Comparison

Burger Shop 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

Burger Shop

Build and manage a food-making contraption to serve a variety of delicious items like burgers, shakes, and fries. Discover the truth behind mysterious blueprints as you upgrade your kitchen and open new restaurants. Enjoy endless play across multiple game modes.

Highlights
  • Food making contraption
  • Restaurant management
  • Kitchen upgrades
  • Multiple restaurant types
  • 80+ story levels
  • Challenge and relax modes
  • Over 60 food items
Features
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Make burgers, shakes, fries and more in this exciting food-making game that has been enjoyed by millions of fans around the world. After receiving a set of strange blueprints in the mail, you build an extraordinary food-making contraption and open a restaurant. Your goal? Make tasty food and satisfy your customers as you try to discover the truth behind the mysterious blueprints. Upgrade your kitchen to provide your customers with different types of food like hamburgers, triple cheeseburgers, milk shakes, chicken sandwiches, salads, sodas, onion rings, ice cream sundaes and much, much more! Open different restaurants, including a Diner, Beach Hut, Old West Saloon and more! Can you dash around serving hungry customers tasty food and discover the secret of the mysterious food machine blueprints? Burger Shop® is a fun and addicting time management food shop game. FEATURES: • 80 Story Levels and 80 Expert Story Levels! • Challenge Modes and Relax Modes! • 8 different restaurants! • Over 60 different food items! • 104 trophies to earn! • Unlimited play! Join the Burger Shop craze and play four different game modes that offer endless play! GAME MODES: • Story Mode - Build your Burger empire and discover the secrets behind the mysterious BurgerTron! • Challenge Mode - Play fever-pitched, fast one-minute rounds - but don't lose a customer or it's all over! It's Burger Mania! • Relax Mode - Serve food without any pressure or stress. Customers are infinitely patient. • Expert Story Mode - So, you think you are the Burger Master Chef? Put your food-making skills to the test! Available in 12 languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Russian, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese.

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

Burger Shop4 screens
Cafe Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

Burger Shop and Cafe Life both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Burger Shop's written reviews are positive against 29% of Cafe Life's. Burger Shop also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Cafe Life's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 15 months). 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. Burger Shop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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

Burger Shop holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.9K and 9.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Burger Shop's written reviews are positive against 29% of Cafe Life's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Burger Shop ships an update every 15 months, Cafe Life every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Burger Shop versus Cafe Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBurger ShopCafe Life
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.9K ratings) — better4.7 (9.2K ratings)
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews — better29.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.9K9.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB351 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoBit, Inc.Supercent Inc.

Customer experience

Burger Shop

All ratings3,851 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews702 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.6%

Cafe Life

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

User reviews

Burger Shop

From 3.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
  • 👍 Nostalgic and charming visuals
  • 💡 Unique customer characters
  • 🚀 Challenging but rewarding progression
  • 👍 Addictive and replayable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
  • ⏱️ Impatient customers can be frustrating
  • 💰 Ads can be intrusive at times

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

Burger Shop

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Challenge mode not properly tracking progress
  • Screen size issues on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to flick items to customers
  • More level variety and game modes
  • Breakfast/lunch menu options
  • Ability to customize the restaurant

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

1 purchases

Burger Shop

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
3 purchases

Cafe Life

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

Questions

Is Burger Shop free?
Burger Shop 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, Burger Shop or Cafe Life?
Burger Shop is rated higher. Burger Shop averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while Cafe Life averages 4.7 from 9.2K ratings.
Do Burger Shop or Cafe Life have ads?
Both Burger Shop and Cafe Life show ads.
Which is updated more often, Burger Shop or Cafe Life?
Burger Shop ships an update every 15 months, and Cafe Life every 2 weeks. Most recently, Burger Shop was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cafe Life on October 25, 2026.

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