Cookingo: Perfect Meal vs Royal Cooking

How do Cookingo: Perfect Meal and Royal Cooking compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Cookingo: Perfect Meal	Royal Cooking
Genre	Casual	Casual
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	variable	hard
Ad intensity	high	high
In-app-purchase pressure	medium	high
Typical session	medium	medium
Rating	4.5 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	8,513	174,655
Reviews say	What players like Relaxing ASMR sounds and cozy atmosphere Satisfying cooking mechanics (chopping, mixing, plating) Cute adorable dishes with dreamy visuals Common complaints Ads appear before levels, after levels, and multiple popups in succession (often redirecting to Safari/external sites) Game freezes or becomes unresponsive after completing levels Glitches prevent progression (ingredients won't move, buttons unresponsive on specific levels)	What players like Colorful graphics and charming visuals Fun and addicting early gameplay Strategic resource management with upgrades Common complaints Ads before each round and after every level; aggressive ad monetization Coin rewards insufficient to progress without paying; coin-gated progression Pay-to-win design forces purchases to advance past difficult levels

Cookingo: Perfect Meal — A cozy ASMR cooking game where you chop, mix, and plate dishes to relax—but brace yourself for relentless ads between every action. (rated variable difficulty, high ad pressure) Royal Cooking — A colorful cooking simulation where you prepare meals and upgrade your restaurant, but face mounting paywalls as you progress. (rated hard difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-09-16. Last updated 2026-09-16.