Comparison

Cake5 vs Broccoli Merge

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

Head to head
About

Cake5

Embark on a cosmic baking adventure to recover a stolen sweet taste. Explore magical ovens across the universe, solve puzzles, and help a team of bakers complete their mission. Compete with friends and unlock new challenges.

Highlights
  • Simple and intuitive cake-baking gameplay
  • Hundreds of challenging levels
  • Special Devil Levels for skilled players
  • Compete with Facebook friends
  • Send power-ups and gifts to friends
  • Mission mode with progress tracking
Features
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Get Ready to Challenge Your Limits of Reflexes with a Both Sweet and Enjoyable Cake Baking Game 〈Cake 5〉! Cake5 team members need your help! CC, GBM, Taro, Brownie, and Rainbow - have been sent on a mission far from home by the Sweet Queen and Dr. Puff to find the lost sweet taste that's gone missing from the Sweet Planet. Help the Cake5 team explore the Universe and visit magic ovens on distant worlds, asking them for clues and fragments of the magic recipe stolen from Sweet Planet by the Crystal Fox. Help Cakes complete their mission and find the sweet taste. ---------------------------------------------------------- FEATURES: •Simple game play and new-player friendly •Hundreds of challenging levels in Cake5 Space Adventure •Extra Devil Levels to challenge skillful players •Compete with your Facebook friends •Send Cake5 powerups to friends and family ---------------------------------------------------------- EASY TO PLAY: Tap to bake cakes! Gather cakes in the correct boxes when they're done baking. Drag to dress cakes or put them in the right boxes. Swipe to join three cakes in a row to make an angel cake. The more angel cakes you make, the higher the score. MISSION MODE: 100 levels with more to come. Help Cakes complete their mission requirements and face each oven's dangers. Track your progress on the mission map. MUSIC & DEVIL LEVELS: Hardcore players can win more power-ups and coins in the Devil Levels Forest or Deep Space Music Challenge. USE YOUR SOCIAL NETWORK: Invite your Facebook friends and send gifts to your existing social network. Ask friends for extra life or power-ups by using the "ask" feature. Send them power-ups and gifts when they need them. ;) RANKING: Compete and share your progress with friends on the mission map and on your Facebook wall. ---------------------------------------------------------- USEFUL TIPS: •Angel cakes give you power-ups to help you on difficult levels. •Make angel cakes quickly. More wings = higher score. •Sorting cakes of the same type first makes it easier to make more angel cakes. •On space levels, summoning Alien Dog's ship will turn all cakes in the oven into angel cakes. ---------------------------------------------------------- Official Website: www.cake-5.com Facebook Club: https://www.facebook.com/Cake5.fans.US.Canada

About

Broccoli Merge

Features
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Broccoli Merge is a portrait drop-and-merge puzzle built around quick decisions, gravity, and chain reactions. Move falling broccolis across 5 lanes, line up matching pieces, and merge them into higher levels. The twist is simple: the broccolis start looking very similar, so every move tests your eyes as much as your puzzle sense. How to play: Tap a lane to move there Tap the same lane again to hard drop Merge matching broccolis Use gravity and chains to reach higher scores Why keep playing: Fast one-handed puzzle sessions 5-lane falling block strategy Chain merges after gravity settles the board High score, leaderboard, and achievements A strange vegetable evolution waiting at the top Can you spot the difference before the board fills up? Keep merging and discover what lies beyond the broccoli cosmos.

Screenshots

Cake54 screens
Broccoli Merge2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cake5 at none against Broccoli Merge's shown. Cake5 also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Broccoli Merge's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Cake5 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Broccoli Merge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cake5 ships an update every 4 months, Broccoli Merge every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cake5 versus Broccoli Merge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCake5Broccoli Merge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWHALE PARTY CO., LTD.Caveman Studio

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Cake5

One-time10
  • Big Basket Pack$0.99
  • Time Extend Pack$0.99
  • Rainbow Gliding in the Clouds$0.99
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  • Cupcake Fast Ver.$0.99
  • Cupcake$0.99
  • Pile of Coins$1.99
  • Burn Shield$1.99
  • Bag of Coins$2.99
  • Ruby x 10$2.99
  • Rubies x 25$5.99
1 purchases

Broccoli Merge

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Cake5 free?
Cake5 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Broccoli Merge free?
Broccoli Merge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cake5 or Broccoli Merge have ads?
Broccoli Merge shows ads; Cake5 does not.
Which is updated more often, Cake5 or Broccoli Merge?
Cake5 ships an update every 4 months, and Broccoli Merge every 6 weeks. Most recently, Cake5 was updated on October 23, 2026 and Broccoli Merge on October 25, 2026.

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