# Cooking Live vs InTheHat

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: InTheHat at none against Cooking Live's 10. Cooking Live's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Cooking Live sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. InTheHat asks for nothing beyond the download.

## The numbers

| Metric | Cooking Live | InTheHat |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (9.5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cooking-live-restaurant-diary/id1595075449/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **9.5K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 323 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.4** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Matryoshka Games (CY) LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1530009343) | [Hannah Bruce Macdonald](https://appshunter.io/developer/1888603198) |

## What reviewers say

### Cooking Live

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cooking-live-restaurant-diary/id1595075449)

Manage a restaurant, cook delicious food, and design its interior. Travel the world, blog about local cuisine, and help independent restaurants thrive against large corporations. This game combines cooking, time management, and design elements.

**Highlights:** Restaurant time management gameplay, Hundreds of cooking levels, Global restaurant blogging, Interior design and decoration, Kitchen equipment modernization, Unlock new cafes and locations

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turn-off Ads Bundle | $0.99 | one-time |
| NoAds Pack! | $0.99 | one-time |
| Ruby pack 1 | $1.99 | one-time |
| Sale! | $1.99 | one-time |
| Newbie pack | $2.99 | one-time |
| NoAds Pack | $2.99 | one-time |
| Ruby pack 2 | $4.99 | one-time |
| Subscriber's pack | $6.99 | one-time |
| Ruby pack 3 | $9.99 | one-time |
| Vlogger pack | $14.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
- 🎨 Appealing graphics and design
- 🕹️ Fun cooking and decorating mechanics
- 🚀 Satisfying progression through levels

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
- 🐛 Bugs and technical issues
- 🔁 Repetitive and limited content
- 🕰️ Difficulty spikes in later levels

**Reported bugs**

- Game freezing or crashing
- Ads not loading or playing properly
- Progression and rewards not tracking correctly
- Design elements not loading or displaying properly

**Requested features**

- Add more levels and content updates
- Improve ad implementation and reduce frequency
- Introduce more customization options
- Allow replaying of completed levels


### InTheHat

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inthehat/id6761281580)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Cooking Live free?

Cooking Live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is InTheHat free?

InTheHat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Cooking Live or InTheHat have ads?

Neither Cooking Live nor InTheHat shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*