Comparison

Yes Chef! vs Crafty Candy

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

Head to head
About

Yes Chef!

Embark on a culinary adventure as a young apprentice seeking to become the world's greatest chef. Match three or more ingredients across 100 levels to discover recipes, serve customers, and bake delicious dishes. Unlock power-ups and compete with friends to achieve cooking legend status.

Highlights
  • Match ingredients across 100 levels
  • Discover recipes and serve customers
  • Bake cakes and desserts
  • Unlock power-ups and special abilities
  • Compete with friends on Facebook
  • Upgrade cooking skills
Features
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The new puzzle game that lets you play with your food! Yes Chef follows the story of a young apprentice named Cherry, with dreams of becoming the greatest chef in the world. With your help, Cherry must travel the globe in search of mouth-watering recipes for her very own restaurant! Match three of more ingredients across 100 levels to find the perfect seasoning for each and every dish. Serve customers, bake cakes, and compete with friends to become a true cooking legend. Unlock awesome power-ups and special abilities along the way to boost your skills in the kitchen. Our friends over at the Fruit Ninja dojo may even stop by to offer some help along the way! Do you share the same dream as Cherry? Download Yes Chef for free today! KEY FEATURES - Switch and match ingredients to master each level - Vegetables, seafood and yummy desserts - Timed challenges, special events and more - Upgrade your cooking skills to beat the toughest levels - Challenge your friends on Facebook for extra rewards IMPORTANT NOTICE This game contains optional in-app purchases. You can disable this feature in the settings menu of your device.

About

Crafty Candy

Embark on a magical match-3 puzzle adventure filled with thousands of delicious levels. Join an apprentice witch and her kitten through an enchanted land of sweet treats, crafting spells and outwitting tricky witches. Unlock new looks and enjoy a candylicious world.

Highlights
  • Thousands of fun levels
  • Candylicious world with sweet treats
  • Unlock new looks
  • Craft powerful spells
  • Magical Candy battles
  • Facebook progress sync
Features
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Start playing Crafty Candy today! Loved by millions of players around the world. Challenge yourself to thousands of delicious puzzles in a spellbinding magical match 3 game! Join Candice, an apprentice witch, and Cookie, the adorable kitten, through an enchanted land of sweet treats! From marshmallow madness to gooey chocolate waterfalls, discover the tastiest adventure ever! Crafty Candy features: • 1,000’s of fantastically fun levels! • Escape into a candylicous world dripping with creamy cakes, juicy jelly, sweet soda, and lovely lollipops! • Unlock sweet new looks with the Witch's Wardrobe! • Craft powerful spells in Candice’s workshop! • Outwit the tricky witch, Trixie, in magical Candy battles! • Connect to Facebook to seamlessly sync your progress across devices! • Keep track and compare your progress with your Facebook friends! Have fun playing Crafty Candy! Learn more about the game! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftyCandyGame/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/331234800676273/ Questions? Contact our player support team https://craftycandy.zendesk.com if you need help! © 2015 - 2022 Outplay Entertainment Ltd. Crafty Candy is a registered trademark of Outplay Entertainment. All rights reserved. Developer INFO: Outplay Entertainment is a leading developer of the match 3 genre. Creating fantastic worlds, lovable characters, and exciting gameplay. Check out our other free match 3 puzzle games; Mystery Match & Booty Quest for the very best match 3 on mobile! Make sure to visit the store often for all new candy, magic spells, and events we've added! Begin your match three adventure today!

Screenshots

Yes Chef!4 screens
Crafty Candy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Yes Chef! at none against Crafty Candy's shown. Yes Chef! also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). Crafty Candy's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (16K vs 56). On price, update cadence, 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. Yes Chef! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Crafty Candy sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crafty Candy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crafty Candy has 16K ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Yes Chef!'s written reviews are positive against 74% of Crafty Candy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yes Chef! ships an update monthly, Crafty Candy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Yes Chef! versus Crafty Candy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYes Chef!Crafty Candy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (56 ratings)4.7 (16K ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews73.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5616K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB220 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoy ManiaOutplay Entertainment Ltd

Customer experience

Yes Chef!

All ratings56 ratings
Positive80.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews342 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral13.5%
Negative22.2%

Crafty Candy

All ratings16,163 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral5.0%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews533 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral8.1%
Negative18.2%

User reviews

Yes Chef!

From 56 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Cute and polished visuals
  • 🎨 Interesting gameplay mechanics
  • 🎮 Crossover with Fruit Ninja

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • ⏱️ Slow energy recharge
  • 💰 Aggressive in-app purchases
  • 🧠 Levels become too difficult

Crafty Candy

From 16K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing game
  • 🎨 Great graphics
  • 🕹️ Fun and challenging
  • 🕰️ Addictive gameplay
  • 🎁 Generous with free boosts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 💰 Difficult to progress without spending money
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🤯 Levels become too difficult
  • 🤖 Unfair AI in some levels

Bugs and requests

Yes Chef!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Progress reset after updates
  • Connectivity issues with Facebook login

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to sync progress across devices
  • Daily rewards or bonuses

Crafty Candy

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game resets progress
  • Free boosts not working
  • Levels not loading properly
  • Ads causing crashes
  • Purchases not registering

Requested features

5 requests
  • More level variety
  • Ability to undo moves
  • Offline play mode
  • More customization options
  • Better rewards system

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Yes Chef!

One-time10
  • 15 Energy$0.99
  • 20 Coins$0.99
  • Fortune Set2 variants$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Beginner's Set$0.99
  • Beginner's Set Promo$0.99
  • 45 Energy$2.99
  • 60 Coins$2.99
  • Big chef's set$3.99
  • 220 Coins$7.99
  • 220 Coins$9.99
12 purchases

Crafty Candy

One-time12
  • S Coin Pack$1.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
  • Special offer$2.99
Show 9 more
  • M Coin Pack$4.99
  • Special offer$5.99
  • L Coin Pack$9.99
  • 17% Extra Stash$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Special offer$12.99
  • XL Coin Pack$19.99
  • Special offer$29.99
  • XXL Coin Pack$49.99

Questions

Is Yes Chef! free?
Yes Chef! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crafty Candy free?
Crafty Candy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Yes Chef! or Crafty Candy?
Crafty Candy is rated higher. Yes Chef! averages 4.2 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Crafty Candy averages 4.7 from 16K ratings.
Do Yes Chef! or Crafty Candy have ads?
Crafty Candy shows ads; Yes Chef! does not.
Which is updated more often, Yes Chef! or Crafty Candy?
Yes Chef! ships an update monthly, and Crafty Candy every 2 months. Most recently, Yes Chef! was updated on October 21, 2026 and Crafty Candy on October 22, 2026.

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