CakeCost vs MyCakes
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
MyCakes
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Manage your cake projects from start to finish. Organize ingredients, track recipes, manage orders, and keep all your cake details in one place. Whether you're baking for fun or running a cake business, this app helps you stay organized and efficient.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyCakes at none against CakeCost's 2. CakeCost's advantage is chart position (#119 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. CakeCost sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. MyCakes asks for nothing beyond the download.
CakeCost ships an update monthly, MyCakes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CakeCost | MyCakes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (29 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #119 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CakeCost | Andrew Yahin |
In-app purchases
CakeCost
- Premium Plan - Monthly$8.991 Month
- English US$99.991 Month
MyCakes
No in-app purchases
