Comparison

Bear Bakery vs Kitty’s Kitchen Diary

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

Head to head
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!

About

Kitty’s Kitchen Diary

Manage food stalls, learn recipes, and serve delicious dishes to make a quiet village thrive. Customize your village with seasonal decorations and invite animal friends to become close. Enjoy a relaxing simulation experience filled with cats and happy moments.

Highlights
  • Run food stalls
  • Learn new recipes
  • Customize village decor
  • Invite animal friends
  • Seasonal decorations
  • Share village with friends
Features
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▶▶The grand opening of Kitty's Kitchen Diary!=^._.^=◀◀ =========================== My little Pippi and Poppo, Did you get to the village, safe and sound? I think it's time I handed down my recipe collection to you. Just remember to cook with love, and you'll be surrounded by cats before you know it. I know you'll be fine no matter what happens, so take good care of the village. - With love, Grandma - ============================ Pippi and Poppo have arrived at the quiet and peaceful Butterfly Village! Grandma left a letter asking the two to take care of the village, along with the secret recipe book and magic seal...! Will Pippi and Poppo be able to make the village thrive again? ▶ Run stalls and make the village flourish Grill some fish and make some noodles! Learn new recipes and open food stalls! Serve the best dishes and run your cat village! ▶ Customize your village Decorate your village to match each season. Fine-tune every aspect of the village, both indoors and outdoors. When you're done, share your village with your friends. ▶ Invite animal friends Spend some time with the villagers and become close friends! Give them a gift and have a chat. Maybe they'll come over to play again later! ▶ A simulation game where you can take your time Cats, tasty dishes, and little happy moments are waiting for you. Step into the pleasant world of cooking & decor!

Screenshots

Bear Bakery4 screens
Kitty’s Kitchen Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Bear Bakery at 12.0 against Kitty’s Kitchen Diary's 15.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Bear Bakery sells 18 one-off in-app purchases and Kitty’s Kitchen Diary sells 22 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Bear Bakery against 4.5 for Kitty’s Kitchen Diary. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 537 and 506 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Bear Bakery's written reviews are positive against 65% of Kitty’s Kitchen Diary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bear Bakery ships an update weekly, Kitty’s Kitchen Diary every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Bear Bakery versus Kitty’s Kitchen Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBear BakeryKitty’s Kitchen Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (537 ratings)4.5 (506 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews64.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings537 — better506
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB754 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNADDIC GAMES Co Ltd.SuperPlanet

Customer experience

Bear Bakery

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

Kitty’s Kitchen Diary

All ratings506 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews547 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral13.5%
Negative21.8%

User reviews

Bear Bakery

From 537 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

Kitty’s Kitchen Diary

From 506 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🥰 Cute characters and designs
  • 🎨 Customizable features
  • 🕹️ Enjoyable mini-games
  • 🌳 Relaxing, cozy gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Ads and in-app purchases
  • 🤔 Confusing level-up and expansion mechanics
  • 🛑 Loss of progress and account resets

Bugs and requests

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

Kitty’s Kitchen Diary

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Purchased items and progress not saving
  • Missions and rewards not functioning properly
  • Expansion and level-up indicators not updating correctly
  • Glitches with ads and in-app purchases

Requested features

4 requests
  • Hair color customization
  • Ability to remove tiling and revert to original landscape
  • Improved diamond farming and level-up progress tracking
  • Better customer support and bug resolution

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Bear Bakery

One-time18
  • Beginner Package$0.99
  • Gem 1$0.99
  • Piggy Bank 1$1.99
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  • 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
22 purchases

Kitty’s Kitchen Diary

One-time22
  • Joy of Cooking Pass 1$0.99
  • Starter Support Pack$0.99
  • Remodeling Starter Pack 1$1.99
Show 19 more
  • Recipe Support Pack$1.99
  • Diamonds: No Money$2.99
  • Joy of Cooking Pass 2$2.99
  • Information Desk Upgrade Pack$4.99
  • Follow-Up Support Pack$4.99
  • Officer Thor$4.99
  • Growth Support Pass$4.99
  • Cleaner Cleanie$4.99
  • cash2$4.99
  • Manko's True Identity$5.99
  • Diamonds: Envy Me$9.99
  • Special! Ad Remover Pack$9.99
  • Sweet and Tangy Apple Pack$9.99
  • Steel Kitty Incinerator$9.99
  • Soft Cherry Blossom Garden Set$19.99
  • Ad Remover Pack$19.99
  • cash4$29.99
  • cash5$49.99
  • cash6$89.99

Questions

Is Bear Bakery free?
Bear Bakery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kitty’s Kitchen Diary free?
Kitty’s Kitchen Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bear Bakery or Kitty’s Kitchen Diary?
Bear Bakery and Kitty’s Kitchen Diary are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 537 and 506 ratings respectively.
Do Bear Bakery or Kitty’s Kitchen Diary have ads?
Both Bear Bakery and Kitty’s Kitchen Diary show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bear Bakery or Kitty’s Kitchen Diary?
Bear Bakery ships an update weekly, and Kitty’s Kitchen Diary every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bear Bakery was updated on October 20, 2026 and Kitty’s Kitchen Diary on October 18, 2026.

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