# SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off — user reviews > 1,233 indexed App Store user reviews of SpongeBob by Tilting Point LLC, rated 4.70/5 from 172,448 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spongebob-krusty-cook-off/id1433784188/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spongebob-krusty-cook-off/id1433784188.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 145,733 · 4★ 12,752 · 3★ 5,402 · 2★ 2,965 · 1★ 5,596 ## What do users think of SpongeBob? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay - 👍 Great Spongebob theme and references - 📊 Challenging levels that test your skills **Cons** - 💰 Overly aggressive monetization, gems too hard to earn - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs, especially in later levels - ⏱️ Intrusive ads after every level - 🤯 Levels become nearly impossible without upgrades **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezes during dialogue sequences - Accidental food trashing due to sensitive controls - Rewards not registering properly after watching ads - Progress getting stuck at certain restaurant levels **Most requested features** - Easier way to earn gems for upgrades - Option to pay a one-time fee for full game access - Ability to replay previous levels for better scores - Faster serving animations to avoid missing orders ## Newest reviews (17 of 1,233) ### 3/5 — Hay problemas *2026-09-08, version 5.11.5* Solucionen con una actualización, me pide registrar mi nombre pero no se soluciona. ### 2/5 — Реклама *2026-09-06, version 5.11.5* Игра прикольная, но после каждой игры реклама, кончи ### 2/5 — Ошибка *2026-09-05, version 5.11.5* Появился в игре чемпионат мира по жарке и не получается ввести имя , на любое имя выдает ошибку И играть из-за этого вообще не получается ### 2/5 — Good Game but….. *2026-09-05, version 5.11.5* This a good game but it no longer loads for me. Tried deleting the app and reinstalling but still not working ❗️ ### 4/5 — Simply fantastic *2026-09-04, version 5.11.5* Could be better as the problem with name texting got solved ### 2/5 — Can’t get passed the part where it makes you enter a name *2026-09-03, version 5.11.5* Its a challenge, i guess its the fry cook challenge. I can’t get passed that. It makes me type in a name then everytime i try to type a name in it does’t accept it. ive deleted the app and downloaded it back, didn’t work. and it literally forces you to do that, just to not go past it. cant even play the game normally. please fix it and fix it now. ### 2/5 — Roasting Masters Championship. *2026-09-02, version 5.11.5* It doesn't accept any name, making it impossible to continue the game. I've tried all the names in all languages, but it keeps giving me an error. ### 3/5 — fun game too many ads *2026-09-01, version 5.11.5* asking you to pay 7$ a month for less ads or 32$ a month for none makes the game unenjoyable to me personally. it’s a fun game besides that ### 2/5 — Ruined *2026-08-30, version 5.11.5* They completely ruined this game for me. I used to play this all the time and all of a sudden it stopped working. It’s been probably two or three months since I’ve played it and I decided to try to use it again. I had to uninstall and reinstall, and I noticed that they completely changed the interface (that’s probably why I hadn’t been able to play). And every time you finish a level, the app doesn’t let you do anything but continue onto the next level, kind of forcing your way through the game and forcing you to watch more ads. Sadly, I will no longer be playing this game. They ruined it with paywalls and subscriptions. ### 2/5 — crash *2026-08-30, version 5.11.5* game keeps crashing when i finish level 19 of pancake stand (it also makes me lose a life) ### 4/5 — Unable to have fun playing *2026-08-29, version 5.11.5* Too many ads ### 3/5 — Ads *2026-08-28, version 5.11.5* Too many ads!!! Makes the game not enjoyable ### 3/5 — advertisement *2026-08-27, version 5.11.5* Why do I still see ads in the game even after I turned off personalized advertising? ### 2/5 — Bug fix? Scam? *2026-08-26, version 5.11.5* this game is really addictive and fun. i love spongebob and always have for years so to play this game brings me happiness genuinely BUT i did attempt to purchase the no-ads pack and it kept saying my purchase failed. i kept trying (which was on me) but it kept saying the same thing and i ended up getting charged $45 and got none of the little awards, including the no-ads perks that i was supposed to get. im in the process of getting a refund but i’d appreciate it if this bug would get fixed. i don’t mind paying. i just mind paying and not getting what i paid for. ### 3/5 — 无语 *2026-08-26, version 5.11.5* 一直在闪退，完全进不去 ### 3/5 — Momo *2026-08-25, version 5.11.5* I remember playing this when I was littler there was no ads no lag no bugs it was actually fun but now there to many ads it still fun just very buggy and laggy ### 1/5 — Fun game when it works *2026-08-24, version 5.11.5* Started playing when I broke my back and couldn't stop; now, it won't even open. The loading screen will reach 40% and completely stops. Doesn't matter what I do, it won't go past it. I've deleted the app, made sure there was plenty of storage, tried wifi and no wifi, even made sure my phone was up to date, etc. Nothing. I don't think I've ever left a review, and here I am for a spongbob game… Ticked off enough I'm doing this. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — THE FRY COOK GAMES *2026-09-08, version 5.11.5* IM STUCK AT LEVEL 22 COOK OFF TUTORIAL AND THE NAME WILL NOT UPDATE IVE TRIED LITERALLY EVERYTHING !! Im so fed up with this game lol ### 1/5 — Glitch I think *2026-09-07, version 5.11.5* This game is really addicting, but I just reached the level where I can join “The Fry Cook Games” and it won’t take any nickname I enter. :) also it gives me no option to opt out of that screen and I’ve tried offloading the app, I’ve tried swiping it out of my recently used apps and it still prompts me to that page AGAIN WITHOUT ANY OPTION TO OPT OUT. Annoying. ### 1/5 — Can’t even play anymore *2026-09-07, version 5.11.5* No matter how many times I’ve tried inputting a ‘Name’ for the stupid ‘Fry Cook Games’ it keeps telling me it cant ‘update’ it into the system. I’ve tried closing out the app, deleting it and it still forces me to sign up for the fry cook games. I’ve already spent money to do VIP to focus on the game itself, for gems, etc. and I can’t even play a single damn game without it FORCING me to tap on that side quest. Not even worth my money if I can’t play anymore ### 1/5 — 超级多bug *2026-09-07, version 5.11.5* 一开始挺好玩越到后面越耍赖 不仅进度条做的越来越多官卡而且越来越贵 贵的离谱 不修复bug买家具钱都交出去了 东西没给 特别令人恼火 就是披着游戏皮广告模拟器 这个游戏一直吃海绵宝宝的人气老本 ### 1/5 — Game Crashes *2026-09-07, version 5.11.5* Fun game but after you hit a certain point the game no longer works. When you get to the point of the “cook off” event you cannot enter your name. Uninstalled and reinstalled again but this did not work. Multiple reviews are expressing this issue for what seems like the last month or so doesn’t seem like the creators are fixing it. There responses to the reviews say to click the “support” within the apps settings but the moment you open the game it will not allow you to click on anything besides the cook off event so their support comment becomes invalid. Unless they fix the bugs, don’t waste your time. There is also way too many adds. Understanding that adds allows the game to be free but there is such a thing as too much advertisement. ### 1/5 — Irritated *2026-09-04, version 5.11.5* The fry cook off games started and now every time u open the game it forces me wont let me click anywhere else except to try the fry cook off games and every time i put in a name it doesn't work and now i cant play the game at all. ### 1/5 — Barely loads *2026-09-02, version 5.11.5* It cuts out after I play a level and I have to keep closing the app completely and restarting it. ### 1/5 — bug吗？ *2026-09-02, version 5.11.5* 你这强制进去煎炸大赛结果不能更新名字是什么意思呢 ### 1/5 — ADS *2026-08-29, version 5.11.5* There is way too many ads in this game and within the ad…. THERES 4 MORE ADS.. and it’s not like after every 5 levels it’s after every single level and it’s annoying to even want to play after 2 levels by time your clicked off to safari 10x. ### 1/5 — Game keeps crashing *2026-08-24, version 5.11.5* Needs a bug update. Everytime I complete my level at the taco stand the game will crash before I can press continue and keeps having me repeat the same level. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — uwu *2026-08-30, version 5.11.5* uwu ### 5/5 — Glove world issues, *2026-08-28, version 5.11.5* So I have been playing this game for over 4 years now. I love this game and I loveeeeeee SpongeBob😍it gives so much nostalgia! It’s like diner dash but spongy and you don’t run the tables you cook the food lol. The issues I have is when I got to gloves world it start to impeded on leveling up by being able to buy decor and stuff for my interior. This is important if I want to get diamonds and improve my skills within the game. Because this I have not played in 2 whole years! I am sad that the problem, will never get fixed and I’ll be stuck at glove world forever! Please to the creators I don’t care about the ads or the minors bugs but this bug is a big one that I would like to be looked into. Thank you! ### 5/5 — SpongeBob Krusty cook off *2026-08-23, version 5.11.5* All the bugs should be fixed tons and tons and tons of bugs should be fixed OK ### 5/5 — So five stars to get to the top *2026-08-09, version 5.11.5* Ok so I can’t play the game because either it’s my device or an update for the game but it is stuck at 99% when I am loading in the game but looks fun so I hope it will work with you all ### 5/5 — Fun stimulator cooking game *2026-07-19, version 5.11.5* This game is fun, diverse different type of restaurant(diff food)challenging despite I'm an expert playing OG Diner Dash,Sally Salon. Recommend 10/10 play on ipad, nintendo will be hard.Ads are optional if you want the good diamonds.I have been chasing this game for years tried to finish while being busy ### 5/5 — lll *2026-07-04, version 5.11.2* Could you add controller support for the iPad version？ ### 5/5 — Really fun *2026-06-14, version 5.11.1* It is amazing so fun to play as I am SpongeBob’s number 1 fan but it does take a while to finish a location like the pancake stand ### 5/5 — Please add new restaurants *2026-06-12, version 5.11.1* One of my all time favorite games. Please add some new restaurants and maps!! ### 5/5 — Best game ever *2026-06-02, version 5.10.7* Absolutely enjoyed playing this game, reached my expectations for a cooking game as I cannot find anything else similar to SpongeBob. Although the amount of levels required to unlock the next location can be such a grind, I was able to pace myself into completing all available restaurants. There were like three restaurants I struggled with but the boosters really help getting thru the levels. Also the support team chat has been helpful even tho there were some glitches in game. I am satisfied with completing the restaurants and some in game achievements. Hope there's more levels as I still have some gems left but it's been fun thanks. ### 5/5 — 开发反馈快 *2026-06-02, version 5.10.7* 更新完后登录不上，反馈之后第二天就可以正常登录了。很好玩的一款游戏，游戏画风也很可爱。 --- *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 2026-09-12.*