Comparison

BBQ Master Restaurant vs Simon's Cat

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

Head to head
About

BBQ Master Restaurant

Prepare and serve delicious seafood dishes like lobster, crab, and squid to hungry guests in this fast-paced cooking simulation game. Manage your time effectively and use various cooking props to create the perfect barbecue experience.

Highlights
  • Seafood preparation (lobster, crab, squid)
  • Serve hungry guests
  • Time-limited challenges
  • Interactive cooking props
  • Food decoration with sauces
  • Dish cleaning
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It’s BBQ time! We roast lobster, crab, squid, offer different food for your hungry guests! See your table is waiting for their food to attract their taste buds to the guests! Are you ready to meet this challenge and do the best food for your lovely guests? I believe you will not let them down! This is good! let's start! feature:a   - Super interesting food production game   - Delicious food for guests   - three kinds of food: lobster, crab, squid   - real cooking props, barbecue grills, trash cans, seasonings, food ingredients and so on   - time is limited, speed up the bar How to play:   - Use interactive control to play games   - Choose the customer's favorite food to make or make food for your order   - Take the customer wants the barbecue process to serve the guests   - decorate your food with tasty sauce   - the rotten plate into the trash, clean rotten dishes

About

Simon's Cat

Connect colorful treats to solve match-3 puzzles and help Simon's Cat recover stolen cookies. Battle villains, use power-ups, and explore charming locations in this delightful puzzle adventure.

Highlights
  • Connect treats to create combos
  • Hundreds of match-3 levels
  • Battle snack-stealing villains
  • Use purrfect power-ups
  • Play with friends
  • Exciting seasonal events
Features
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The tasty treats have vanished, and only Simon’s Cat can bring them back! The mischievous crow has swiped all the cookies, and now it’s up to you to connect treats, combine colors, and complete match-3 puzzles in this adorable puzzle game. Join Simon’s Cat, Maisy, Chloe, and Jazz on a delightful journey through charming locations in Simon’s Cat Crunch Time. Solve fun and challenging match-3 levels, fight off tricky villains, and uncover exciting seasonal surprises along the way! Pawsome Features: Simple & Addictive Gameplay – Match and connect treats to create powerful combos! Hundreds of Levels – Explore crunch time challenges and unlock new adventures. Fight Off Villains – Beat Sir Royston the Pug, Mr. Potts, and other snack-stealing troublemakers! Purrfect Power-Ups – Use special boosters to boom through obstacles and complete tricky puzzles! Play with Friends – Join a team, compare scores, and challenge your friends to see who can beat the most levels! Exciting Events – Discover limited-time challenges and treasure-filled surprises! With regular updates, new levels, and adorable animations, there’s always something fresh in Simon’s Cat Crunch Time! Play now and enjoy a cat-puzzle game full of tasty treats and endless fun!

Screenshots

BBQ Master Restaurant3 screens
Simon's Cat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BBQ Master Restaurant at none against Simon's Cat's 13. BBQ Master Restaurant also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 87%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Simon's Cat's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (53K vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Simon's Cat sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. BBQ Master Restaurant asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BBQ Master Restaurant against 4.9 for Simon's Cat. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simon's Cat has 53K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of BBQ Master Restaurant's written reviews are positive against 87% of Simon's Cat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BBQ Master Restaurant ships an update every 13 months, Simon's Cat monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BBQ Master Restaurant versus Simon's Cat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBBQ Master RestaurantSimon's Cat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (53K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better87.1% of reviews
Number of ratings153K — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB479 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer斌 王Tactile Games Limited

Customer experience

BBQ Master Restaurant

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Simon's Cat

All ratings53,091 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews1,936 reviews
Positive87.1%
Neutral4.4%
Negative8.5%

Bugs and requests

BBQ Master Restaurant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Simon's Cat

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Ads not registering properly
  • Incorrect scoring and progress tracking

Requested features

4 requests
  • Daily login bonus
  • More variety in levels and challenges
  • Option to disable ads
  • Improved progression system

In-app purchases

None

BBQ Master Restaurant

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Simon's Cat

One-time12
  • Welcome Pack$0.99
  • Stack of Coins$1.99
  • Kitten Bundle$1.99
Show 9 more
  • Kitten Bundle$3.99
  • Open Piggy Bank$3.99
  • Special Offer$6.99
  • Pile of Coins$9.99
  • Treat Bundle$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Special Offer$11.99
  • Bag of Coins$19.99
  • Purrfect Bundle$19.99

Questions

Is BBQ Master Restaurant free?
BBQ Master Restaurant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simon's Cat free?
Simon's Cat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BBQ Master Restaurant or Simon's Cat?
BBQ Master Restaurant is rated higher. BBQ Master Restaurant averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Simon's Cat averages 4.9 from 53K ratings.
Do BBQ Master Restaurant or Simon's Cat have ads?
Neither BBQ Master Restaurant nor Simon's Cat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BBQ Master Restaurant or Simon's Cat?
BBQ Master Restaurant ships an update every 13 months, and Simon's Cat monthly. Most recently, BBQ Master Restaurant was updated on October 14, 2026 and Simon's Cat on October 28, 2026.

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