Last updated on December 9th, 2025 at 03:35 am
Idle Cooking Tycoon – Tap Chef – Family Game Review
Idle Cooking Tycoon – Tap Chef is a Family/Simulation/Entertainment game from Codigames SL, first launched in 11th October 2018.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 3,617+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Idle Cooking Tycoon – Tap Chef Stand Out
Are you ready to become the richest pastry chef in the world?
Start your own bakery, discover new recipes, earn money and build the biggest bakery empire on Earth!
Manage your business, hire great chefs to help you make delicious cakes, chocolate bars and cupcakes. Create fantastic recipes and improve your bakery to make new types of muffins, biscuits, pancakes and pies.
Creating a bakery empire requires a good business strategy and good products, so don’t forget to invest in Research & Development. The scientific department is always ready to bring exciting new technologies to the cooking world. Finance their wild research and make the most of their knowledge to improve your bakery.
When you are ready, talk to your scientists and unlock the most advanced technology in the cooking world: time travel! Go back in time, find your old you and share your experience. You will start your bakery from the beginning, but this time with more money, making you the best cooking tycoon of all time!
Make important management decisions to build your empire. Idle Cooking Tycoon is a funny, easy-to-play game that both beginners and experienced gamers will enjoy. Develop strategies to transform your bakery into a cooking empire.
If you enjoy clicker games, you’ll love Idle Cooking Tycoon. Hire talented chefs, develop new cakes and biscuits, and go back in time (prestige) to start over with more experience. Earn money and become the richest cooking tycoon in the world.
Features:
- Casual gameplay.
- Everyone can build their own bakery!
- A suitable challenge for every player
- Research new baking technologies to improve your bakery
- Make different products.
- Incredible items to improve your bakery.
- Awesome 3D graphics and animations.
- Save your progress to the Cloud.
This Family game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Idle Cooking Tycoon – Tap Chef is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 20th July 2022
Recent improvements include:
Minor bug fixes, and performance improvements
Download & Availability
Idle Cooking Tycoon – Tap Chef is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Idle Cooking Tycoon – Tap Chef on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We absolutely love this game. The numbers you can get up to like 1 nonillion is crazy! We dont think anything else but how great the game is.
But needs some sort of piggy bank system. Same with the harbor, airport and farming games by the same developer. In the case of this cooking game, each tech, pot, bot and vehicle purchase and upgrade will contribute 1 gem to a piggy bank that would accrue until the player pays a fee to break the bank.
Where is tell you how money you have is cut off in our iPhone 13 due to camera.
So the point of this game is to watch ads to progress, you can progress without it but its slow, games like this are specifically designed that way. But half the ads dont even work. Bubble arena, Bitlife and Match Factory among others, all have ads that dont work, freeze up, and then you have to leave/close the game to clear it, erasing any money/diamonds made by watching the ad. Ive only had the game for two days and its a complete nuisance for a game that is specifically designed to make you watch ads. We get ads, we do, but they need to work right to make people stay. We dont want to have to close our app 15 times a day just to try and play it.
The front camera on our iPhone blocks the $ portion of the game, so we cant see how much $ we have. We do not like not knowing where we lie on a game fund wise. Please move the $ somewhere else so we can see it.
We have been trying for 3 days to play this game. All is does is show loading. Nothing happens. We have removed and reloaded this game 3 times. We have rebooted our iPad 2 times.
Wont let us watch adds to get rewards wont let us watch adds to get double income like Im willing to watch adds but you wont let us. Ive missed out on 60 diamonds cause when we click watch add it just doesnt.
We Have Contacted A Major Bug, When we Opened the Game, It is Not Loading, Tried to Reopen But It Did Not Work, we Deleted the Game Making it Unplayable.
Wow 3 YEARS between updates and the new version is so broken we cant even tell if they fixed the bug that caused us to quit playing the game. It wont connect to Game Center (just keeps giving us an error code of 1901, or something like that). Windows that come up in the game now extend off the screen, making it very difficult to close them. Some do have a close button visible, but when you tap on it, whatever is underneath the window gets activated. Honestly, this game just went from bad to worse, and it took them THREE YEARS to do it! Such a shame because it used to be our favorite idle game before they broke accepting challenge rewards. Previous review follows: It has been well over a year since this game has been updated, despite many people reporting issues and promises from the developer that the issues will be fixed. They do the same thing with some of their other games. Any report of a problem is met with a promise to fix it in the next version, but that version never comes. Beware of anything from this developer, and dont waste your money on them. Original review: This game hasnt been updated in 8 months as of the time of this review. Shortly after the current version was released, we reached out to let them know that claiming rewards from challenges doesnt work. They responded fairly quickly and told us it would be fixed in the next version. Ive stopped playing because we dont want to lose the reward that Ive earned, and have to spend a lot of time earning it again. Im just wondering how long we have to wait… Will this game ever be updated again? Could we at least get this major bug fixed before you abandon it? This was our favorite idle game before this bug was introduced. Now its basically unplayable after you get through the missions. Id happily give the game 5 stars if it gets fixed.
We like the game and would continue to play it except for one thing. Every time you upgrade the bakery to the next level all the stuff you research resets to zero and all the cash extra cash you have resets to 100. We had over 7 b and spent 5.1 b on a remodel and it reset our cash to 100.
We have played a few similar games. Its a slow game, not over night. They have rewards to completing levels or collecting. Only glitch is the Guitar doesnt show on the conveyor belt. We have not spent more than $15 on the game and have done very well in a weeks time. Suggestion for Game Makers. Give us the option to get rid of ads. We are getting a little burnt out on watching the same adds.
This game is cool because it makes chocolate.
This game is better then the reviews we really love this game you guys should make more games like this.
So we were playing his game and it feels like Im making our own chocolate factory and it feels like Im in the Hersheys chocolate factory checking it out.
We had to play idle cooking tycoon on the iPad but its not loading properly and theres a launch bug and we waited 24 hours but its still not working. Love Codigames.
All we want to say is GO DOWNLOAD THE APP NOW BECAUSE ITS SO COOL AND AMAZING.
This game is so fun you dont have to spend money on it its free.
The game is the best because we like The settings of the bakery so far and we think it will grow better wen we get more progress through the game. AlsoI like The first bakery.
We really like this game but about a month and a half ago the game wouldnt load past the loading screen at the beginning we contacted the support team and they told us they were gonna fix the problem but nothing yet its been over a month still cant play the game so Ill prolly end up deleting it sorry.
The game is great it looks ok. You can upgrade and make robots. Make new desserts and research new upgrades for your bakery. So its a great game if you like tycoon games.
This game is addicting we love it so awesome!!!!best game ever played better than any other game in the world.
This game is fun if you like tycoons and you like cooking.
Great game over all and honestly the best idle game Ive played in a while but the bugs are ruining it for us.
Ive been playing this game for little while now an been enjoying it immensely. However for the last couple days now when we e been playin for awhile it will just seem to close itself and then we loose all progress on that part of the level. Get to be rather annoying at times and frustrating. If this can be fixed then Ill gladly change it back to a 5 star rating.
Every time we get to the chocolate brick our game will never load. We have deleted and re downloaded this game multiple times and its always at the same point. We enjoy the game but its quite literally unplayable.
Its a very cute game and definitely a time killer but in order to claim money from the atm as well as the boosters you have to watch ads. Im ok with that except for they dont play. You can click on the button many times and nothing happens.
Game is great but this game glitches a LOT!!! The game often shuts down for no reason.
Used to LOVE playing this game. But since recent updates it wont get off the loading screen for our phone.
While we enjoy the game Im frustrated. After awhile the game just freezes. Uninstall and install it again. We actually have to turn off Game Center before installing it. But then we have to repurchase things and start from the very beginning. FAQ doesnt help at all. Hit the little email icon on the help page. It will bring up the email but there is no email address to send it to. So be prepared for it to freeze.
We get that developers have to eat too, and games arent made solely from a desire to bring joy to the masses, but This is an ad simulator. Highly monetized, and made in such a way that ads or real money is essential for progress less than 10 minutes in. Theres not even an option to pay to disable ads. You either watch every 10 seconds, or delete and move on to the next game. We know which option Ill choose.
So we switched to the app from discord today and for some reason the game said that it pasted something we copied in discord??? It wasnt any compromising info, but this still creeped us out a bit. Deleted the app immediately. Would not recommend it because it doesnt have any business automatically pasting potentially serious info without our permission.
Ive completed 3 of the challenges and none of them have given us the reward.
Just opened the game and got the notification that it grabbed what was on our clipboard. Luckily, it was just commentary on an xkcd comic, but what the heck, guys. Not cool.
After completing all the missions, we started working on the challenges, but the game doesnt let you claim the reward once completing the challenge. We filled our chocolate pots to 10,000,000 on 2 different levels and neither allowed us to claim the reward. The second level we tried (choco-phone) we continued letting the pot fill up until we could no longer purchase upgrades of any type, which is more than 100 times the amount required for the challenge, and we were still not able to claim the reward. From what Ive seen, many other people have had this issue for awhile and it still hasnt been addressed. Update: we emailed the developers back in July 2020 regarding the issue and they said they were fixing it. Clearly not a concern for them since its still not fixed and users have been reporting the problem for at least 2 years.
We really really love this game and have spent a good bit of money on it, but suddenly the other day it stopped working! It loads to full and then just stops. We have written to the devs already and received no response. Please help or give us a refund.
Ive enjoyed this game since downloading it. But sadly the game will not load from the start up screen after kicking us out a few times. Not sure whats going on with that. Would be 4-5 stars if it wasnt for the bug issue.
We really liked playing this game. The prices for things were way to high for our liking, but still played to pass the time. Then the game stopped loading beyond the start screen. For 2 weeks. We waited for an update maybe, even reinstalled it. Nada. Dont download or buy anything.
See,its not that there are too much ads,but its all about what happens after ads.First,we watch the ad.Then,after the ad the screen goes blank.Please fix this.
The game is very addicting until recently the game stopped loading. Stuck on the loading screen and is going no where. Please fix this.
This game wont load or even let us play and when we actually got to play the game froze. We really want to play the game but it has bug problems.
This game takes a total of over $40 dollars to get the upgrades you spend with pure money, with gems, it totals to OVER $400 DOLLARS. Scroll down for math and conclusion. Math below: So in the end, if you wanted to get certain upgrades with gems and not spending pure money, you will need to watch OVER 16 1/2 HOURS of ADVERTS if you manage to get 15 or above gems/video which range from 5-20. Three upgrades alone cost 10,000 gems each, totaling 30,000. And guess how much you can get for $100? No you cant unlock all, you can get ONE of those upgrades. You get 14,000 gems. So then you can spend another $50 to get 6,500 gems and unlock a second, but you still need to either watch 5 1/2 hours of videos or spend another $100 MINIMUM to skip becoming an ad farm for them. They treat us as livestock. If you want these upgrades alone, it is where we got the base value for advert time spent, you need to spend OVER 16 HOURS being these developers ad farms. Conclusion: This game is an absolute scummy way to monetize both adults and children alike with gem payments, increasing per upgrade to hide the exponential increase behind a mystery paywall, where they want you to spend your time generating revenue exclusively for them and removing from your fun by making ads and spending exorbitant amounts of money a necessity to progress after only a day of gameplay.
This game is very glitchy we watch ad and deletes our progress bull crap.
Cant get our game to load at all.
We want to start off by saying this is a really fun game, and Ive sunk a lot of time into it, but once we passed the 54th mission and opened challenge mode, none of the challenges are ever claimable! Ive done three different ones, that all take around 2 to 3 days to complete, and each time the claim button doesnt light up. We went on the forum and it said you cant use ads or any boosters or the game wont register the challenge being completed. Our third attempt we didnt do anything ad related and it still didnt work. Tried contacting support and they just sent a generic message that said they are working on fixing this in a new version of the game, but until then Im just leaving this as a 1 star rating cause its a game to nowhere right now. Fun while it lasts, but eventually theres no point and these awesome challenge rewards are taunting you but you can never obtain them.
Wont go passed the loading screen for months now. Used to love this game.
Ever since the latest update was released, we cant get past the loading screen. It loads all the way, but just remains stuck there. We wish developers would actually play-test their updates to make sure they dont, you know, break their whole game, instead of rushing them out, especially when the update is supposedly tackling something as inconsequential as video ads.
We have sent the support team many emails telling them that the game does not load and we have yet to receive anything from them. We also contacted the support team through a different game from the same company. We were told the issue would be passed on and have yet to get any help. Before this issue you we would have given this game a high rating.
Now that Im farther into the game, Im unable to watch videos to progress… Whether it be to give a 2x bonus or earn from the investors. Either way, its frustrating. Its been happening for days and yes, we close out and reopen. We dont leave apps open in general.
Make sure to make it that theres enough room for things on the iPad Pro version.
When we want to play the ads for more money, the ads wont play.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.27
- Size: 202.59 MB
- iOS: 11.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, JA, KO, RU, ZH, ES, ZH
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Codigames SL
Last updated: 20th July 2022 | Genre: Family, Simulation | Developer: Codigames SL