Comparison

Cotton Candy! vs ICEE Maker

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

Head to head
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
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 - 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?
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 - 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

About

ICEE Maker

Design and create your own virtual ICEE drinks with a wide variety of flavors, cup designs, and fun toppings. Enjoy a simulated drinking experience with challenges and a virtual cleaning game.

Highlights
  • Create custom ICEE flavors
  • Design your own cup
  • Choose from 32 flavors
  • Virtual machine cleaning
  • Add stickers and toppers
  • Simulated drinking experience
  • ICEE challenges
Features
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When the thermometer or your thirst rises, bring it back down with a refreshing, chilling, ICEE! Think you are craving this legendary drink now? Just wait until you build the ultimate, irresistible combination of flavors in ICEE maker! Your taste buds will take you to the nearest ICEE machine! Let the fun begin by choosing your cup and lid or get creative and create your very own cup design! Next, choose from 32 different ICEE flavors, or create and name your very own flavor. Show off your skills and become an unofficial ICEE mixologist! Now that you have made the ultimate ICEE its time to clean up. Don't worry, cleaning the machine is MUCH more fun than real life cleaning! If you upgrade your sprayer to the super sprayer, it is even quicker and more fun. Once you’ve made that machine sparkle like new, personalize your cool creation with ICEE bear decals and other fun ICEE stickers. And who could forget the straw? Dig in and choose one of many swirly, curly, twirly straws. You can even add awesome toppers to your straw! Now that your drink is just the way you like it, it is time to enjoy it by drinking it to the last drop. Want a refill? No problem - you can refill it with just a tap. Maybe you’re up for an ICEE challenge? See how many ICEE drinks you can down in 30 seconds - but be sure to pace yourself because if you drink too fast you will get a cranium cramp, and you can’t drink until it thaws! ICEE was made to be perfect, not freeze your brain, so watch that meter so you aren't slowed down! You won’t need snow cones, popsicles, ice pops or frozen yogurt when you can enjoy the absolute coolest treat around with ICEE maker! About Us: ICEE maker is brought to you by Achieved Games, the inventors of Jigsaw Puzzle Forever HD as well as other great games that are fun for you to play. ICEE maker is free to play but one in-app purchase is available in the game.

Screenshots

Cotton Candy!4 screens
ICEE Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cotton Candy! at 4.7 against ICEE Maker's 4.2. Cotton Candy! also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). ICEE Maker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Cotton Candy! sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and ICEE Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.8K and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Cotton Candy!'s written reviews are positive against 74% of ICEE Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cotton Candy! ships an update weekly, ICEE Maker every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cotton Candy! versus ICEE Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCotton Candy!ICEE Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better4.2 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews — better74.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2.8K — better1.4K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB196 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBluebear Technologies Ltd.Achieved Games LLC

Customer experience

Cotton Candy!

All ratings2,817 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral9.0%
Negative9.4%

ICEE Maker

All ratings1,387 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral7.9%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative17.1%

User reviews

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

ICEE Maker

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Relaxing and fun
  • 👍 Nostalgic and brings back memories
  • 🎨 Ability to customize drinks
  • 🎉 Enjoyable game experience

Room to improve

  • 💰 Many features locked behind paywall
  • 🔒 Limited free content
  • 🔍 Not enough customization options
  • 🕰️ Repetitive gameplay

Bugs and requests

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

ICEE Maker

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes or freezes on some devices
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free cups, lids, and flavors
  • Ability to save and load custom drinks
  • Additional gameplay modes
  • More frequent updates

In-app purchases

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
1 purchases

ICEE Maker

One-time1
  • Buy All$5.99

Questions

Is Cotton Candy! free?
Cotton Candy! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ICEE Maker free?
ICEE Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cotton Candy! or ICEE Maker?
Cotton Candy! is rated higher. Cotton Candy! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while ICEE Maker averages 4.2 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Cotton Candy! or ICEE Maker have ads?
Cotton Candy! shows ads; ICEE Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Cotton Candy! or ICEE Maker?
Cotton Candy! ships an update weekly, and ICEE Maker every 3 months. Most recently, Cotton Candy! was updated on September 30, 2026 and ICEE Maker on September 25, 2026.

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