Comparison

CakeCost vs MyCakes

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Calculate ingredient costs
  • Cost time and expenses
  • Set profit margins
  • View net costs
  • Determine what to charge customers
Features
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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

About

MyCakes

Features
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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.

Screenshots

CakeCost4 screens
MyCakes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyCakes at none against CakeCost's 2. CakeCost's advantage is chart position (#124 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CakeCost sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. MyCakes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CakeCost ships an update monthly, MyCakes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
CakeCost versus MyCakes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCakeCostMyCakes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#124 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCakeCostAndrew Yahin

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CakeCost

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Plan - Monthly$8.991 Month
  • English US$99.991 Month
None

MyCakes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CakeCost free?
CakeCost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MyCakes free?
MyCakes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CakeCost or MyCakes have ads?
Neither CakeCost nor MyCakes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CakeCost or MyCakes?
CakeCost ships an update monthly, and MyCakes every 3 weeks. Most recently, CakeCost was updated on October 27, 2026 and MyCakes on October 25, 2026.

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