Comparison

LINE CHEF vs Kitchen Scramble 2

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

Head to head
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!

About

Kitchen Scramble 2

Embark on a global culinary adventure preparing diverse dishes and serving them from an upgradable food truck. Master time-management skills, unlock new ingredients and appliances, and travel the world to become a food truck tycoon.

Highlights
  • Global culinary journey
  • Upgradable food truck
  • Time-management challenges
  • Unlock new ingredients and appliances
  • Serve quirky customers
  • Travel to diverse locations
  • Hundreds of levels
Features
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Join chef Pepper and embark on a culinary journey that spans the globe. Prepare mouthwatering entrées, desserts, and sides and serve them to quirky customers in your personal upgradable food truck. Earn tons of tips for quick service, then upgrade ingredients and appliances to build the ultimate kitchen on wheels! Challenge your time-management skills in this highly addictive game! Dash around kitchen environments crafted specifically for each famous cuisine. Enjoy an endless cooking journey as you travel the world. Become a food truck tycoon and master the delicious dishes in high demand by your adoring customers. The Rundown: • Cook dozens of delectable dishes from simple street food to haute cuisine! • Upgrade your food truck and unlock new ingredients and appliances! • Serve tons of quirky customers — but don’t make them wait! • Combine items in new and unexpected ways to make even crazier recipes! • Prepare and serve local delicacies from all over the world! • Win huge rewards and cook your way to the top! Serve Fantastic Food Anywhere, Anytime • Free to download and play Discover Interesting Foods From Around The World • Cook up real recipes with the proper ingredients and methods • Upgrade your ingredients and appliances to make your dishes even tastier! • Thousands of upgrade combinations for deep customization • Expertly simplified for everyone to enjoy! Cook & Travel • Take your food truck on a road trip across numerous locations • Each location features its own unique cuisine • Master each local specialty as you progress! Fun & Impactful Power-Ups • Cook at lightning speeds • Double your earnings from satisfied customers • Never burn your food again with a handy fire extinguisher • Hundreds of levels and counting Cook Amazing Food • Chick'N'Stuff: Fried Chicken Sandwich, Grilled Chicken Sandwich, Fries, Mozzarella Sticks, Stuffed Peppers, Salad, Grilled Corn • Bun Noodles: Miso Soup, Green Tea, Pork Belly Udon, Torched Eel, Vegan Yakiudon, Fried Gyoza • Gyro Hero: Greek Salad, Tapenade, Souvlaki, Pilaf, Dolmades, Spanakopita, Moussaka, Baklava, Tahini Bonus Levels • Unlock bonus levels in each location by completing the levels in Chick'N'Stuff location • A challenging, additional level is unlocked with every locked gate cleared! • Chance to play to these difficult levels is refreshed every 12 hours • Complete the chef worthy levels to earn more rewards! Look Forward To • Getting substantial rewards from checking in daily • Achievements and rewards for cooking up a storm! • Regular free updates! Coming Soon • More Events • Exotic cuisine themed levels and locations • Game improvements

Screenshots

LINE CHEF4 screens
Kitchen Scramble 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kitchen Scramble 2 at fortnightly against LINE CHEF's every 2 months. Kitchen Scramble 2 also leads on ratings volume (6.7K vs 456) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 and Kitchen Scramble 2 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for LINE CHEF against 4.7 for Kitchen Scramble 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kitchen Scramble 2 has 6.7K ratings behind it against 456, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of LINE CHEF's written reviews are positive against 52% of Kitchen Scramble 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LINE CHEF ships an update every 2 months, Kitchen Scramble 2 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LINE CHEF versus Kitchen Scramble 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLINE CHEFKitchen Scramble 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (456 ratings)4.7 (6.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.5% of reviews52.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4566.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLINE CorporationGarden City Games Ltd

Customer experience

LINE CHEF

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

Kitchen Scramble 2

All ratings6,637 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews303 reviews
Positive52.1%
Neutral13.5%
Negative34.3%

User reviews

LINE CHEF

From 456 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💕 Cute graphics
  • 🎨 Fun and entertaining gameplay
  • 👍 Addictive and engaging
  • 🎉 Great for passing time

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🔌 Requires constant internet connection
  • 💰 Monetization issues, too expensive to progress
  • 🤔 Confusing or frustrating game mechanics

Kitchen Scramble 2

From 6.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💰 No need to spend real money
  • 🎮 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 🍳 Accurate cooking recipes
  • 🎨 Good graphics and animation

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent glitches and bugs
  • ⏱️ Slow progress due to lack of new levels
  • 🔄 Inability to remove or swap placed items
  • 💔 Lives not refilling properly

Bugs and 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

Kitchen Scramble 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Fryer/appliance not working
  • Food disappearing from hands
  • Upgrade window glitch
  • Taco truck level issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • More new levels and restaurants
  • Ability to replay completed levels
  • Improved item management and swapping
  • Better lives/hearts replenishment system

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
11 purchases

Kitchen Scramble 2

One-time11
  • Quart of Gems$0.99
  • Tasty Bundle$1.99
  • Quart of Gems$1.99
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  • Starter Bundle$2.99
  • Gallon of Gems$4.99
  • Delicious Bundle$5.99
  • Bushel of Gems$9.99
  • Scrumptious Bundle$19.99
  • Pallet of Gems$24.99
  • Truckful of Gems$49.99
  • Delectable Bundle$49.99

Questions

Is LINE CHEF free?
LINE CHEF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kitchen Scramble 2 free?
Kitchen Scramble 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LINE CHEF or Kitchen Scramble 2?
Kitchen Scramble 2 is rated higher. LINE CHEF averages 4.7 out of 5 from 456 ratings, while Kitchen Scramble 2 averages 4.7 from 6.7K ratings.
Do LINE CHEF or Kitchen Scramble 2 have ads?
Both LINE CHEF and Kitchen Scramble 2 show ads.
Which is updated more often, LINE CHEF or Kitchen Scramble 2?
LINE CHEF ships an update every 2 months, and Kitchen Scramble 2 fortnightly. Most recently, LINE CHEF was updated on October 26, 2026 and Kitchen Scramble 2 on October 24, 2026.

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