Idle Catering Expert vs Chef Please
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Catering business simulation
- Upgrade equipment and food
- Hire employees
- Expand from stall to restaurant
- Unlock diverse food items
- Serve more customers
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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.
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.
- Renovate and upgrade kitchen
- Cook a variety of dishes
- Manage kitchen operations
- Unlock new recipes
- Simple, intuitive controls
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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!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Chef Please sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Idle Catering Expert asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Idle Catering Expert | Chef Please |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better | 4.8 (257 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 257 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 437 MB | 238 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 艳 王 | FutureBright Technology Company Limited |
Customer experience
Idle Catering Expert
Chef Please
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
Idle Catering Expert
No in-app purchases
Chef Please
- 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?
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Which has better reviews, Idle Catering Expert or Chef Please?
Do Idle Catering Expert or Chef Please have ads?
Which is updated more often, Idle Catering Expert or Chef Please?
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