MidnightBBQ vs Idle Cooking School 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MidnightBBQ
Manage your own barbecue restaurant, from creating custom recipes and seasonings to hiring staff and decorating. Master grilling skills and listen to customer gossip in this casual idle business simulation game.
- Create custom recipes and seasonings
- Manage shop decor and equipment
- Hire and manage employees
- Master manual grilling mechanics
- Listen to customer gossip
- Idle business simulation
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Create your own menu, mix your own seasonings, and decide on your own decor. Hire employees to handle various tasks within the restaurant, and take a break from your busy schedule to listen to the customers' gossip. This is a casual, simple, and fun idle business game. · Shop Management, a Realistic Simulation Although your shop may be small, it's packed with details. As the owner, you must strategically formulate recipes, purchase equipment, hire staff, and decorate the space. · Manual Grilling, Rich Fun Even though you're the owner, you still need to master your grilling skills. Different ingredients require different grilling temperatures; burn them and you won't get the Perfect Bonus! · Hire Staff, Free Your Hands Even though you're short on cash initially, even as the owner, you still have to serve food and drinks. Having staff is key to managing the overall situation! · Collect Recipes, Create Custom Recipes You're just opening a new shop, and ingredients are limited. You'll need to personally collect them to create custom recipes! · Make Seasonings, Enhance the Taste Seasoning is the soul of barbecue. Creating secret seasonings is essential for making more money, but you need to source and purchase the ingredients yourself! · Purchase Equipment, Expand Your Business Upgrading and purchasing new equipment are essential for growth, but it's up to you, the owner, to decide which equipment to buy!
Idle Cooking School 3D
Manage a culinary academy, train chefs, and research recipes in this idle simulation game. Expand your facilities, compete in cooking challenges, and build a global culinary empire with stunning graphics and engaging gameplay.
- Manage culinary academy
- Train aspiring chefs
- Research new recipes
- Expand facilities
- Participate in cooking competitions
- Open new schools globally
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As the headmaster of this culinary academy, you will embark on an exciting culinary journey to create mouthwatering dishes and train aspiring chefs to become culinary geniuses! In this addictive idle game, you will manage your cooking school by hiring talented chefs, expanding your facilities, and researching new recipes. You will start by teaching basic cooking skills, such as boiling, frying, and grilling, and gradually unlock more advanced techniques to enhance your students' culinary mastery. We use Apple Standard EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula You will also have the opportunity to showcase your culinary expertise by participating in cooking competitions and earning prestigious awards and recognition. As you grow your culinary empire, you can even open new schools in different parts of the world and become a global culinary sensation! With stunning graphics, challenging gameplay, and endless opportunities for culinary creativity, Idle Cooking School is the perfect game for anyone who loves food, cooking, and adventure. Download now and start your culinary journey today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Idle Cooking School 3D at 109 against MidnightBBQ's 1. MidnightBBQ's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, 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
Both are free to download. MidnightBBQ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Cooking School 3D sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MidnightBBQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Cooking School 3D has 109 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MidnightBBQ ships an update every 2 weeks, Idle Cooking School 3D monthly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | MidnightBBQ | Idle Cooking School 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (109 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 109 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 203 MB | 336 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shanghai Smart Dog Technology Co., LTD | Nanjing Ruiwei Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
MidnightBBQ
- 新人大禮包$0.99
- 每日禮包$0.99
- 每日員工升級包$1.99
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- 一小包鉆石$4.99
- 菜品研發“十連包”$4.99
- 招募雅座小女僕$5.99
- 招募海濱小女僕$6.99
- 去除廣告30日特權$7.99
- 一大包鑽石$9.99
- 一罈子鉆石$17.99
Idle Cooking School 3D
- COOKGPT$9.991 Month
- A small Pile of Diamonds$0.99
- Profit for 12min$0.99
- Coconut Pass$2.99
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- Game Pass$3.99
- Resource Pack$5.99
- French Cuisine Division Teachers$9.99
- A Large Pile of Diamonds$9.99
- No Ads$19.99
- Perfect Team Pack$29.99
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