# Chef Town vs DropStack

The clearest difference is update cadence: DropStack at every 4 days against Chef Town's every 3 weeks. Chef Town's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Chef Town sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and DropStack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Chef Town ships an update every 3 weeks, DropStack every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Chef Town | DropStack |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (8.6K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chef-town/id920748867/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **8.6K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 173 MB | 6 MB |
| Requires iOS | **9.0** | 26.2 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Supercharge Mobile Corp](https://appshunter.io/developer/1627550674) | [Helder Pereira](https://appshunter.io/developer/1892666219) |

## What reviewers say

### Chef Town

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chef-town/id920748867)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Few gems | $1.99 | one-time |
| Special item | $2.99 | one-time |
| Small pack of Gems - special offer | $3.99 | one-time |
| Small pack of gems | $4.99 | one-time |
| Medium pack of gems - special offer | $7.99 | one-time |
| Medium pack of gems | $9.99 | one-time |
| Large pack of gems - special offer | $14.99 | one-time |
| Large pack of gems | $19.99 | one-time |
| Huge pack of gems - special offer | $34.99 | one-time |
| Mountain of gems - special offer | $59.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Restarted game
- 👍 Brilliant game
- 👍 Great game, long time player
- 👍 LOVED this game for years
- 👍 Great game

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Addicting
- 💰 Too expensive
- 🐛 Good but annoying
- 🐛 Wants you to spend money
- 🐛 Horrible customer service

**Reported bugs**

- 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)

**Requested features**

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


### DropStack

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dropstack/id6762048340)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Full Game | $0.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Chef Town free?

Chef Town is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is DropStack free?

DropStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Chef Town or DropStack have ads?

Both Chef Town and DropStack show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Chef Town or DropStack?

Chef Town ships an update every 3 weeks, and DropStack every 4 days. Most recently, Chef Town was updated on October 30, 2026 and DropStack on October 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*