Comparison

Chef's Quest vs Magic Bakery

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Chef's Quest

Embark on a global culinary journey to become a master chef. Solve match-3 puzzles, collect decor, and build a thriving restaurant. Compete with friends and attract celebrities for bonuses.

Highlights
  • Match-3 culinary challenges
  • Restaurant design and furnishing
  • Collect unique decor items
  • Play with friends
  • Power-ups
  • Attract celebrities
  • Master chef battles
Features
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Travel the world on your quest to become the ultimate chef and restaurateur. Switch and match your way through hundreds of culinary challenges in this most delectable puzzle adventure. Amass a wealth of opulent decor and acquire a cult following as you turn your quaint little diner into a global celebration of multicultural cuisine. Take on this adventure solo or play with friends visiting their own unique restaurants or challenging their scores! Chef’s Quest features: - Use dozens of power ups to sizzle, pop, and grill your way to the top! - Collect coins to design and furnish your very own restaurant - Discover dozens of unique restaurant decor items in your travels - Visit friends restaurants to forage for new design ideas - Challenge friend's scores on every puzzle - Attract celebrities for huge bonuses based on restaurant objectives - Challenging master chef battles when graduating from a region - Leaderboards & achievements to match with your friends - Delightful orchestrated soundtrack - Seasonal updates (Halloween, Easter, Valentine's Day, Christmas - there’s always something special cooking!) - Play on iPhone or iPad as your progress carries over - Support for 14 languages Visit us at https://thebinarymill.zendesk.com/ if you need any help! Follow us to get news and updates; facebook.com/thebinarymill Twitter: @thebinarymill https://www.youtube.com/user/binarymill http://www.thebianrymill.com/ Chef’s Quest is completely free to play but some optional in-game items will require payment. You can turn off the payment feature by disabling in-app purchases in your device settings.

About

Magic Bakery

Embark on a delicious match-3 puzzle adventure through a magical bakery. Swap and match gems to create combos, unlock power-ups, and overcome challenging levels. Enjoy a relaxing atmosphere with countless puzzles and daily rewards.

Highlights
  • Match 3 or more gems
  • Create combos and earn points
  • Unlock bonuses and power-ups
  • Thousands of challenging levels
  • Daily rewards and free boosters
  • Multiple game modes
Features
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Welcome to Magic Bakery, the most delicious match-3 puzzle game ever! Join us on an exciting adventure through the bakery and discover the magical treats that await you. Match 3 or more gems, jewels, blocks, and other items to create combos and earn points. With each level, you'll face new challenges and unlock bonuses and power-ups to help you along the way. Enjoy the colorful and relaxing atmosphere as you progress through the levels and unlock new rewards. Strategize your moves and use your skills to complete levels and earn points. Unlock special boosts and power-ups to help you complete levels faster. Enjoy the fun and adventure of Magic Bakery and challenge yourself with timed levels and special combos. With each level, you'll unlock new rewards and bonuses to help you progress. Experience the magic of Magic Bakery and enjoy the fun and relaxing atmosphere. Match 3 or more items to create combos and earn points. Unlock special boosts and power-ups to help you complete levels faster. Enjoy the colorful and relaxing atmosphere as you progress through the levels and unlock new rewards. So what are you waiting for? Join us on an exciting adventure through the bakery and discover the magical treats that await you. Play Magic Bakery now and experience! And the best part: this new, shiny, magical and glittering Gems fun saga is COMPLETELY FREE to play! How to play: - Swap and match 3 shiny Gems of the same kind and type to win magical stars. Matching identical gems in a row or column will ensure great rewards! - If you play smart and match 4 Gems you‘ll create precious Special Gems that can blast a whole row or column! - Plan your moves to match 5 clinky Gems to win a Legendary, mega coloring Gem: the Rainbow Ball. A super booster that will make you crush a ton of gems, collect a lot of pastries and start colorful cascades that will take you to a new, magical dimension. - Enjoy thousands of match-3 levels and have fun by resolving entertaining puzzles! Sounds too easy? Then dare to travel further into the Bakery and the furthermost shelves touched by no one! MATCH, CRUSH and BLAST: Download "Magic Bakery" now! Game features: - Earn rewards in many different ways - Play fun and addictive puzzles to earn glittering rewards - Daily rewards and free boosters. - Countless shiny, clinky challenges - Many game modes: collect Gems, hang onto flying Parasols, crush Pies, watchout for Kitchen Timers, grab Cheesecakes, open Magic Ovens, break Bread and more! Complete all levels and help Bella while enjoying this new, addicting gem game saga! - Play the best match-3 levels: there‘s thousands of them and each is a challenging puzzle that will guide you through your magical adventure under the sea. - A variety of levels added for your addicting games craving pleasure. - Challenge yourself to collect stars and earn the boosters: can you get 3 in all the levels? Boosters can crush rows and rows of Jewels easily! - This new jewels swapping and matching game is created by match 3 puzzle lovers for all puzzle lovers! Get ready to crush a lot of glittering gems!

Screenshots

Chef's Quest4 screens
Magic Bakery4 screens

Verdict

The call

Chef's Quest and Magic Bakery both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Chef's Quest's written reviews are positive against 25% of Magic Bakery's. Chef's Quest also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chef's Quest sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Magic Bakery sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Chef's Quest against 4.3 for Magic Bakery. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 20 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Chef's Quest's written reviews are positive against 25% of Magic Bakery's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chef's Quest ships an update weekly, Magic Bakery every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chef's Quest versus Magic Bakery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChef's QuestMagic Bakery
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (51 ratings) — better4.3 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings51 — better20
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB210 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Binary MillMobOwl GmbH

Customer experience

Chef's Quest

All ratings51 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral13.3%
Negative16.1%

Magic Bakery

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Chef's Quest

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing lives and lost progress
  • Freezing and black screen issues
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More level variety and new content updates
  • Improved progress saving and syncing across devices
  • Option to disable in-app purchases

Magic Bakery

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Chef's Quest

One-time10
  • 10 Diamonds$0.99
  • Buffet$1.99
  • Catch of the Day$1.99
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  • Lunch Special$1.99
  • Christmas Pack$1.99
  • 50 Diamonds$4.99
  • Buffet$6.99
  • Catch of the Day$6.99
  • Lunch Special$6.99
  • 100 Diamonds$9.99
10 purchases

Magic Bakery

One-time10
  • 1,000 Coins$0.99
  • Coin Box$0.99
  • 5,000 Coins$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Package 01$2.99
  • Ads Remove$2.99
  • 14,000 Coins$8.99
  • Package 02$8.99
  • 30,000 Coins$14.99
  • Package 03$38.99
  • 200,000 Coins$79.99

Questions

Is Chef's Quest free?
Chef's Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Bakery free?
Magic Bakery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chef's Quest or Magic Bakery?
Chef's Quest is rated higher. Chef's Quest averages 4.5 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Magic Bakery averages 4.3 from 20 ratings.
Do Chef's Quest or Magic Bakery have ads?
Magic Bakery shows ads; Chef's Quest does not.
Which is updated more often, Chef's Quest or Magic Bakery?
Chef's Quest ships an update weekly, and Magic Bakery every 2 months. Most recently, Chef's Quest was updated on November 2, 2026 and Magic Bakery on November 3, 2026.

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