# Cooking Live: Restaurant diary

> Enjoy the time management

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1595075449](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1595075449)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1595075449`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Matryoshka Games (CY) LTD
- **Category:** Simulation
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (9,394 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.42.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-18
- **First published:** 2022-05-03
- **Size:** 323 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cooking-live-restaurant-diary/id1595075449)
- **Website:** [https://matryoshka.com/](https://matryoshka.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://matryoshka.com/policies/PrivacyPolicy\_MatryoshkaGames.html](https://matryoshka.com/policies/PrivacyPolicy_MatryoshkaGames.html)

## Description

Embark on a global culinary adventure where you run busy diners, cook iconic dishes, and manage time to keep customers happy. Save cozy restaurants from soulless corporations, design vibrant interiors, and create a blog that shares your adventures with readers around the world.

With hundreds of levels, upgrade kitchens, unlock new venues like pizzerias, bakeries, and diners, master recipes, compete in cook-offs, and meet colorful characters. Build unique restaurants, tell engaging stories, and travel the world to bring taste back to life.

## Rankings

- #18,444 — Overall

## Review summary

Players generally find Cooking Live: Restaurant diary fun, easy, and visually appealing with a variety of levels. However, the game is marred by an overly aggressive ad cadence, expensive upgrades requiring paid currency, and short play sessions. Some readability issues and occasional ad-related quirks add to the frustration. Overall, strong casual appeal is outweighed by monetization and UX annoyances for many users.

### Pros

- Fun and easy to play, with a relaxing pace that’s great for killing time.
- Addictive gameplay that keeps players coming back.
- Beautiful, appealing graphics.
- Variety of levels/restaurants to keep the experience interesting.

### Cons

- Ad-heavy experience: too many ads, including after every level, which interrupts gameplay.
- High upgrade costs and reliance on paid currency (rubies/gems) make progression feel pay-to-win.
- Short session lengths that limit actual playtime per run.
- Readability/UI issues such as small font that can hinder reading level text.

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