Cooking City: Restaurant Games vs Pokémon GO

How do Cooking City: Restaurant Games and Pokémon GO compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Cooking City: Restaurant Games	Pokémon GO
Genre	Strategy	Strategy
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	hard	easy
Ad intensity	high	low
In-app-purchase pressure	high	high
Typical session	medium	variable
Rating	4.8 / 5	4.0 / 5
Ratings count	168,043	644,386
Reviews say	What players like Addictive gameplay keeps players engaged daily Variety of global cuisines and restaurant types Many levels and progression through world cities Common complaints Forced ads interrupt gameplay after almost every level Excessive gem costs for boosters vs. low earn rate Pay-to-win progression wall at higher levels	What players like Encourages real-world walking and exercise Rewards long-term players with unique Pokémon journeys Community features like raid battles promote social play Common complaints Remote raid passes frequently glitch, denying catches despite completed battles Shiny encounter rates feel unfair; low drop rates frustrate players Login/account authentication system extremely broken for many users

Cooking City: Restaurant Games — A fast-paced time-management cooking game where you build restaurants across global cities and compete in timed service challenges. (rated hard difficulty, high ad pressure) Pokémon GO — Catch Pokémon in the real world by exploring your neighborhood and teaming up with trainers worldwide. (rated easy difficulty, low ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-07-10. Last updated 2026-07-10.