Comparison

Bake it vs String Pull

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

Head to head
About

Bake it

Match customer orders by creating delicious cakes with the right ingredients and toppings. Perfect your baking skills to impress customers and earn in-game currency. Enjoy increasingly challenging levels and colorful graphics in this addictive game.

Highlights
  • Match customer orders
  • Create cakes with mixtures and toppings
  • Perfect baking skills
  • Increasingly challenging levels
  • Colorful art
  • Earn in-game currency
Features
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Bake it is a fun and addictive game where you have to match what you are baking with the order. It's time to perfect your bakes and wow your customers with your amazing skills! Use your mixture and toppings to create a masterpiece that matches up with what the customer desires. Can you create the perfect bake? Bake it features: - Simple and fun gameplay - Increasingly challenging bakes - Colorful art SUBSCRIBE TO BAKE IT Subscribe to Bake It for all of the following benefits: Slice Your Bakes Exclusive Trays Receive x2 Earnings No Ads, which removes non-optional adverts from the game SUBSCRIPTIONS INFORMATION: Bake It VIP Membership access offers two membership options: 1) A weekly subscription costing $5.49 per week after a 3 day FREE trial period. 2) A monthly subscription costing $14.49 per month. After buying this subscription, you will unlock; slice your bakes after baking so the top is even,exclusive trays to bake your goods in, x2 earnings for your in-game currency, and receive no ads, which removes non-optional ads from the game. This is an auto-renewable subscription. The payment is charged to your account after confirmation. The subscription is renewed unless you unsubscribe 24 hours before the period ends. Your account will also be charged for renewal The price notes are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may change and actual charges may be converted to local currency. End of trial and subscription renewal: - The payment is charged to your iTunes account after a confirmation of purchase - The subscription is renewed unless you unsubscribe 24 hours before the end of the current period - The account will be charged for renewal 24 hours before the end of the current period at the standard cost of the weekly subscription - The user may manage the subscription and auto-renewal by accessing the user's account settings after purchase in the store - No cancellation of the current subscription is permitted during the active subscription period - Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when the subscription is purchased Cancelling a trial or subscription: - In order to cancel a subscription during the free trial period you need to cancel it through your account in the Store. This must be done at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period to avoid being charged. http://privacy.servers.kwalee.com/privacy/BakeItEULA.html

About

String Pull

Unleash your inner artist with this intuitive painting game. Explore fun and easy art techniques to create beautiful string pull masterpieces, regardless of your skill level. Customize your creations with any color and decor you desire.

Highlights
  • Easy art techniques
  • String pull painting
  • Customizable colors and decor
  • Suitable for all skill levels
  • Create art masterpieces
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String Pull art is so pretty and it’s really simple to create painting masterpieces! We know what you are thinking: I Can Paint! Yes! We all can paint in this painting game with fun and easy art techniques for people of all skill levels. You can make string pull art with any color and decor you like. Make an art masterpiece on your own by painting technique with a string pull. Enjoy the hottest art trend right now! To opt out of CrazyLabs sales of personal information as a California resident, please visit the settings page within this app. For more information visit our privacy policy: https://crazylabs.com/app

Screenshots

Bake it4 screens
String Pull4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: String Pull at none against Bake it's 5. String Pull also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 46%) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Bake it sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per 7 days. String Pull asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Bake it against 4.6 for String Pull. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 112K and 71K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Bake it's written reviews are positive against 62% of String Pull's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bake it ships an update every 2 months, String Pull monthly. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bake it versus String Pull: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBake itString Pull
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (112K ratings)4.6 (71K ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.6% of reviews61.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings112K — better71K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013 — better
Further details — not scored
Size299 MB153 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKwalee LtdCoco Play

Customer experience

Bake it

All ratings112,471 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews1,169 reviews
Positive45.6%
Neutral13.7%
Negative40.7%

String Pull

All ratings70,588 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews348 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral18.4%
Negative19.8%

User reviews

Bake it

From 112K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Fun and satisfying gameplay
  • 👍 Ability to customize cakes and desserts
  • 🎨 Variety of shapes, glazes, and toppings

Room to improve

  • 😠 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
  • 🤔 Repetitive and limited gameplay

String Pull

From 71K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Satisfying and calming
  • 👍 Fun and creative
  • ⭐ Overall good game

Room to improve

  • 🤬 Too many ads
  • 🙄 Ads disrupt gameplay
  • 🤔 Inappropriate content in decorations

Bugs and requests

Bake it

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ads freezing the game or not loading properly
  • Loss of progress and decorations after crashes
  • Inability to access certain features or rewards

Requested features

3 requests
  • More diverse baking options and recipes
  • Offline mode to avoid ads
  • Ability to save and share custom creations

String Pull

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game resets progress
  • Ads get stuck, requiring app restart

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow users to place string freely
  • Reduce number of ads
  • Add more levels and art options

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Bake it

Subscriptions2
  • VIP MEMBERSHIP3 Days trial$5.497 Days
  • MONTHLY VIP MEMBERSHIP$14.491 Month
One-time2
  • Remove Ads Discount$1.99
  • Remove Ads2 variants$2.99
None

String Pull

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bake it free?
Bake it is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is String Pull free?
String Pull is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bake it or String Pull?
String Pull is rated higher. Bake it averages 4.6 out of 5 from 112K ratings, while String Pull averages 4.6 from 71K ratings.
Do Bake it or String Pull have ads?
Both Bake it and String Pull show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bake it or String Pull?
Bake it ships an update every 2 months, and String Pull monthly. Most recently, Bake it was updated on September 30, 2026 and String Pull on September 30, 2026.

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