Comparison

Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game vs Nanobot Loop

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game

Revive your grandfather's restaurant and build a culinary empire. Serve hundreds of dishes, manage unique restaurants, and express your style with trendy outfits. Engage in competitions and enjoy a humorous storyline with interesting characters.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of appetizing dishes
  • Dozens of unique restaurants
  • Trendy outfits for self-expression
  • Culinary competitions with prizes
  • Cute and unique pets
  • Fascinating storyline with humor
  • Vibrant graphics and animation
Features
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BECOME THE RULING CHEF OF A CULINARY EMPIRE AND JOIN THE BEST COOKING GAME, LOVED BY MILLIONS OF PLAYERS AROUND THE WORLD! FUN, IMMERSIVE, AND FREE! Return to your hometown to revive your grandfather's culinary legacy and rise from humble beginnings to become a top chef. Along the way, experience both personal and professional growth as you embrace self-expression and develop your unique style. Become part of the family as you rebuild and strengthen the bonds that connect you. Together, bring the family business back to its former glory—help your grandfather save the family restaurant chain, restore your family's good name, and honor the values that unite you all. Here's the recipe for Cooking Diary's success: ● Hundreds of appetizing dishes that make your mouth water! ● Dozens of unique restaurants: manage them skillfully and win gourmets' hearts! ● Trendy outfits to express yourself every day! ● Culinary competitions with generous prizes! ● Cute, unique pets that will never leave you bored! ● Interesting characters, each with their own personality! ● Fascinating storyline garnished with humor! ● Vibrant graphics and unparalleled animation! ● Regular fun and free updates! Play with your friends, meet new ones, and etch YOUR NAMES into the culinary history of the city together! Winner of the WEBBY PEOPLE'S VOICE AWARD 2020 for Strategy/Simulation Game International Mobile Gaming Awards 2019 People's Choice Award winner Cooking Diary is a free game, so you don't need to pay to download it, update it, or progress through the game. However, some game elements can be purchased with real money, including random items. You can disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. Join us on social media to keep up with the latest news from Tasty Hills: https://www.facebook.com/CookingDiaryMYTONA/ https://www.youtube.com/CookingDiaryGame https://www.instagram.com/cookingdiary_official/ https://twitter.com/cookingdiary

About

Nanobot Loop

Manipulate letter blocks using a conveyor belt and a pile to spell words. Each level introduces a new mechanic, offering a calm, solvable puzzle experience designed for one-handed play and offline enjoyment.

Highlights
  • Conveyor belt and pile mechanics
  • 288 unique levels across eight chapters
  • Three-star rating based on optimal presses
  • Undo functionality without penalty
  • Calm, no-timer gameplay
  • Designed for one-handed play
  • Fully offline play
Features
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A pile gives back whatever went in last. That's the entire puzzle. Good luck. NANOBOT LOOP is a conveyor of lettered blocks, out of order, and a word they're meant to spell. You never touch a block. Press PUSH and the courier stacks the next block on a pile. Press POP and the pile hands back the newest one — never the one you wish it would. THE TRICK Push three blocks in, pop them straight back out, and they come back reversed. Thirty seconds to understand, a long time to master. Knowing when you want that — and when you must avoid it — is the whole skill. 288 LEVELS, EIGHT CHAPTERS Each chapter changes exactly one thing: longer loops, tighter piles, a second pile to choose between, a belt with almost no room. By the end you're threading eight blocks through two slots and enjoying it. THREE STARS MEANS OPTIMAL Par isn't a designer's guess — it's the fewest presses that exist for that board, proven before it ships. Match it. Nothing else is measured: not speed, not streaks, not attempts. CHANGE YOUR MIND FOR FREE Queue a few presses and watch the courier work. Undo takes back the plan first, then the moves, so thinking out loud costs nothing. No timer, no lives, no way to lose. CALM BY DESIGN Nothing on this board is in a hurry, and neither are you. The train, the line, one more track before bed. EVERY BOARD IS SOLVABLE Level 214 is the same board for everyone, forever, verified before shipping. DESIGNED FOR ONE-HANDED PLAY Portrait only. Big tap targets. Handcrafted retro-neon art, configurable SFX and haptics. FULLY OFFLINE No accounts, no servers, no sign-in. Play on a plane. Ads are non-personalized. REMOVE ADS One purchase, ads gone forever. No subscriptions, no currency, nothing to grind. Made with care by Archivium Labs.

Screenshots

Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game4 screens
Nanobot Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game at 164K against Nanobot Loop's 4. Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game also leads on chart position (#105 vs unranked). Nanobot Loop's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Nanobot Loop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nanobot Loop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game has 164K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game ships an update every 10 days, Nanobot Loop fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game versus Nanobot Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCooking Diary® Restaurant GameNanobot Loop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (164K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings164K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#105 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size893 MB31 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMytonaArchivium Labs LLC

Customer experience

Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game

All ratings163,841 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews2,874 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral11.0%
Negative24.3%

Nanobot Loop

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game not loading after latest update
  • Upgrades not working as intended
  • Levels becoming impossible to complete

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow trading old currency for gems
  • Increase gem rewards for completing levels
  • Add ability to use coins for more upgrades
  • Improve guild quest system and rewards

Nanobot Loop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game

One-time10
  • Handful of rubies$0.99
  • Tempting offer$1.99
  • Amateur's Bundle$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Appetizing offer$4.99
  • Bag of rubies$4.99
  • Tasty Pass 4.99$4.99
  • Golden Ticket$4.99
  • Dazzling Bundle$7.99
  • Juicy offer$9.99
  • Purse of rubies$9.99
1 purchases

Nanobot Loop

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game free?
Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nanobot Loop free?
Nanobot Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game or Nanobot Loop?
Nanobot Loop is rated higher. Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game averages 4.7 out of 5 from 164K ratings, while Nanobot Loop averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game or Nanobot Loop have ads?
Both Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game and Nanobot Loop show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game or Nanobot Loop?
Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game ships an update every 10 days, and Nanobot Loop fortnightly. Most recently, Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game was updated on November 6, 2026 and Nanobot Loop on November 6, 2026.

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