CakeCost vs Menu Maker & Designer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CakeCost
This app helps bakers and cake decorators accurately calculate the cost of their creations. It factors in ingredients, expenses, and your time, ensuring you charge appropriately and understand your profit margins.
- Calculate ingredient costs
- Cost time and expenses
- Set profit margins
- View net costs
- Determine what to charge customers
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Are you struggling to figure out what to charge for your cakes and baking services? - CakeCost is designed for bakers and cake decorators, and makes recipe pricing easy. Are you unsure if you are charging enough for your baking? - CakeCost removes uncertainty by calculating prices including ingredients, expenses and your valuable time. Do you usually estimate prices and are unsure of your actual profits? - CakeCost accurately calculates prices with the profit margin you want. With CakeCost you can: - Determine the costs for your ingredients. - Properly cost your time and expenses. - Set your profit and view net costs. Use CakeCost to know exactly what to charge your customers. For more details refer to our website: http://www.cakecost.net Our Terms of Use can be found here: https://www.cakecost.net/pages/terms
Menu Maker & Designer
Easily design professional menus and marketing materials with a vast library of templates and advanced editing tools. Perfect for restaurants, cafes, and events, this app simplifies creation for all your food business needs.
- 1000+ ready-made menu templates
- Advanced editing tools
- Customizable designs
- Templates for various food businesses
- High-resolution export
- Create business cards and gift certificates
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Introducing "Menu Maker & Designer" - the ultimate app for effortlessly creating and designing stunning menus. Whether you're a restaurant owner, a cafe manager, this app is here to revolutionize your menu creation process. With its intuitive interface and user-friendly features, Menu Maker allows you to craft captivating menus in just a few taps, even if you have no design experience. Choose from a wide range of over 1000+ ready-made menu templates, each crafted to perfection by professional designers. These templates cover various occasions and themes, ensuring that you'll find the perfect match for your establishment. Menu Maker goes beyond just menus. It offers a comprehensive suite of advanced editing tools, enabling you to create all your marketing materials in one place. Customize your menus with unique and attractive designs that showcase your dishes in the most enticing way imaginable. The app offers an array of styles, presenting your menu items in visually stunning layouts that are sure to captivate your customers. Whether you're in the bakery business, hosting a BBQ event, or managing a breakfast joint, Menu Maker has dedicated templates tailored to your specific needs. From dine-in menus to takeout menus, folded menus and even gift certificates and business cards, this app covers it all. It's a one-stop solution for all your menu design requirements. Once you've created your masterpiece, Menu Maker allows you to export your menus in high resolution, ensuring crisp and professional prints. Convenient and hassle-free, this feature saves you time and effort, enabling you to focus on providing exceptional culinary experiences to your patrons. Unlock the full potential of your restaurant or food business with Menu Maker & Designer. Simplify the menu creation process, elevate your marketing materials, and make a lasting impression on your customers. Download the app now and experience the power of effortless menu design at your fingertips. Subscription is required for the complete functionality of the app. We offer weekly and annual subscription plans. Payments and Renewal: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase. Terms of Service: https://www.app-privacy-policy.com/live.php?token=Zbkqk9hgSJLjpb18b0GuyO6EILWsj9By Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/adityaw114/947d16819256c78a3cb60ec99c292231
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CakeCost at 50% against Menu Maker & Designer's 0%. CakeCost also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and chart position (#170 vs unranked). Menu Maker & Designer's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. CakeCost sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Menu Maker & Designer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Menu Maker & Designer holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 87 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of CakeCost's written reviews are positive against 0% of Menu Maker & Designer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CakeCost ships an update monthly, Menu Maker & Designer every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | CakeCost | Menu Maker & Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (30 ratings) | 4.2 (87 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 87 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #170 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CakeCost | Aditya Wagh |
Customer experience
CakeCost
Menu Maker & Designer
In-app purchases
CakeCost
- Premium Plan - Monthly$8.991 Month
- English US$99.991 Month
Menu Maker & Designer
- All Access$5.997 Days
- All Access$6.991 Month
- All Access$39.991 Year
Questions
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