Comparison

Pancake Art vs Icing Cookie

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

Head to head
About

Pancake Art

Create and design unique pancake art, from emojis to creative figures, to impress customers and master culinary challenges. Unlock new patterns and recipes as you progress, and climb the leaderboard by scoring high points.

Highlights
  • Create emoji and artistic pancake designs
  • Complete unique customer orders
  • Unlock rare patterns and recipes
  • Climb the global leaderboard
  • Master pancake art skills
Features
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Master the Art of Pancakes Are you ready to impress the most demanding customers? In this challenge, precision and creativity will be your best allies. Unique Challenges: Complete difficult orders with precision to become a pancake master. Unlock Secrets: Cook pancakes to unlock rare patterns and special recipes. Create and Amaze: Design everything from emojis to creative figures that will wow everyone. Climb the Leaderboard: Score high points and rise to the top of the leaderboard. Don’t disappoint your customers—show off your culinary skills! The art of the perfect pancake is in your hands.

About

Icing Cookie

Engage in a fun, step-by-step cookie-making simulation. Knead dough, cut shapes, bake, and then artfully decorate your creations with icing to make them look delicious. Unlock new cooking sheets and bonus items as you progress through various stages.

Highlights
  • Cookie dough kneading
  • Cookie cutting
  • Baking simulation
  • Icing decoration
  • Unlockable cooking sheets
  • Bonus item collection
Features
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You are the cookie maker. Bake some cookies and icing to make it loot delicious. It's time to show your icing skill! 1. Knead the dough. 2. Cut out the dough. 3. Bake cookies. 4. Icing on cookies! Easy four steps cookie making game. Decorate cookies with icing to make them look delicious! Collect keys to unlock cooking sheets. Play more stages to unlock mystery bonus for rolling pins.

Screenshots

Pancake Art4 screens
Icing Cookie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Icing Cookie at none against Pancake Art's 2. Pancake Art's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 43%) and ratings volume (19K vs 621). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Pancake Art sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Icing Cookie asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Pancake Art against 4.5 for Icing Cookie. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pancake Art has 19K ratings behind it against 621, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Pancake Art's written reviews are positive against 43% of Icing Cookie's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pancake Art ships an update every 4 weeks, Icing Cookie every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pancake Art versus Icing Cookie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPancake ArtIcing Cookie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (19K ratings) — better4.5 (621 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better43.2% of reviews
Number of ratings19K — better621
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size224 MB283 MB
Age rating4++17
DeveloperTummy GamesDWANGO Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Pancake Art

All ratings19,138 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews350 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral11.7%
Negative16.9%

Icing Cookie

All ratings621 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive43.2%
Neutral5.4%
Negative51.4%

User reviews

Pancake Art

From 19K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing
  • 👍 Fun and satisfying
  • 👍 Relaxing and calming
  • 👍 Teaches pancake making
  • 👍 Colorful and visually appealing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔋 Too many ads
  • 👎 Limited user control and creativity
  • 👎 Repetitive and boring gameplay

Icing Cookie

From 621 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 😊 Enjoyable cookie decorating mechanics
  • 🎨 Creative and entertaining concept

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 🐛 Game crashes and glitches
  • ❌ Color-changing feature doesn't work properly
  • 😤 Limited content with only 3 levels
  • 📳 Excessive vibration notifications

Bugs and requests

Pancake Art

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes
  • Pancake colors don't match the selected colors
  • Levels repeat themselves unexpectedly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow users to draw their own pancake designs
  • Add more customization options for colors, shapes, etc.
  • Introduce different gameplay modes and challenges
  • Reduce ads or offer ad-free version

Icing Cookie

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Level 2 decoration feature doesn't work
  • Game crashes at level 4 before decorating
  • Color changing functionality fails to respond
  • Level progression glitches and freezes
  • App crashes on level 1 requiring restart

Requested features

7 requests
  • Custom cookie creation mode with own designs
  • Ability to change icing and cookie colors easily
  • Tutorial or simpler color selection process
  • More levels and content
  • Reduce vibration intensity
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  • Offline gameplay mode
  • Better dough rolling mechanics with 'done' button

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pancake Art

One-time2
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Easter Pack$4.99
None

Icing Cookie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pancake Art free?
Pancake Art is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Icing Cookie free?
Icing Cookie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pancake Art or Icing Cookie?
Pancake Art is rated higher. Pancake Art averages 4.5 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Icing Cookie averages 4.5 from 621 ratings.
Do Pancake Art or Icing Cookie have ads?
Both Pancake Art and Icing Cookie show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pancake Art or Icing Cookie?
Pancake Art ships an update every 4 weeks, and Icing Cookie every 6 weeks. Most recently, Pancake Art was updated on September 22, 2026 and Icing Cookie on September 26, 2026.

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