Comparison

Cooking World! vs Cafe Life

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

Head to head
About

Cooking World!

Experience a unique vertical-screen cooking game where you manage restaurants, cook diverse cuisines, and serve hungry customers. Master time management, upgrade your kitchen, and enjoy special "Party Time" modes for extra rewards. Compete with friends and players globally in this addictive culinary adventure.

Highlights
  • Vertical-screen gameplay
  • Time-management restaurant simulation
  • Unlock global cuisines and maps
  • Upgrade kitchen appliances and ingredients
  • Special "Party Time" bonus rounds
  • Compete with friends and players worldwide
  • Participate in events and win gifts
Features
Currently charting
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Beat the clock. Rule the kitchen. Cook, serve, upgrade. Build your own Restaurant Empire! Over 5,000 levels and 500+ dishes from around the globe — American burgers, Italian pizza, Japanese sushi, Mexican tacos... travel the world one plate at a time! Why millions of players love it: • One-hand gameplay, zero stress Portrait mode, swipe to serve. Play on the bus, in line, or on the couch — anytime! • Fast-paced kitchen rush Hungry customers won't wait! Serve fast, trigger combos, and watch the coins pile up! • 50+ global restaurants From a street-side burger joint to a Tokyo sushi bar — every new restaurant brings fresh mechanics! • Upgrade everything Boost ingredients and kitchen gear to cook faster. Chain combos? Non-stop! • Play offline No Wi-Fi? No problem. Your restaurant runs anywhere — even on a plane! • New Content, New Adventures The culinary journey never ends. New cities, new cuisines, new challenges — always cooking! Ready to become a MASTER CHEF? Download now and open your first restaurant today!

About

Cafe Life

Build and manage your own coffee shop, serving delicious drinks and meals to happy customers. Customize your cafe, hire staff, and expand your business into a global empire. Enjoy a fun and relaxing cooking and management simulation game.

Highlights
  • Build and customize your cafe
  • Prepare coffee, meals, and desserts
  • Serve and interact with customers
  • Hire and train staff
  • Upgrade cafe facilities
  • Expand to a global cafe chain
  • Offline gameplay
Features
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Cafe Life – Build Your Dream Café! Welcome to Cafe Life, the ultimate coffee and cooking game where you can make your dream café come to life! If you love coffee, fun, and café games, this is your perfect escape. Manage your own cafe, serve happy customers, and make amazing food and drinks every day. Turn your small coffee shop into a world-famous cafe empire! ► Build & Manage Your Café Start your coffee journey in a cozy little cafe and grow into a big restaurant. Decorate, design, and customize your shop to match your vibe—cute, modern, or classic! Serve delicious coffee, desserts, and freshly cooked meals to keep your customers smiling. Every customer counts—watch their reactions, improve your service, and make your cafe the most popular in town. Enjoy a fun and relaxing game experience that’s all about coffee and cooking! ► Make Coffee, Cook Meals & Serve Customers Enter the kitchen and make everything from espresso to pancakes! Use your cooking skills to prepare hot coffee, tasty breakfasts, and yummy desserts. Experiment with recipes and ingredients to make new signature drinks that your customers will love. Whether you’re cooking, baking, or brewing, every moment in this cafe game is filled with fun and flavor. ► Hire Staff & Upgrade Your Café Hire talented baristas and chefs who love coffee and cooking as much as you do! Train your team to serve customers faster and better. Use your profits to make upgrades to your cafe, expand your kitchen, and add new coffee machines and decorations. Keep your cafe cozy, stylish, and full of fun energy that keeps customers coming back! ► Expand Your Coffee Empire From one coffee shop to many—grow your brand into a worldwide cafe chain. Travel the world, open new cafes, and serve unique coffee recipes that match each culture. Show off your cooking skills in global challenges and become the #1 coffee tycoon in this fun cooking game! ► Play Anytime – Free & Offline Enjoy Cafe Life anywhere, anytime—no Wi-Fi needed! This fun coffee game works perfectly offline, so you can play while traveling or relaxing. Make coffee, serve customers, and enjoy relaxing cooking gameplay that never stops. Perfect for anyone who loves coffee, cafes, and fun games! ► Download Cafe Life - Coffee & Cooking Game now! Make coffee, cook meals, serve customers, and build your dream café in the most fun coffee game ever! Start your cafe story today and become the world’s best barista and café owner!

Screenshots

Cooking World!4 screens
Cafe Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Cooking World! at #104 against Cafe Life's unranked. Cooking World! also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (40% vs 29%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Cooking World! sells 36 one-off in-app purchases and Cafe Life sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Cooking World! against 4.7 for Cafe Life. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19K and 9.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Cooking World!'s written reviews are positive against 29% of Cafe Life's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cooking World! ships an update weekly, Cafe Life every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Cooking World! versus Cafe Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCooking World!Cafe Life
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19K ratings) — better4.7 (9.2K ratings)
Positive reviews39.6% of reviews — better29.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19K — better9.2K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#104 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size484 MB351 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagicSeven Co., LtdSupercent, Inc.

Customer experience

Cooking World!

All ratings18,752 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews303 reviews
Positive39.6%
Neutral19.1%
Negative41.3%

Cafe Life

All ratings8,829 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.5%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews551 reviews
Positive29.0%
Neutral15.4%
Negative55.5%

User reviews

Cooking World!

From 19K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🚀 Convenient vertical-screen design
  • 💡 Creative game concept

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Excessive hand-holding/tutorials
  • 💤 Lack of new levels
  • 🙄 Annoying pointing glove feature

Cafe Life

From 9.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Relaxing and soothing gameplay
  • 💡 Helps with anxiety

Room to improve

  • 🚨 Too many ads
  • 🔒 No refund for paid 'no ads' option
  • 🕰️ Short game length

Bugs and requests

Cooking World!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inaccurate timer and customer spawning
  • Disturbing/inappropriate ads

Requested features

2 requests
  • Option to disable pointing glove
  • More levels and content updates

Cafe Life

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Paid 'no ads' option does not work as expected

Requested features

2 requests
  • More levels and locations
  • Improved customer support

In-app purchases

36 purchases

Cooking World!

One-time36
  • Diamond Safe$0.99
  • Super Value Trial Card$0.99
  • Fast Cook Pack1$0.99
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  • Helper Pack1$0.99
  • Max Energy$0.99
  • Daily Ad Rewards$1.99
  • 100 Gems$1.99
  • Basic Revival Pack$1.99
  • Beginner's Gift$1.99
  • Ad Coupon$1.99
  • Express Delivery Pack1$1.99
  • Diamond Safe$2.99
  • Ad Coupon$2.99
  • Coin Pack1$2.99
  • Double Sales Pack1$2.99
  • Premium Revival Pack$3.99
  • Fast Cook Pack2$3.99
  • Express Delivery Pack2$3.99
  • Happy Candy Pack2$3.99
  • All-purpose Plate Pack2$3.99
  • Ads-removal Pack$4.99
  • Ad Coupon$4.99
  • Grand Opening Gifts$4.99
  • 270 Gems$4.99
  • Weekly Card$5.99
  • Assistant Pack$6.99
  • Master Revival Pack$7.99
  • 580 Gems$9.99
  • Monthly Card$12.99
  • Design Star Pack$14.99
  • Express Delivery Pack3$15.99
  • 1200 Gems$18.99
  • Design Director Pack$39.99
  • 3500 Gems$49.99
  • Design Master Pack$89.99
  • 7500 Gems$99.99
3 purchases

Cafe Life

One-time3
  • noadssingle_4.99$4.99
  • noads_7.99$7.99
  • noadspremium_9.99$9.99

Questions

Is Cooking World! free?
Cooking World! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cafe Life free?
Cafe Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cooking World! or Cafe Life?
Cooking World! is rated higher. Cooking World! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Cafe Life averages 4.7 from 9.2K ratings.
Do Cooking World! or Cafe Life have ads?
Both Cooking World! and Cafe Life show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cooking World! or Cafe Life?
Cooking World! ships an update weekly, and Cafe Life every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cooking World! was updated on October 29, 2026 and Cafe Life on October 29, 2026.

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