Comparison

Idle Ghost Hotel vs Bear Bakery

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

Head to head
About

Idle Ghost Hotel

Build and manage a hotel for supernatural guests, fulfilling their unique demands to earn tips and expand your empire. Hire managers to automate operations, cook new dishes, and craft unique items to boost guest satisfaction and profits. Participate in special events for rewards and open new hotel chains.

Highlights
  • Build and expand hotel floors
  • Hire managers for automation
  • Discover new recipes and cook dishes
  • Craft unique items for guests
  • Participate in special events
  • Open multiple hotel chains
Features
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Ready to open your own ghost hotel? These ghostly guests are anything but ordinary! With their unique tastes and demands, they’ll be having a blast at your hotel—relaxing in the hot springs, working up a sweat in the fitness center, or dancing the night away in the ballroom. Meet their needs, and watch the tips roll in! As word spreads, your hotel will become the place to be, and the more guests you attract, the faster your profits soar! Expand & Upgrade Your Hotel Build upwards and unlock more luxurious rooms and exclusive amenities as you go! Each new floor adds style and sophistication that your ghostly guests will love. Open up all the floors and pack your hotel full! Keep building until your hotel is bustling with activity! Hire Managers & Automate Say goodbye to stress once you hire managers! They'll handle the guests' needs, so you can focus on expanding and strategizing. Experience the joy of a self-running hotel! Cook Up New Dishes Become a master chef for your ghostly guests! Combine dishes to discover new recipes, and whip up a variety of meals to boost satisfaction. More happy guests mean bigger rewards! Get cooking, and watch those profits explode! Craft & Customize Create unique items to make your hotel stand out! Design special experiences for each room and facility, so your ghost guests will never want to leave. Boost your hotel's quality to keep your guests' satisfaction sky-high! Special Events & Rewards Join the action on Zombie Island, where special events offer precious gems and awesome rewards. The higher your score, the better the rewards! Ghost guests are lining up, so dive in! Open New Hotel Chains Open new hotel chains on the Witch’s Island and beyond! Each hotel has its own unique theme and facilities, waiting for you to explore. Build your empire and become the ultimate hotel tycoon!

About

Bear Bakery

Manage a charming bakery by merging ingredients to create various breads. Decorate employee break rooms to boost performance and cater to diverse customer preferences. Open limited-time pop-up stores for special recipes and furniture.

Highlights
  • Merge to create new bread
  • Decorate employee break rooms
  • Serve diverse customer preferences
  • Open themed pop-up stores
  • Manage bakery profits
Features
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What is that smell? Welcome! The hot tycoon game you ordered has arrived! From now on, start a delightful day with adorable animal friends. A small bakery in my hand Bear Bakery Manager! Bakery, please! This is how Bakery works! ■ Create new bread using Merge! Make various breads using Merge! What kind of bread will be Merge's next step!? ■ Decorate the best wellness room! We need a break room for the well-being of our employees! Buy furniture with Bakery profits to decorate your employees' break rooms! When they eat well and get plenty of rest, your employees' performance will increase! ■ The life of the Bakery is bread! Bakery's life is a variety of delicious breads. Merge Tycoon makes several loaves of bread! ■ Know what your customers like! Customers have different personalities and preferences! Customer's style! Please identify your favorite bread and make it a regular! ■ Open a pop-up store with various themes! Mr.Bearbae has developed a special bread recipe! Since this is on sale for a limited time, hurry! Don't miss out on the limited edition furniture that can only be found in the pop-up store!!! What is Bear Bakery's fate? It's all up to you, manager!

Screenshots

Idle Ghost Hotel4 screens
Bear Bakery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Idle Ghost Hotel at 4.8 against Bear Bakery's 4.5. Idle Ghost Hotel also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 57%) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 540). Bear Bakery's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Idle Ghost Hotel sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Bear Bakery sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Ghost Hotel holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.8K and 540 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Idle Ghost Hotel's written reviews are positive against 57% of Bear Bakery's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Ghost Hotel ships an update fortnightly, Bear Bakery weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Idle Ghost Hotel versus Bear Bakery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle Ghost HotelBear Bakery
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.8K ratings) — better4.5 (540 ratings)
Positive reviews73.0% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better540
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer4th May Games Inc.NADDIC GAMES Co Ltd.

Customer experience

Idle Ghost Hotel

All ratings1,813 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral13.5%
Negative13.5%

Bear Bakery

All ratings537 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews177 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.1%
Negative28.8%

User reviews

Idle Ghost Hotel

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Non-forced ads
  • 👍 Cute and fun game
  • 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay
  • 👍 Minimal ads, mostly optional
  • 👍 Adorable art style and characters

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches, especially in tutorial
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🤔 Confusing or unclear game mechanics
  • 🤔 Tedious cooking/merging mini-game

Bear Bakery

From 540 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🥰 Cute and adorable
  • 🕹️ Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Visually appealing art style
  • 🕰️ Relaxing and mindful experience

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads/ads are intrusive
  • 🛒 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔄 Repetitive and grindy gameplay

Bugs and requests

Idle Ghost Hotel

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to collect initial gold in tutorial
  • Ghosts not using rooms, preventing progress
  • Cooking system getting stuck or broken
  • Game freezing or crashing on load
  • Audio issues with sound not working properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to decorate rooms or dress up ghosts
  • Smoother progression and less grindy cooking
  • Better audio and music implementation
  • Clearer explanations of game mechanics
  • Easier way to navigate between different hotels

Bear Bakery

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Progress/event resets
  • Upgrade/level up issues
  • Store/currency display problems
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More content and events
  • Ability to save/load room layouts
  • Improved progression and upgrades
  • Better customer/NPC management

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Idle Ghost Hotel

One-time14
  • 50 Gems$0.99
  • First Purchase 300 Gems$0.99
  • Beginner Package$4.99
Show 11 more
  • 300 Gems$4.99
  • Millionaire Ghost Package$4.99
  • 2x rewards$4.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
  • Pro Package$9.99
  • 700 Gems$9.99
  • Special Manager$9.99
  • All-in-one + Remove Ads$18.99
  • 1600 Gems$18.99
  • 4000 Gems$48.99
  • 9000 Gems$99.99
18 purchases

Bear Bakery

One-time18
  • Beginner Package$0.99
  • Gem 1$0.99
  • Piggy Bank 1$1.99
Show 15 more
  • Intermediate Package$2.99
  • Gem 2$3.99
  • Piggy Bank 2$3.99
  • Piggy Bank 3$4.99
  • Advanced Package$4.99
  • Gem 3$7.99
  • Event Bearland Pass$10.99
  • Event Cherry Blossom Pass$10.99
  • Discounted Vip Pass$10.99
  • Event Christmas Pass$10.99
  • Event Halloween Pass$10.99
  • Event SpaceStation Pass$10.99
  • Event Garden Pass$10.99
  • Gem 4$14.99
  • Vip Pass$14.99

Questions

Is Idle Ghost Hotel free?
Idle Ghost Hotel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bear Bakery free?
Bear Bakery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Ghost Hotel or Bear Bakery?
Idle Ghost Hotel is rated higher. Idle Ghost Hotel averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Bear Bakery averages 4.5 from 540 ratings.
Do Idle Ghost Hotel or Bear Bakery have ads?
Both Idle Ghost Hotel and Bear Bakery show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Ghost Hotel or Bear Bakery?
Idle Ghost Hotel ships an update fortnightly, and Bear Bakery weekly. Most recently, Idle Ghost Hotel was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bear Bakery on October 24, 2026.

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