Comparison

Water Splash 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

Water Splash

Embark on a refreshing match-3 puzzle adventure, matching colorful water balloons to clear levels and defeat a villain. Travel the world with adorable otter Oris, using special boosters and power-ups to overcome obstacles. Enjoy this engaging game offline with friends and compete for high scores.

Highlights
  • Match 3 or more colorful water balloons
  • Over 4,000 exciting levels
  • Powerful boosters and special items
  • Defeat villain Croker and obstacles
  • Offline play supported
  • Compete with friends for high scores
Features
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World's coolest match 3 puzzle adventure, Water Splash! Match colorful water balloons and shoot cool water stream! Abound in beautiful landscaping with adorable otter Oris. Match water balloons of a same color as many as possible to defeat villain Croker who invaded the Animal city and blocked the town's waterway oneday! Match and pop soft bouncy water balloons like pudding to clear levels for Oris and his animal friends! You can travel all around the world from Oris' cradle to the Caribbean! Bring your favorite snacks and lolly pops to prepare your adventure! Water Splash features : ◆ Never ending exciting match 3 puzzle cool game! More than 4,000 levels, more new ones every week! ◆ How to play Water Splash Match 3 or more balloons of a same color as many as you can! Match 4 or 5 balloons will give you powerful and special boosters shooting strong water stream like a fountain! ◆ Go Rubber Duck! Get rid of all obstacles! Try the Dart, Color Balloon, Toy Shovel and Rubber Ducky to remove obstacles such as mini crocodiles, dolphins throwing tubes and rubber cones. Eliminate all the obstacles, win levels and feel refreshing pleasure as if you're drinking cool limeade in hot summer! ◆ Whenever, wherever you are, match 3 cool game must go on! You can always enjoy Water Splash without internet access and Wi-Fi. Anywhere, anytime match the balloons! ◆ Who is the best match 3 mania? Let's play with friends and compete for higher scores! Water Splash will evoke fellowship and friendship altogether. Let's earn 3 stars on all levels and be royal puzzle match mania! ◆ Don't miss out special gifts! Sign in with Facebook right now and exchange presents with your friends. Play Water Splash every day and Oris will bring you wonderful jewelry too! ◆ App Store free download Water Splash is FREE to play while some game items such as extra moves, lives and jewelry can be also purchased if you like to quickly clear levels. ◆ What's new?! Graphics got more colorful and vibrant! Now you can load Water Splash faster! ◆ Languages available in the game: English, Deutsch, Nederlands, Français, Italiano, Norsk bokmål, Pусский, Português, 한국어, Bahasa Indonesia, tiếng Việt, हिंदी Are you ready for abound match 3 puzzle cool game, Water Splash? Visit us on Facebook and share your Water Splash moment and collected landscaping with friends : https://www.facebook.com/playwatersplash/ ----------------------------------------- Subscription pricing and terms: Oris' Scout offers an auto-renewing monthly subscription at $3.99/month to provide you with unlimited access to the Oris' Scout while you maintain an active subscription. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Read more about our terms and conditions here: Term of service : https://policy.cookapps.com/ts.html Privacy policy : https://policy.cookapps.com/pp.html

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

Water Splash4 screens
Chef's Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chef's Quest at none against Water Splash's shown. Chef's Quest also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). Water Splash's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K 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. Water Splash sells 10 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

Water Splash holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Water Splash has 2.4K ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 70% and 71% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Water Splash ships an update every 6 weeks, Chef's Quest weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Water Splash versus Chef's Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWater SplashChef's Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.4K ratings) — better4.5 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews70.1% of reviews70.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better51
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size242 MB123 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperNSTAGE Inc.The Binary Mill

Customer experience

Water Splash

All ratings2,374 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews559 reviews
Positive70.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative21.3%

Chef's Quest

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

User reviews

Water Splash

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing
  • 🎶 Peaceful and relaxing music
  • 🕹️ Easy to play and understand
  • 🕰️ Enjoyable time-waster

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
  • 🔍 Lack of real-time score tracking
  • 🔒 Forced Facebook integration
  • 🤖 Annoying child voice effects

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

Water Splash

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game progress lost after updates
  • Inability to log in or connect to Facebook
  • Freezing and crashing on higher levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline play mode
  • Landscape mode support
  • More challenging level progression
  • Improved reward system

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

10 purchases

Water Splash

One-time10
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • 12 Jewel Package Sale.$1.99
  • 50 Jewel Pack$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Piggy Bank$4.99
  • 110 Jewel Cohort Pack$6.99
  • 60 Jewel Package Sale.$6.99
  • 110 Jewel Pack$9.99
  • 200 Jewel Cohort Pack$11.99
  • 170 Jewel Pack$14.99
  • 235 Jewel Pack$19.99
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 Water Splash free?
Water Splash 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, Water Splash or Chef's Quest?
Water Splash is rated higher. Water Splash averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Chef's Quest averages 4.5 from 51 ratings.
Do Water Splash or Chef's Quest have ads?
Water Splash shows ads; Chef's Quest does not.
Which is updated more often, Water Splash or Chef's Quest?
Water Splash ships an update every 6 weeks, and Chef's Quest weekly. Most recently, Water Splash was updated on November 1, 2026 and Chef's Quest on November 2, 2026.

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