Donut Maker vs Hamster Tycoon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Hamster Tycoon
Manage a charming cake shop, creating a variety of delicious cakes. Improve your factory, hire adorable hamster managers, and strategize production to maximize profits and clear stages. Enjoy a sweet, idle gameplay experience.
- Cake production strategy
- Idle factory building
- Hire hamster managers
- Variety of cake recipes
- Factory operation strategy
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You became the owner of the Cake making shop. Are you ready to play cake making games with levels? Improve your cake factory and hire hamster managers. Create the most delicious cake in this cake making games, Hamster tycoon is cake shop games in levels. You can make delicious cakes such as cheesecake and tiramisu in Hamster's factory! Invest in the cake factory - The more sweet the cake, the higher the price! Make cake factory, increase the factory size and fatten up the Hamster's cheeks. There are no boring industrial products to be found here; this is sweet & cute cake factory shop! Features: - Create a production strategy: Balance the machines to make the perfect cake! - Idle games: Build new production lines to make more money! - Hire hamster manager: Not only are they cute, but also make incomes! - Various cakes: Strawberry Mousse, Peach Chiffon, Chocolate Gateau... Is there a better cake than this? - Factory operation strategy: Clear Stages by setting your order priorities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Donut Maker at none against Hamster Tycoon's shown. Donut Maker also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 53%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Hamster Tycoon's advantage is ratings volume (7.6K vs 1.8K). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Donut Maker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Hamster Tycoon sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Donut Maker against 4.8 for Hamster Tycoon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.8K and 7.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Donut Maker's written reviews are positive against 53% of Hamster Tycoon's.
Donut Maker ships an update weekly, Hamster Tycoon every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Donut Maker | Hamster Tycoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.8K ratings) | 4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better | 52.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K | 7.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 235 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bluebear Technologies Ltd. | NADDIC GAMES Co Ltd. |
Customer experience
Donut Maker
Hamster Tycoon
User reviews
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
Hamster Tycoon
From 7.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤗 Cute hamsters and cakes
- 👍 Relaxing and fun gameplay
- 🚀 Smooth progression early on
Room to improve
- 🔍 Difficult to obtain upgrade materials
- 💰 Excessive ads and expensive VIP option
- 🐛 Bugs and technical issues
- 🛑 Lack of new content/levels
Bugs and requests
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
Hamster Tycoon
Reported bugs
3 issues- Buttons not working
- Crashes on loading screen
- Offline progress issues
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content updates
- Easier access to upgrade materials
- Improved ad system or cheaper VIP option
In-app purchases
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
Hamster Tycoon
- Cash1$1.99
- Cash2$4.99
- Package 1$4.99
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- Package 2$4.99
- Cash7$9.99
- Package 4$9.99
- season pass$9.99
- Vip2$17.99
- Cash4$18.99
- Package6$18.99
Questions
Is Donut Maker free?
Is Hamster Tycoon free?
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