Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game vs Plague Inc.

How do Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game and Plague Inc. 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 Diary® Restaurant Game	Plague Inc.
Genre	Strategy	Strategy
Price	Free	Paid
Difficulty	medium	medium
Ad intensity	medium	none
In-app-purchase pressure	medium	high
Typical session	medium	medium
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.8 / 5
Ratings count	163,491	165,472
Reviews say	What players like Hundreds of recipes to unlock Multiple restaurants to manage Character-driven story with humor Common complaints Typical free-to-play progression walls Likely energy/stamina system limits play time In-app purchases encouraged for progression	What players like Engaging strategic simulation with realistic mechanics High replay value with multiple plague types and scenarios Works offline, great for travel Common complaints Heavy paywall for expansion content and game modes Paid game asks for additional money for full features Repetitive gameplay after initial playthroughs

Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game — Build a culinary empire by cooking dishes, managing restaurants, and reviving your grandfather's legacy in this colorful strategy game. (rated medium difficulty, medium ad pressure) Plague Inc. — Evolve a deadly plague and wipe out humanity in this addictive strategy simulation where you outsmart the world's defenses. (rated medium difficulty, none ad pressure)

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