Cupcake Maker vs Donut Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Donut Maker
Create delicious donuts from scratch by mixing ingredients, cooking, and decorating. Share your creations with friends and compete to become a master donut maker through various achievements.
- Mix ingredients to make dough
- Cook donuts
- Decorate with toppings
- Challenge friends
- Share creations
- Earn achievements
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***The number 1 educational game in the UK, Denmark and Sweden! Ranked Top 5 in the US and China!*** "Make Donuts is great fun. Just don’t be surprised if you find yourself craving a donut after spending some time with this app!" - www.kids-app-reviews.com (FIVE STARS!) DONUTS! is the newest, mouth-watering addition to BLUEBEAR’s range of food-making games. Ever wanted to make the perfect donut? Well now you can! Mix ingredients to make the dough, cook the donuts just the way you like, throw on some sweet goodies and gobble it down! This sweet new game also allows you to challenge your friends to make donuts just as tasty as yours, or share your yummy creations with whoever you want! You can also set yourself the challenge of becoming a master donut-maker by moving through different achievements, and compare your progress with your friends! DONUTS! is the latest game in BLUEBEAR’s collection, which includes other scrumptious games like Cotton Candy!, Ice-Pops!, Slushies!, Ice-Cream! and many more, and have been downloaded 30 million times! Check them out today! 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Donut Maker at none against Cupcake Maker's shown. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Cupcake Maker sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Donut Maker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Cupcake Maker against 4.7 for Donut Maker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Cupcake Maker's written reviews are positive against 81% of Donut Maker's.
Cupcake Maker ships an update fortnightly, Donut Maker weekly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Cupcake Maker | Donut Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.3K ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 1.8K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bluebear Technologies Ltd. | Bluebear Technologies Ltd. |
Customer experience
Cupcake Maker
Donut Maker
User reviews
Cupcake Maker
From 2.3K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Donut Maker
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🍩 Enjoyable donut-making experience
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🎨 Creativity in decorating donuts
Room to improve
- 🔒 Limited free content, paywall for full access
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
- 🤔 Lack of variety in donut flavors and toppings
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
Donut Maker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Freezing during donut decoration
- Inconsistent pouring of milk/icing
Requested features
4 requests- Unlock all content for free
- Add more donut flavor and topping options
- Introduce new food-making mini games (e.g. cakes, cookies, etc.)
- Ability to save and share created donuts
In-app purchases
Cupcake Maker
- 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
- Unlock Everything & Remove Ads$4.99
- Bluebear FoodPass Lifetime$39.99
Donut Maker
- Food Pass3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Bluebear FoodPass Monthly$6.991 Month
- Bluebear FoodPass Annual$29.991 Year
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Unlock Icings, Toppings & Fun Pack$1.99
- Unlock Giant Donuts Pack$1.99
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- Unlock Mini Donuts Pack$1.99
- Unlock Flavor Pack$2.99
- Unlock Everything & Remove Ads$4.99
- Bluebear FoodPass Lifetime$39.99
Questions
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