# Cooking Game vs Gem Core

The clearest difference is ads: Gem Core at none against Cooking Game's shown. Gem Core also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Cooking Game's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Cooking Game sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Gem Core sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Cooking Game ships an update every 3 weeks, Gem Core daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Cooking Game | Gem Core |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (423 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cooking-game-restaurant-town/id1621452743/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **423** | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Daily** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 496 MB | 97 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 15.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [WEFUN STUDIO GLOBAL LIMITED](https://appshunter.io/developer/6787894857) | [JUMP SHIP MEDIA](https://appshunter.io/developer/1822275657) |

## What reviewers say

### Cooking Game

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cooking-game-restaurant-town/id1621452743)

Experience a cooking adventure with various levels of food and restaurant challenges. Improve your culinary skills, manage your virtual restaurant, and create delicious dishes to satisfy customers.

**Highlights:** Unlock different food cuisines and restaurants worldwide, Upgrade kitchens, Over 1000 levels and tons of dishes, Create customer combos, Cook various dishes

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Handful of Gems | $0.99 | one-time |
| Feature  Pack  Sale | $0.99 | one-time |
| Feature Pack 3 Sale | $0.99 | one-time |
| Feature Pack Sale | $1.99 | one-time |
| Stagiaire Kit Sale | $3.99 | one-time |
| Welcome pack Sale | $3.99 | one-time |
| Handful of Gems 2 | $4.99 | one-time |
| Sous-Chef Pack | $5.99 | one-time |
| Season Pass  Sale | $6.99 | one-time |
| Super Welcome Pack Sale | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
- 🚀 Addictive and engaging
- ✨ Nice graphics
- 🎶 Good music
- 😌 Relaxing experience

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💸 Forced to spend money to win
- 💰 Earning coins is difficult
- 📉 Ads not working/not removed after purchase
-  frustrating gameplay
- ⚖️ Unfair level design/cheating

**Reported bugs**

- Ads not running after update
- Purchased ad removal not working
- Coins not added to balance after winning
- Shorting customers/dishes in levels
- Ads not working

**Requested features**

- Open new restaurants
- Change decoration rooms
- Fix ad issues
- Fix level design issues (shorted customers/dishes)


### Gem Core

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gem-core/id6780915980)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 200 Coins | $1.99 | one-time |
| 1000 Coins | $8.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Cooking Game free?

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

### Is Gem Core free?

Gem Core is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Cooking Game or Gem Core have ads?

Cooking Game shows ads; Gem Core does not.

### Which is updated more often, Cooking Game or Gem Core?

Cooking Game ships an update every 3 weeks, and Gem Core daily. Most recently, Cooking Game was updated on November 3, 2026 and Gem Core on November 5, 2026.

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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.*