Comparison

Make Cake vs Squishbox

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

Head to head
About

Make Cake

Design, bake, and decorate your own virtual cakes with a wide variety of flavors, shapes, and decorative elements. Enjoy the creative process without the mess of a real kitchen and share your edible masterpieces with friends or savor them yourself.

Highlights
  • Virtual cake creation and baking
  • Multiple cake flavors and shapes
  • Extensive decorating options
  • Custom frosting tools
  • Share or save creations
  • No kitchen mess
Features
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Make, Bake and Decorate your very own Cake! Mmmm.. Love Cake? or need a Cake for that special day? Cake Fun! is for you! Choose your flavor and start adding your ingredients! Once you've baked your Cake, its time to get creative… Choose from a huge range of Decorations, Toppers, Tips and yummy Frosting flavors! There are hundreds of different decorating combinations! Once you've finished decorating your yummy masterpiece, if you're feeling generous you can share your Cake with friends OR more likely, you can have a quick nibble without worrying about the calories! So leave the mess of the kitchen, and start having Cake Fun! Main Features - Multiple cooking steps (without the kitchen mess!) - Choose from loads of Cake shapes! - Lots of different Cake flavors to choose from, each with unique cooking steps! - Bake your Cake in the Oven. Overcooking feature to test your cooking skills! - Decorating stage with a vast range of options to personalize your Cake design - Custom frosting tools to make your creation extra tasty! - Choose from a huge range of Tips for your Cake. - Eat or share your Cake via email or Facebook, or save it to your photo album to show your friends. 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/foodpass_privacy.php - 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

Squishbox

Collect and trade squishy dumplings from virtual steamer baskets. Each box reveals its odds, and your collection is saved locally. A parent-controlled section allows for daily limits and disabling trades.

Highlights
  • Collect squishy dumplings
  • Trade with friends
  • View box odds
  • Local collection saving
  • Parental controls
  • Daily coin rewards
Features
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No ads. No in-app purchases. No accounts. Coins are free once a day and your collection stays on your device. Open steamer baskets, collect squishy dumplings, and trade spares with friends. Every box shows its odds before you open it. A Parent corner with a PIN lets grown-ups set a daily box limit and turn trading off.

Screenshots

Make Cake4 screens
Squishbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squishbox at none against Make Cake's 7. Squishbox also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Make Cake's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence 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. Make Cake sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Squishbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Squishbox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Make Cake has 1.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Make Cake versus Squishbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake CakeSquishbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBluebear Technologies Ltd.KENDALL BARRY SORENSON

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Make Cake

Subscriptions5
  • Food Pass3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Bluebear FoodPass Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Bluebear FoodPass Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • Bluebear FoodPass Annual$29.991 Year
  • Bluebear FoodPass Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Unlocks Everything & Remove Ads$3.99
  • Bluebear FoodPass Lifetime$39.99
None

Squishbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Make Cake free?
Make Cake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Squishbox free?
Squishbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Make Cake or Squishbox?
Squishbox is rated higher. Make Cake averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Squishbox averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Make Cake or Squishbox have ads?
Make Cake shows ads; Squishbox does not.
Which is updated more often, Make Cake or Squishbox?
Make Cake ships an update every 2 weeks, and Squishbox every 2 weeks. Most recently, Make Cake was updated on November 3, 2026 and Squishbox on October 31, 2026.

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