Burger Maker vs Smash the Steak
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Burger Maker
A time-management cooking game where players must assemble burgers to customer specifications. Success depends on using the correct ingredients, toppings, and cooking times to achieve high scores and avoid disqualification.
- Assemble burgers with various patties and toppings
- Meet customer order specifications
- Manage cooking times for patties and buns
- Focus on ingredient quality and presentation
- Time-based gameplay
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The objective of this game is to make as many burgers as you can in the time allowed, without sacrificing quality. A burger using a tofu or beef patty, plus other toppings, will be ordered. You must use all the requested toppings and not undercook the patty. Toasting the bun or patty for too long will hurt your score, or even disqualify your burger. Scoring is also based on presentation.
Smash the Steak
This app offers a unique and entertaining way to interact with a virtual steak. Use various tools like a hammer, knife, or blowtorch to tenderize, sear, or even blow up the steak. It's a fun outlet for stress relief and culinary experimentation.
- Interact with a virtual steak
- Tenderize with a hammer
- Sear with a blowtorch
- Slice with a knife
- Explode steak with a bomb
- Stress relief gameplay
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Unleash your culinary creativity and stress in the most entertaining cooking game ever! Welcome to Smash the Steak, the ultimate kitchen playground where you can tenderize, sear, and play with your food like never before! Forget traditional cooking games—it's time to take matters into your own hands! Vent your frustrations on the steak in a safe and fun way. Unique Tools at Your Disposal: Finger: Poke and prod to interact with your steak in a fun and whimsical way. Hammer: Pound that steak to perfection! Use the hammer to tenderise the meat and release your stress. Knife: Slice your steak up. Blowtorch: Crank up the heat and give your steak a perfect char. Watch as the texture changes in real-time. Bomb: Blow your steak to smithereens!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smash the Steak at 62% against Burger Maker's 0%. Smash the Steak also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.3 vs 1.0). Burger Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Smash the Steak is free to download; Burger Maker costs $0.99 up front. Smash the Steak sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Burger Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smash the Steak holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smash the Steak has 292 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Burger Maker's written reviews are positive against 62% of Smash the Steak's.
Burger Maker ships an update every 38 months, Smash the Steak every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Burger Maker | Smash the Steak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (292 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 61.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 292 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | POK | Ammonite Design Studios Ltd |
Customer experience
Burger Maker
Smash the Steak
Bugs and requests
Burger Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Smash the Steak
Reported bugs
2 issues- Pay to play offline
- Game may be a virus
Requested features
2 requests- Bring back screaming and wiggling
- Clarify why the steak shuts his eyes
In-app purchases
Burger Maker
No in-app purchases
Smash the Steak
- Remove Ads$6.99
Questions
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