Comparison

Cook, Serve, Delicious! vs Potion Permit

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

Head to head
About

Cook, Serve, Delicious!

Manage and grow a struggling restaurant from the ground up. Strategize your menu, upgrade equipment, and serve customers to achieve five-star status. Experience fast-paced culinary challenges and unlock new opportunities.

Highlights
  • Restaurant management simulation
  • Menu customization
  • Restaurant equipment upgrades
  • Time management challenges
  • Unlockable content and secrets
  • Television show appearances
Features
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"4.5/5 - this PC to iPad port is terrific to the touch...[a] culinary tablet masterpiece." -Touch Arcade "Cook, Serve, Delicious is a must have for simulation enthusiasts." -PadGadget "It's not an easy game to excel at, but it's an easy game to get hooked on, and the challenge of building and running your own restaurant from front to back is going to captivate you for weeks on end...With depth to rival a strategy game and carefully controlled chaos ruling the action sequences, Cook, Serve, Delicious! is a rare release that encourages you to play until you master every nuance of gameplay. You'll have a great time doing it, and once you reach that zen-like state, your little food hut will be a sight to behold." -JayisGames.com "4.5/5 Stars. Cook, Serve, Delicious isn’t Filet Mignon, but it is an awesome, consistently delicious meal." -Gamezebo.com "Overall, “Cook, Serve, Delicious!” is a wonderfully addictive game that takes the best parts of Diner Dash, Hot Dog King, and Restaurant Empire and crams them all into one nice, meaty package. It will definitely test your reflexes and can be a bit nuts at times in terms of difficulty, yet it manages to keep you engaged in a way that encourages you to do better. I highly recommend it to those who enjoy time management and simulation games." -Vincent Paone, dadsgamingaddiction.com "There's an odd appeal to this game." -Ryan Davis, Giantbomb.com "This seems like a cool game... I just want a corndog..." -Jeff Gerstmann, Giantbomb.com *** Cook, Serve, Delicious is a strategic restaurant sim, one of the few in its genre that gives the players total control over where they want to take their restaurant. The game centers on an old, worn down restaurant in the SherriSoda Tower, which was once the heart of the building but closed down as business (and tenants) dropped to an all time low. But with the local economy rising back up and occupancy reaching its maximum, SherriSoda Tower has decided to bring back the old Cook, Serve, Delicious restaurant, and has given you complete control to bring it back to its old five star status of world class dining. To do that, you’ll start with a few thousand dollars and thirty foods to choose from to put on your menu, as well as a host of restaurant equipment and more. Nearly everything is unlocked from the start of the game for you to purchase; this is your restaurant, and you must figure out the best strategy to get that restaurant packed with satisfied customers. Can you prove your culinary skills? And if that weren’t enough, you’ll also have the opportunity to be cast in the Iron Cook television show, throw parties for offices in SherriSoda Tower, read virtual mail in your SherriSoda Tower Email account which ranges from game tips to crazy spam, from customers providing feedback to your restaurant to opportunities to being able to fund projects via "ClicknStart" and other big surprises! With hours of content and tons of secrets and unlockables, Cook, Serve, Delicious will provide a big challenge for anyone who’s ready to take their crumbling, rat infested eatery to a luxurious Platinum Star Restaurant. Good luck, and be sure to visit cookservedelicious.com for more news on everything related to the game and future expansions!

About

Potion Permit

Step into the role of a chemist tasked with healing a town that distrusts modern medicine. Diagnose illnesses, gather ingredients, and brew potions to cure the townsfolk. Build relationships, upgrade the town, and live the life of an apothecary in a charming, colorful world.

Highlights
  • Diagnose and cure illnesses
  • Gather ingredients and brew potions
  • Upgrade buildings and expand areas
  • Build relationships with townsfolk
  • Find love with a sweetheart
  • Team up with a loyal dog
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The town of Moonbury has always been wary of the outside world's medical advances, preferring to rely on its traditional healing methods. However, when the mayor's daughter falls ill and the local witch doctor can do nothing to help her, they are forced to look outside their small community for help. The Medical Association decides to send their most accomplished chemist - you - to help cure the mayor's daughter and convince the residents of Moonbury of the wonders of modern alchemy. Gain their trust and tend to each person when they fall ill in this open-ended sim RPG! FEATURES - Take care of Moonbury’s inhabitants: diagnose their illnesses, gather ingredients and brew potions to cure them. - Heal the town : Upgrade buildings, expand your gathering area and transform the townsfolk’ lives in many ways. - Build relationships with Moonbury’s inhabitants, earn their trust and eventually find love with your chosen sweetheart! - Team up with your loyal dog that follows you wherever you go and helps you in your work. - Relax in a wholesome, colourful world and live the apothecary life you want! CAREFULLY REDESIGNED FOR MOBILE - Revamped interface - Game Center achievements - Cloud Save – Share your progress between iOS devices - Compatible with MFi controllers - iPhone 15 Optimization (including pro max) If you run into a problem, please contact us at https://playdigious.helpshift.com/hc/en/12-playdigious/ with as much information as possible on the issue.

Screenshots

Potion Permit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cook, Serve, Delicious! at 88% against Potion Permit's 40%. Cook, Serve, Delicious! also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and price ($1.99 vs $6.99). Potion Permit's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (552 vs 156). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Cook, Serve, Delicious! costs $1.99 and Potion Permit $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cook, Serve, Delicious! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 156 and 552 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Cook, Serve, Delicious!'s written reviews are positive against 40% of Potion Permit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cook, Serve, Delicious! ships an update every 2 weeks, Potion Permit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cook, Serve, Delicious! versus Potion Permit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCook, Serve, Delicious!Potion Permit
Price$1.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.8 (156 ratings) — better4.5 (552 ratings)
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better40.3% of reviews
Number of ratings156552 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB477 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperDavid GalindoPlaydigious

Customer experience

Cook, Serve, Delicious!

All ratings150 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews255 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative6.3%

Potion Permit

All ratings519 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews402 reviews
Positive40.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative43.0%

Bugs and requests

Cook, Serve, Delicious!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Potion Permit

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to exit certain menus
  • Fishing mini-game not functioning properly
  • Potion quests not triggering correctly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more customization options for player character
  • Implement a manual save feature
  • Improve performance and reduce crashes

In-app purchases

None

Cook, Serve, Delicious!

No in-app purchases

None

Potion Permit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cook, Serve, Delicious! free?
Cook, Serve, Delicious! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Potion Permit free?
Potion Permit costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cook, Serve, Delicious! or Potion Permit?
Cook, Serve, Delicious! is rated higher. Cook, Serve, Delicious! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 156 ratings, while Potion Permit averages 4.5 from 552 ratings.
Do Cook, Serve, Delicious! or Potion Permit have ads?
Neither Cook, Serve, Delicious! nor Potion Permit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cook, Serve, Delicious! or Potion Permit?
Cook, Serve, Delicious! ships an update every 2 weeks, and Potion Permit every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cook, Serve, Delicious! was updated on October 23, 2026 and Potion Permit on October 30, 2026.

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