# My Hot Pot Story — user reviews > 424 indexed App Store user reviews of My Hot Pot Story by 冲 于, rated 4.90/5 from 41,641 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-hot-pot-story/id1623328997/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-hot-pot-story/id1623328997.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 39,020 · 4★ 1,504 · 3★ 427 · 2★ 204 · 1★ 486 ## What do users think of My Hot Pot Story? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Addictive gameplay - 👍 Cute and detailed graphics - 💡 Unique restaurant management concept - 🚀 Offline progress and rewards - 👍 No intrusive ads **Cons** - 🐛 Progression becomes extremely slow and grindy - 💡 Difficult to obtain training books and upgrade staff - 🐛 Service rating requirement too high for later levels - 💡 Lack of ways to earn premium currency - 🐛 Recent update made the game more pay-to-win **Commonly reported bugs** - Occasional crashes and performance issues - Bugs with certain event mechanics (e.g. FIFA event) - Inconsistent translation and localization **Most requested features** - More mini-games and events to keep the game fresh - Easier ways to obtain training books and upgrade staff - Reduce service rating requirement for higher levels - Restore ability to earn premium currency through ads - Add cloud save functionality to prevent data loss ## Newest reviews (12 of 424) ### 4/5 — Cute game *2026-09-01, version 5.8.0* It’s a really cute and fun game but after you get so far it slows down a lot. I’m all for buying in game currency because it supports the developers and keeps the game going but it gets to a point where if dont buy it it takes weeks and a lot of time to complete task. I spent 2 weeks logging in multiple times a day to complete a simple task that would have been completed instantly if spent $30 not including tax. I had this game on a previous phone so I know that task was not there before. They’ve added a lot of features that are drawn out if you don’t pay ### 4/5 — Bug of 5.8.0 version *2026-08-31, version 5.8.0* The 5.8.0 version has a little bug. There is a lag when picking up stuff from staffs and switching areas. Besides, what is those stuff from staffs used for? ### 3/5 — ads *2026-08-22, version 5.7.0* very cute art and good gameplay at first but after a certain point progression without ads becomes impossible ### 3/5 — ADS *2026-08-12, version 5.7.0* Please bring back the purchase of limited or no ads without having to invite a whole bunch of people to play ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️ ### 3/5 — Wanted to love it *2026-07-27, version 5.7.0* I wanted to love this game so bad. It started off fun, but when you get to a certain point it’s almost impossible to level up without spending money, or watching a million ads 🤦🏽‍♀️ ### 2/5 — What? *2026-07-16, version 5.7.0* Been working my way up to gold 3 and almost made it just to see suddenly the scores have changed??? It takes far too long to level up without weird stuff like that happening ### 3/5 — Disappointed with change *2026-06-14, version 5.6.1* Love this game played it daily. Was ok with ads and honestly patiently didn’t mind working to up my levels. What sucks is this new update that took my diamond daily reward away and now wants me to pay for them. Boo. Also would like more instructions as it seems hard to gain items from customers. If dim and change isn’t changed back I may delete. As no point playing if it’s turned into a have to pay and play. Not why downloaded to play.update now there taking the diamonds that are hard to get by making the game claim them away before you can claim them. Think sadly this is my last day playing this game until they change it back. Update. Sadly I’ve made the decision to delete this game. Because of the new changes. I don’t want to play with other people or invite others. I loved how I could just play on my own not bugging anyone. The changes just didn’t let me grow. So it got boring. ### 3/5 — Report bug *2026-06-08, version 5.6.0* There should be a way to report bugs in the game since the website is written in Chinese and translators don’t work on the website to help navigate it. Two of my staff members have been stuck in the same spot since the update and I have no way of reporting it. ### 4/5 — Fix *2026-06-06, version 5.6.0* Version 5.6.0 is buggy, when entering the lobby and outside, the buttons on the screen suddenly disappear and this is the update that I just updated, I think the game should improve the error check before publishing an update, moreover, I really like the game because the game is very relaxing and the graphics are cute and beautiful ### 5/5 — Vui *2026-05-24, version 5.5.4* Rất vui ### 5/5 — chất lượng *2026-05-13, version 5.5.4* Tốt giữ dc vẻ đẹp cũ ### 5/5 — LOVE *2026-05-09, version 5.5.4* I love this game, and I wish there was a version for PC! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — new update sucks *2026-09-04, version 5.8.0* the new merging items is a scam it is pure luck one button for two items while its a 80-20 chance for either item while trying to make 20 different combinations bye. the anning intel takes forever and its 48k/watch a vid just for it to give me no new customer intel or customers ### 1/5 — Awful new Storage game *2026-09-03, version 5.8.0* Please bring back the original storage tab. I enjoyed collecting the dropped items and upgrading them. This new version is annoying. I’m considering deleting the app altogether. Plus, the constant reappearing of the characters with money after dismissing them is frustrating. ### 1/5 — 60s ads waste my time *2026-09-03, version 5.8.0* It’s a good game, but after the new version, there are no way to skip ads, and 60s ads is just wasting everybody’s time. ### 1/5 — Lame *2026-09-01, version 5.8.0* Was two stars I think for the weird changes and now the storage looks like some stupid cash grab merge slop game. Regret spending my money on you coasters. ### 1/5 — Can't load my own save *2026-08-17, version 5.7.0* I re-downloaded it after stop playing it for a while, and it can't load my old save. I was at Gold and now I'm back from the beginning. Game also bad cause there's so many ads, not recommended ### 1/5 — Issue with Melon Splash Event *2026-07-30, version 5.7.0* I spent all this time collecting Melly bucks and it turns out you can’t buy anything with them. I had over 700 but even when selecting the items in the Melon Patch that were only 600, no option is provided to actually purchase them. Clicking on them only provided a description, no option to purchase. My time was wasted on that event. ### 1/5 — Zero way to contact *2026-06-11, version 5.6.0* I login today and it updates and suddenly I don’t see any of the buttons you need to interact with the UI. Their website is completely in Chinese and even if I translate the site there is no way for someone like me to contact them. Loved the game up until now. ### 1/5 — This game is EXTREME UNFAIR, THE WORST GAME EVER! *2026-05-06, version 5.5.4* The hotpot poker spawn NOT RANDOMLY, NO HOTPOT SPAWN, NO MORMAL THINGS ARE SPAWN. THE GAME DOESN’T WANT US TO PLAY IT ANYMORE? ### 1/5 — Bruh *2026-04-09, version 5.5.0* Ever since I the update for the courtyard I haven’t won a single game like everything is set up for the bot to win bro like wtf ### 1/5 — Paid for ad free but still force to watch app *2026-03-24, version 5.4.0* Bad !! I paid for ad free but it still forced me to watch ads. Tried refreshing many times it’s not working and no way to contact them. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Recommend *2026-08-30, version 5.8.0* I love this game x10 ### 5/5 — Nice *2026-08-18, version 5.7.0* Good ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-08-17, version 5.7.0* Can’t stop playing ### 5/5 — Fun Fun Fun *2026-08-06, version 5.7.0* Fun fun fun!!! ### 5/5 — Love! *2026-07-29, version 5.7.0* Love this game. It is so generous with money, makes you want to keep supporting and playing! ### 5/5 — I love the game *2026-07-21, version 5.7.0* I never saw a game like this and I love the game and the idea ### 5/5 — REALLY FUN GAME *2026-07-17, version 5.7.0* This game is so addictive I can’t stop playing I play it all the time so fun would recommend ### 5/5 — Good game!! *2026-06-24, version 5.6.1* This game is so fun and it’s easy to level up!! ### 5/5 — Nên thử *2026-06-19, version 5.6.1* Chơi lại nghiện nha do bận ko cày đc giờ quay lại chơi zuii ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-05-25, version 5.5.4* Such an entertaining game, I love how they have it set up. --- *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.*