Chef Umami vs Boba Tale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chef Umami
Become a culinary master and create delicious dishes for eager customers. Experiment with countless ingredient combinations to invent unique recipes and fulfill orders with your own creative flair. Capture your culinary creations in augmented reality to share with friends.
- Create unique recipes
- Experiment with ingredients
- Fulfill customer orders
- Augmented Reality camera
- Share food photos
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You are the one and only Chef Umami! Make the most delicious food the world has ever tasted... or at least try to! Prepare delicious meals for your hungry little customers by using dozens of different ingredients and kitchenware. Fulfill their order in the way they want, or give your meal your own creative spin. With endless food combinations you can experiment with ingredients and create your own unique recipes. With the AR camera enabled*, you can take photos of your dish in real life and share it with your friends! Have fun, but be careful... Don’t burn your food! *Require iOS 10 or higher *Hardware requirement: -iPhone 6 or higher -iPad 4th gen. or higher -iPad Mini 2 or higher -iPad Air 2 or higher
Boba Tale
Own and manage your own bubble tea shop. Serve customers, discover new recipes, and upgrade your business to build a boba empire. This is a relaxing simulation game where you can explore the town and interact with characters.
- Run a bubble tea shop
- Make and serve drinks
- Upgrade your shop
- Discover new recipes
- Build a boba empire
- Explore the town
- Meet characters
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Welcome to Boba Tale! You’re now the proud owner of a bubble tea shop. Make drinks for the folks in town, upgrade your shop, and discover new recipes as you build your boba empire. Don’t know where to start? Just follow your boba pals, and they’ll help you get started on your journey. Boba Tale is a relaxing, non-competitive boba life adventure. The world is yours to explore, with endless upgrade combinations and plenty of characters around town to meet. Can you make millions by selling bubble tea? Let’s see!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chef Umami at none against Boba Tale's 5. Chef Umami also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). Boba Tale's advantage is chart position (#140 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Boba Tale sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Chef Umami asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Chef Umami against 4.1 for Boba Tale. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Chef Umami's written reviews are positive against 68% of Boba Tale's.
Chef Umami ships an update every 6 days, Boba Tale every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chef Umami | Boba Tale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1.2K ratings) | 4.1 (1.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | 68.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #140 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 495 MB | 184 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 力 杨 | Devin Le |
Customer experience
Chef Umami
Boba Tale
User reviews
Chef Umami
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and relaxing gameplay
- 👍 Unique 3D cooking experience
- 🎨 Cute and aesthetically pleasing visuals
- 🕰️ No time pressure or stress
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
- 🔁 Repetitive recipes and customers
- 🔨 Clunky controls and placement issues
- 💤 Lack of progress saving
Boba Tale
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💕 Cute and aesthetically pleasing
- 🧋 Fun boba-making gameplay
- 🎨 Unique and creative character designs
- 🕰️ Relaxing and chill experience
- 🧠 Engaging crafting/customization mechanics
Room to improve
- 🕰️ Short gameplay sessions/timer
- 💰 Expensive upgrades and items
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔁 Repetitive and lacking progression
- 🤔 Unclear mechanics and lack of tutorial
Bugs and requests
Chef Umami
Reported bugs
4 issues- Ice cube customer freezes after eating
- Food disappearing or falling through plates
- Inability to interact with certain objects
- Game restarting progress after closing
Requested features
4 requests- More diverse recipes and ingredients
- Ability to customize kitchen and restaurant
- Free-play mode with no objectives
- Improved tutorial and guidance
Boba Tale
Reported bugs
4 issues- Progress being reset or lost
- Buttons/interactions not working properly
- Crashes or freezes when opening the app
- Ads interfering with gameplay
Requested features
5 requests- More boba and tea flavor options
- Longer gameplay sessions
- Ability to hire helpers/staff
- More varied customer interactions
- Additional gameplay modes or minigames
In-app purchases
Chef Umami
No in-app purchases
Boba Tale
- Basic Coin Package$1.99
- Basic Gem Package$1.99
- Value Coin Pack$3.99
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- Value Gem Package$4.99
- VIP Pass (Remove Ads)$6.99
