Comparison

Cupcake Maker vs Cake Bites Maker

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

Head to head
About

Cupcake Maker

Design and bake your own virtual cupcakes from scratch. Choose from numerous flavors, liners, and a vast array of frosting, sprinkles, and decorative toppings to create unique treats. Save, eat, or share your edible masterpieces.

Highlights
  • Customizable paper liners
  • Nearly 30 flavor recipes
  • Step-by-step cooking stages
  • Variety of frostings and whipped creams
  • Extensive sprinkle and sweet decorations
  • Save, eat, or share creations
Features
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Make, Bake and Decorate the cupcake of your dreams with Bluebear's amazing new app.

 Cupcakes! lets you make yummy cupcakes from scratch. You control everything and have the choice of a tonne of awesome flavors, paper liners and loads of decorations. 

It features: 
* Paper Cup Liners – a huge collection of crazy liners.
 * Flavor selection
 - almost 30 recipes to choose from.
 * Accurate ingredients and step by step cooking stages. * Create Unique Cupcakes – Decorations include; - Different Flavored Frostings - Variety of Whipped Creams - Huge Selection of Sprinkles, Sweets, Cupcake Sticks, and Backgrounds Once your happy with your cupcake, you can eat it all on your own, save it for later or share it with a friend! So lets go! Create your very own Cupcakes from scratch! 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: http://www.bluebear.ie/terms Privacy Policy: http://www.bluebear.ie/privacy

About

Cake Bites Maker

Create and decorate virtual cake bites with a variety of batters and hundreds of high-resolution toppings. Save your edible masterpieces to a personal gallery or share them.

Highlights
  • Bake realistic virtual cake bites
  • Hundreds of high-resolution decorations
  • Variety of batter flavors
  • Customizable frosting and toppings
  • Fun extras like moving candles and stickers
  • Save creations to a gallery
Features
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The only app that lets you bake, decorate, and eat your very own realistic cake bites! Cake Bites are the most exciting new dessert out, and now you can make your own! Cake Bites Maker lets you go through all the steps to make a real cake bite. Cake Bites Maker has tons of batters and hundreds of decorations in Hi-Res! Batters include: •Confetti Cake •Strawberry •Mint Chocolate Chip •Chocolate •Vanilla •Yellow Cake and TONS More! Decorations include: •Tons of frosting to spread on the cake bites •Toppings with icings and fruits, candy, and nuts •Fun extras like moving candles and wacky stickers •Beautiful hi res backgrounds to show off your creation •Many shapes from turtles to dolphins to cut your cake bite into After baking and decorating your cake bite, you can eat it or save it to your very own cake bite gallery. This free app includes a wide sampling of batters and decorations, and if you like it, you can purchase the rest from the store in the app.

Screenshots

Cupcake Maker4 screens
Cake Bites Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cake Bites Maker at none against Cupcake Maker's shown. Cake Bites Maker also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Cupcake Maker's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Cake Bites Maker sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cupcake Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 3.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Cupcake Maker's written reviews are positive against 65% of Cake Bites Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cupcake Maker ships an update fortnightly, Cake Bites Maker every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cupcake Maker versus Cake Bites Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCupcake MakerCake Bites Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.3K ratings) — better4.5 (3.3K ratings)
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews — better64.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K3.3K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBluebear Technologies Ltd.Crazy Kids Media

Customer experience

Cupcake Maker

All ratings2,306 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews320 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.6%

Cake Bites Maker

All ratings3,328 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive64.6%
Neutral10.3%
Negative25.1%

User reviews

Cupcake Maker

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and interactive app
  • 🍰 Wide variety of cupcake flavors
  • 🎨 Ability to decorate cupcakes
  • 💕 Loved by kids and families

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Many features locked behind paywall
  • 💸 Expensive to unlock full version
  • 📢 Excessive ads interrupting gameplay
  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes

Cake Bites Maker

From 3.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎉 Fun and creative
  • 🍰 Realistic cake visuals
  • 👍 Engaging gameplay
  • 💕 Childhood memories

Room to improve

  • 💰 Too many in-app purchases
  • 🔒 Limited free content
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🤖 Repetitive gameplay

Bugs and requests

Cupcake Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing cupcake wrappers
  • Inability to access previously made cupcakes
  • Locked features not working after purchase

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save and revisit decorated cupcakes
  • More unlocked flavors and decorations
  • Cake or other dessert maker modes
  • Smoothie, milkshake, or other drink maker

Cake Bites Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frosting application issues
  • Glitches when adding layers
  • Compatibility problems with newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More cake flavors and decorations
  • Ability to save and share creations
  • Earn in-game currency instead of paid content
  • Improved stability and performance

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Cupcake Maker

Subscriptions5
  • Food Pass3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Bluebear FoodPass Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Bluebear Food Pass 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
  • Unlock Everything & Remove Ads$4.99
  • Bluebear FoodPass Lifetime$39.99
6 purchases

Cake Bites Maker

One-time6
  • Batter Pack$1.99
  • Cutouts Pack$1.99
  • Fillings Pack$1.99
Show 3 more
  • Frostings Pack$1.99
  • Builder Pack$4.99
  • Master Pack$8.99

Questions

Is Cupcake Maker free?
Cupcake Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cake Bites Maker free?
Cake Bites Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cupcake Maker or Cake Bites Maker?
Cupcake Maker is rated higher. Cupcake Maker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Cake Bites Maker averages 4.5 from 3.3K ratings.
Do Cupcake Maker or Cake Bites Maker have ads?
Cupcake Maker shows ads; Cake Bites Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Cupcake Maker or Cake Bites Maker?
Cupcake Maker ships an update fortnightly, and Cake Bites Maker every 12 months. Most recently, Cupcake Maker was updated on October 16, 2026 and Cake Bites Maker on October 17, 2026.

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