Comparison

Hamster Town vs Bear Bakery

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

Head to head
About

Hamster Town

Draw lines to guide candy to adorable hamsters in this charming puzzle game. Solve levels to earn stars, expand your hamster house, and collect various animal friends. Enjoy a relaxing experience with hundreds of ways to solve each puzzle.

Highlights
  • Draw lines to deliver candy
  • Hundreds of puzzle solutions
  • Collect stars
  • Build and expand hamster house
  • Invite animal friends
  • Raise and play with hamsters
Features
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Draw lines as you please to deliver sweet, sweet candy to the cute hamsters. A game where you deliver candy to adorable hamsters by drawing lines! Collect stars by finding the best ways to solve puzzles to build and expand your own hamster house, and invite all sorts of animal friends! ■ How to Play Deliver candy to the hamsters any way you like. There are hundreds of ways to solve each puzzle. Collect more stars by finding the best way to solve each puzzle. ◝(・ω・)◟ ■ Game Features Though simple and fun to play, this puzzle game isn't short on challenges. The hamster life: just watching these cute little fluffballs will heal your mind. Collect stars to expand and decorate your hamster house. Earn sweet rewards by raising and playing with your hamsters! ※Extreme Cuteness Alert!※ Extreme hamster cuteness may cause some players to experience brain freeze ◝(・ω・)◟ ■ Ads and in-app products in-game. ■ Please note that data will be deleted when deleting games. Deleted data can not be recovered.

About

Bear Bakery

Manage a charming bakery by merging ingredients to create various breads. Decorate employee break rooms to boost performance and cater to diverse customer preferences. Open limited-time pop-up stores for special recipes and furniture.

Highlights
  • Merge to create new bread
  • Decorate employee break rooms
  • Serve diverse customer preferences
  • Open themed pop-up stores
  • Manage bakery profits
Features
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What is that smell? Welcome! The hot tycoon game you ordered has arrived! From now on, start a delightful day with adorable animal friends. A small bakery in my hand Bear Bakery Manager! Bakery, please! This is how Bakery works! ■ Create new bread using Merge! Make various breads using Merge! What kind of bread will be Merge's next step!? ■ Decorate the best wellness room! We need a break room for the well-being of our employees! Buy furniture with Bakery profits to decorate your employees' break rooms! When they eat well and get plenty of rest, your employees' performance will increase! ■ The life of the Bakery is bread! Bakery's life is a variety of delicious breads. Merge Tycoon makes several loaves of bread! ■ Know what your customers like! Customers have different personalities and preferences! Customer's style! Please identify your favorite bread and make it a regular! ■ Open a pop-up store with various themes! Mr.Bearbae has developed a special bread recipe! Since this is on sale for a limited time, hurry! Don't miss out on the limited edition furniture that can only be found in the pop-up store!!! What is Bear Bakery's fate? It's all up to you, manager!

Screenshots

Hamster Town4 screens
Bear Bakery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hamster Town at 83% against Bear Bakery's 57%. Hamster Town also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 537). Bear Bakery's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Hamster Town sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Bear Bakery sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hamster Town holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 537 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Hamster Town's written reviews are positive against 57% of Bear Bakery's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hamster Town ships an update fortnightly, Bear Bakery weekly. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hamster Town versus Bear Bakery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHamster TownBear Bakery
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.3K ratings) — better4.5 (537 ratings)
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better537
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuper Awesome Inc.NADDIC GAMES Co Ltd.

Customer experience

Hamster Town

All ratings2,263 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews418 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral8.6%
Negative7.9%

Bear Bakery

All ratings537 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews177 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.1%
Negative28.8%

User reviews

Hamster Town

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🐹 Cute hamster game
  • 👍 Fun and relaxing gameplay
  • 💎 Variety of hamsters to collect
  • 🎨 Adorable art style and animations

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads, especially unskippable ones
  • 🔒 Inability to have multiple hamsters in one room
  • 🔍 Lack of customization options for hamsters and home

Bear Bakery

From 537 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🥰 Cute and adorable
  • 🕹️ Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Visually appealing art style
  • 🕰️ Relaxing and mindful experience

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads/ads are intrusive
  • 🛒 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔄 Repetitive and grindy gameplay

Bugs and requests

Hamster Town

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game randomly switching to Korean language
  • Certain levels becoming unbeatable due to glitches

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more mini-games and levels
  • Allow users to name or dress up their hamsters
  • Implement a way to use excess acorns
  • Provide an option to have multiple hamsters per room

Bear Bakery

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Progress/event resets
  • Upgrade/level up issues
  • Store/currency display problems
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More content and events
  • Ability to save/load room layouts
  • Improved progression and upgrades
  • Better customer/NPC management

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Hamster Town

One-time6
  • Gems$0.99
  • Starter Package$1.99
  • Gem Pocket$4.99
Show 3 more
  • Gem Bucket$9.99
  • Gem Cask$19.99
  • Gem Box$49.99
18 purchases

Bear Bakery

One-time18
  • Beginner Package$0.99
  • Gem 1$0.99
  • Piggy Bank 1$1.99
Show 15 more
  • Intermediate Package$2.99
  • Gem 2$3.99
  • Piggy Bank 2$3.99
  • Piggy Bank 3$4.99
  • Advanced Package$4.99
  • Gem 3$7.99
  • Event Bearland Pass$10.99
  • Event Cherry Blossom Pass$10.99
  • Discounted Vip Pass$10.99
  • Event Christmas Pass$10.99
  • Event Halloween Pass$10.99
  • Event SpaceStation Pass$10.99
  • Event Garden Pass$10.99
  • Gem 4$14.99
  • Vip Pass$14.99

Questions

Is Hamster Town free?
Hamster Town is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bear Bakery free?
Bear Bakery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hamster Town or Bear Bakery?
Hamster Town is rated higher. Hamster Town averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Bear Bakery averages 4.5 from 537 ratings.
Do Hamster Town or Bear Bakery have ads?
Both Hamster Town and Bear Bakery show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hamster Town or Bear Bakery?
Hamster Town ships an update fortnightly, and Bear Bakery weekly. Most recently, Hamster Town was updated on October 20, 2026 and Bear Bakery on October 20, 2026.

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