Royal Cooking vs Water Sorter

How do Royal Cooking and Water Sorter 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	Water Sorter
Genre	Casual	Casual
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	hard	easy
Ad intensity	high	high
In-app-purchase pressure	high	low
Typical session	medium	medium
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	180,147	35,563
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 Engaging and soothing gameplay Progressively challenging difficulty Colorful, attractive visuals Common complaints Excessive ads interrupt gameplay constantly Ad frequency every 20-30 seconds or after each level Forced ad-watching before game load

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) Water Sorter — Sort colorful water into matching glasses in this addictive yet soothing puzzle game. (rated easy difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-10-14. Last updated 2026-10-14.