Comparison

Charm King™ vs Tasty Tale

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

Head to head
About

Charm King™

Embark on a magical Match 3 puzzle adventure through a fairy tale kingdom. Solve challenging levels, meet memorable characters, and enjoy relaxing gameplay with stunning graphics. Participate in daily and seasonal events for continuous fun.

Highlights
  • Thousands of charming levels
  • Beautifully vivid HD graphics
  • Soothing gameplay and audio
  • Hilarious fairy tale stories
  • Tricky puzzle challenges
  • Daily and seasonal events
Features
Currently charting
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Once upon a time, a new game appeared to lay claim to the title of the most charming Match 3 puzzle game in the world! Welcome to Charm King! Play now and embark on a magical journey through a fairy tale kingdom, filled with fun, adventure, and humor. Along the way you will meet unforgettable characters and solve challenging puzzles to help everybody live happily ever after. CHARM KING FEATURES: • Completely FREE to play with THOUSANDS of charming levels • ENJOY beautifully vivid HD graphics • RELAX and de-stress with soothing game play and audio • LAUGH OUT LOUD with hilarious fairy tale stories and cute characters • CHALLENGE yourself to solve tricky puzzles • PLAY and progress with friends • WIN spectacular boosts to blast through challenges • Always something new to unlock with DAILY and SEASONAL EVENTS! Please note Charm King is completely free to play but some in-game items such as extra moves or lives will require payment. You can turn-off the payment feature by disabling in-app purchases in your device’s settings.

About

Tasty Tale

Embark on a culinary adventure combining match-3 puzzles with cooking. Prepare and serve delicious dishes from hundreds of recipes across diverse global locations. Compete with friends and overcome challenging levels in this engaging puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Match-3 ingredient puzzles
  • Over 1000 challenging levels
  • Global restaurant settings
  • Hundreds of recipes
  • Compete with friends on leaderboards
  • Unlock Super Ingredients and boosters
  • Daily rewards from fortune wheel
Features
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Do you enjoy cooking and match 3 puzzle games? Mix and match colorful and yummy ingredients to solve over 1000 levels in Tasty Tale, a highly amusing and addictive free puzzle adventure. You are the chef in restraurants around the world preparing and serving tasty dishes from hundreds of recipes like salads, burgers, cookies, candy, cakes or pizza by combining vegetables, fruits, meat, fish and many more. Travel the world and serve up your classic creations to wonderfully amusing cute characters such as Grandma, Pinocchio, The Three Little Pigs, Red Riding Hood and many more in places like „Petit Paris“, „El Sombrero“, „Mermaid Kingdom“, „The Candy Factory“ or the „Casino Palace“. Can you cook better than your friends? Why don't you jump in and cook your way up to the top? Enjoy the challenge and come and see why Tasty Tale is such an entertaining and funny treat. REVIEWS: „I love this game! It's fun and very addictive.“ ***** „This game is addictive. Can‘t stop playing everyone should try this game“ ***** „Love this game so much. It entertains me and makes me hungry to eat for each level...Hahaha! :)“ ***** 5 STAR FEATURES: - Easy to learn, hard to master - Colorful and vivid graphics - Over 1000 yummy levels with challenging obstacles - Leaderboards to compete with and crush your friends - Unlock and master the power of Super Ingredients - Seamless synchronization with Facebook to play on PC, phone or tablet - Boosters to help you through tough levels - Amusing Characters - Spin the wheel of fortune to get your daily reward Last, but not least, a big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who has played Tasty Tale! Already a fan of Tasty Tale? Like us on Facebook for the latest news and events: https://www.facebook.com/tastytalegame So what are you waiting for? Plenty of yummy recipes are waiting for you to be cooked in the most exquisite match 3 puzzle adventure. Play now! Please note that Tasty Tale is completely free to play but some in-game items such as extra moves or lives will require payment. Imprint: https://www.sweetnitro.com/legal.php?site=tt Terms of use: https://www.sweetnitro.com/tou.php?site=tt

Screenshots

Charm King™4 screens
Tasty Tale4 screens

Verdict

The call

Charm King™ and Tasty Tale both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of Tasty Tale's written reviews are positive against 49% of Charm King™'s. Charm King™'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and chart position (#59 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Charm King™ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Tasty Tale sells 7 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 — 4.7 for Charm King™ against 4.7 for Tasty Tale. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18K and 4.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Charm King™'s written reviews are positive against 74% of Tasty Tale's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Charm King™ ships an update every 3 weeks, Tasty Tale every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Charm King™ versus Tasty Tale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharm King™Tasty Tale
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18K ratings) — better4.7 (4.6K ratings)
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews73.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18K — better4.6K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#59 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlayQ IncSublinet

Customer experience

Charm King™

All ratings18,038 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews581 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral12.0%
Negative39.4%

Tasty Tale

All ratings4,614 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews502 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral7.8%
Negative18.5%

User reviews

Charm King™

From 18K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ❤️ Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Charming graphics and visuals
  • 🕹️ Challenging but rewarding levels
  • 🎁 Generous rewards and bonuses

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • ⏱️ Slow loading times and performance issues
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization and in-app purchases
  • 🔍 Lack of customer support and communication

Tasty Tale

From 4.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable game
  • 🎨 Lovely graphics
  • ⏱️ Good time-passer
  • 🧠 Challenging but not too difficult

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Lack of written recipe information
  • 🤖 Irrelevant hazards (bombs)
  • 🔊 Repetitive background music
  • 💰 Progression blocked without purchases
  • 📢 Intrusive ads

Bugs and requests

Charm King™

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes when opening certain features
  • Rewards and bonuses not properly credited or delivered
  • Inability to load or progress past certain levels
  • Sync and login issues across different platforms

Requested features

4 requests
  • More diverse and engaging storylines
  • Ability to save progress and sync across devices
  • Option to disable intrusive ads and notifications
  • Improved level design and difficulty progression

Tasty Tale

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes
  • Progress not saving properly
  • Linking to Facebook causes reset
  • Levels not loading correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add written recipe details
  • Remove unnecessary hazards
  • Provide more background music variety
  • Improve progression without requiring purchases
  • Reduce ad frequency and interruptions

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Charm King™

One-time10
  • 16 Gold$1.99
  • Tiny Gold Pack$1.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Special Offer$3.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
  • Special Offer$6.99
  • 85 Gold$9.99
  • Medium Gold Pack$9.99
  • 185 Gold$19.99
  • Gold Pack$19.99
7 purchases

Tasty Tale

One-time7
  • 10 bucks$0.99
  • 20 bucks$1.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
Show 4 more
  • 50 bucks$4.99
  • 100 bucks$9.99
  • 200 bucks$19.99
  • 500 bucks$49.99

Questions

Is Charm King™ free?
Charm King™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tasty Tale free?
Tasty Tale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Charm King™ or Tasty Tale?
Charm King™ is rated higher. Charm King™ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while Tasty Tale averages 4.7 from 4.6K ratings.
Do Charm King™ or Tasty Tale have ads?
Both Charm King™ and Tasty Tale show ads.
Which is updated more often, Charm King™ or Tasty Tale?
Charm King™ ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tasty Tale every 3 months. Most recently, Charm King™ was updated on October 23, 2026 and Tasty Tale on October 22, 2026.

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