Royal Cooking vs Street Fighter IV CE

How do Royal Cooking and Street Fighter IV CE compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Royal Cooking	Street Fighter IV CE
Genre	Casual	Casual
Price	Free	Paid
Difficulty	hard	medium
Ad intensity	high	none
In-app-purchase pressure	high	none
Typical session	medium	medium
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.8 / 5
Ratings count	179,000	21,556
Reviews say	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	What players like Faithful arcade fighting game port 32 playable characters including Rose, Juri, Elena Full move sets with Special and Ultra Combos Common complaints Requires internet connection even for offline arcade mode Multiplayer plagued by disconnects and crashes Incomplete controller support—MFi controllers don't work in menus

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) Street Fighter IV CE — A polished mobile port of the classic Street Fighter IV with 32 characters, sharp arcade gameplay, and online multiplayer. (rated medium difficulty, none ad pressure)

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