Pocket Barista! vs Cafe Master!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Barista!
Manage your own coffee shop, craft delicious coffees, and keep your customers happy. Upgrade your shop with new employees and unique graphics to become the ultimate barista.
- Run your own coffee shop
- Make satisfying coffees
- Keep customers pleased
- Maintain shop cleanliness
- Unique graphics and mechanics
- Hire more employees
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Who is the best Barista in the WORDL? -Run your own coffee shop -Make satisfying coffees -Make your customers pleased! -Keep your shop clean :) -Awesome mechanics with unique graphics -Get more employees and be the next Starmucks!
Cafe Master!
Experience the daily life of a coffee shop clerk in this simulation game. Brew coffee, serve customers, and manage your earnings to expand your business. A relaxing way to pass the time.
- Brew coffee
- Serve customers
- Manage store earnings
- Scale up business
- Time-passing simulation
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This is a simulation game that lets you experience the duties of a coffee shop clerk in an easy way to pass the time! You are a clerk at a coffee shop. Brew the coffee and serve it to your customers! Set the empty cups in the machine and hand the finished coffee to the customer. Collect your money and keep scaling up your store and growing!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cafe Master! at 4.6 against Pocket Barista!'s 1.3. Cafe Master! also leads on ratings volume (406 vs 6) and review sentiment (11% vs 0%). Pocket Barista!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Cafe Master! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pocket Barista! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cafe Master! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cafe Master! has 406 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Pocket Barista!'s written reviews are positive against 11% of Cafe Master!'s.
Pocket Barista! ships an update weekly, Cafe Master! every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Pocket Barista! | Cafe Master! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (6 ratings) | 4.6 (406 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 10.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 406 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 233 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Talha Ekren | FTY LLC. |
Customer experience
Pocket Barista!
Cafe Master!
Bugs and requests
Pocket Barista!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Cafe Master!
Reported bugs
7 issues- Game crashes on phone
- Level progression won't unlock (Level 3, Level 5)
- Second cafe features don't work properly
- Game stuck on 'release table' screen
- Insufficient starting money to begin gameplay
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- Game doesn't function in airplane mode
- Ads appear constantly despite paid removal
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Reduce frequency of ads
- Fix ad removal feature to actually work
- Improve game progression system
In-app purchases
Pocket Barista!
No in-app purchases
Cafe Master!
- remove ads$2.99
Questions
Is Pocket Barista! free?
Is Cafe Master! free?
Which has better reviews, Pocket Barista! or Cafe Master!?
Do Pocket Barista! or Cafe Master! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Pocket Barista! or Cafe Master!?
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