Comparison

Mirror cakes 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

Mirror cakes

Create stunning, mirror-like glaze cakes with this fun and creative application. Mix and match colors to design unique decorations for your virtual dessert. Unleash your inner pastry chef and enjoy the process of making visually captivating cakes.

Highlights
  • Create mirror glaze cakes
  • Mix and match colors
  • Decorate cakes
  • Virtual dessert creation
  • Addictive gameplay
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You'll be addicted to the "shiny, magical cake". Why not have fun making a shiny mirror glaze cake that looks like a mirror? How you mix the colors is up to you! Let's decorate and have fun. Make your own mirror glaze cake.

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

Mirror cakes4 screens
String Pull4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: String Pull at none against Mirror cakes's 1. String Pull also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 15.0). Mirror cakes's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 62%). 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. Mirror cakes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Mirror cakes against 4.6 for String Pull. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26K and 71K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Mirror cakes's written reviews are positive against 62% of String Pull's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mirror cakes ships an update every 3 weeks, String Pull monthly. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mirror cakes versus String Pull: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMirror cakesString Pull
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (26K ratings)4.6 (71K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.4% of reviews — better61.8% of reviews
Number of ratings26K71K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
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
Size213 MB153 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSnack Games StudioCoco Play

Customer experience

Mirror cakes

All ratings26,032 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews402 reviews
Positive75.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative15.2%

String Pull

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

User reviews

Mirror cakes

From 26K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful cake designs
  • 🍰 Satisfying cake decorating
  • 🔓 No internet required
  • 💡 Customizable cakes

Room to improve

  • 💢 Excessive ads
  • 🔍 Limited cake/topping options
  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes
  • 🔍 Repetitive 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

Mirror cakes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes during cake decorating
  • Cake decorations disappear unexpectedly
  • Ads fail to load properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More cake shapes and designs
  • Ability to save and share cake creations
  • Reduce ads or offer ad-free option
  • Add more customization options

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

1 purchases

Mirror cakes

One-time1
  • No ads (interstitial)$2.99
None

String Pull

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mirror cakes free?
Mirror cakes 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, Mirror cakes or String Pull?
String Pull is rated higher. Mirror cakes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while String Pull averages 4.6 from 71K ratings.
Do Mirror cakes or String Pull have ads?
Both Mirror cakes and String Pull show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mirror cakes or String Pull?
Mirror cakes ships an update every 3 weeks, and String Pull monthly. Most recently, Mirror cakes was updated on September 30, 2026 and String Pull on September 30, 2026.

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