Pancake Art vs Pancake Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create emoji and artistic pancake designs
- Complete unique customer orders
- Unlock rare patterns and recipes
- Climb the global leaderboard
- Master pancake art skills
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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.
Pancake Run
Navigate challenging levels in this fun, easy-to-control game. Guide your character to reach the target, with new levels and content planned for future updates.
- Easy controls
- Challenging levels
- Fun gameplay
- New levels coming soon
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Fun game with easy controls. Different levels and more are coming!
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Verdict
Pancake Art and Pancake Run both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 72% of Pancake Art's written reviews are positive against 51% of Pancake Run's. Pancake Art also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Pancake Art sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Pancake Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Pancake Art against 4.6 for Pancake Run. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19K and 29K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Pancake Art's written reviews are positive against 51% of Pancake Run's.
Pancake Art ships an update every 4 weeks, Pancake Run every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pancake Art | Pancake Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (19K ratings) | 4.6 (29K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.4% of reviews — better | 51.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19K | 29K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 224 MB | 221 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tummy Games Doo Novi Sad | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Pancake Art
Pancake Run
User reviews
Pancake Art
From 19K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Pancake Run
From 29K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 🚀 Satisfying gameplay
- 💜 Cute and charming visuals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Maple syrup unlock glitch
- 🔍 Unlocked items not showing up
- 💰 Lack of content to spend earned money on
- 🔁 Repetitive and unvaried levels
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
Pancake Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Maple syrup percentage going up and down instead of unlocking
- Unlocked items not appearing in gameplay
- Certain levels becoming impossible to pass
Requested features
3 requests- More variety of obstacles and toppings
- Ability to customize character/pancake stack
- Improved progression system beyond just unlocking toppings
In-app purchases
Pancake Art
- No Ads$2.99
- Easter Pack$4.99
Pancake Run
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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