Comparison

BBQ Master Restaurant vs LINE CHEF

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

LINE CHEF

Embark on a culinary adventure in this cute cooking game! Team up with beloved characters to run a food truck, serve unique customers, and prepare dishes from around the world. Upgrade your kitchen and aim to become a top chef.

Highlights
  • Cute shops and dishes from various countries
  • Serve unique and charming customers
  • Simple tap-to-play mechanics
  • Upgrade meals and kitchen with Coins
  • Utilize Buddy skills for assistance
  • Play with popular LINE characters
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Brown is a foodie who also loves to cook, and he dreams of opening his own restaurant! Team up with Brown and Sally, who've started a food truck business in order to make their dreams come true, and become a top chef! LINE CHEF is a new type of super-cute cooking game you'll definitely enjoy! Playing is as simple as tapping the screen! Chef Brown is mega busy serving all those cute, charming, and...well, let's just say, "unique" customers, so he needs your help! Lend Brown a hand serving delicious meals to customers and make his dream come true! LINE CHEF Features ・ A variety of shops appear in the game, and they're all really cute! ・ Prepare cuisines from a variety of countries! You'll feel like you're traveling around the world! ・ Tons of cute customers will come to your Shop to eat! ・ Many kinds of ways to play, such as Like, Serve, and Score stages! ・ Just tap the screen to play! Basic play is free and is fun for everyone, from children to adults! ・ Collect Coins to upgrade your meals and kitchen! ・ Get big Combos for crazy Coins! ・ Your cute Buddies will use their skills to help you in the kitchen! ・ Send Chocolates to friends and you'll get little gifts! ・ Pancakes, pasta, cafe meals, steak... New shops with new dishes keep on coming! ・ Play with your favorite characters, including Brown, Sally, Cony, and Choco! Have fun with LINE characters! LINE CHEF is for you if: ・ You like cooking games ・ You like tasty dishes such as hamburg steaks and omelet rice ・ You like LINE characters such as Brown, Sally, and Cony ・ You like LINE games such as PokoPoko, Pokopang, Rangers, Bubble 2, etc. ・ You like cooking ・ You're a foodie Aim to become a top chef in this cooking game with cute LINE characters! Download the cute and exciting LINE CHEF now!

Screenshots

BBQ Master Restaurant3 screens
LINE CHEF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BBQ Master Restaurant at 100% against LINE CHEF's 47%. BBQ Master Restaurant also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 34) and ads (none vs shown). LINE CHEF's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (452 vs 1). On price 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. LINE CHEF sells 34 one-off in-app purchases. BBQ Master Restaurant asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BBQ Master Restaurant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LINE CHEF has 452 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of BBQ Master Restaurant's written reviews are positive against 47% of LINE CHEF's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BBQ Master Restaurant ships an update every 13 months, LINE CHEF every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
BBQ Master Restaurant versus LINE CHEF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBBQ Master RestaurantLINE CHEF
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (452 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better46.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1452 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB258 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer斌 王LINE Corporation

Customer experience

BBQ Master Restaurant

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

LINE CHEF

All ratings452 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive46.5%
Neutral13.4%
Negative40.1%

Bugs and requests

BBQ Master Restaurant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

LINE CHEF

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login/loading issues
  • Gameplay bugs (e.g. unresponsive controls, food disappearing)
  • Crashes and freezes after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline mode
  • More levels and content
  • Better balance between free and paid progression
  • Improved performance and stability

In-app purchases

None

BBQ Master Restaurant

No in-app purchases

34 purchases

LINE CHEF

One-time34
  • Ruby Package C$0.99
  • 30 Ruby(10+20Bonus)$0.99
  • 21 Ruby$1.99
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  • 23 Ruby (Bonus 10%)$1.99
  • 25 Ruby (Bonus 20%)$1.99
  • starting Item Package D$1.99
  • Ruby & Coin PackageB$1.99
  • 25 Ruby$1.99
  • AutoServing Package B$1.99
  • Ruby Package F$1.99
  • Brown Pass$2.99
  • TileDelete PackageA$2.99
  • Sure-Win Package A$2.99
  • Unlimited Heart 60min PackageC$2.99
  • Brown Pass8$2.99
  • Sally's Gift Package$3.99
  • Beginner Package B$3.99
  • Unlimited Heart Package F$3.99
  • Ruby Package K$3.99
  • Unlimited Heart 60min PackageD$4.99
  • Beginner Package C$5.99
  • 72 Ruby (Bonus 10%)$5.99
  • 66 Ruby$5.99
  • 78 Ruby$5.99
  • Seasonal Pass 24$6.99
  • 144 Ruby(72+72Bonus)$6.99
  • Item Set Package D$6.99
  • Seasonal Pass 25$9.99
  • 137 Ruby$11.99
  • Special Buddy Package S19$11.99
  • 256 Ruby$19.99
  • 296 Ruby$19.99
  • Ruby Package O$39.99
  • 862 Ruby$59.99

Questions

Is BBQ Master Restaurant free?
BBQ Master Restaurant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LINE CHEF free?
LINE CHEF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BBQ Master Restaurant or LINE CHEF?
BBQ Master Restaurant is rated higher. BBQ Master Restaurant averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while LINE CHEF averages 4.7 from 452 ratings.
Do BBQ Master Restaurant or LINE CHEF have ads?
LINE CHEF shows ads; BBQ Master Restaurant does not.
Which is updated more often, BBQ Master Restaurant or LINE CHEF?
BBQ Master Restaurant ships an update every 13 months, and LINE CHEF every 2 months. Most recently, BBQ Master Restaurant was updated on July 7, 2026 and LINE CHEF on September 25, 2026.

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