Comparison

Carrot2 vs Cooking Time!

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

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About

Carrot2

Defend a cute carrot from waves of enemies by strategically summoning unique towers and unleashing powerful magic spells. Explore hundreds of levels across diverse themes, complete challenging quests, and try out new game modes for endless defense action.

Highlights
  • Summon 16 unique towers
  • 100 stages across 6 themes
  • Complete 300 special quests
  • Unleash magic spells like Slowdown and Freeze
  • Play new modes like Random Towers and Super Boss Fight
  • Social features for competition
Features
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The sequel to one of the top defense games on the Appstore is here, Carrot Defense! Protect the cute carrot from waves of enemies by summoning unique towers to blast them to smithereens! PLAY TONS OF LEVELS! With 6 unique themes and 100 stages, a thrilling adventure is waiting for you at every turn! SUMMON UNIQUE TOWERS! Players can summon 16 unique towers with different abilities and attacks. Summon the perfect combination and stop the enemies in their tracks! COMPLETE QUESTS! Complete the 300 special quests and get the brand new Purple Crystal Trophy along with other prizes! UNLEASH MAGIC SPELLS! Dazzling magic and abilities such as “Slowdown”, “Freeze” and “Bomb” will help you acquire the Golden Carrot! PLAY NEW MODES! Brand new modes including “Two Entrances”, “Monsters Fortress”, “Random Towers” and “Super Boss Fight” are available. Check them out for even more thrilling gameplay! GET SOCIAL! Login to Facebook to compete with your friends! Synchronize your game progress and show off your achievements by logging into Game Center! PLEASE NOTE: - This game is free to play, but you can choose to pay real money for some extra items, which will charge your iTunes account. You can disable in-app purchasing by adjusting your device settings. - Please buy carefully. - Advertising appears in this game. - This game permits users to interact with one another (eg. chat rooms, player to player chat, messaging). Linking to social networking sites are not intended for persons under age 13. - A network connection is required to enable certain features/access certain content. - For information about how Glu collects and uses your data, please read our privacy policy at: www.Glu.com/privacy - If you have a problem with this game, please contact us at: www.Glu.com/support

About

Cooking Time!

Learn to prepare over 15 delicious recipes from around the world with simple swipe controls. Challenge yourself with three difficulty levels for each dish and express your culinary achievements by collecting and sharing up to 33 unique stickers.

Highlights
  • Learn 15+ recipes
  • Simple swipe controls
  • Dishes from different cultures
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Collect 33+ stickers
Features
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It’s Cooking Time! Who doesn’t like a delicious meal? How about cooking them by yourself? In this game you can learn the main steps for preparing up to 15 delicious recipes. COOKING FOR EVERYONE So you think cooking is hard? Not in this game! Here you can play just using simple swipe movements! DIVERSITY To learn how to cook is to discover other cultures. Prepare dishes from different regions, from Hamburguers to Kung Pao Chicken. CHALLENGE YOURSELF So you’re a Master Cooking Chef? You can play each recipe in three different difficulty levels to challenge yourself. EXPRESS YOURSELF Collect and use up to 33 beautiful stickers to share your conquers with other players.

Screenshots

Carrot24 screens
Cooking Time!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cooking Time! at 5.0 against Carrot2's 3.1. Cooking Time! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 14) and ads (none vs shown). Carrot2's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (62 vs 1). On price and device support 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. Carrot2 sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Cooking Time! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cooking Time! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carrot2 has 62 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carrot2 ships an update every 2 months, Cooking Time! every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Carrot2 versus Cooking Time!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarrot2Cooking Time!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (62 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB413 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeijing Kai Luo Tian Xia Technology Co., Ltd.INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SERVICOS DE ENSINO, TREINAMENTO E EDITORACAO FRANQUEADORA S.A.

Customer experience

Carrot2

All ratings62 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative45.2%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive49.3%
Neutral8.1%
Negative42.6%

Cooking Time!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Carrot2

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Game crashes/freezes
  • Levels mixed up after update
  • Purchases not credited
  • Daily stars too few
  • Cannot complete certain tasks
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  • Random tower selection issues
  • Login/authentication problems
  • White screen after purchase

Requested features

8 requests
  • Global access and regional unlocking
  • English language version
  • More levels/updates
  • Return to older art style
  • Easier difficulty
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  • Option to disable music
  • New game modes (e.g., endless mode)
  • Improved monetization fairness

Cooking Time!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Carrot2

One-time14
  • 超值宝石$0.99
  • 解锁老萝卜英雄$0.99
  • 一小袋宝石特惠$0.99
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  • 幸运礼包!$0.99
  • 保护气球!$0.99
  • 挑战模式复活$0.99
  • 套餐六$0.99
  • 小宝石瓶$0.99
  • 无限生命限时折扣$1.99
  • 一大箱宝石特惠$1.99
  • 一小袋宝石$1.99
  • 无限生命$2.99
  • 一箱宝石$2.99
  • 套餐五$2.99
None

Cooking Time!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Carrot2 free?
Carrot2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cooking Time! free?
Cooking Time! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Carrot2 or Cooking Time!?
Cooking Time! is rated higher. Carrot2 averages 3.1 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while Cooking Time! averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Carrot2 or Cooking Time! have ads?
Carrot2 shows ads; Cooking Time! does not.
Which is updated more often, Carrot2 or Cooking Time!?
Carrot2 ships an update every 2 months, and Cooking Time! every 12 months. Most recently, Carrot2 was updated on October 19, 2026 and Cooking Time! on October 6, 2026.

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