# Virtual Families: Cook Off — A Fun Family Time Cooking Game

> Time management cooking and home renovation game for family fun. (iPhone/iPad app by Gogii Games Corp..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/virtual-families-cook-off/id1445894754 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Gogii Games Corp.](https://appshunter.io/developer/299100117)
- Category: Games, Family, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 104,156 App Store ratings · 316 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 398 MB
- Languages: American English, Canadian French, German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish and 1 more
- Released: 2019-05-26
- Data updated: 2026-09-02
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/virtual-families-cook-off/id1445894754/reviews.md

## What is Virtual Families?

Cook, Grill and Bake your way to greatness in this free time management cooking game! Your Virtual Family needs to grow their House Flipping fund, and you’re going to help them reach their goal - one feast at a time in their own personal backyard restaurant!

Become a top chef, making gourmet food and drinks from around the world!

Manage your time to beat the dinner dash and dish out the delicious, from pizza to burgers, sushi and cupcakes and so much more!

The house isn’t going to flip itself! Spend your hard-earned dough and renovate the house and yard the way you want it. Maximize the property value and move to bigger, better homes! 


Fire up the grill, mix your marinades, and start your very own Cook-Off now!

Fun and Challenging Levels! 
•	Cook breakfast, dinner, lunch and gourmet meals for you guests
•	Replay family memories
•	Expand your cooking technique with every level


Fun Themes from around the world!
•	Cook up delicious meals from New York to Hong Kong, and everywhere in between! 
•	Upgrade your dishes to maximize serving size and profit
•	Amazing kitchen upgrades


Develop a cooking strategy! 
•	Blast through memory levels for bonus coins
•	Serve your food fast to get all the likes
•	Challenge yourself with unlimited dishes in timed levels

Fun chef games are free to play!
•	Time management kitchen cooking meets home renovation!
•	Bake, grill and fry delicious foods in the kitchen for your hungry guests!

Upgrade every food and preparation item in the game!
•	Visually upgrade your foods to become more valuable
•	Update your kitchen gear to increase capacity and decrease prep time
•	Level up every ingredient! 

Cook all the classic restaurant foods in this free kitchen cooking game! 
•	Cook juicy hamburgers, hearty American steaks, mouth-watering Italian pizza, gelato, pasta and risotto!
•	Whip up Mexican breakfast bowls with eggs, avocado and chorizo! 
•	Serve up savory Japanese sushi, classic Canadian maple poutine or Jamaican jerk chicken! 
•	Bake 3 milks cake, super sweet cupcakes and so much more!

To stay up to date on the latest Virtual Families: Cookoff news visit our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/Virtual-Families-Cook-Off-268634747356498/

## Key features

- Global cuisine cooking
- Time management gameplay
- Home renovation and upgrades
- Level progression
- Kitchen equipment upgrades
- Food and ingredient upgrades

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gift Bag of Chef Hats | $1.99 | one-time |
| Crate of Chef Hats | $4.99 | one-time |
| Shopping Spree of Chef Hats | $9.99 | one-time |
| Carload of Chef Hats | $19.99 | one-time |
| Trainee Chef Kit | $2.99 | one-time |
| Bigger than the Basics | $14.99 | one-time |
| Sous Chef's Needs | $7.99 | one-time |
| VIP CHEF PASS | $1.99 | one-time |
| Piggy Bank | $0.99 | one-time |
| Piggy Bank | $1.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Virtual Families?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
- 👍 Enjoyable cooking challenges
- 😊 Fun and addictive

**Cons**

- 🐛 Levels become unwinnable without spending money
- 🕰️ Slow customer arrival on timed levels
- 💰 Forced to use paid boosters to progress

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes and freezes after updates
- Glitches with ad rewards and customer counting
- Inability to change certain house decorations

**Most requested features**

- More frequent content updates
- Ability to transfer coins between houses
- Improved level difficulty balancing

## Recent user reviews (10 of 316)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/virtual-families-cook-off/id1445894754/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Great game!

*2026-08-27, version 1.49.16*

Needs a update in building the house, been waiting patiently for the update,

### 5/5 — Update

*2026-08-22, version 1.49.16*

Been waiting on new update for months now this is like my second review. Will there ever be a new update s

### 1/5 — Do not purchase the Boosts

*2026-08-20, version 1.49.16*

Do not purchase any boosts. When you attempt to use them the game will show an error and then restart the app automatically. The support team is no help.

### 1/5 — Won’t load

*2026-08-20, version 1.49.16*

New update won’t allow me to get passed the play screen.

### 5/5 — Virtual cooking

*2026-08-14, version 1.49.16*

Love love this game love the themes still waiting for more it’s been months when are you going to open more themes

### 5/5 — Brilliant fun!

*2026-07-25, version 1.49.16*

Love this game for manual dexterity, never spent any money on it and I’ve managed to get right to the end NEW LEVELS NEEDED PLEASE!

### 5/5 — Great

*2026-07-11, version 1.49.16*

So far I like it

### 5/5 — It’s fun

*2026-06-08, version 1.49.16*

It’s fun

### 5/5 — More levels

*2026-06-08, version 1.49.16*

Can you create more levels please

### 2/5 — Let us play

*2026-05-19, version 1.49.16*

This is a good game but it has way too many adds that are way too long. You will spend more time watching adds than actually playing the game.

## Frequently asked questions about Virtual Families

### What is Virtual Families: Cook Off?

It's a free-to-play time management game where you cook global cuisines in a backyard restaurant to earn money. This money is then used to renovate and upgrade your family's home, with the goal of moving to larger properties.

### What kind of food can I cook?

You can cook a wide variety of dishes from around the world, including American steaks, Italian pizza and pasta, Japanese sushi, Mexican breakfast bowls, and various baked goods like cupcakes. The game features diverse culinary themes.

### How does the renovation aspect work?

As you earn money from your restaurant, you can spend it on renovating and upgrading your house and yard. The aim is to increase the property's value and eventually move to bigger and better homes.

### Is the game free to play?

Yes, the game is free to play. However, it does offer in-app purchases and may display advertisements, which are common monetization strategies for free mobile games.

### What are the main gameplay mechanics?

The core gameplay involves managing your time effectively to serve customers quickly during busy periods, upgrading your kitchen equipment and ingredients to improve efficiency and profitability, and strategically progressing through fun and challenging levels.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.49.16 — 2024-12-21

We're always working hard to make Virtual Families: Cookoff better for our players! This update includes under the hood additions and bug fixes. Thanks for playing!

### 1.49.7 — 2024-08-26

We're always working hard to make Virtual Families: Cookoff better for our players! This update includes under the hood additions and bug fixes. Thanks for playing!

### 1.49.4 — 2024-04-30

We're always working hard to make Virtual Families: Cookoff better for our players! This update includes under the hood additions and bug fixes. Thanks for playing!

### 1.49.2 — 2023-12-14

We're always working hard to make Virtual Fa我们一直致力于让《Virtual Families: Cookoff》为广大玩家提供更卓越的体验！此次更新包括了新增内容和错误修复。感谢游玩！milies: Cookoff better for our players! This update includes under the hood additions and bug fixes. Thanks for playing!

### 1.48.7 — 2023-11-16

We're always working hard to make Virtual Families: Cookoff better for our players! This update includes under the hood additions and bug fixes. Thanks for playing!

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