Royal Cooking vs We Are Cooking

How do Royal Cooking and We Are 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.

	Royal Cooking	We Are Cooking
Genre	Casual	Casual
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	hard	easy
Ad intensity	high	high
In-app-purchase pressure	high	medium
Typical session	medium	variable
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.8 / 5
Ratings count	170,826	23,306
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 Relaxing, no-fail gameplay Beautiful graphics and charming restaurant design Engaging character storylines and progression Common complaints Excessive ads interrupt gameplay constantly Ad removal doesn't always work despite payment Frequent crashes during levels and 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) We Are Cooking — A relaxing cooking simulation where you prepare dishes, upgrade your kitchen, and progress through charming restaurants at your own pace. (rated easy difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-25. Last updated 2026-08-25.