Comparison

Tasty Tale vs Chef's Quest

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

Head to head
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

About

Chef's Quest

Embark on a global culinary journey to become a master chef. Solve match-3 puzzles, collect decor, and build a thriving restaurant. Compete with friends and attract celebrities for bonuses.

Highlights
  • Match-3 culinary challenges
  • Restaurant design and furnishing
  • Collect unique decor items
  • Play with friends
  • Power-ups
  • Attract celebrities
  • Master chef battles
Features
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Travel the world on your quest to become the ultimate chef and restaurateur. Switch and match your way through hundreds of culinary challenges in this most delectable puzzle adventure. Amass a wealth of opulent decor and acquire a cult following as you turn your quaint little diner into a global celebration of multicultural cuisine. Take on this adventure solo or play with friends visiting their own unique restaurants or challenging their scores! Chef’s Quest features: - Use dozens of power ups to sizzle, pop, and grill your way to the top! - Collect coins to design and furnish your very own restaurant - Discover dozens of unique restaurant decor items in your travels - Visit friends restaurants to forage for new design ideas - Challenge friend's scores on every puzzle - Attract celebrities for huge bonuses based on restaurant objectives - Challenging master chef battles when graduating from a region - Leaderboards & achievements to match with your friends - Delightful orchestrated soundtrack - Seasonal updates (Halloween, Easter, Valentine's Day, Christmas - there’s always something special cooking!) - Play on iPhone or iPad as your progress carries over - Support for 14 languages Visit us at https://thebinarymill.zendesk.com/ if you need any help! Follow us to get news and updates; facebook.com/thebinarymill Twitter: @thebinarymill https://www.youtube.com/user/binarymill http://www.thebianrymill.com/ Chef’s Quest is completely free to play but some optional in-game items will require payment. You can turn off the payment feature by disabling in-app purchases in your device settings.

Screenshots

Tasty Tale4 screens
Chef's Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chef's Quest at none against Tasty Tale's shown. Chef's Quest also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). Tasty Tale's advantage is ratings volume (4.6K vs 51) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tasty Tale sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Chef's Quest sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tasty Tale holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tasty Tale has 4.6K ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Tasty Tale's written reviews are positive against 71% of Chef's Quest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tasty Tale ships an update every 3 months, Chef's Quest weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tasty Tale versus Chef's Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTasty TaleChef's Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.6K ratings) — better4.5 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews — better70.6% of reviews
Number of ratings4.6K — better51
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSublinetThe Binary Mill

Customer experience

Tasty Tale

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

Chef's Quest

All ratings51 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral13.3%
Negative16.1%

User reviews

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

Chef's Quest

From 51 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging gameplay
  • 🎨 Vibrant graphics
  • 🕹️ Addictive match-3 mechanics
  • 🛠️ Ability to decorate restaurant
  • 🕰️ Relaxing time-killer

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 💰 Monetization issues and paywall
  • 🕹️ Difficulty spikes in later levels
  • 🔇 Repetitive sound effects

Bugs and requests

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

Chef's Quest

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing lives and lost progress
  • Freezing and black screen issues
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More level variety and new content updates
  • Improved progress saving and syncing across devices
  • Option to disable in-app purchases

In-app purchases

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
10 purchases

Chef's Quest

One-time10
  • 10 Diamonds$0.99
  • Buffet$1.99
  • Catch of the Day$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Lunch Special$1.99
  • Christmas Pack$1.99
  • 50 Diamonds$4.99
  • Buffet$6.99
  • Catch of the Day$6.99
  • Lunch Special$6.99
  • 100 Diamonds$9.99

Questions

Is Tasty Tale free?
Tasty Tale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chef's Quest free?
Chef's Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tasty Tale or Chef's Quest?
Tasty Tale is rated higher. Tasty Tale averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.6K ratings, while Chef's Quest averages 4.5 from 51 ratings.
Do Tasty Tale or Chef's Quest have ads?
Tasty Tale shows ads; Chef's Quest does not.
Which is updated more often, Tasty Tale or Chef's Quest?
Tasty Tale ships an update every 3 months, and Chef's Quest weekly. Most recently, Tasty Tale was updated on October 19, 2026 and Chef's Quest on October 21, 2026.

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