Cookingdom vs Solar Smash

How do Cookingdom and Solar Smash compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Cookingdom	Solar Smash
Genre	Simulation	Simulation
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	medium	easy
Ad intensity	high	medium
In-app-purchase pressure	medium	low
Typical session	variable	variable
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.8 / 5
Ratings count	138,983	385,889
Reviews say	What players like Relaxing and chill atmosphere with great art and sound design Satisfying step-by-step cooking mechanics and mini-games Addictive progression with many recipes to unlock Common complaints Ads appear too frequently, even after every recipe Strict time limits feel rushed despite 'chill' premise Multiple bugs causing levels to freeze or become uncompletable	What players like Wide variety of destruction weapons Creative sandbox planet/system building Physics-based destruction mechanics Common complaints Ads block/interrupt building menu Game freezes during custom planet creation Infrequent updates and developer support

Cookingdom — A cozy step-by-step cooking simulator where you prep, cook, and plate dishes through satisfying mini-games with ASMR vibes. (rated medium difficulty, high ad pressure) Solar Smash — Unleash cosmic destruction by smashing planets and building solar systems with 50+ creative weapons in a physics sandbox. (rated easy difficulty, medium ad pressure)

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