What’s Cooking? vs Sofra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
What’s Cooking?
Discover recipes from top creators tailored to your mood and cravings. Save your favorites and follow easy-to-understand steps and videos to make delicious meals.
- Recipe discovery by meal, mood, diet, occasion
- Personalized recipe recommendations
- Save favorite recipes and creators
- Step-by-step cooking videos
- Build recipe collections
- Search cooking history
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What’s Cooking brings you recipes from top creators for every meal, mood, and craving, even tonight’s dinner. Discover new dishes, save your favorites, and start cooking with easy-to-follow steps and simple videos. Find What You’re Craving Search by meal, mood, diet, or occasion. Quickly pull up your saved dishes, cooking history, favorite creators, and more. Cooking Made Personal Get recipes handpicked for your tastes. Find the creators you love and dishes you’ll want to cook again and again. Scroll, Save, Cook Endless food inspiration with no distractions. Sort by trending, save your faves, and build collections that match your cravings. Real Recipes, Real Cooks Follow step-by-step videos from real creators in real kitchens. Make their dishes your own—or create something totally new.
Sofra
This cooking simulator allows players of all ages to test their culinary skills by following detailed recipes. Unlock new dishes, upgrade your kitchen, and even progress to opening your own restaurant. Collect achievements and improve your cooking abilities in a cozy home kitchen atmosphere.
- Detailed recipes for home cooking
- Cozy home kitchen atmosphere
- Recipes for all skill levels
- Restaurant opening storyline
- Kitchen and character upgrades
- Daily recipe suggestions
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Welcome to Sofra: Cooking game - the perfect game for cooking lovers of any age. The peculiarity of the game is that you can repeat all the dishes yourself at home thanks to detailed recipes. The game will reveal the talent of a chef in everyone. The player's main goal is to cook a certain dish, following the recipe from the book. Main features of the game: - Cozy unique design, which will allow you to plunge into the nice cute atmosphere of a home kitchen anywhere in the world. - Ability to play for people of any age. In the game, you will find recipes of any complexity, from the simplest to the level of superchef. - Simple interface that allows you to easily prepare your favorite dishes. - The possibility of developing the story, up to opening your own restaurant. - Kitchen and character upgrade, which will allow you to try yourself not only as a chef but also as a designer. - A recipe book that can help you with the choice of a dish every day. The player has to prepare the dishes according to the recipe. This requires the player to be logical and experiment in the cooking process. The player will have to collect stars and achievements, improve their cooking skills, and advance the story of the game. Unlock additional content with various in-app purchases: 1. Get 4 exclusive levels + remove ads for $3.99 2. Get 15 levels each month and connect with your team + remove ads with auto renewable monthly subscription for $7.99 3. Get 10 exclusive levels + remove ads for $14.99 Privacy Policy - https://sofragame.com/privacypolicy Terms of Use - https://sofragame.com/termsampconditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sofra at 4.8 against What’s Cooking?'s 4.1. Sofra also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 59%) and ratings volume (323 vs 78). What’s Cooking?'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement 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. Sofra sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. What’s Cooking? asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sofra holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 323 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of What’s Cooking?'s written reviews are positive against 77% of Sofra's.
What’s Cooking? ships an update every 3 weeks, Sofra every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | What’s Cooking? | Sofra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (78 ratings) | 4.8 (323 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.0% of reviews | 77.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 78 | 323 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 571 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kraft New Services, Inc. | Global Advertising Network LTD |
Customer experience
What’s Cooking?
Sofra
User reviews
What’s Cooking?
From 78 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great recipes and content
- 👍 Easy to follow videos
- 👍 Inspiring for new cooks
- 👍 Well-thought-out app design
- 👍 No ads (appreciated)
Room to improve
- 👎 Limited number of creators
- 👎 Lack of content diversity (cuisine types)
- 👎 Repetitive content
- 👎 Slow loading times
- 👎 Scrolling issues
Sofra
From 323 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing and fun cooking experience
- 🍽️ Detailed recipes that can be recreated at home
- 🎨 Cozy and charming visual design
- 🌐 Variety of cuisines and dishes to explore
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 💰 Issues with paid content not working as expected
- 📺 Excessive ads even after purchasing ad-free version
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay with limited levels/recipes
Bugs and requests
What’s Cooking?
Reported bugs
7 issues- App gets stuck on name/email subscription page
- Won't let user click continue after update
- Keeps reloading email subscription page
- Doesn't change page when 'next' is clicked
- App forces an update but no update available in App Store
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- App keeps loading
- App is asking to update but there is no update
Requested features
14 requests- Increase number of preferences per category
- More videos of different foods
- More creators
- Add new recipes more frequently
- Add a search bar
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- Add comment sections
- Add ratings
- Add more allergy filters
- Add measurement conversion options
- Add more cultural foods (Arabic, Indian, Filipino)
- Add Halal dietary restrictions
- Add more diversity in recipes and cuisines
- Add miso ramen recipe
- Add specific diet preferences
Sofra
Reported bugs
4 issues- Purchased content not unlocking
- Game freezing or crashing on launch
- Saved progress not carrying over between sessions
- Ads still appearing after paying to remove them
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and recipes to unlock
- Ability to save progress and resume games
- Background music or audio to enhance the experience
- Customization options for the kitchen and cooking tools
In-app purchases
What’s Cooking?
No in-app purchases
Sofra
- Pro Pack$7.991 Month
- Pop up remove ads $0.99$0.99
- No Ads$2.99
- Desert Paradise Pack$3.99
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- Desert Paraise Pack$3.99
- Limited Pack$3.99
- Basic Pack$3.99
- Street Food Festival Pack$5.99
- Pop up remove ads + value$6.99
- Remove Ads Pack$6.99
- Asian Cuisine Pack$7.99
- Asian Cuisine Pack$9.99
- Unlimited Time$9.99
- Coins 11000$11.99
- Unlock All Levels$11.99
- Premium Pack$14.99
- Coins 30000$29.99
- Coins 65000$59.99
Questions
Is What’s Cooking? free?
Is Sofra free?
Which has better reviews, What’s Cooking? or Sofra?
Do What’s Cooking? or Sofra have ads?
Which is updated more often, What’s Cooking? or Sofra?
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