SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off Reviews

by Bubbles0304

At first I was thrilled to have infinite levels and challenges. And then the father along I progressed I realized this game forces you to get gems in whatever way possible. They have levels that literally force you to upgrade certain equipment. You physically cannot progress farther without upgrades. Additionally, when you go to restart or quit a level it throws up a screen that if you click it it spends your hard earned gems. I mean literally right after you try to quit a level it throws up 2-3 screens that want you to confirm the quit or spend gems to get boosters, or extra time, customers etc. I love cooking games and I do well with them, this game really triggered me at how unfair it was. You have to either pay money or watch ads (which are limited) it really creates a game that is stacked against you. I liked this game a lot until I progressed to around Hamalot. It’s forcing these upgrades earlier and earlier the farther you get. I get it it’s Nickelodeon but come on really? If a kid was playing this game there’s no doubt whatsoever they’d click the spend gems button by accident, like I have as an adult, it ruins it. Not to mention the numerous pop ups begging to buy deals etc. not worth it when they throw other pop ups meant to make you accidentally spend gems. This is really disappointing Nickelodeon. I did expect more from you guys. So money hungry smh.

by Minecraft Of Food

Ive been playing this game for hours and it was a really great game. But after completing the pancake story line, the Krusty crab story line required me to use thousand of my coins to do a simple upgrade which I didn’t have since I’ve just upgraded my pancake stand. So I had to go back to the pancake story line to get more coins, so after playing a few more games after the story line, I got stuck because it wouldn’t let me pass the level without squidwards perk of cooking a plate. And so far I’ve only unlocked this app and Patrick, because that’s what the game gave me. And it wants me to use tickets to try to unlock more characters. So then I used the tickets that were freely given to me by the game, which was only enough for one shot of trying to get squidward. But turns out all it gave me was a crowbar. So once I realized I couldn’t win that game on the pancake story line. I just moved on to the Krusty crab one. But then I get stuck on a level that needs swidward also. So then I tried moving to the limited time events, and those events are a scam, because once you get deeper into the even, it pushes you to use a booster or else you will lose and start from the beginning. So then I used all my boosters and I still lost. So now I can’t move forward and I can’t use boosters. So much for a free to play game.

by Djfiekdicidksoaoaooaoaappaa

It’s so fun and addicting but it’s definitely something you’ll be at stuck on unless you pay for. You do the pancake stand relatively easily with achievements earned often enough that you gain enough gems to upgrade (because you need coins and gems to upgrade) but that stops at the Krusty Krab. The need for coins and gems double and you rarely hit an achievement and even if you do you only earn one gem. They provide the food truck games which, if you win 5 in a row, you earn like 5 gems but this is nearly impossible. You go 0 - 100 in difficulty in three levels. You end up not being able to compete without using boosters and next thing you Know you're out of boosters and earned no new gems. The Krusty krab level similarly ends up at a level where you can’t pass without upgrading and you don’t have the gems. Without boosters you can’t pass the food truck adj you’ve already earned all gems from the pancake level. It’s like they get you hooked just long enough and then make it impossible without spending money. Just make it a paid app then 🙄.

Too long didn’t read: it’s fun but you only get through one restaurant before it becomes impossible to move on without spending money on app.

by Misskrissylu

The game itself is very fun but it’s really hard for me to enjoy. I’m actually surprised it has such a high rating due to how glitchy the game is and how they’ve totally neglected to fix this with every upgrade. Every time the game goes to the load screen it crashes. My iPad is up to date, I’ve tried deleting it and reinstalling it. I’ve contacted customer service and they gave me a bunch of free gems but the problem continues. One update wiped out all my fame points for sandys BBQ. Not the items I’ve purchased and upgrades just the pearls so it looks unfinished. Also recently I finished the upgrades for both the salty spittoon and the last chance coffee and yet even though all upgrades and decor have been purchased I don’t have enough fame points to open to last chest. And the pancake challenge for the food truck is rigged. You literally don’t provide enough customers for one level. I played through it using every upgrade and each time I was short 1 customer. Also the fact that you have to pay both gems and coins for items is useless and greedy. Pick one or the other and make the upgrades cheaper. I have paid some money in this game for gems, like the piggy bank once in a while, but I won’t be doing that again. It’s just a waste and you obviously don’t care about your players. Do better. Fix this.

by Queeeeen423

This game is awesome, but the reason I gave it 2 stars is because of the usage of the diamonds. Other cooking games I’ve played, you use the cash/coins you make from completing levels to upgrade your cooking equipment, i.e. the stove, the skillets, etc. However, with this game you have to use your cash AND diamonds, which forces you to do your best to earn them, or you have to pay cash to buy them. So you have to spend thousands PLUS 12 diamonds just to upgrade your stove. Please change this. This is the only bad side about this game. You are literally forcing us to spend money just to play this game. Can’t developers just ever make a game that doesn’t require us to spend our money? Can’t we just play just for the fun of of playing? If you won’t change this, at least change the amount of diamonds that we get for completing certain tasks like for instance the fry cook games or the food truck. You only give us 3 diamonds every time we open one of those crates or sometimes, if we’re EXTREMELY lucky, we’ll get 5. Please make it so that we can just buy upgraded equipment with only the cash/coins that we make like all the other games do. If this doesn’t change, I will be forced to uninstall this game. I am not paying money just to play a game. It’s not that serious. I will continue to play the free ones.

by Aiganrai

The game is super fun, I love these diner quick serve type of games, I personally have no problem with the waiting times for upgrades. I usually play the game as much as I can until I have enough money saved up and get stuck, and then just buy all the upgrades I want before bed so when I wake up I have tons of new things.
My issue is idk if it’s a bug or what but I’ve completed Ham a Lot and was waiting to open the next restaurant, the juice bar, but it’s still locked? I have almost completely upgraded Ham a Lot, all interiors almost all kitchen upgrades, but I have that little icon on the left where it says 0/1 like I haven’t competed a level or something? Doesn’t make any sense because I’m in the infinite levels of the restaurant, like I’m on level 106 of Ham a Lot, so idk what else to do. I’ve also experienced that glitch where you’ll beat a level and then it takes you back to the game screen and you can’t do anything, no more customers are coming and food is burning but you can’t close anything out, I just have to restart the game. Very weird. I’m more so worried about getting the juice bar, like it’s been days since I’ve finished this restaurant. It’s almost like the progress meter is for the juice bar but I’m in Ham-a-Lot. Will the new restaurant ever open???

by Zey_OLIVETREE

This game has proved to be a great time waster! As in a very fun way to pass time or just play it when you’re bored. I myself played for quite a few hours when I first downloaded the game and had very little issue with the whole game. I was receiving a steady flow of Gems and Coin to upgrade my equipment and food, the amount of Unlimited Lives I was getting was keeping me playing and I loved it, and it was based on this app... who wouldn’t love that?! But the I unlocked the Krusty Krab and that’s where the problems start. The upgrades understandably cost much more coin in the Krusty Krab, but more Gems as well? Without the steady stream of Gems still pouring in from the Tutorial Phase and the fact that I just spent all my Gems maximizing the potential of my pancake stand, I’m making no progress in terms of upgrades. I’ve been able to afford the Gem price of two upgrades and I’ve been tryin to earn them for hours. So I’m begging the Dev’s here, please remove Gem upgrade costs, that makes your game EXTREMELY pay to win and none of us want that. By the time we all the upgrades we’d have put a lot of real money in, and that’s just the slightest bit ridiculous. But all in all, other than that fact, the game is great! Would recommend!

by MamaCatastrophe

I love these type of games and the fact that it is this app makes it that much better, however they are all the same... you get to a certain point and it seems impossible to proceed and win a particular level without leveling up an item or a boost. At least some of the other similar games allow you to get further into the game. In my case, it is the weenie hut in Goo Lagoon, I’m stuck relatively early on and it’s frustrating.
I cannot make any more coins for this area as it’s the first level in the area and I cannot win the level because I need a new shake machine.
I feel like it would help if you earned boosters throughout the previous area as you continue to bring it to 100% or have an additional task to do to obtain extra boosters or coins. Even some games just give you a few boosters just for fun.
To make it so difficult that you cannot win without a booster that you have to buy is ridiculous.
I get that they are trying to make money but there are so many ads, do they not get a kickback from that? Or keep people long enough to maybe want to pay for it? I don’t know. Please do something because I’d love to continue this game.

by Veryverynoiceer

The game itself is super entertaining! I love this app of course, but its really just a fun cooking game even if you don’t care about the show.

But there are some really bad issues that make it unplayable at times. There have been a handful of times where the game has had really bad glitches (one time in a level my ice-cream machine just wouldn’t work, you could tap on it but it wouldn’t actually produce any ice cream) and these result in losing lots of lives, and time, and I even wanted to give up entirely.

Another issue is that each upgrade costs both coins and gems. Coins are pretty easy to get (you get a few every time you serve a customer) but gems are not. You get like 2 or 3 each time you rank #1 (takes about 10 or so levels to do this), but you need sometimes up to like 12 gems plus coins for just one equipment upgrade. And you need many upgrades or else you literally can not pass the level. I find myself watches like hours of ads, and waiting days in between playing, just so I can collect enough gems for a single upgrade. It’s taken me like, 4 months to get through one restaurant just because I have to wait so long to earn gems

by The Usernames Are All Taken 😩

I think this is a great game first of all. But, like everybody else I have a problem with the fact that you have to have money AND gems for a lot of the upgrades, which doesn’t make any sense at all. I think the problem is is that the game doesn’t start off with you having a decent amount of gems so you’re not left with that much freedom with what you want to do with your upgrades, so you’re pretty much stuck with having to do the pancake levels a bunch of times to get achievements and even then, you only get ONE GEM for doing that. Coupled with that, by the time you get to unlock the Krusty Krab you’re pretty much dirt poor with gems bc you’ve already spent it all on upgrading your pancake stand and that the game doesn’t give you that many gems to begin with, and don’t get me even started with that it doesn’t give you that much options to be able to go get gems.

And that’s only my first major problem. The second one is the game mechanic “Triple-tap feature” where if you tap your plate three times, it’ll put your plate of food in the garbage. IMO, that’s a horrible mechanic. I have accidentally pressed on the plates with food three times by accident multiple times and it makes me reset the level bc you’re not allowed to dump your food sometimes

by Yuuungjoc

Krusty cook-off is fun and addicting, however, it’s impossible to win without spending a lot of actual money. The further in the levels you go, the more gems it costs to upgrade and successfully complete the levels, which requires you to purchase. The “rewards” the game offers are not enough so you have no choice. I’ve already spent $40 on the game, like I said it’s addicting, but I’ve had to delete SpongeBob because I realized there’s no way for me to move forward without spending more, which i feel I’ve already spent a ridiculous amount of for a little boredom buster phone game. A better concept would be to take away the gems and allow people to purchase the game at a set price where we can actually complete the game with coins earned. Maybe even have more sponsored ads to watch and earn more than just one gem a video or even food truck events where you strictly earn gems since it later costs over 200 gems a level. Most levels are also impossible without gem paid boosters, which I’m sure they did that on purpose as well for more money. Love the game but I’m frustrated the developers were so greedy with the concept and I really wish I was able to keep playing.

by Graphiic Frenzy

I'm really enjoying this game except I'm experiencing a bug where once you complete a level and the win screen pops up, instead of bringing you back to the in-game menu, it just goes back into the level, and it acts as if I'm still trying to complete it. However, nothing happens, no customers come by and it's just waiting for something to trigger. I'm able to cook and trash food still but I'm unable to press pause and leave the level, making me have to close SpongeBob and open back up. (Im on level 60 on the pancake section and it's been happening for the last 3 levels)

Also the Gem mechanic seems pretty broken. It's hard to earn more than one Gem at a time without paying money. I'd rather watch ads to get free Gems rather than paying for them. With that in mind, it's difficult to progress through the game without either watching ads or paying for in game transactions. I understand that game devs need an income but again, I'd gladly watch ads for Gems if they're giving me more than 5 at a time, since progressing needs well over that amount. (Honestly pick Coins or Gems to help progress, not both)

by Xthehedgehog16

I contacted support about this already, and they told me they’d give me support and such to get a head start upon starting a whole new game. The reason for that is somewhere along the way in playing the game, as I reached Sandy’s Treedome, I somehow gained access to goo lagoon’s first first restaurant as the Fry Cook Games event was taking place there, long before I completed Sandy’s treedome, and from there on, the storyline and its cutscenes weren't working right, up until I reached Ham-A-Lot…where the cutscenes at both there and the juice bar were working for awhile until I played the early levels of Salty Spittoon..now, I can no longer progress the story it seems as it thinks I’ve completed Ham-A-Lot..but won’t realize I’m at the Salty Spittoon..
Granted, I love the game and it’s mechanics, the micro transactions and use of both gems and coins to buy stuff is a bit tough to swallow in dealing with…but I love its use of prioritizing time and task management, keeps you on your toes, I just wish the developers could fix these types of bugs so that the game could be much more enjoyable, hence the four stars, but tiltingpoint, I don’t know what has to be done, but please, find a way to fix this glitch, I’m seriously not sure if I want to start this process all over again, and potentially risk another glitched out storyline. Thank you, and please consider trying to reboot the servers of the game or something.

by ZapnTap

Since recent update lots of issues. The achievement says I earned a gem and when I click on the achievement to collect there is nothing! This happened 4 times already. Also the free ad says theirs a ad to watch to receive a free gem but when I click on it there is no ad to watch. It is also on several occasions when I click the free ad to watch it takes me to the submarine to play that cook off. Like it did this morning. I also have played to the point where it said I received treasure chest to win my gems but when I click on the collect the gems the gems never went to my account. Please correct correct on the game-when playing it looks like I lost that cook off usually a box pops up to ask to quit or replay: but twice a box popped up and took what gems I earned to continue the cook off without replaying “only to lose it right after it took my gems.”You need to remove that pop up because it’s a sneaky way to rob the gems you just earned and it’s usually pops up after winning a goal and winning 17 gems!!! Smh I had this happen several times at this point I thought of deleting the game as it’s frustrating to work hard to win the gems to up grade and then once you reach over 15 gems you start having that box pop up to lose them :(

by Mama Anonymous

A lot of the levels aren’t able to be passed unless you have the highest upgraded appliances, which all require gems. As you unlock each new restaurant, the appliances get increasingly more expensive, requiring more gems per upgrade. We should be able to watch ads for gems, or give more than 1 gem/achievement. I’ve already purchased all of the dining upgrades and things that increase tips, it’s the gems that I need. You also can only purchase boosters with gems, and each is like 15 gems.
Other than the gem issue, I have to say I really love this game. It really is a nice break from life, and being a diehard this app fan since I was about 5, I am so glad they finally released a game like this, as I’ve always played games with this style of having to serve a crowd. I really like how each restaurant has a different theme, different kinds of food, and all of the food items are laid out differently in each kitchen and require different sides toppings, so it keeps you on your toes. All in all, I’d recommend this game if we had other ways to get more gems!

by Jorgedado23

Ive been playing this game for a bit so far and i love the game a lot! In my opinion its harder than cooking fever (especially the timed levels god those are chaotic) anyway, i love the game a lot, however i have a big problem with it. The double tap to trash something mechanic is very annoying and has made me lose many great games simply from that one simple mistake of double tapping. This is cause when you are a competitive player you’re moving your fingers at lightning speed and sometimes accidentally double tap which is a nightmare for the “no trashing food” challenge levels. Please either remove this mechanic or at least add an option in the settings to turn it off and make it so i manually have to drag it to the trashcan.
EDIT: i just thought of a genius idea! You should remove the double tap to trash item mechanic and replace it with a “hold to trash” mechanic. And you should make it so burnt items get trashed by simply just tapping them cause cmon what’re you gonna do with a burnt item aside from trashing it. Please add this cause the double tap mechanic has made me lose so many good rounds on the no trashing food challenges
EDIT 2: if you are gonna add my idea for the “hold to trash” mechanic, you should make it so we can adjust the time needed in the settings to trash the item. 3 seconds being max and .5 seconds max for least time and 1.5 seconds default

by Anhniie

Here I am about to turn 21, yet I’d get on my iPad every day to play this game like a 9-year-old. Graphics are absolutely stunning on top of a plethora of gameplay options vary from restaurants to decorations and character equipments to food choices. I did struggle with obtaining gems for a little bit when I first started out, but after playing for awhile, I’ve found a way to obtain these gems for my upgrades. Make sure to place top 3 for championship tournaments, upgrade your restaurant for shells yet knowing when to stop and save for the next restaurant, complete the submarine and streaks challenges and also know when to stop for streaks if you feel like you can’t complete the whole 15 streaks. You’d have to be dedicated and consistent with checking in and playing the game to its fullest, meaning finishing all challenges, every day in order to get more gems. Overall, I had a great personal experience with this game. Cannot wait for new restaurants in the future!

by Rabbit460

So before playing this game i was into a very similar one (obviously not one with this app) and i was really sad to let it go. This game is super interactive and I’ve been a this app fan my whole life. I really love this game because when you start it’s a wee bit challenging but not difficult and then the next level is more difficult to get all the gems you need in order to succeed but not like you NEED to buy gems, you can always make them up as you go along. I have been at this game for a while since i got it not too long ago. I also love that you dont need wifi in order to play as well as get prizes. There aren’t a lot of adds which i REALLY like and there is like a story going on in the back. Im not really an apps person but this game is really cool. I like it a lot. The only thing i dont like its that you cant go back to levels to try it again and get a better score, like you just keep going you dont pick the levels, but it’s not really something to complain about. And this game doesn’t lagg. Well i feel like i texted waaaay to much so I’ll leave it at this. Great game

by Daneinferetto

I’ve played probably every cooking game on SpongeBob Store. The ones that are actually fun only allow you to go so far before it’s practically impossible to progress without purchasing “gems” for upgrades. The other half of the games, that don’t require “gems”, are just very boring to play after a while. However, this is the one game I have not been able to put down. It’s highly addictive AND you don’t have to spend any of your money to buy gems for upgrades. You can get achievements (that are actually achievable) that reward gems, watch ads, and complete 5 level bonus restaurants! You do watch a 15-30 second ad after each level which sounds like a lot, but you really don’t notice them after a while and the gameplay far makes up for the ads. Only one complaint and this seems to be a new bug. Sometimes after watching an ad the volume of the game gets muted and the only way to fix it is to completely close out and reopen SpongeBob . Other than that I love it!!

by Tiny Random Costmer :3

I’ve been playing this game for 30 minutes since I got it and I can’t stop playing one of the things I wish this game had is pets, it would be nice to see Gary or other citizens of Bikini Bottom bring their pets and have their pets order too! I would also like it if the levels lasted longer, I know they go super fast but it would be nice to have the levels go longer. I also want to add that in some of you episode stories in the game (AMAZING IDEA) but I wish the expectations on some of the characters matched their words ex: when Sponge Bob told Patrick “oh no he’s back” Sponge was doing a happy dance while his tone was annoyed. Just tiny little suggestions and thank you for your time! I hope you take my ideas into consideration!

Edit: one more thing. IM SO MAD I ACCIDENTALLY MISS CLICKED ON A NO TRASHING LEVEL AND I TRASHED A PANCAKE ON MY LAST COSTOMER!!! I have very much butter fingers but it would be nice if I could drag it to the trash or something like that again you don’t have to do this I’m just really annoyed and this has never happened to me so I’m in shock.