Cooking Time! vs Pocket Journey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cooking Time!
Learn to prepare over 15 delicious recipes from around the world with simple swipe controls. Challenge yourself with three difficulty levels for each dish and express your culinary achievements by collecting and sharing up to 33 unique stickers.
- Learn 15+ recipes
- Simple swipe controls
- Dishes from different cultures
- Three difficulty levels
- Collect 33+ stickers
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It’s Cooking Time! Who doesn’t like a delicious meal? How about cooking them by yourself? In this game you can learn the main steps for preparing up to 15 delicious recipes. COOKING FOR EVERYONE So you think cooking is hard? Not in this game! Here you can play just using simple swipe movements! DIVERSITY To learn how to cook is to discover other cultures. Prepare dishes from different regions, from Hamburguers to Kung Pao Chicken. CHALLENGE YOURSELF So you’re a Master Cooking Chef? You can play each recipe in three different difficulty levels to challenge yourself. EXPRESS YOURSELF Collect and use up to 33 beautiful stickers to share your conquers with other players.
Pocket Journey
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Welcome to Pocket Journey, the ultimate relaxing idle pet travel game! Adopt a cute virtual companion - whether it's an adventurous dog, a curious cat, or a playful red panda and send them on exciting journeys around the world. HOW TO PLAY Pack your pet’s - bag with Food Cans, Premium Tickets, and Speed Charms to prepare them for their trip. While you go about your day, your pet will travel to real cities and landmarks across different distance tiers. When they return, they’ll bring back beautiful photos and unique souvenirs to add to your collection! FEATURES • Adopt a Pet: Choose from a dog, cat, or red panda to be your faithful travel buddy. • Explore the World: Your pet travels to real global cities and landmarks. • Collect Souvenirs: Every trip grants a unique souvenir. Can you collect them all? • Rare Rewards: Pack Premium Tickets for a chance to find ultra-rare premium locations! • Cloud Sync: Your progress, inventory, and collections are safely synced to iCloud. • Chill & Relaxing: No stress, no timers to beat. Just check in to see where your pet went today. Start your pet's worldly adventure today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cooking Time! at none against Pocket Journey's shown. Cooking Time! also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Pocket Journey's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 12 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cooking Time! ships an update every 12 months, Pocket Journey every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cooking Time! | Pocket Journey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 413 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SERVICOS DE ENSINO, TREINAMENTO E EDITORACAO FRANQUEADORA S.A. | JIE FENG MA |
In-app purchases
Cooking Time!
No in-app purchases
Pocket Journey
No in-app purchases
Questions
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