Comparison

Pokémon Café ReMix vs MazeLift

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

Head to head
About

Pokémon Café ReMix

Manage your own Pokémon-themed café, serving drinks and dishes by solving fun icon-mixing puzzles. Befriend and recruit various Pokémon to join your staff, level them up, and even customize their outfits. Create a unique café experience with your Pokémon team.

Highlights
  • Icon-mixing puzzle gameplay
  • Recruit and level up Pokémon staff
  • Customize Pokémon outfits
  • Serve drinks and dishes
  • Befriend a wide cast of Pokémon
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Welcome to your very own Pokémon café! Pokémon Café ReMix is a refreshing puzzle game you play alongside Pokémon in which you mix, link, and blast away icons and gimmicks! The customers and café staff are all Pokémon! As the owner of the café, you will work with Pokémon to serve customers by preparing drinks and dishes through simple puzzles in which you mix around icons. ■ Refreshing puzzles! Complete fun cooking puzzle in which you mix around icons and link them together! As the owner of the café, you’ll take on puzzles with the help of your staff Pokémon. Utilize each Pokémon’s specialty and uniqueness and aim for three-star offerings! ■ A wide cast of Pokémon appears! You can even enjoy switching their outfits! Pokémon you befriend will join your staff and help you out at the café. Liven up your café by dressing up your staff Pokémon! As you raise your staff Pokémon’s levels, they’ll be able to wear different colored outfits. Special outfits for certain Pokémon will regularly be released as well! Recruit all sorts of Pokémon, raise their levels, and create your very own café! Now's your chance to become a café owner, work together with Pokémon, and create a Pokémon café that's unique to you!

About

MazeLift

Features
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Navigate multi-floor mazes connected by stairs and pits in this spatial reasoning puzzle game. Switch between floors to find the shortest path to the goal. ■ Multi-Floor Mazes Conquer mazes from 2 to 8 floors, connected by stairs and pits. Picture what lies beyond the floor you can see, and think in 3D. Compete with players everywhere on weekly and monthly leaderboards. Earn gold, silver, and bronze badges for top placements and show off your favorite badge next to your name. ■ Daily Challenge A new shared maze every day. Every player faces the same puzzle under the same rules. One attempt per day, recorded on the daily leaderboard. Today's #1 could be you. ■ Craft Mode Build your own mazes and publish them. Up to 7 floors, with stairs, pits, and walls placed freely. Hand one to a friend with a share code, or play mazes other players have made. ■ Deep Scoring System Beyond time and steps, earn bonuses for clearing with no hints, no resets, or a perfect (shortest) route. Chase the top "SS Rank" and master every stage. ■ 9 Difficulty Levels Choose your map size from "Very Easy" to "Very Hard". New difficulties unlock as you progress through stages. ■ Progressive Challenge System Stairs increase every stage, with pits and new floors added periodically. Just when you've mastered the current challenge, a new element appears. ■ Friend Invites Share your invite code. When a friend enters it, you both receive 3 hint tickets and 3 reset tickets. Climb the leaderboards together. ■ Designed for Comfort - Hints: Reveal the next key point on your path - Reset: Restart from the entrance anytime - Marking: Flag dead ends and promising paths with marks, synced across stair pairs - Login Bonus: Earn tickets by playing daily - Tutorial, left-handed mode, and iPad-optimized layout ■ Free to Play Story stages work offline too. An ad-free option is available if you prefer no ads. Train your spatial awareness while enjoying deep, satisfying puzzles.

Screenshots

Pokémon Café ReMix4 screens
MazeLift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MazeLift at none against Pokémon Café ReMix's shown. MazeLift also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). Pokémon Café ReMix's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pokémon Café ReMix sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and MazeLift sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pokémon Café ReMix ships an update every 6 weeks, MazeLift every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pokémon Café ReMix versus MazeLift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPokémon Café ReMixMazeLift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (62K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings62K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size634 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Pokemon CompanySHOTA HIRONAKA

Bugs and requests

Pokémon Café ReMix

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes, especially during tutorial
  • Issues with responsiveness and registering inputs
  • Inconsistent behavior of certain game mechanics

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to evolve or level up Pokémon
  • More frequent content updates and new areas
  • Option to skip or automatically complete difficult levels
  • Improved team management features
  • Cross-platform save data synchronization

MazeLift

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pokémon Café ReMix

One-time10
  • Golden Acorns Pack A$0.99
  • Golden Acorn Pack (1,200)$0.99
  • Daily Stamina Pack$0.99
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  • Daily Ticket Pack$0.99
  • High Score Skip$0.99
  • Item Pack A$1.99
  • Golden Acorns Pack B$2.99
  • High Score Skip$2.99
  • Special Pikachu Pack$3.99
  • Premium Pass$6.99
8 purchases

MazeLift

One-time8
  • ヒントチケット ×5$0.99
  • リセットチケット ×5$0.99
  • セットパック ×5$0.99
Show 5 more
  • ヒントチケット ×20$1.99
  • リセットチケット ×20$1.99
  • 広告除去$2.99
  • 難易度パック$2.99
  • セットパック ×20$3.99

Questions

Is Pokémon Café ReMix free?
Pokémon Café ReMix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MazeLift free?
MazeLift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pokémon Café ReMix or MazeLift have ads?
Pokémon Café ReMix shows ads; MazeLift does not.
Which is updated more often, Pokémon Café ReMix or MazeLift?
Pokémon Café ReMix ships an update every 6 weeks, and MazeLift every 4 days. Most recently, Pokémon Café ReMix was updated on November 3, 2026 and MazeLift on October 15, 2026.

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