Cook Merge! vs Hop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cook Merge!
Embark on a culinary adventure merging ingredients to create delicious dishes from around the world. Race against the clock to fulfill orders, unlock new recipes, and expand your restaurant with a charming panda companion. Enjoy a relaxing 3D puzzle experience with satisfying merges and global flavors.
- 3D merge puzzle gameplay
- Global cuisine exploration
- Timed order fulfillment
- Chef Panda companion
- Hundreds of levels
- Offline play
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Welcome to Chef Panda's Kitchen, a brand new 3D merge puzzle game packed with delicious flavors from around the world. Put on your apron and get ready to cook! Tap to collect ingredients, merge three identical items into tasty dishes, and deliver every order before the timer runs out. A satisfying triple match mechanic with a fresh culinary twist. Cook with Chef Panda Meet Chef Panda, your charming companion in the kitchen. Take orders, master new recipes, and turn a small kitchen into a world famous restaurant. Travel the World, One Plate at a Time Sushi in Tokyo, pizza in Naples, kebab in Istanbul, croissants in Paris, tacos in Mexico City. Explore authentic cuisines and unlock new ingredients as you progress. Race Against the Clock Orders are piling up and customers are waiting. Merge fast, think faster, and keep the kitchen running smoothly. Boosters to the Rescue Stuck on a tricky order? Chef Panda's pantry is full of powerful boosters to save the day. Relax and Enjoy Soothing sounds, satisfying merges, and warm 3D visuals make it the perfect break for your brain. Play online or offline, anytime, anywhere. ► Triple Merge 3D gameplay with smooth, satisfying combos ► World cuisines from Italy, Japan, Turkey, France, Mexico and beyond ► Chef Panda, your adorable kitchen companion ► Beat the timer and earn big rewards ► Hundreds of levels with new ingredients in every kitchen The kitchen is hot and Chef Panda needs you. Start cooking your way around the world today!
Hop
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One word. Build a tower. Hop: Stack Tower is the simplest possible voice game. Say "HOP!" to drop blocks onto the stack. Misalign and the block shrinks. Crash and the tower falls. Climb as high as your voice will take you. Free to play. Or tap to play. No microphone? No problem. Same game, different gesture. WHAT MAKES HOP DIFFERENT • Voice is the gesture — the block drops the instant you say it. • Pure black, pure white, one orange note. Designed for restraint. • Hyper-casual loop. 30-second runs. Pick up, climb, put down. • Works offline. No wifi needed. Scores save locally and sync later. FOUR WAYS TO CLIMB • Classic — the original. Stack forever. • Daily Challenge — the same tower for every player worldwide. One shot a day, one global rank. • Endless Hard — tighter timing, faster slide. • Time Attack — 60 seconds. Stack as high as you can. EVERY CLIMB COUNTS • Daily login rewards — 7-day streak, escalating coins • Global leaderboards — the top 100 in every mode • Personal best — beat your number • Achievements at heights 10, 25, 50, 100 — plus perfect-combo streaks MAKE IT YOURS • A voice coach calls your run — perfect drops, hot streaks, milestones, wipeouts • Unlock more coaches, tower colors, and PERFECT-drop effects with coins • Power-ups — slow-mo, auto-align, steady hand, streak shield, and coin doubler HOW IT WORKS The moving block slides across the top of your tower. Time your HOP perfectly — the block locks in at full width. Misalign by a little and the block shrinks. Misalign by a lot and the tower falls. Voice processing happens entirely on your device. Your voice is never uploaded. Hop listens for amplitude, not words — speakers of any language can play. PRIVACY • Microphone audio is processed only on-device • No third-party voice tracking • Anonymous play — no account, no sign-up required Made for iOS 18 and later. Privacy policy: https://pull.house/hop/privacy/ Terms: https://pull.house/hop/terms/ Support: https://pull.house/support/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hop at none against Cook Merge!'s 16. Cook Merge!'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. Cook Merge! sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Hop asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Cook Merge! | Hop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 349 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BONOBOS GAMES YAZILIM MEDYA VE TICARET LTD | Pull House LLC |
In-app purchases
Cook Merge!
- 2 Hours Unlimited Lives$0.99
- 1,000 Coins$0.99
- Refill Lives$0.99
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- Special Offer$1.99
- 8 Hours Unlimited Lives$2.99
- 5,000 Coins$3.99
- Small Bundle$4.99
- No Ads$4.99
- Fail Offer$4.99
- 24 Hours Unlimited Lives$5.99
- 10,000 Coins$12.99
- Starter Offer$12.99
- 25,000 Coins$12.99
- 50,000 Coins$19.99
- 100,000 Coins$34.99
- Mega Bundle$39.99
Hop
No in-app purchases









