Half Balance vs Bake it
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Half Balance
A simple yet addictive game where players balance various materials by combining weights. Experience exhilarating moments when achieving balance on the first try. Features diverse graphics and sound effects for an engaging experience.
- Weight balancing gameplay
- Multiple game modes
- Variety of graphical themes
- Unique character designs
- Diamond collection
- Comforting sound effects
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Simple, but addictive. Try combinations of weights to balance with various materials on the other side. It is super exhilarating if you can balance it on the first try! Features * Various game modes. * Various graphics such as fruits, animals, and furniture. * Unique weight-themed characters. * Collect many diamonds. * Comfortable sound effects.
Bake it
Match customer orders by creating delicious cakes with the right ingredients and toppings. Perfect your baking skills to impress customers and earn in-game currency. Enjoy increasingly challenging levels and colorful graphics in this addictive game.
- Match customer orders
- Create cakes with mixtures and toppings
- Perfect baking skills
- Increasingly challenging levels
- Colorful art
- Earn in-game currency
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Bake it is a fun and addictive game where you have to match what you are baking with the order. It's time to perfect your bakes and wow your customers with your amazing skills! Use your mixture and toppings to create a masterpiece that matches up with what the customer desires. Can you create the perfect bake? Bake it features: - Simple and fun gameplay - Increasingly challenging bakes - Colorful art SUBSCRIBE TO BAKE IT Subscribe to Bake It for all of the following benefits: Slice Your Bakes Exclusive Trays Receive x2 Earnings No Ads, which removes non-optional adverts from the game SUBSCRIPTIONS INFORMATION: Bake It VIP Membership access offers two membership options: 1) A weekly subscription costing $5.49 per week after a 3 day FREE trial period. 2) A monthly subscription costing $14.49 per month. After buying this subscription, you will unlock; slice your bakes after baking so the top is even,exclusive trays to bake your goods in, x2 earnings for your in-game currency, and receive no ads, which removes non-optional ads from the game. This is an auto-renewable subscription. The payment is charged to your account after confirmation. The subscription is renewed unless you unsubscribe 24 hours before the period ends. Your account will also be charged for renewal The price notes are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may change and actual charges may be converted to local currency. End of trial and subscription renewal: - The payment is charged to your iTunes account after a confirmation of purchase - The subscription is renewed unless you unsubscribe 24 hours before the end of the current period - The account will be charged for renewal 24 hours before the end of the current period at the standard cost of the weekly subscription - The user may manage the subscription and auto-renewal by accessing the user's account settings after purchase in the store - No cancellation of the current subscription is permitted during the active subscription period - Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when the subscription is purchased Cancelling a trial or subscription: - In order to cancel a subscription during the free trial period you need to cancel it through your account in the Store. This must be done at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period to avoid being charged. http://privacy.servers.kwalee.com/privacy/BakeItEULA.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bake it at 4.6 against Half Balance's 2.5. Bake it also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 20%) and ratings volume (112K vs 31). Half Balance's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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
Both are free to download. Bake it sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per 7 days. Half Balance asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bake it holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bake it has 112K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Half Balance's written reviews are positive against 46% of Bake it's.
Half Balance ships an update every 2 weeks, Bake it every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Half Balance | Bake it |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (31 ratings) | 4.6 (112K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 45.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 112K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 299 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Geisha Tokyo Inc. | Kwalee Ltd |
Customer experience
Half Balance
Bake it
Bugs and requests
Half Balance
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bake it
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads freezing the game or not loading properly
- Loss of progress and decorations after crashes
- Inability to access certain features or rewards
Requested features
3 requests- More diverse baking options and recipes
- Offline mode to avoid ads
- Ability to save and share custom creations
In-app purchases
Half Balance
No in-app purchases
Bake it
- VIP MEMBERSHIP3 Days trial$5.497 Days
- MONTHLY VIP MEMBERSHIP$14.491 Month
- Remove Ads Discount$1.99
- Remove Ads2 variants$2.99








