Comparison

Cupcake Maker Games vs Cotton Candy!

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

Head to head
About

Cupcake Maker Games

Design, bake, and decorate your own virtual cupcakes with a wide variety of flavors, liners, icings, and toppings. Share your sweet creations and enjoy a fun baking experience.

Highlights
  • Choose cake mix flavors
  • Select decorative liners
  • Bake cupcakes in a virtual oven
  • Decorate with various icings
  • Add toppings from 5 categories
  • Share and store creations
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Create yummy,sweet cupcakes in the original Cupcake Maker game! Bake your way to delicious creations in the very best cupcake maker game out there! Choose your cake mix from a variety of flavors. Next, add the eggs, oil, and water and stir until a smooth batter is formed. Now it’s time to choose which liners you want. How about bold colored foil, decorative, or traditional? Maybe one of each! After you have carefully selected 6, it’s time to spoon the batter in each liner, one by one. Now it’s time to bake those yummy cupcakes! Place the pan in the oven and watch the batter turn into warm, moist, perfect cupcakes. When the red indicator light turns off, your cupcakes are fully baked and ready for your decorating skills! Next, select the color and style of icing for each cupcake. Maybe you want it piled high in purple or just spread evenly in white. Then, top those cupcakes off with fun, colorful, and delicious items from 5 sweet categories: candies and nuts, candles, toppers, holidays and occasions, and extras. With all the choices, you will find yourself baking batch after batch of cupcakes in every flavor and color! Share your cupcake creations! Store them in the fridge for later. Beware! The more cupcakes you bake, the more you will crave the real thing! For more fun, try your hand at Chop Shop or take the food challenge and see how many cupcakes you can eat in 30 seconds! ABOUT Sunstorm Sunstorm is the pioneer of the popular "Maker" and "Sunnyville" series of games. Founded in 2009, Sunstorm provides creative and fun experiences for kids and parents to enjoy together. Sunstorm is a subsidiary of TabTale, a leading, global creator of innovative games, interactive books and educational apps. Visit us: https://www.tabtale.com/ Like us: https://www.facebook.com/TabTale Follow us:@Tabtale Watch us: https://www.youtube.com/iTabtale CONTACT US Let us know what you think! Questions? Suggestions? Technical Support? Contact us 24/7 at WeCare@TabTale.com. FOR PARENTS The app is free to play but certain in-game items may require payment. You may restrict in-app purchases by disabling them on this device. Use of the app is subject to TabTale’s terms of Use: https://tabtale.com/terms-of-use/ . The app may include advertising for TabTale and certain third parties which will redirect users to our sites, apps or third-party sites. TabTale is committed to protect its users’ privacy. The app may enable collection of limited user data by TabTale or its carefully selected providers (e.g. ad networks and analytics) for limited and lawful purposes (e.g. respond to support queries; maintain, analyze and improve the app’s features and services; serve contextual advertising). By downloading or using the app you accept TabTale’s Privacy Policy: https://tabtale.com/privacy-policy/ and permit such uses for users of your device. For more information please refer to our Privacy Policy.

About

Cotton Candy!

Create your own virtual cotton candy from scratch! Choose flavors, mix sugar, and decorate your sweet creation with various toppings. A fun and interactive food-making game for imaginative play.

Highlights
  • Choose candy sugar and rod
  • Select color flavors
  • Use the cotton candy machine
  • Decorate with extra flavors
  • Add delicious sweets as toppings
Features
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Your Cotton Candy maker has finally arrived to the AppStore. This is the first and only Cotton Candy machine App. Create your very own Cotton Candy from scratch! First, choose the candy sugar and rod you want to use. You will be given a variety of color flavors and options. Once you have your rod and your candy sugar mix, its time for the Cotton Candy Machine. Pour in your sugar mix and start collecting your yummy candy floss with the rod. Then it's time to decorate! Add extra flavours to the cotton candy and choose from loads of fun, delicious sweets to make your cotton candy creation even tastier. If you liked our other apps Gingerbread Fun!, Cake Fun! or Toasted Marshmallows.. you will love this yummy Cotton Candy app! About Bluebear:
 With over 60 million downloads, Bluebear is one of the top developers on the App Store. We pride ourselves on being a creator of innovative premium games that kids and parents love. Our goal is to make games that help stimulate the imagination and creative learning process. Visit www.bluebear.ie for more information Join our Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/BluebearApps
 Follow us on Twitter: @BluebearApps
 - We Value Your Feedback
 Please rate and review our app. We listen and read all the feedback received so we can keep improving our games. Please note that we aren't able to respond to reviews in the app store, but we can respond to your feedback via email: support@bluebear.ie - Something wrong. Need Help?
 Contact us with any questions at support@bluebear.ie
 - Sound not working? 
If the sound is not working, be sure the mute switch is turned off, activate the application, then turn up the volume and the sound will work (the mute switch and volume button are located on the side of your device). IMPORTANT MESSAGE: - This App is free to play but certain in-game items may be purchased for real money. You may restrict in-app purchases by disabling them on your device. - By downloading this App you agree to Bluebear's Privacy Policy: http://www.bluebear.ie/privacy - Please consider that this App may include third parties services for limited legally permissible purposes. Terms of Use: https://www.bluebear.ie/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.bluebear.ie/privacy

Screenshots

Cupcake Maker Games4 screens
Cotton Candy!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cupcake Maker Games at none against Cotton Candy!'s shown. Cupcake Maker Games also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Cotton Candy!'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Cupcake Maker Games sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Cotton Candy! sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cotton Candy! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cotton Candy! has 2.8K ratings behind it against 104, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Cupcake Maker Games's written reviews are positive against 81% of Cotton Candy!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cupcake Maker Games ships an update every 3 months, Cotton Candy! weekly. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cupcake Maker Games versus Cotton Candy!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCupcake Maker GamesCotton Candy!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (104 ratings)4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews81.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1042.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTabTale LTDBluebear Technologies Ltd.

Customer experience

Cupcake Maker Games

All ratings104 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews308 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.0%
Negative28.9%

Cotton Candy!

All ratings2,821 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews269 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral9.3%
Negative9.3%

User reviews

Cupcake Maker Games

From 104 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Nostalgic and childhood memories
  • 👍 Fun and entertaining game
  • 🍰 Realistic cupcake making experience

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 📺 Too many intrusive ads
  • 🔒 Limited free content

Cotton Candy!

From 2.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🍭 Fun and creative
  • 👍 Realistic cotton candy visuals
  • 🎨 Ability to customize colors
  • 🍿 Variety of food options

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Many features locked behind paywall
  • 💰 Expensive to unlock full version
  • 🤖 Repetitive and limited gameplay
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs

Bugs and requests

Cupcake Maker Games

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Frequent crashes and glitches
  • Purchased content not unlocking properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free decorating options
  • Ability to create custom cupcakes
  • Expand gameplay beyond just decorating

Cotton Candy!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect color display on some items
  • Freezing during mini-games
  • Inconsistent purchase restoration

Requested features

4 requests
  • More food options like burgers, pies, etc.
  • Ability to save and share creations
  • Multiplayer or competitive modes
  • Unlock all features without payment

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Cupcake Maker Games

One-time10
  • Candles$1.99
  • Toppers$1.99
  • Holidays and Occasions$1.99
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  • Extras$1.99
  • Candy and Nut Toppings$1.99
  • Valentine's Cupcakes$1.99
  • More Decorations$2.99
  • More Flavors$4.99
  • More Icings$5.99
  • Master Cupcake Maker$15.99
10 purchases

Cotton Candy!

Subscriptions3
  • Food Pass3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Bluebear FoodPass Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Bluebear FoodPass Annual$29.991 Year
One-time7
  • Unlock Cotton Candy Bundle$0.99
  • 100 coins$0.99
  • 300 Coins$1.99
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  • Unlock Corn Dogs Pack$2.99
  • Unlock Kettle Corn Maker$2.99
  • Unlock All Makers & Items & Remove Ads$6.99
  • Bluebear FoodPass Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Cupcake Maker Games free?
Cupcake Maker Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cotton Candy! free?
Cotton Candy! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cupcake Maker Games or Cotton Candy!?
Cotton Candy! is rated higher. Cupcake Maker Games averages 4.4 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while Cotton Candy! averages 4.7 from 2.8K ratings.
Do Cupcake Maker Games or Cotton Candy! have ads?
Cotton Candy! shows ads; Cupcake Maker Games does not.
Which is updated more often, Cupcake Maker Games or Cotton Candy!?
Cupcake Maker Games ships an update every 3 months, and Cotton Candy! weekly. Most recently, Cupcake Maker Games was updated on October 22, 2026 and Cotton Candy! on October 22, 2026.

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