Comparison

Cooking Dash™ vs SpongeBob

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

Head to head
About

Cooking Dash™

Experience fast-paced time management as you prepare, cook, and serve dishes in exotic restaurants. Earn profits, upgrade your kitchen, and become a celebrity chef. Compete in challenges and customize your character with outfits and pets.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced kitchen action
  • Prepare, cook, and serve dishes
  • Upgrade food and appliances
  • Collect outfits and pets
  • Compete in Series Finales and Trial of Style
  • Spin daily prize wheels
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This game includes optional in-game purchases of virtual currency that can be used to acquire virtual in-game items, including a random selection of virtual in-game items. Flo cooks her way to TV fame as a celebrity chef in this fast-paced time management game – COOKING DASH! Sharpen your skill as you prepare, cook, and serve delicious menu items in each exotic restaurant… in front of a live studio audience! Hear them gasp and cheer as you earn profits in each exciting episode! Quirky customers, superstar VIPs, fast-paced kitchen action, and TV fame await! Excel as a chef to beat Series Finales and compete in the Trial of Style, where you can earn adorable Pets & Outfits! COOK YOUR WAY TO STARDOM! Control the fast-paced chaos as you dash your way around the kitchen, preparing meals for crazy customers! Collect tons of tips for excellent service and make those profits! YOU ARE DESTINED FOR FABULOUS TV CHEF MEGA-FAME! HUNDREDS OF EPISODES TO COMPLETE! Tons of fun cooking play across unique restaurant shows like the Vegas-themed Table Steaks, crazy Taco Train, and trendy Hip Stir Cafe with many more on the way! COLLECT AND UPGRADE! Wanna get more successful and famous? Spend your profits on upgrades for food and appliances for your restaurant! Upgrade to shiny stoves, fancy food prep stations, and more to ensure all customers get three-star service! PRIZE WHEELS! Introducing Weldon Brownie’s brand new game show - Spin to Win! Spin a free Prize Wheel every day to win prizes like Gold, Prep Recipes, VIP Tickets, Auto Chefs, Outfits, Pets, and more! OUTFITS & PETS! Dress up Flo in fun outfits themed for each Show, and equip Pets to help you out in the kitchen by auto-serving Prep Recipes! SERIES FINALES! Want to test your skill? Face a gauntlet of challenging levels in a Venue’s Series Finale - experts only! Beat every episode in a Venue with 4 or more Stars to unlock! TRIAL OF STYLE! Try your luck in the Trial of Style! This multiplayer event features different Venues each time - do you have what it takes to be the best? PREP AWESOME RECIPES FOR MORE CUSTOMERS! Make special Recipes in the Prep Kitchen and attract customers with their favorite dishes! They’ll get you more and more famous, drop cool items, and give you special powers to blast your coffers with mega-profits and keep your star on the rise! BECOME SUPER-FAMOUS! Fan the flames of your fame as you start your OWN SHOW full of the most elite VIPs coming to see YOU and your amazing cheffing skills! It’s FOOD and FAME for you as you host the hippest dinner parties in the WORLD in front of MILLIONS of VIEWERS! It’s a TV Chef dream come true! PLAY WITH FRIENDS! Exchange gifts and compete with friends on your never-ending quest to be the best! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!? Show your stuff and feed the hungry stomachs -- and fragile egos -- of the guests and VIPs! Download the FREE Cooking Dash® today! THIS IS THE MOST INSANELY FUN DASH GAME EVER! COOKING DASH now supports iPhone X in true wide-screen! See your favorite Venues in all their glory! PLEASE NOTE: - This game is free to play, but you can choose to pay real money for some extra items, which will charge your iTunes account. You can disable in-app purchasing by adjusting your device settings. - Please buy carefully. - Advertising appears in this game. - This game permits users to interact with one another (eg. chat rooms, player to player chat, messaging). Linking to social networking sites are not intended for persons under age 13. - A network connection is required to play. - A network connection is required to enable certain features/access certain content. - For information about how Glu collects and uses your data, please read our privacy policy at: www.Glu.com/privacy - If you have a problem with this game, please contact us at: www.Glu.com/support

About

SpongeBob

Embark on a culinary adventure with SpongeBob SquarePants, managing restaurants and serving fast food to Bikini Bottom residents. Cook, customize kitchens, and upgrade equipment to become a premier chef. Enjoy a hilarious storyline and participate in limited-time events.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced cooking and serving
  • Restaurant customization and decoration
  • Kitchen equipment upgrades
  • Character collection and customization
  • Hilarious storyline progression
  • Limited-time cooking events
Features
Currently charting
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Let’s get cookin’! Join SpongeBob SquarePants on a hilarious culinary adventure through the restaurants and kitchens of Bikini Bottom! When Mr. Krabs realizes there’s more money to be earned in the fast-food business, the penny-pinching entrepreneur sets out to expand his restaurant empire starting with a breakfast stand outside of SpongeBob’s house…and who better to help him run it than SpongeBob SquarePants himself? Create your own Bikini Bottom kitchen, decorate and customize your restaurant, and get ready to serve up delicious food to your guests! In this fast-food cooking game, put your time management skills to the test and experience the crazy cooking action of the SpongeBob universe. Fire up the grill and get ready to cook! Fun and Fast-Paced Cooking Cook and serve up delicious food including Krabby Patties, pancakes, BBQ and more! Get behind the grill as SpongeBob SquarePants to provide speedy service to the residents of Bikini Bottom. You’ll serve tons of familiar faces like Patrick Star, Sandy Cheeks, Squidward and many more! Keep your customers happy and be rewarded with tips, likes and exciting bonuses! Start as a junior fry cook and train to become one of Bikini Bottom’s premier fast-food chefs! Explore the World of SpongeBob SquarePants Grill up delicious Krabby Patties in the Krusty Krab, Steaks and Ribs in Sandy’s Treedome, Hot Dogs in Weenie Hut Jr’s and much more as you explore familiar restaurants and new kitchens in Bikini Bottom, Goo Lagoon and beyond! New restaurants and cuisines are added regularly, bringing new cooking challenges and recipes to learn! Upgrade and Decorate Choose new furniture, decorations and more to add your personal touch to the restaurants of SpongeBob SquarePants. Upgrade your kitchen equipment to cook food quickly and provide faster service to your customers. Start out with a basic restaurant design and build your kitchen to one fit for an expert chef! Collect, Customize and Get Cookin' Unlock your favorite characters from SpongeBob SquarePants and dress them in amazing outfits inspired by the show! Now, upgrade your characters and get a variety of awesome skills and powers to help you cook in new and delicious ways with our revamped Avatar system! Hilarious Storyline Experience an all-new and exclusive SpongeBob SquarePants story featuring SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sandy and Patrick. Play through the hilarious storyline as you progress through the game and unlock new levels. Join in Limited-Time Events Earn amazing rewards and show off your food-making skills on leaderboards by completing awesome cooking challenges. Take your game on the road with Food Truck events, hone your craft in Serve Streak Challenges and more! With new events and challenges added every week, there is always a reason to stop into Bikini Bottom and get cooking! FREE-TO-PLAY: Please Note: This SpongeBob cooking game is a free to play game that includes optional in-app purchases. You can turn off the payment feature by disabling in-app purchases in your device’s settings. Terms of Use: http://www.tiltingpoint.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: http://www.tiltingpoint.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Cooking Dash™4 screens
SpongeBob4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SpongeBob at fortnightly against Cooking Dash™'s every 5 weeks. Cooking Dash™'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Cooking Dash™ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and SpongeBob sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. 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 Cooking Dash™ against 4.7 for SpongeBob. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 112K and 172K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Cooking Dash™'s written reviews are positive against 30% of SpongeBob's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cooking Dash™ ships an update every 5 weeks, SpongeBob fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Cooking Dash™ versus SpongeBob: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCooking Dash™SpongeBob
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (112K ratings)4.7 (172K ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.7% of reviews — better30.4% of reviews
Number of ratings112K172K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#179#126 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB347 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlu Games LLCTilting Point LLC

Customer experience

Cooking Dash™

All ratings111,690 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews955 reviews
Positive32.7%
Neutral18.1%
Negative49.2%

SpongeBob

All ratings172,501 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews1,265 reviews
Positive30.4%
Neutral20.8%
Negative48.9%

User reviews

Cooking Dash™

From 112K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Variety of restaurants and recipes
  • 🚀 Challenging levels and time management

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive to progress without spending money
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Difficult to earn enough gold/currency
  • 📥 Issues with video ads and rewards not working

SpongeBob

From 172K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Great Spongebob theme and references
  • 📊 Challenging levels that test your skills

Room to improve

  • 💰 Overly aggressive monetization, gems too hard to earn
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs, especially in later levels
  • ⏱️ Intrusive ads after every level
  • 🤯 Levels become nearly impossible without upgrades

Bugs and requests

Cooking Dash™

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes when trying to play certain levels
  • Rewards and progress not saving properly
  • Inability to connect to Facebook to save progress

Requested features

3 requests
  • Bring back free gold from watching ads
  • Reduce cost of upgrades and new restaurants
  • Improve customer service and bug fixes

SpongeBob

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes during dialogue sequences
  • Accidental food trashing due to sensitive controls
  • Rewards not registering properly after watching ads
  • Progress getting stuck at certain restaurant levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • Easier way to earn gems for upgrades
  • Option to pay a one-time fee for full game access
  • Ability to replay previous levels for better scores
  • Faster serving animations to avoid missing orders

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Cooking Dash™

One-time10
  • Handful of Gold$0.99
  • Handful of Coins$0.99
  • Ticket Bundle Low$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Handful of Gold$2.99
  • Handful of Coins$2.99
  • Starbucks Promo!$4.99
  • Stack of Coins$4.99
  • Bucket of Gold$9.99
  • Bucket of Coins$9.99
  • Case of Gold$19.99
11 purchases

SpongeBob

Subscriptions2
  • VIP Cook$1.997 Days
  • VIP Chef$9.997 Days
One-time9
  • Handful of Gems!$0.99
  • Handful of Gems!$1.99
  • Pocketful of Gems!$2.99
Show 6 more
  • Pocketful of Gems!$4.99
  • Shell of Gems!$4.99
  • Krabby Combo$6.99
  • Bucket of Gems!$9.99
  • Shell of Gems!$9.99
  • Jar of Value$12.99

Questions

Is Cooking Dash™ free?
Cooking Dash™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpongeBob free?
SpongeBob is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cooking Dash™ or SpongeBob?
SpongeBob is rated higher. Cooking Dash™ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 112K ratings, while SpongeBob averages 4.7 from 172K ratings.
Do Cooking Dash™ or SpongeBob have ads?
Both Cooking Dash™ and SpongeBob show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cooking Dash™ or SpongeBob?
Cooking Dash™ ships an update every 5 weeks, and SpongeBob fortnightly. Most recently, Cooking Dash™ was updated on October 31, 2026 and SpongeBob on October 31, 2026.
Which is more popular, Cooking Dash™ or SpongeBob?
Cooking Dash™ currently peaks at #179 in the App Store charts, and SpongeBob at #126. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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