Half Balance vs Mirror cakes
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.
Mirror cakes
Create stunning, mirror-like glaze cakes with this fun and creative application. Mix and match colors to design unique decorations for your virtual dessert. Unleash your inner pastry chef and enjoy the process of making visually captivating cakes.
- Create mirror glaze cakes
- Mix and match colors
- Decorate cakes
- Virtual dessert creation
- Addictive gameplay
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You'll be addicted to the "shiny, magical cake". Why not have fun making a shiny mirror glaze cake that looks like a mirror? How you mix the colors is up to you! Let's decorate and have fun. Make your own mirror glaze cake.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mirror cakes at 77% against Half Balance's 20%. Mirror cakes also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (26K vs 32). Half Balance's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Mirror cakes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Half Balance asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mirror cakes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mirror cakes has 26K ratings behind it against 32, 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 77% of Mirror cakes's.
Half Balance ships an update every 2 weeks, Mirror cakes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Half Balance | Mirror cakes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (32 ratings) | 4.6 (26K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 76.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 26K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| 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 | 213 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geisha Tokyo Inc. | Snack Games Studio |
Customer experience
Half Balance
Mirror cakes
Bugs and requests
Half Balance
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mirror cakes
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes during cake decorating
- Cake decorations disappear unexpectedly
- Ads fail to load properly
Requested features
4 requests- More cake shapes and designs
- Ability to save and share cake creations
- Reduce ads or offer ad-free option
- Add more customization options
In-app purchases
Half Balance
No in-app purchases
Mirror cakes
- No ads (interstitial)$2.99
