Comparison

Idle Catering Expert vs Chef Please

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

Head to head
About

Idle Catering Expert

Manage and upgrade a catering business, starting from a small stall and expanding to restaurants. Unlock a wide variety of food items and serve more customers to grow your empire.

Highlights
  • Catering business simulation
  • Upgrade equipment and food
  • Hire employees
  • Expand from stall to restaurant
  • Unlock diverse food items
  • Serve more customers
Features
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Simulate the operation of a catering stall in the game, upgrade the equipment, food, and hire employees in the stall. Start from a small booth and keep upgrading to dining cars and restaurants. Simulate the operation to entertain more customers and unlock the storefront in the game! We have a lot of food to unlock, such as: Hamburger, ice cream, coke, hot dog, cake, milk tea, steak, chicken roll, coffee, Pizza, roast chicken, salmon sushi, tricolor meatballs, sundae, croissant, doughnut, poached egg, potato chips, egg tarts, chicken popcorn, halo, beer, chocolate, jam ham, vegetable soup, watermelon, tuna, causeway roast, lobster, horn, egg wrapped rice, thick egg roast, curry rice, baked bread, lemonade, avocado milkshake, tempura fried shrimp, etc.

About

Chef Please

Embark on a culinary adventure to renovate a neglected kitchen into a dream restaurant. Cook delicious dishes, manage your space, and delight customers to become a top chef.

Highlights
  • Renovate and upgrade kitchen
  • Cook a variety of dishes
  • Manage kitchen operations
  • Unlock new recipes
  • Simple, intuitive controls
Features
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Step into the shoes of a chef and embark on a culinary journey to transform a broken kitchen into a dream culinary haven. Renovate your space, create delicious dishes, and delight customers with your culinary skills. Your goal is to build the perfect kitchen and become a top chef. Features: ● Manage and cook in your kitchen with simple, intuitive controls ● Customize and upgrade your kitchen to suit your style ● Unlock and prepare a variety of delectable dishes Join now and start building your dream restaurant!

Screenshots

Idle Catering Expert4 screens
Chef Please4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Idle Catering Expert at none against Chef Please's 10. Idle Catering Expert also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Chef Please's advantage is ratings volume (257 vs 8). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Chef Please sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Idle Catering Expert asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Idle Catering Expert against 4.8 for Chef Please. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chef Please has 257 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Catering Expert ships an update weekly, Chef Please every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Idle Catering Expert versus Chef Please: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle Catering ExpertChef Please
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings) — better4.8 (257 ratings)
Positive reviews—45.5% of reviews
Number of ratings8257 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size437 MB238 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer艳 王FutureBright Technology Company Limited

Customer experience

Idle Catering Expert

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chef Please

All ratings257 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral22.7%
Negative31.8%

Bugs and requests

Idle Catering Expert

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Chef Please

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Never received in-app purchases
  • Game glitches at level 56
  • Cannot update clothes
  • Unable to upgrade items
  • Sound turns off after ads
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  • Too many ads in updates

Requested features

6 requests
  • Increase chef speed
  • More restaurants/levels
  • Multiplayer co-op
  • Option to change floor/wallpaper colors
  • Upgrade chef speed/capacity
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  • New levels/worlds

In-app purchases

None

Idle Catering Expert

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Chef Please

One-time10
  • Helper Pack$1.99
  • Mini Booster Pack$1.99
  • Gold Handful$1.99
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  • Chef Pack$2.99
  • Beginner Pack$4.99
  • Gold Stack$5.99
  • Tycoon Pack$7.99
  • Free Premium Furniture$8.99
  • Small Pack$9.99
  • Medium Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Idle Catering Expert free?
Idle Catering Expert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chef Please free?
Chef Please is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Catering Expert or Chef Please?
Idle Catering Expert is rated higher. Idle Catering Expert averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Chef Please averages 4.8 from 257 ratings.
Do Idle Catering Expert or Chef Please have ads?
Both Idle Catering Expert and Chef Please show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Catering Expert or Chef Please?
Idle Catering Expert ships an update weekly, and Chef Please every 2 weeks. Most recently, Idle Catering Expert was updated on November 3, 2026 and Chef Please on October 30, 2026.

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