened quite a few times ### 3/5 — Great game but have a few irritating bugs *2024-10-18, version 2.8.1* The game hangs in between and have many similar kind of bugs ### 3/5 — Game *2024-10-08, version 2.8.1* I liked this game a lot but if they remove the time for supplies and give it for free it would be lot better ### 3/5 — Game lags alot *2024-09-03, version 2.8.1* Masala Express is an interesting game which I enjoy playing. The only disappointing thing is that this game lags alot while playing and you lose the level. Please look into this and rectify it. ### 3/5 — Needs improvement *2024-02-06, version 2.8.1* Levels are too difficult. ### 5/5 — My opinion on this game *2023-10-13, version 2.8.1* This game is so amazing those who love Indian food and are Indian should deff try this game good job making this game the graphics are so amazing ### 5/5 — The Indian game *2022-09-27, version 2.4.1* I would like to say how awesome this app is because it has comfort food and I just like the fame I am in love with it because I can learn about Indian culture ### 4/5 — Good game but need more levels *2022-07-30, version 2.1.2* This is a good game and interesting but only 4 cuisine add more levels to go on otherwise delete it ### 4/5 — Levels must be easy *2022-07-05, version 2.1.2* Levels are too hard make them bit mire easy. Time given for recipes are less and recipes are too lengthy . Needs an improvement ### 5/5 — Options to choose between veg and non-veg restaurant *2022-06-15, version 2.1.2* Would like to see options to choose between veg and non-veg restaurant. ### 5/5 — Issue in store *2022-05-21, version 2.1.2* I want to buy coins but it is not leading to any page. ### 3/5 — Good Game *2021-08-01, version 2.1.2* Some of the Recipes are kind of hard, maybe you can put more Tutorials? ### 5/5 — Yep yep yep *2021-06-18, version 2.1.2* Yep yep yep ### 5/5 — Indian girl *2021-06-06* Nice game. Less advertising will be better. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Needs some major improvements. *2023-01-14, version 2.5.0* Been playing this game for 2 seconds and it is already given me type 2 stress and anxiety. I ended up making the egg dosa or whatever tf that is in real life and it honestly could’ve tasted better. just hearing the words egg and dosa being put together is absolutely dreadful and horrifying. I can’t even sleep right now because that shi is on my mind 25/8. other than that games pre solid, im very much addicted and can’t stop playing, but that’s why I deleted it. Unfortunately the stove caught on fire when I replicated the level 1 dish in real life but hey beginners mistakes. Got some suggestions on how to make this game get to top 5 on the charts tho and that is to: 1. Put a 2 minute trigger warning video because honestly this game caused a lot of stress for me and my family, you need to let us know‼️ 2. egg dosa could use a little more salt imma be real with y’all 3. The food looks good on the screen but im not able to eat it, ended up making some dents in my phone trying to eat the food through the screen, I think this game is a huge bait in terms of that, got our hopes up but then crushed them when we realized we couldn’t eat the food (I.e egg dosa), again put another trigger warning here for the people that want to eat the food that is cooked in this video game. ### 1/5 — annoyed *2022-02-05, version 2.1.2* i finished all the levels of till the indo-chinese and only a few were left in the costal cuisine. some days, i would play some levels and the next day it would show that those levels were never unlocked. i was replaying the levels to get 3 stars in every level instead of one, upgraded a lot of things but the game suddenly stoped. i tapped on the game and saw all the things that i had upgraded were back to what they were and the coins were also not back. the progress that i had made in the levels was also back to what it was before. today, the game kept shutting. i restarted my ipad and opened the game again and saw that i was back to the beginning of the game, level 1 of north indian. ### 1/5 — Game unable to proceed to the next level *2019-09-11, version 2.1.2* The game is getting stuck on the 3rd level ### 1/5 — Bugs issues *2019-02-17, version 2.1.2* App has some bugs.. if old levels are replayed and three stars are earned it still shows old stars as before replaying- esp when we relog into the app,, also coins get debited on upgrade but later when u relog into the app the cpins are exhausted and upgrades does not happen,, both issue happens only when u relog into the app... ### 1/5 — Stuck in launch screen *2018-03-05, version 1.4.1* Hasn’t been working since last night update isn’t working at all only 1 day it’s been working,takes a lot of time and internet Ido not recommended this game unless they take the update away.Since it takes up a lot of space and internet it isn’t even worth 1 ripped ### 1/5 — Not working on iPhone X *2017-12-07, version 1.0.2* Not able to play the game on iPhone X ### 2/5 — Needs an update *2026-05-04, version 2.8.1* Countless times it shows that I haven’t finished the level when I have already finished it. Not just levels, it locks few cuisines all together. Great game but this is an issue that needs addressing and most of the other reviews have the same complain. Please look into it ### 2/5 — App needs to worked upon *2023-07-24, version 2.8.1* The game cannot be achieved after a level on both cuisine, and to achieve that you need gem and to earn gem you need to watch ads. It’s just hopeless to try achieving daily goals without gems. ### 2/5 — Items to expensive to upgrade *2022-06-27, version 2.1.2* The upgrades are too expensive. It gets boring when you have to play the previous levels in order to earn stars and coins. It gets too tough to upgrade or pass a level at a certain point. It gets frustrating and you get the urge to uninstall the game. There should be other ways to earn more coins and diamonds, and other super powers. ### 2/5 — Stuck in the beginning of Level 3 *2019-08-14, version 2.1.2* I get this option to choose faster shoes in the beginning of Level 3. The UI gets stuck after choose the option. Couldn't find a place to attach the screenshot :( ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Review *2026-04-25, version 2.8.1* This game is excellent. I love cooking in this game because it has very challenging levels, and I love those challenging levels that impressing the customer solving them food because it is a very messy game, so I loved it a lot. ### 5/5 — Best game ever *2025-12-04, version 2.8.1* I might be a kid very young, but I have to tell something. This game is amazing all these years. I’ve been looking for a game. That might make me interested, but none of them work except masala express. It was so amazing. And I’ve only been on the game for two days. And I’m very happy. ### 5/5 — The best *2025-08-15, version 2.8.1* Ohh i love this game a lot uff this has reduced my instagram and snapchat timings i think even if i get older this would be fav. Game (THE BESt🥹💗🫶🏻) ### 5/5 — Addictive Game <3. Please look into the issue I have stated. *2025-01-21, version 2.8.1* I love playing Masala Express and Masala Madness. I wait for the notification when the supplies get full. I’m almost there with Southern Cuisines. While playing, the screen is getting struck suddenly for higher levels. Precisely to be said from 54th level If u want I can provide the video too.. Myself being a tester by profession, I understand the glitches in the game. Please look into the issue. ### 5/5 — Best game ever *2024-10-11, version 2.8.1* I love this game my mom makes this food it's very tasty and fun also i am Indian desi person ### 5/5 — Love the game, BUT…. *2024-09-21, version 2.8.1* I love this game, it’s by far my favourite cooking game. But as soon as you play it after 2-3 days, your data isn’t stored properly. For eg: I was on “Day 3” of the South Indian series and after opening the game I was suddenly on “Day 1” level 4. And I had completed all the levels with 3 stars for the Northern delight series, it was also missing starts for some levels. I have unfortunately uninstalled it. ### 5/5 — READ THROUGH x *2024-04-09, version 2.8.1* I used to play this game as a kid and loved it. Just started playing it recently and it’s definitely gotten better with different kinds of Indian cuisines. The game requires you to be efficient and think ahead so you can serve all your customers. No ads unless you choose to watch one to multiply rewards. It’s such a fun cooking game 5/5 ### 5/5 — Good *2024-03-23, version 2.8.1* Liked it. It’s innovative. Fun to play . Good job. Just One problem is the too much stuff fitted in one screen. Visibility and clicking is hard for older people ### 5/5 — THE BEST SOUNDTRACK OF ALL TIME *2024-03-04, version 2.8.1* THIS GAME HAS THE BEST SOUNDTRACKS OF ALL TIME I GAVE MYSELF A HAEMORRHAGE DANCING SO MUCH TO THE BEATS BRO PUT THAT ON SPOTIFY BRO ### 5/5 — So Fun *2024-01-27, version 2.8.1* You got to play a game were you have to be on task or you won’t get the money it is so fun I say you play this game --- *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 2026-09-08.*