Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game vs State.io - Conquer the World

How do Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game and State.io - Conquer the World 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	State.io - Conquer the World
Genre	Strategy	Strategy
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	medium	easy
Ad intensity	medium	high
In-app-purchase pressure	medium	high
Typical session	medium	short
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.6 / 5
Ratings count	163,491	245,815
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 Well-designed core gameplay and strategy mechanics Fun puzzle-solving and tactical elements Quick matches perfect for short play sessions Common complaints Excessive ads interrupt play constantly (watch ads to win, power up, every battle) PvP multiplayer is fake—all opponents are bots, not real players Ad-free purchase ($4.99) doesn't work and ads return after few rounds

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) State.io - Conquer the World — A tactical real-time strategy puzzle game where you conquer territories on abstract maps, but the multiplayer is fake AI opponents. (rated easy difficulty, high ad pressure)

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