Comparison

Catastrophe Restaurant vs Caloreload

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

Head to head
About

Catastrophe Restaurant

Manage a restaurant in a post-apocalyptic world, transforming bizarre ingredients into gourmet meals for a diverse clientele. Engage in fast-paced cooking actions and a lighthearted story.

Highlights
  • Apocalyptic ingredient cooking
  • Restaurant management
  • Diverse customer base
  • Fast-paced cooking action
  • Shop decoration
  • Secret recipe development
Features
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A restaurant like no other On the edge of a ruined world stands a slightly quirky restaurant. Cut. Grill. Boil. Salt. Pound. Every step is a satisfying, high-tempo tap! Turn bizarre monsters and even microwaves into delicious masterpieces in this unique cooking action game. What's great about Catastrophe Restaurant? 【1】Simple One-Tap Cooking Action Tap at the perfect moment to prep ingredients. Easy to pick up, incredibly addictive. Develop secret broths and upgrade your restaurant to master the chaos! 【2】Wildly Weird Customers Cyborgs, genius babies, mermaids, demons, and more. Laugh-out-loud conversations with your cheerful waitress "Kuno" and the mysterious "Madam" never stop. 【3】A Surprisingly Gentle Apocalypse The end of the world has never been this heartwarming. Funny, touching, and satisfying until the very end — a rare "kindness in the ruins" story. Plenty to enjoy ・Develop over 100 secret broth recipes ・Collect decorations to customize your restaurant ・Discover the hidden stories of quirky guests ・Upgrade tools and kitchen equipment Perfect for players who love: ・Fast, satisfying tap action ・Charming pixel art & retro style ・Post-apocalyptic & dystopian worlds ・Heartwarming humor and light stories ・Games you can enjoy in short bursts No in-app purchases needed to finish the game (ads are shown). Welcome to the friendliest restaurant at the end of the world!

About

Caloreload

Engage in a fast-paced shooting game where you absorb enemy bullets to power your own attacks. Upgrade your weapons with in-game currency to climb the ranks. Master movement and shooting mechanics to avoid damage and defeat opponents.

Highlights
  • Absorb bullets to power attacks
  • Shoot back at enemies
  • Upgrade guns with in-game currency
  • Climb fluctuating skill-based ranks
  • Automatic progress saving
  • Utilize environmental walls for cover
Features
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Eat bullets flying around to block them, and shoot back as much as you eat! A high-tempo and exhilarating shooting game! Strengthen your guns with the coins you get by playing, and aim for higher ranks that fluctuate according to your skill! Swipe the left screen to move, and touch the right screen to shoot as many bullets as you eat! If you get hit by a bullet while preparing to shoot, it will be a mistake! Your progress will be automatically saved! --Help Corner-- - If you miss a stage, the gauge will drop, but after that the gauge will not drop unless you change the stage! Convenient for finding clues to capture! - If there is no wall between you and the enemy, they will notice you and attack you! Let's make good use of the walls! - If you reload while being spotted by an enemy, the time until you shoot will be reset! - You can tell how long it takes for the enemy to shoot at you by looking at the whiteness of the cannon!

Screenshots

Catastrophe Restaurant4 screens
Caloreload2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Catastrophe Restaurant at 100% against Caloreload's 57%. Catastrophe Restaurant also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 18 months). Caloreload's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Catastrophe Restaurant sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Caloreload asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Catastrophe Restaurant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Catastrophe Restaurant's written reviews are positive against 57% of Caloreload's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catastrophe Restaurant ships an update every 2 weeks, Caloreload every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Catastrophe Restaurant versus Caloreload: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatastrophe RestaurantCaloreload
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (53 ratings) — better4.0 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings53 — better30
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 18 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB82 MB
Age rating9+9+
Developerzxima.LLCShunsuke Shibata

Customer experience

Catastrophe Restaurant

All ratings52 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Caloreload

All ratings27 ratings
Positive74.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.9%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Catastrophe Restaurant

One-time7
  • Designer's Style$0.99
  • Luxury Restaurant Style$0.99
  • Kuno's Glasses$0.99
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  • AD removal$2.99
  • Tip Jar(Medium)$2.99
  • Tip Jar (Large)$12.99
  • Tip Jar (Ultra-Large)$31.99
None

Caloreload

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Catastrophe Restaurant free?
Catastrophe Restaurant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Caloreload free?
Caloreload is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Catastrophe Restaurant or Caloreload?
Catastrophe Restaurant is rated higher. Catastrophe Restaurant averages 5.0 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Caloreload averages 4.0 from 30 ratings.
Do Catastrophe Restaurant or Caloreload have ads?
Both Catastrophe Restaurant and Caloreload show ads.
Which is updated more often, Catastrophe Restaurant or Caloreload?
Catastrophe Restaurant ships an update every 2 weeks, and Caloreload every 18 months. Most recently, Catastrophe Restaurant was updated on October 21, 2026 and Caloreload on October 22, 2026.

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