Comparison

Chef Town vs BUBBO!

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

Head to head
About

Chef Town

Take charge of a struggling restaurant, growing your own ingredients and unlocking hundreds of recipes. Manage staff, open craft stores, and decorate your establishment to attract customers. Engage in quests and connect with friends in this culinary adventure.

Highlights
  • Grow your own ingredients
  • Unlock hundreds of recipes
  • Prepare and serve meals
  • Open craft stores
  • Decorate your restaurant
  • Recruit staff
  • Engage in quests
Features
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#Celebrating over 10 million downloads!# There’s a new chef in town! And it’s you! But that will be just one of your many roles! A budding but faltering restaurant business was left in your care, and it will take all you’ve got to really get it off the ground and make it work. Become a cook, a chef, a manager, an organizer, a provider! Yes, it’s up to you to start from scratch, run your own restaurant and raise it from rags to riches! It will be quite an adventure! GROW YOUR OWN INGREDIENTS! They say there’s no food like homemade food, and you certainly live by that motto! Keep your foodstuffs fresh by growing them yourself! Buy a plot of land outside your restaurant, plant a crop, harvest it and serve the produce while it’s the tastiest and most delicious! UNLOCK HUNDREDS OF RECIPES! From salads, soups, sushi and sandwiches to a plethora of succulent dishes from the grill, vide variety of pizza and plenty more! Did we mention cakes, crepes, donuts, pies and ice cream as well? And don’t even get us started on the different types of coffee! PREPARE A TON OF MEALS! You’ve got the recipe and the ingredients and your oven or a different appliance is ready to rock’n’roll? Well, what are you waiting for? It’s time to cook, make, prepare and serve your delectable dishes to your eager customers! Expand your menu and keep them coming back for more! OPEN UP CRAFT STORES! This is not your usual restaurant sim where everything is just waiting for you! You’re involved in every part of manufacturing and production process! Open up dairy stands, bakeries, candy or pasta stores and many more! Have everything ready at the drop of a dime! FORM, FUNCTION AND FLAVOR! Outfit and decorate everything as you see fit! From tiles and wallpapers, doors and counters, appliances, stoves, ovens or salad bars to fun and versatile decorations and accessories, personalize the inside and outside of your restaurant down to the tiniest detail! RECRUIT THE RIGHT PEOPLE! The better you get at running your restaurant, and the bigger your business becomes, the more people you’ll have to employ. Get more chefs, waiters and managers to help you out! Your new employees will also bestow you with awesome benefits and added bonuses! ENGAGE IN DELIGHTFUL QUESTS! Ah, there’s always something to do in and around your restaurant! A friendly and charming crew of characters will keep you busy with their tasks and requests, but they’ll also guide you along your way, and give you direction through the challenges they have for you! CONNECT, SHARE AND SOCIALISE! Let your friends know what fun you have in Chef Town! Connect with them via Facebook, invite them in, visit their restaurants and explore the community filled with companions both old and new! So, dive in Chef Town! Experience the joys and challenges of running your own restaurant – and plenty more! There’s a whole town of adventure waiting for you! And yes – this town IS big enough for all of you! Welcome to Chef Town! Notice: Some displayed items may require in-app purchases. You can disable in-app purchases in device settings.

About

BUBBO!

Control charming characters by tilting or touching your device. Enjoy a relaxing experience with simple, intuitive gameplay. Discover unique characters and unwind with this engaging game.

Highlights
  • Tilt or touch controls
  • Character collection
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Intuitive interface
  • Unique characters
Features
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Check out these characters! Tilt or touch the device to control them.

Screenshots

Chef Town4 screens
BUBBO!1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BUBBO! at none against Chef Town's 10. BUBBO! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Chef Town's advantage is ratings volume (8.6K vs 7) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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. Chef Town sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. BUBBO! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BUBBO! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chef Town has 8.6K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Chef Town's written reviews are positive against 100% of BUBBO!'s.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Chef Town versus BUBBO!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChef TownBUBBO!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8.6K ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.6K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB153 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSupercharge Mobile CorpThomas Willoughby

Customer experience

Chef Town

All ratings8,557 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews2,015 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative9.8%

BUBBO!

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Chef Town

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Game glitched out on me
  • Stuff comes up "missing" never to be found again
  • Break dancing customers ( graphic problems)
  • Missing waiter ( free )
  • counters sitting on each other (graphics)
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  • slow connection when visiting neighbors
  • when games crashed i lost the gems i owned and just bought as well as my score , star rating and thumb rating
  • Not able to upgrade my bushes to a wall
  • Would not load!
  • Too many crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update in 4 Years???
  • Give an update please
  • Help please!
  • Pls fix the game

BUBBO!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Chef Town

One-time10
  • Few gems$1.99
  • Special item$2.99
  • Small pack of Gems - special offer$3.99
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  • Small pack of gems$4.99
  • Medium pack of gems - special offer$7.99
  • Medium pack of gems$9.99
  • Large pack of gems - special offer$14.99
  • Large pack of gems$19.99
  • Huge pack of gems - special offer$34.99
  • Mountain of gems - special offer$59.99
None

BUBBO!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chef Town free?
Chef Town is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BUBBO! free?
BUBBO! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chef Town or BUBBO!?
BUBBO! is rated higher. Chef Town averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8.6K ratings, while BUBBO! averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Chef Town or BUBBO! have ads?
Chef Town shows ads; BUBBO! does not.

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