Comparison

Chef Wars Journeys vs RoomEight

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

Head to head
About

Chef Wars Journeys

Engage in food trivia to collect chefs and ingredients. Invent over 1000 recipes by mixing ingredients and travel the world to discover unique postcards. Fill your kitchen with hundreds of collectible items.

Highlights
  • Food trivia quizzes
  • Recipe invention
  • Chef and ingredient collection
  • World travel with postcards
  • Kitchen decoration and collection
Features
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Solve fun food trivia! Collect chefs, ingredients and 1000 recipes! Travel the world! Can you discover them all? FEATURES: - QUIZZES: Solve food trivia to unlock chefs and ingredients! - INVENT: Mix ingredients to invent over 1000 recipes! - TRAVEL: Send chefs to travel, collect postcards from famous places. - FILL YOUR KITCHEN: Collect hundreds of chefs, recipes, ingredients, decorations, trinkets and postcards! Can you find them all? DEVELOPER'S NOTES: - Chef Wars Journeys is free to play with ads and optional in-app purchases. Purchases are NOT needed to advance through the game. Ads, quests, and login rewards provide free gems to unlock additional hints and content. - The original Chef Wars is NOT needed to play - the gems and account from Chef Wars is not linked to this app. - We update the content regularly - more quizzes, recipes, and rooms! - The game is only available in English and Chinese. We hope to add more languages in the future. JOIN THE COMMUNITY! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mindcakegames/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/mindcakes Chef Wars Community: http://www.facebook.com/groups/chefwars/ We're a small indie team and we'd love to hear from you! Reach us via social media or email: contact@mindcakegames.com Stuck? Need hints? Check out the community wiki: http://chef-wars.wikia.com!

About

RoomEight

Features
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Standard (Recommended) RoomEight is a tense observation game where a single mistake sends you back to the beginning. Start in Room 0 and memorize every detail. Move forward and decide: ・If the room is completely normal, tap NEXT. ・If you notice even one anomaly, tap BACK. Choose correctly and you advance. Choose wrong and you return to Room 0. The rules are simple, but your eyes will start to doubt what you saw. Features ・Simple two-button gameplay: NEXT / BACK ・A psychological, minimalist horror atmosphere ・Anomalies ranging from obvious to barely noticeable ・Progression that rewards attention and memory ・Collect achievements and badges as you improve Can you keep your focus, trust your judgment, and reach Room 8?

Screenshots

Chef Wars Journeys4 screens
RoomEight3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chef Wars Journeys at none against RoomEight's shown. Chef Wars Journeys also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Chef Wars Journeys sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and RoomEight sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chef Wars Journeys ships an update every 9 days, RoomEight fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chef Wars Journeys versus RoomEight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChef Wars JourneysRoomEight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (43 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB1.2 GB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMindcake GamesKawamata Koichiro

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Chef Wars Journeys

One-time5
  • Pack of Gems$0.99
  • Stash of Gems$4.99
  • Crate of Gems$8.99
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  • Trove of Gems$34.99
  • Cornucopia of Gems$49.99
6 purchases

RoomEight

One-time6
  • Unlock Stage$0.99
  • Secret Book$0.99
  • Rewind Watch (Gold)$0.99
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  • Secret Book x5$3.99
  • Rewind Watch (Gold) x5$3.99
  • Remove Ads$29.99

Questions

Is Chef Wars Journeys free?
Chef Wars Journeys is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RoomEight free?
RoomEight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chef Wars Journeys or RoomEight have ads?
RoomEight shows ads; Chef Wars Journeys does not.
Which is updated more often, Chef Wars Journeys or RoomEight?
Chef Wars Journeys ships an update every 9 days, and RoomEight fortnightly. Most recently, Chef Wars Journeys was updated on November 2, 2026 and RoomEight on October 31, 2026.

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