# Penguin Diner 3D: Cooking Game — user reviews > 242 indexed App Store user reviews of Penguin Diner 3D by Bigwig Media, rated 4.30/5 from 1,114 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/penguin-diner-3d-cooking-game/id828731985/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/penguin-diner-3d-cooking-game/id828731985.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 713 · 4★ 189 · 3★ 109 · 2★ 42 · 1★ 61 ## What do users think of Penguin Diner 3D? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🐧 Childhood game - 🐧 Cute 3D penguins - 🎨 Customization options - 💻 Nostalgic for original games - 🧠 Challenging and fun **Cons** - 💎 Expensive upgrades and gems - 🔒 Pay-to-progress mechanics - 🔁 Repetitive challenges - 🔧 Glitches and crashes - 🚫 Lack of progression without spending money **Commonly reported bugs** - In-app purchases not working - Game freezing or crashing - Incorrect character selection **Most requested features** - More food and restaurant options - Open Penguin City area - Daily rewards or bonuses - More frequent updates and content - Ability to earn gems through gameplay ## Newest reviews (16 of 242) ### 3/5 — Impossible to upgrade without buying gems *2026-08-20, version 1.9.6* Most players don’t have the money to spend. I don’t think it should cost so many diamonds to upgrade and pass levels with 3 stars. It’s not fair. ### 3/5 — Diamants durs à obtenir *2026-04-22* Les diamants sont durs à obtenir, il faut regarder des pubs (parfois elles refusent même de se lancer et je n’ai pas les diamants) alors c’est difficile d’avancer dans ce jeu même s’il est amusant **Developer response:** Thank you for bringing this to our attention and we apologize for the inconvenience we'll be investigating this and can hopefully release a fix for it soon. If you haven't already, please try restarting your device and also, clear the cache for the app. If you have further details to share, please let us know through info@bigwigmedia.com. ### 3/5 — Sans réel intérêt *2026-04-10* Ce jeu est bien à la base mais sérieux, qui va payer si cher pour des diamants qui vont à peine te permettre d’acheter une table ? Au bout d’un moment, on ne peux plus avancer dans le jeu, alors même pour celui-ci qui rend accro, on se lasse et perd interêt. Aussi Les vêtements ne servent à rien ainsi que les murs et beaucoup de choses finalement. **Developer response:** Thank you for sharing feedback with us. We understand that price is an important factor for many players, and while we believe the game is priced fairly, we'll certainly convey this feedback to the team, thank you for taking the team to write in about it. ### 2/5 — Unless you like spending money… *2026-04-09, version 1.9.6* By about level 18 it’s impossible to progress without using real money to purchase in-game gems. It’s not just difficult to progress. It’s impossible. In older instalments they just throw a couple ads in here or there but this game becomes unplayable without wasting your money. ### 4/5 — Amazing!! *2025-09-30, version 1.9.2* This is an amazing game over all! It’s addicting and I love everything about it other than the crystal part it’s hard to earn crystals and everything is so expensive but other than that I really wish you would continue this game as well as updates and I’d really like if you make more of these penguin diners I’ve played them all ### 4/5 — Круто *2025-09-18* Интересная прикольная игра , только все на Английском и не понятно что написано мало понятно **Developer response:** Thankyou for your feedback, we're always looking to improve and create the best possible games for our users. Could you please share more details about your experience by emailing us at info@bigwigmedia.com? ### 4/5 — Good but diamonds *2025-09-12, version 1.9.2* Same as most everyone has said. Good but diamonds make it suck. I know they need to finance the game somehow though so perhaps more chances to gain diamonds by watching ads? ### 2/5 — Downgrade *2025-08-03, version 1.9.2* They should've just stopped at the second diner game... this one lacks the simplistic and nostalgic charm of the other, it's just any other game with a basic boring design Not worth it unfortunately ### 2/5 — The other two penguin diners are better! *2025-06-29, version 1.9.2* The game has potential don’t get me wrong , but why give challenges that require you to use diamonds that cannot be earned in the game? It only gives me an option to BUY diamonds… not counting the 1 minute ad you could voluntarily watch for just two diamonds!!! I mean come on who would want to play a game that has you watching more ads than playing the actual thing. ### 2/5 — 熱持つ *2025-06-25* やりこみたいがこれをやると熱を持って途中で辞めざるを得ない。タスクが不可能な状況がコンスタントにおこり、達成感がない。絵はかわいい。 **Developer response:** Thank you for bringing this to our attention and we apologize for the inconvenience we'll be investigating this and can hopefully release a fix for it soon. If you haven't already, please try restarting your device and also, clear the cache for the app. If you have further details to share, please let us know through info@bigwigmedia.com. ### 3/5 — Childgood Memories! *2025-06-14, version 1.9.2* It feels cheaply made things move slower then the original. I’m not a fan of the double clicks you’re able to do on a customer or order. The silence is very awkward to! ### 2/5 — Fun BUT cannot make progress without spending real money. *2025-03-12, version 1.9.2* Love the upgrade, definitely some cool new additions, I prefer the older game look personally. One huge thing that got me was I couldn’t make any progress without spending real money?? At this point the game isn’t worth it. ### 5/5 — Amei muito bom *2025-01-25* O jogo super legal e viciante.Para comprar roupas o preço é 5 gemas **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback. We hope you continue to enjoy the game, and we'd love to hear more from you as you play! The team will be delighted to hear about this feedback, i'll let them know. ### 3/5 — Can’t play without buying diamonds *2025-01-04, version 1.9.2* It’s fun but gets to a point where you HAVE to buy diamonds to keep playing ### 5/5 — WAW *2024-12-02* Love it it’s so cute !! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback. We hope you continue to enjoy the game, and we'd love to hear more from you as you play! The team will be delighted to hear about this feedback, i'll let them know. ### 3/5 — Zu wenig Diamanten *2024-11-15* Man verdient so gut wie keine Diamanten **Developer response:** Thank you for bringing this to our attention and we apologize for the inconvenience we'll be investigating this and can hopefully release a fix for it soon. If you haven't already, please try restarting your device and also, clear the cache for the app. If you have further details to share, please let us know through info@bigwigmedia.com. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — MONEY GRAB - DO NOT DOWNLOAD *2025-10-17, version 1.9.2* I liked this game at first but there comes a point (early on, I will add) where you literally cannot progress unless you spend real money. There is a ‘crystal’ currency in the game. To earn crystals, you need 3 stars on a level. To get 3 stars, you need to make ‘in game’ upgrades to your diner that cost those crystals. Some upgrades are 150+ crystals which is impossible to get if you only receive a few crystals per level. So you get stuck in a catch-22: you can’t upgrade → you can’t earn 3 stars → you can’t progress. There are reviews from 10 YEARS AGO that mention the same issue and it still hasn’t been fixed. Just shows you that the developers only care about your money. Deleting this app right away. ### 1/5 — Cash grab don’t play it *2025-10-01, version 1.9.2* It’s a fun game at first but to get any upgrades (which you need for future levels) you’ll need diamonds. Bear in mind most levels give you around 4 diamonds max and you have to pay 150 for an important upgrade. So the only way to make progress is to pay for them and there ridiculously overprice. Whole game is a cash grab don’t waste your time on it. ### 1/5 — It’s really hard to buy stuff😡 *2025-03-15, version 1.9.2* It’s really hard to get stars and buy stuff. Everything is expensive. I can’t get three stars. ### 1/5 — 👎 *2025-01-25, version 1.9.2* Have to buy diamonds to actually complete the game. Straight up scam ### 1/5 — Schönes Spiel, aber… *2024-09-07* Leider kommt als kein neues Restaurant und ich überlege das Spiel zu löschen. Es nimmt nur noch Speicherplatz in Anspruch. Zum anderen finde finde ich es nicht schön, wie mit Kunden umgegangen wird. Damit man weiterkommt muss viel Geld bezahlen, sonst macht das Spielen kein Spaß. Der Entwickler könnte viel mehr aus dem Spiel machen, denn die Idee hinter dem Spiel ist toll und die Restaurants sehen süß aus. Leider wiederholen sich die Kunden-Pinguine… **Developer response:** Thankyou for your feedback, we're always looking to improve and create the best possible games for our users. Could you please share more details about your experience by emailing us at info@bigwigmedia.com? ### 1/5 — Полное дно *2024-07-07* Дальше первого ресторана не уйти, если не посмотреть 10001 рекламу или не задонатить 101 зарплату, соболезную разработчикам **Developer response:** Thankyou for your feedback, we're always looking to improve and create the best possible games for our users. Could you please share more details about your experience by emailing us at info@bigwigmedia.com? ### 1/5 — Diamante *2024-05-23* Se você quiser completar os desafios precisa comprar diamante! Péssimo! **Developer response:** Thankyou for your feedback, we're always looking to improve and create the best possible games for our users. Could you please share more details about your experience by emailing us at info@bigwigmedia.com? ### 1/5 — 😐 *2024-02-12* В чём смысл игры, если она зависает после самого первого дня, когда пингвин дарит подарок? Первая часть этой игры самая лучшая, а вот 2 и 3… Просто нет слов. **Developer response:** Thankyou for your feedback, we're always looking to improve and create the best possible games for our users. Could you please share more details about your experience by emailing us at info@bigwigmedia.com? ### 1/5 — The original penguin diner is way better *2023-10-27, version 1.9.2* It’s sad that you actually have to spend money to complete challenges. Not good. The original penguin diner is a lot better than this. This is pay to win. Trash ### 1/5 — Pay to play for a ‘free to play’ game *2023-05-29, version 1.9.2* You cannot play day 20 onwards unless you pay real money for crystals. NOT A FREE TO PLAY GAME ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome Diner App! *2026-08-09, version 1.9.6* As you can see, imagine running a diner in the cold! From the creators behind Penguin Diner 1 and 2, comes with Penguin Diner 3D! This app is cool, and I have ideas for the Penguin Diner 3D 2.0: 1. I want new diners to add after the next one, so add Jean’s, Shah’s, and Boo’s! That way you can unlock more food in 3 more! 2. Penguin City is coming soon, so please add that in the next update! 3. Add more specials— No, SERIOUSLY. Just add more, like: “Banana Split”, and “Lé Lettuce”. Keep adding more bug fixes, so I won’t have any more slips and rushes. 4. Keep up the upgrades and boosters there! 5. Add extras, such as: Customer Clone: More customers, more money! Double Speed: Speed up, speed up! And more as well! That is all you need to know… Keep cooking! Oh, and for goodness’ sake, thank you! ### 5/5 — Memories *2026-06-12, version 1.9.6* Love this upgraded version ### 5/5 — Game *2026-06-11, version 1.9.6* I love this game been playing it seen a kid.im 27 now ### 5/5 — such a cute aesthetic game! love it! *2026-02-09, version 1.9.2* The graphics have completely changed from the old penguin diner. It’s every cute to look at and enjoyable:) ### 5/5 — Childhood *2025-11-24, version 1.9.2* This game is my childhood I loved it when you played it on the computer then you could play it on your phone and now they have upgraded it I’m so excited I love this game! ### 5/5 — Knock your Socks!🧦 (SUGGESTIONS) *2025-11-07, version 1.9.2* This app will get more likes… Suggestions: Add more food like Iceberg lettuce or piping hot salad and more. Open penguin city! Add more restaurants like foo’s, shah’s, and jean’s and more. Give Me a 5,000*3 Gems in this next update! More penguins that come. Add another special Food Called: rainbow Sushi boat: 30 Coins A drink special Called: Green Icy Lemonade: 5 Gems Add the toy codes at settings the codes are: R1CHPR0 DinnerXServer456 V1PC00K3R And more! You should add this stuff!✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ ### 5/5 — Knock your Socks!🧦 (SUGGESTIONS) *2025-11-03, version 1.9.2* This app will get more likes… Suggestions: Add more food like Iceberg lettuce or piping hot salad. Open penguin city! Add more restaurants like foo’s, shah’s, and jean’s. Give Me a 5,000*3 Gems in this next update! More penguins that come. Add another special Food Called: rainbow Sushi boat: 30 Coins A drink special Called: Green Icy Lemonade: 5 Gems You should add this stuff!✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ ### 5/5 — Yes *2025-04-17, version 1.9.2* So good, divorced my wife for this game. ### 5/5 — Game request *2025-03-28, version 1.9.2* How about a daily reward every time we players come back to play the game, it would be really appreciated. ### 5/5 — Fun and need an update *2025-03-26, version 1.9.2* I know this is a lot of fun but, the latest update was 2 years ago and I’m sad, I really want a new update so can you please update the 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 2026-09-06.*