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Cooking Mama: Let's cook! App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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Cooking Mama: Let's cook! for Negative User Reviews
✓ WellIt was fun at first. The time is really pressuring after you get to a certain level, and it separates people who have fast fingers and those who have slow ones. I am a perfectionist... So every time I spend like 7 dollars on a recipe. I don’t want to use money on a picture on a screen. I can use it on something else. The time on the harvesting is vexing. When I’m bored, all I can do is make a few hundred meals. And then I don’t even sell all of them... Now the good stuff. The graphics are cute. They are clearer than some other games. The idea of the game is really creative and cool. It can help kids learn about cooking, and has a realistic addition to its side. I also like how it teaches children about conserving money. My sister plays a lot, I watch over her, and at 6, she really likes cooking! So yeah. That’s my opinion..Version: 1.40.1
✓ Worse knock off of CM: Cook OffIf I’m not mistaken, most of the assets in the game are recycled from Cooking Mama: Cook Off, for the Wii- which I really wouldn’t mind, I love the look of it. But almost all of the mini games are from Cook Off too, but with worse control and less precision. And many of the recipes too. You may think, ‘oh, it’s free, I understand’, but here’s the kicker: there are only 6 free recipes. Total. The rest are NOT unlockable ingame, they are paid. The total for all the recipes is about $50USD. This is essentially Cook Off but worse, and for 3x the price. It’s not awful if you don’t mind repetition, or if you’re willing to spend so much- but if you’re able to get your hands on a Wii and Cook Off, do that instead! You’ll enjoy Cook Off loads more..Version: 1.83.0
✓ Good for only little kidsGreat for kids but the most mind numbing annoying thing on the entire planet if you’re older than 5 :).Version: 1.101.0
✓ I NEED MORE THINGS TO COOKThe games ok but not a lot of things to cook without happy foods.Version: 1.93.0
✓ Too expensiveIf you want to enjoy the game you’ll have to buy a lot of recipes which is expensive and kind of tedious, it would be nice if they gave us more free alternatives instead of making us buy everything, but it’s a good game none the less if you don’t get bored easily by repetitive recipes..Version: 1.46.0
✓ What a cash grabFirst minute into the game I am bombarded with a plethora of ads. If you liked the old cooking mama games you’ll be sorely disappointed. So many ads and micro transactions in every nook and cranny of this game that your head will spin..Version: 1.98.0
✓ Please fix bugSometimes after I cook, it goes back to the menu as usual but the foods don't show. And the buttons around it aren't pressable. So the only thing you can do it refresh the app. But all the foods I prepared for my restaurant are gone. Please fix it..Version: 1.55.1
✓ Way Too Many Pop Ups and Ads… Nothing Like it WasI re-downloaded this after having a nostalgic memory of the older version of this game from almost 10 years ago. It’s nothing like it was. I miss the old animations of the cooking, now it’s 3D. That’s minor. But the worst part is all the pop ups for every little thing. I could barely get through two recipes before I realized it was a disaster. So many pushes for watching ads, so many ADHD pop-ups asking for your attention for so many different features. It forces kids to mindlessly click off pop-ups, which can be dangerous when pop-ups can be warnings against malware/deletion, or set-ups for hidden purchases. This is a shell of its former glory, and it’s sad how desperate it is to constantly grab your attention to every feature that directs you to some sort of ad or ploy for in-game purchases..Version: 1.86.0
✓ It’s okIt’s a great game don’t get me wrong but the thing is that some bits of the game is low quality. Also sometimes the game get laggy and has nothing to do with WiFi as my WiFi works fine. Another thing is that that sometimes the actions become unresponsive and won’t follow you. One last thing is that the game is constantly asking you to watch adds to get some coins or something else which I find really annoying. Other than those it is a great game. 😉.Version: 1.50.0
✓ ...This game is kind of fun and its addictive but sometimes when you try to go back to the main menu a ad starts then sends you to the main menu sometimes and some other times when you press something else that says it will not show a ad actually shows a ad, I would want a in-game bundle that will prevent you from seeing ads when you buy it called ’No ads’. And thats all and why i rate it three stars..Version: 1.68.1
✓ Ads etcI love the game its very addicting but my only problem is when ever you get off the app to come back on it say you do the harvesting it resets so when i was harvesting a wheat i used the feeder thing and i got a rare wheat and when i go off the app to message someone i got back on and i checked in my collection it wasn't there no and the plants were reset to other ones that i planted and not the recent ones. And when i playing the cooking in the kitchen after thats all done the ads come up and sometimes it freeze and the main menu it blank on the the side and i cant get out of it so when i resfresh it that work it gone and having to cook again!.Version: 1.58.0
✓ Not as challenging as the originalI remember the original made you have precision in what you did, the notes are spot on but they’re are not needed if they have no use, for example one dish says ‘be careful not to spill’ but then once it commences it does half of the things for you, it’s like once you do the initial action the computer takes over (and it kind of takes away the fun:/). You can do the action as hard or a soft you like and that’s what happened on the original. In this it’s just asif it dosn’t matter. a vivid memory of cooking mama I have was the eggs, i always had to be so careful with them but that’s what made it addicting! if this is the real cooking mama brand i do suggest dating back and looking at the original that way maybe 7-8 years ago..Version: 1.82.0
✓ This kinda sucksThis game is cute and really fun but it has tons of in-game popups, frustrating mechanics, repetitive and boring gameplay that has to be played over and over again to advance, tons of super expensive purchases, and very limited play if you don't want to sink a fortune into this game. Not to mention the "happy restaurant" requires 13 minutes of playing the level nonstop and the only thing you do is tap when someone wants to sit down, tap when someone's done eating, and tap when their meal comes up, just to pass the first level and get 1 recipe. It has so much potential to be a great game but it just falls short as an over-saturated, boring, time consuming, pricey game. Disappointed..Version: 1.27.2
✓ Mixed feelingsI really love cooking mama and i wanted this game to live up to the DS version. I feel like it kinda falls short: the cooking part of the game is fun but not challenging at all, sometimes it wont detect that im doing the motion so ill fail the task. I like how there is a restaurant section that allows you to decorate and get money for the dishes you make. I would like to see that be a bigger part of the game instead of all of the other mini games. The mini games just make it seem like the developers are overextending themselves. Frankly its a bit overwhelming and confusing. They have a good game if they focus on the important aspects; cooking & restaurant. With so many game features, it just kinda feels meh. I really want to like this game but its buggy and its not really cooking mama..Version: 1.94.0
✓ Good but confusingFrom someone who’s played a lot of mobile games over years, I must say this one is very nostalgic and a good module but has some issues. The UI is so cluttered, confusing and crazy bright. I remember the original CM games to be colour, but not this crazy. It actually puts me off as it’s super overwhelming to play..Version: 1.68.1
✓ Ads aren’t age appropriateThe game is cute and my daughter likes to play it with me but sometimes the ads that pop up are 12+ and totally inappropriate for young kids to watch... what’s the point of the age setting if the ads don’t correspond?.Version: 1.45.0
✓ Ok but got problemsIt’s a good game don’t get me wrong but the responsiveness of the game when swiping to chop, cook etc can be slow or take several attempts to do same task. Sometimes have to do the same task about three or four times because I run out of time. Needs sorting to be honest the response time is poor and it is buggy & occasionally freezes. This is why it’s only got three stars. If it’s improved i will reconsider changing it to five stars. But like ive mentioned it’s got several problems that need sorting..Version: 1.42.0
✓ Game keeps crashing after adsWith the amount of ads that are on this game, it makes me think twice about downloading it. I’d rather play on my DS lite. The game keeps crashing after you watch an ad and you lose the rewards for watching said ad. It’s pretty buggy, the instructions are confusing and there’s so much to do. They’ve tried to unlock every possible thing that can be done from the cooking mama franchise and put it all into one app. It would make sense for you to be able to slowly unlock the ability to fish, open a restaurant, grow crops, have a farm..Version: 1.72.0
✓ It’s a mehSo I accidentally deleted the game and then it restarted all of what I’ve gone through. It kind of annoyed me cuz then i didn’t get the feeling that it was fun. Maybe if you make the game not reset everything then it would be better. If you do that, thank you.Version: 1.102.0
✓ The timerEvery single thing has a timer end it is super annoying because I fail at everything because the clock is going so fast. but I do like the game.Version: 1.84.0
✓ No game, only popups and adsI think you guys dont know what a game is. This app should be marked as spam because all i see are ads. Honestly i think you accidentally put a game inside your ads. I wanted cooking mama not close the popup to “buy recipes” or whatever other crap poppup this “game” is filled with. THIS IS NO LONGER A GAME AT THIS POINT..Version: 1.91.0
✓ Great till you get to Level 10Really like this game and play it every day, but after getting to level 10 in the restaurant you can go no further!!! I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app but it made no difference, I am stuck at level 10. I even messaged support and heard nothing back!!! Really frustrating that all the updates do not include this fix!!! Will probably end up uninstalling because you just cant move forward, such a shame because it really lets the game down!!!! 😕.Version: 1.28.0
✓ OMG great game 😍😍but...This game is one of the best but the dad can't cook and be dressed up so sad😭😭.Version: 1.92.0
✓ Not really how I remember it...This game is very different than I remember it? It still has the cute song, characters and foods but there are so many ads that pop up in your face, they now have a new bundle for £1.99 or something like that and before they would never try to get money out of you, which before this was good as it would prevent children from buying something without your permission. So as you can tell cooking mama has changed from the way it used to be and now has ads that pop up almost every five minutes, I would probably recommend this to someone looking for a cute and fun cooking game but I would also warn them of the irritating ads and new bundles that costs money. This is why I am giving this game only three stars..Version: 1.61.0
✓ Not sure...The game is great. The graphics, aim and more. But the ads I’ve received have been very inappropriate. I’m not sure if you are able to control that but if you could please change them as they make me very uncomfortable. Thank you!.Version: 1.60.1
✓ Staring experience is terribleGot shown all the things they sell in the store and 5 ad buttons before I even got to play the game. Oh, and please don’t make the icons move soo fast, it’s annoying..Version: 1.78.0
✓ PopupsI love the game but there is way too many features and popups. When I’m done making a dish the game gives me all these things to buy and new features to try. It’s too much in my face. Besides that the game is fun.Version: 1.96.0
✓ Cool gameI played this game bc I saw the animation that Jaiden made lol. Yea that’s the only reason why I played this game. Also mama sounds kinda funny when she says “Wow even better than MAMA!!!”.Version: 1.86.0
✓ Fine until leveling upI didn’t mind the game at the start because the recipes were alright and the idea of game was ok, but as soon as I reached a certain lvl the timer to the recipes became faster and became nearly impossible for me to get three stars, it is so aggravating to say the least, I don’t like how most Of the recipes cost real money and in your little resteraunt it takes forever to expand. I will be deleting this game and never getting it again.Version: 1.31.0
✓ Inappropriate adsReally cross. My son wanted to play this (he’s 7). I checked the age rating which is 4+ so was happy to download it. When we opened it for the first time there was an age question, so I obviously selected the ‘under 16’ option. However, he then ended up watching an add for an app called Episode. It was completely inappropriate and when I checked in the App Store has an age rating of 12. (Personally I wouldn’t want a 12 year old watching it either). I feel very let down by the age rating system..Version: 1.43.1
✓ Disgusting layoutThere’s pop ups all over the screen which looks messy and it’s annoying, plus the new design they force you to have at the beginning. It’s too jarring on my eyes and I couldn’t play. Very disappointed.Version: 1.50.0
✓ Hard to hate but not easy to loveI like most reviewers have a certain nostalgia when it comes to playing cooking mama and this game just does not live up to it. It’s cute and quirky and there’s a lot, I mean a LOT to do on this game but it’s just not worth the time. I would expect there to be at least two pages of free recipes to cook. With so little on the menu it gets very boring to play and they try to make up for that with a ton of other outside games and challenges but there’s no real reward for completing these challenges. I feel like the game is definitely missing a few attributes to really call this game cooking mama but it’s not the worst thing I’ve ever played. This game also bugs a lot which adds on to the initial frustration that you may be having with the game. I am not sure if I will be deleting soon but it’s just not the cooking mama that I know and love..Version: 1.66.1
✓ SadIt was a good game brought back my nintendo memories but the prices of recipe pack are a bit on the steep side and think u could make adjustments like u earn the recipes and do not have to buy them.Version: 1.2.0
✓ Attention to developersI read the reviews before deciding to download this game. It’s a staple childhood game of mine but didn’t realise there was a version on here. I can see that the issue of it crashing after watching an Ad is STILL an issue so the developers need to get a move on before they start getting more bad and/or one star reviews on here. This game has a lot going on it which makes it harder to play with. There’s challenges and other side games with it. The constant asking for ads to gain extra coins is annoying.Version: 1.70.0
✓ Not the same as the DS gameI downloaded this for the nostalgia (as most have). First thing is the actual recipe making is WAYYY easier. I don’t know if it’s because I’m not 10 and my hand-eye coordination is better, but it’s pretty impossible to mess up a recipe. Easy win there. Also, they’ve added like 20 different “extensions”. You can cook (the original point of the game), fish, grow crops, manage a supermarket, etc. In my opinion, it’s too much. There’s too much going on and I’m still trying to find the relevance of all the extras. They don’t seem to help you progress in the game it’s just a way to pass time. The ads are also a little annoying. You technically only have to watch a few but the option is ALWAYS there. Anything and everything you do an ad is available to speed up the process, or get more coins. All in all if you’re looking for the old game you played on your DS this isn’t it. Still kinda fun for when you’re bored.Version: 1.73.0
✓ To be honest not the best gameThis game is very bad I prefer cooking fever I use to play it would not recommend if want to download it , it’s a little disappointing:.Version: 1.77.0
✓ What’s with the ads?? And why is it so cluttered?This app is filled to the BRIM with begging you to watch ads. It’s extremely irritating. Lots of dark patterns to try to get you to submit to watching an ad. Uninstalled as soon as I got a surprise pop-up. Really disappointed. This is a fun game but completely ruined by the ads. I understand that apps need the ads to stay on the App Store. Seriously, though? Good Pizza, Great Pizza is another food-making app that DOESN'T shove ads down my throat, but nicely asks if you’d like to watch one. I always try to watch them, since they aren’t being rude about it. This app doesn’t do that. If you can’t handle getting pop-ups and being lured in to watch ads, don’t get this game. I also immediately got overloaded. Too much is going on! Too many buttons! Too many things popping up! I always have a sense that I am completely lost, even if they try to explain everything. Please fix that, at least..Version: 1.56.1
✓ My main problem with the gameThe game is really good and I’m planning to make some of the recipes with my mum at some point and I really want to make ramen and sushi but I have to pay for them. My only complaint is that you have to buy most recipes. Please make them either completely free or have us pay for them in the recipe shop with the coins you gather.Version: 1.102.1
✓ IdkKinda boring.Version: 1.75.0
✓ GoodI wish it was more like it was on my pink DS.Version: 1.97.0
✓ Fun but needs an updateThis game is really fun to play, reminds me of childhood. However, whenever the game plays an ad, if I click on it, it brings me to App Store. The problem is, when I return to the game, the game would freeze and would not respond anymore. I had to restart the game and restart the cooking process. This game needs to fix this issue! Otherwise it’s a great game :).Version: 1.67.0
✓ Pay to winYou have to buy most of the recipes 😾.Version: 1.102.1
✓ It’s alrightWhen i was little i used to play cooking mama on my nintendo, so it was quite nostalgic for me to play the game now. But upon opening the game it was just very flashy and must i say very overwhelming because it pops up every single notification it can give to you every time you do anything. I get that some people need some pointers to the game but it’s just too much for me. Overall i love the concept and everything of the game but i honestly only played a for a few minutes because of how annoying the notifications for everytime i got something or anything at all was. I only played it for the nostalgic feeling but other than that, i wouldn’t play it again unless that was changed..Version: 1.81.0
✓ NoThis game gives me a headache with all the repetitive and boring stuff you do while avoiding the ad popups every 80 seconds.Version: 1.90.0
✓ FlashyOkay, so let’s start with the pros. It’s a very fun game, and you can cook a lot of foods! It also doesn’t have ads that are all over the screen, so I like that. You even farm your own ingredients, so that’s fun. Now the cons. This game is VERY colorful. Color isn’t a bad thing, but when there’s too much of it, it can be very flashy and a bit of a headache. The colors meld and mash together to make it seem all like just one bog mesh of rainbows and colors. Also, they have a LOT of things flashing. I mean A LOT. It makes the game very confusing, because things are just popping up all over the place and in your face. Also, when they try to show you things like a tutorial, you have those same things popping up in your face during that. It’s very confusing, and I don’t really like it. That’s what ultimately drove me to uninstalling the game, and write this review. All in all, good game idea, it just NEEDS a tone-down of colors and flashing ad offers/pop-ups..Version: 1.48.0
✓ MehI used to play Cooking Mama: Cooking with Friends on the Nintendo DS. My DS is now broken, I found this and decided that I would play this for nostalgia. First, the ads! The ads are literally everywhere! In between each step, after you finish a dish, when you visit the kitchen! Plus, some of the ads are for adult games and have some pretty suggestive topics! Second, the graphics are even worse than the DS, they tried to make it 3D, but it made it look like a knockoff. The controls are also very clunky and I cannot finish a dish most of the time because the controls are bricks! Third, at least 45% of all content is locked under a paywall! I have to pay 25$ just to do all 50 dishes! She also no longer gets mad, she just gets kind of annoyed..Version: 1.93.0
✓ Janky and DisappointingI’ve loved cooking mama games since i was young. However this one has not lived up to the Title. With janky controls that don't want to work half the time, it makes it nigh impossible to do certain tasks. Of course unless you wish to watch a 30 second ad and redo said thing 5 times until you get it perfect or start all over. However the trickiest tasks are in the middle of the recipes or at the end, making you need to continue or risk wasting your time. The waiting time actions are also very disappointing and half the time I don’t understand their purposes of being in the game. The UI is clogged full of things and recipes must be bought. While I have no issue about item purchases, the cost for recipes that’ll only take you 1-3 minutes to complete is ludicrous. I would rather but an old DS copy and get my money’s worth there..Version: 1.83.0
✓ Cooking MamaI downloaded this game again after a while, for some nostalgia. I noticed they changed the main menu, and it is A DISASTER! They have like probably at least 10 different places you can go to, and of course they have to fit all the different activities into separate boxes. There simply isn’t enough room, and it’s really cluttered and confusing. They filled up extra space with really useless things in my eyes. The point is to cook, not to farm animals and crops, open a restaurant that should be like an idle game, but isn’t, and all sorts of non original mini games. I wish it was just the cooking, like it used to be. There are so many pop ups for different deals and sales and messages telling you that something is ready in like a farm or something. It’s just all a mess, very unorganized. It’s extremely hard to navigate through the app. I wish it was how it used to be. If they hadn’t done this update, it would for sure be 5 out of 5 stars.Version: 1.58.0
✓ Older version way betterI remembered I played the 2D version few years ago and had a lot of fun with it. This is just a water downed version of the 2D game with a bunch of boring features.Version: 1.66.1
✓ Needs improvementFun and loyal to the original (including mamas strong Japanese accent) and style BUT it absolutely needs more variety and should be much harder. It isn’t even a challenge you basically can’t mess up. So many recipes but not much variety. Remember cooking mama 2!!.Version: 1.75.0
✓ Horrible, so bad, inappropriateSo flashy. Too many things going on every second. Very inappropriate themes with bad pictures and videos of really inappropriate stuff..Version: 1.85.0
✓ Not goodIt’s too overwhelming. Too much adds, too much noise. Too much of everything except the main cooking one. One star only. It was good before when we played on DS. 👎🏻.Version: 1.50.0
✓ Too easy, too many things in screenOkay, cooking games. I play them for a while, get bored and delete them after a month or so of playing. This, on the other hand I’ve tried twice, and gotten bored both times! And deleted it!!! Okay, I’m calm now. But still!.Version: 1.40.1
✓ Good app but maybe slow it down a notchI don't play this often but in the past I played it before and I like it. Now there are all these new things and everywhere I looked was all these new things and my screen, it was covered. I keep getting these things popping up every 3 seconds whenever I join and its overwhelming. Don't get me wrong it's still fun and stuff but its also a bit to easy. Whatever I do I keep getting 3 star. So my suggestions are maybe make it more challenging, a lot less stuff on the screen like random ads, daily rewards, happy foods--stuff like that, and maybe make it a bit easier to understand and what things are for. Now I can't say to much cause I haven't looked at everything but still..Version: 1.69.0
✓ NostalgicVery nostalgic with the music and recipes. I used to play on my Nintendo DS and think it still brings back that nostalgia although not exactly the same, find the short tasks of preparing each section annoying as well as ads being in the way of overall design..Version: 1.93.0
✓ It stinksThis game is boring it lets me make only make one thing.Version: 1.97.0
✓ Eh I miss the old formatI don’t really like the whole make it for the restaurant I liked playing just the cooking part like it was on the ds. I feel like it didn’t need that extra little restaurant bit cooking mama was good as it was..Version: 1.75.0
✓ Could be better 😕I used to play this when I was younger, but it was just much better back then, no paying for dishes and it was just much simpler. Honestly, if I could go back to play the old one or play this one, I would choose the old one. Needs better instructions too. Please improve this app..Version: 1.84.0
✓ Greedy devs!I purchased both of their old apps several years ago - Cooking Mama and Gardening Mama. Then I get a new iPhone and they won’t work, it tells me the publisher needs to update the app to work on the new OS. So I check the App Store and find this new app. They completely abandoned customers who had purchased the old apps, I can’t even open them anymore. Money down the drain! Now they expect you to spend money again for this app?! NO WAY, I won’t be making that mistake again! I’m not spending money on something that is likely to disappear and you’re just going to ask for more cash again next year. Honestly, the devs should be ashamed of themselves. I should be able to play those old games or get a refund! Thank goodness they can’t stop making my DS cartridges stop working or I’m certain they would. 😡 Scandalous and unethical..Version: 1.65.0
✓ Keeps crashingI cant even open the game! It keeps crashing instantly!!!!!! And my phone is a iPhone 7+ so it is relatively new.Version: 1.58.0
✓ Too many ads everywhere is asking you to watch adsI missed the original cooking mama that has no ads and no other junk game in the app that forced me to play. Regretting paying.Version: 1.104.0
✓ EhWas alright at first but becomes boring and pointless after you’ve reached maximum levels in restaurant/fields etc. Also don’t understand the point of the market. Game has way too many ads..Version: 1.78.0
✓ So much going onGame moves to fast and you have to buy recipes not that much fun.Version: 1.60.1
✓ Bought recipe packs but no bonus recipes unlockedI bought additional recipe packs but didn't get the 2 additional bonus recipes that it said I would. What do I need to do to get those?.Version: 1.27.2
✓ I love cooking games but not thisIt’s way too overstimulating. So much happening at once and so many pop up ads. It just makes me super anxious. Not worth it..Version: 1.83.0
✓ Level 10Only thing that really lets the game down is that when you reach level 10 you cannot progress any further.Version: 1.72.0
✓ 🙅♀️🙅♀️🙅♀️🙅♀️🙅♀️🙅♀️🙅♀️This game is the worst, plus you almost can do nothing with it. It’s the same thing every time! Please do not install this game and the worst thing about it is that it has too many ads, and I know you won’t like it cause nobody likes it!!!!🙄😒😒.Version: 1.78.0
✓ Game lags too muchI’ve had major nostalgia playing this game from when I used to play this on my Nintendo Lite, however, it’s not the exact same playing via iPhone. Imagery can be occasionally pixelated and some motions such as running chicken fillet in breadcrumbs doesn’t fully function with takes the joy out of doing the cooking task..Version: 1.94.0
✓ DisappointedLots of pop ups, ads and random mini games that just don’t make any sense and they cap you at 999 coins! Very disappointed, I thought it would be more fun :(((.Version: 1.85.0
✓ DisappointingThis game freezes as I am playing it. I have tried to cook a recipe twice and it freezes and I have to clear all my apps and start again..Version: 1.81.0
✓ Too crazyImmediately opening a game and being flashed with ads and pop ups? That’s a lot and definitely not an enjoyable game. The game is nothing like the old game and is way too easy. Deleted it after one recipe :/.Version: 1.79.0
✓ Holy crap! Relax!Good game and all. It’s just it’s so IN YOUR FACE - in a very seizure inducing-y way. This is like five games in one. I don’t quite understand how to prioritize what part to play when and for how long..Version: 1.74.0
✓ Not much to do without money.The f2p side of this game only has ten full recipes; the others (that you don’t have to spend real money on, anyway) still require lots of in game currency or stick you with a truncated version of the mini game. Also, buying the full recipe is the only way to unlock the extras, including -difficulty levels-. The village becomes busywork rather quickly and has little purpose after you max the level of everything. Even more so, if you do choose to buy things in this game, you end up earning so many free coins that they end up becoming worthless in no time. Maybe the coins you donate by earning them when you already have 999 can go toward public works in the village? I also have some ideas for future recipe packs and themes: -New Year’s Wishes: Recipe sets based on Health+Long Life, Comfort, Prosperity(luxury foods) and Love -Shopping Arcade Set: Cafe, Butcher, Bakery, Candy Shop, Fishmonger, Fruit and Vegetable Market. -Elemental Set: This one’s a bit more high-concept. The four packs therein are based on Earth(mainly vegetables and grains, or with a really homey, “down-to-earth” feel), Water(seafood, frozen things and such), Fire(either cooked with open flame or hot and spicy), and Air(birds, eggs, and dishes that are just light and airy.).Version: 1.66.0
✓ Too busyI like cooking mama games, I played them since I was little on the Wii and the gameplay is always cute and fun. I can’t stand this app though, there’s too many pop-ups, too many elements moving, it gets frustrating just to try to sit and play the game for awhile. I keep getting the same pop-ups about the same “new” game modes, it feels like the game is forcing me to do go do more but it ends up just making the UX messy and distracting for people who aren’t 7 years old and need constant movement to be entertained. It’s almost as bad as a 30 second ad popping up and instead of making food like I want, I leave the app after making one or two things because it gets aggravating when the menu moves 4 pages down to a new recipe I don’t want to make yet or tells me to go try a new mode I unlocked ages ago. Everything else is great though as I said from actual gameplay to graphics, I’m ultimately glad I get to keep playing a childhood game. Just wish I could spend more than 10 minutes on it before the annoyance takes over..Version: 1.96.0
✓ Nice game, but help me plsMy Happy Restaurant bar is stuck at 10. I keep getting points or hearts whatever you call em — but it’s stuck at 10 and can’t go up to 11. HELP ME!.Version: 1.86.0
✓ I love this game but it's frustratingI loved cooking mama so much when I was younger! The graphics and cooking activities are true to the original DS version which is wonderful. However, while this game is like the DS version in looks and in performing the tasks, but because of how I use my hand when playing on a mobile device, I have a hard time playing comfortably because I am left-handed. I think it would be great if there was an option to choose which hand is more comfortable in the settings so that the activities, like cracking eggs, can be mirrored. If this aspect is a frustration for me I'm sure there are left handed kids out there in the same boat, and by adding a way to mirror the activities in the game could make them feel less left out..Version: 1.39.0
✓ Too BusyThe games are fun and similar to that of the DS but the menu design is way to busy and confusing. With constant pop ups and requests to view ads it becomes a bit of a jumble and frustrating if you're just looking for a quick and easy casual game to drop in on..Version: 1.39.0
✓ Disappointed ngl...I was looking for some nostalgia and was happy to find that they made an app of this bc I had the game back when I had my ds (who knows where the game or my ds is at this point oof) but I was quickly left feeling underwhelmed. It was not what I had expected at all and in this case it just wasn’t as enjoyable. It’s a cute game on its own but it doesn’t compare to the ds version... there’s too many new characters, the fact that you have all these extra was to get the food on the side, and the fact that’s it’s like a waiting game thing too. The ads I can understand although they’re not that fun to have around every corner and the animation I can understand bc making it into an app requires things like that to change (it does look v v similar to what I remember a lot of the animations to look tho with a lot of the things) but I don’t like how much more stuff there is. It’s also way way too easy to win. Idk I made a dish and even if I was only half caring the more I played and I still got 3 stars every time... I don’t like giving bad reviews but I was just so sad it’s so much more... what you’d find in the App Store today. It’s not as fun. :/ Needs to be more simple. And not have absolutely everything need to be unlocked. I cold only make like 5 recipes when I started out??.Version: 1.54.0
✓ Could do betterIt’s fine but could do better? First of all there isn’t enough starter accessories for the character for all the new people, and I think there should be more mini games? Overall great job!.Version: 1.81.0
✓ It’s kinda hard(for me cuz I’m dumb ;-;)I don’t like it that much you should add more foods and other whys in amazing !.Version: 1.73.0
✓ Earn not buyYou should be able to earn recipes like the og version instead of having to purchase it :/ it was really nostalgic besides for the purchasing recipes part.Version: 1.46.0
✓ It’s impossible to play anymoreI used to love this game as a kid, and one day I thought about downloading this again. So I did and I played for 2 hours. In those 2 hours, I cooked only 3 dishes because of the amount of ads and pop ups that would not stop coming on my screen. I know that’s like the whole game industry but it’s not stuff that you can turn on airplane mode and forget about; the game itself is a whole pop up thing. It always wants you to serve at your restaurant or go play a game for stickers. Sometimes you can’t even cook what you want because those arrows keep pointing to another dish until you make them. It frustrates me because as a kid this game was so simple and it was just the cooking. Now it’s all the other stuff and all this extra spending money for dishes and everything. My childhood self would be so mad at me for giving this two stars instead of five, but it simply doesn’t deserve anymore than two; even then it still barely deserves two..Version: 1.66.1
✓ YayI love the game! cuz i do :)).Version: 1.78.0
✓ This is Cooking Mama on crack lolThere is way too much going on on screen. Way too many windows popping up in the span of just 3 seconds. There is no time to even process all the things you can do in this game, it’s like...total insanity. There are pleasant ways to fit in watching ads, but this game makes sure to shove it down your throat at every opportunity. It’s like every open space on the screen is free real estate to bombard you with extremely colorful graphics or something for you to watch an ad. I miss the old Cooking Mama. This is Cooking Mama on literally crack. All the colors mix together and you could barely process what the bell is going on. The old cooking mama had a start screen, a list of dishes to make and bam you went to go make it. This is just...this is way more than overkill. You’re “fixing” something that wasn’t broken to begin with. Go back to the old Cooking Mama. This is just loud, rainbow vomit..Version: 1.56.1
✓ Not bad…. I guessHey! Hope your having a great day so far. So as far as cooking mama goes, the game isn’t horrible. It is engaging and has other tasks you can do besides cooking to keep you entertained. You can fish, farm, sell, and play mini games. The problems I have with the game is the actually cooking part. As expected, with free games, you limited and the only way to branch out is but paying. Although the prices for recipes are affordable, if your younger and aren’t in a position to throw money at a game and you know your parents aren’t willing to throw money at the game either, it’ll get boring after a while. For me, I eventually started just playing the fishing mini game until time was up and didn’t touch the game again. So if you not willing to spend money to progress or branch out in a game, you’re going to get bored of this pretty quickly. Thanks for reading and I hope this helps 😊.Version: 1.103.0
✓ Too many pop upsI really love the idea of being able to cook without actually cooking, and the recipes where pretty cool, but there’s just so much going on. There are fingers pointing to buttons like “click here!” And so many things appear on the screen when you get on each time. It’s overwhelming to be honest. If I were you, I wouldn’t get this app it’s not worth it..Version: 1.41.0
✓ Good gameplay; bad appThis app is garbage. You’re drowned in trashy ads at every turn. It’s hard to find your way back to the game, and we’ve been stuck enough that the game has to be closed/restarted. My 4yo wants to play, but can’t read and needs supervision every second, and constant help after clicking the ads. Sleezy..Version: 1.72.0
✓ Sad (Tʖ̯T)It's ok but so frustrating u do something right then it says it's disgusting or something like that it's not easy in my opinion I would not recommend but really it's ur choice If u don't have something nice to say.. Say it!! They need to know the truth it's bad to lie!!.Version: 1.67.0
✓ Annoying sound effectsA game is obviously for children listening to the horrible sound effects of “EEhh Oo” however still asks if you’re over 13 what type of? And there is way to many things happening all at once not very attractive. All I wanted to do was virtually cook :((.Version: 1.49.0
✓ Great but not originalGreat IOS port no doubt, but as a former 3DS or even DS gamer of the series, the pace of this IOS is just too fast and super children-based. It might be better if you can add the speed adjustment/switch to original mode support..Version: 1.56.1
✓ WAY too much!Overall, the game is good, but there is WAY too much going on. There are so many buttons to click and so many other things to do other than cooking and that’s good, but it’s just a little bit too much for a child to comprehend. If I was a child, then I would LOVE this app but I would feel overwhelmed because there’s so much to do. Also, the app is VERY loud. There’s a lot of sounds and music going on and I just feel overwhelmed hearing all of these sounds even at this age, there’s also a lot of information to take in so if you have bad memory or a short attention span like me then you probably shouldn’t get this game. All that Im trying to say is, this is a good game, but I don’t think this game is for children, there’s just too much going on..Version: 1.47.1
✓ A bit annoyingWhen I go in the app when ever I play sooooo many things show up on my screen I can’t go 5 minutes without something showing up on my screen!!!.Version: 1.55.1
✓ I couldn’t playI can not play it anymore.Version: 1.73.0
✓ I want to say that it’s good, I really doTo start off, the actual traditional “cooking mama” gameplay is good, and I’m excited to have it on mobile! That part isn’t the issue. There’s just too much visual input—like there’s too much going on in the background, and there’s too many buttons on the screen at a time, and the menus/animations move a little too fast. And that’s not a good thing to have when it’s already a very fun, saturated kids game to begin with. It’s just overstimulating when you’re not even doing the actual gameplay parts, if that makes sense. It just makes it hard to enjoy the game, i cant do it for more than one recipe at a time because it’s just SO much visually. Maybe just tone down the background a little in the very least. Other than that it’s great! I would like to see this fixed so I can actually continue to play the game without getting overwhelmed..Version: 1.82.0
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