Comparison

Yes Chef! vs Magic Bakery

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

Magic Bakery

Embark on a delicious match-3 puzzle adventure through a magical bakery. Swap and match gems to create combos, unlock power-ups, and overcome challenging levels. Enjoy a relaxing atmosphere with countless puzzles and daily rewards.

Highlights
  • Match 3 or more gems
  • Create combos and earn points
  • Unlock bonuses and power-ups
  • Thousands of challenging levels
  • Daily rewards and free boosters
  • Multiple game modes
Features
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Welcome to Magic Bakery, the most delicious match-3 puzzle game ever! Join us on an exciting adventure through the bakery and discover the magical treats that await you. Match 3 or more gems, jewels, blocks, and other items to create combos and earn points. With each level, you'll face new challenges and unlock bonuses and power-ups to help you along the way. Enjoy the colorful and relaxing atmosphere as you progress through the levels and unlock new rewards. Strategize your moves and use your skills to complete levels and earn points. Unlock special boosts and power-ups to help you complete levels faster. Enjoy the fun and adventure of Magic Bakery and challenge yourself with timed levels and special combos. With each level, you'll unlock new rewards and bonuses to help you progress. Experience the magic of Magic Bakery and enjoy the fun and relaxing atmosphere. Match 3 or more items to create combos and earn points. Unlock special boosts and power-ups to help you complete levels faster. Enjoy the colorful and relaxing atmosphere as you progress through the levels and unlock new rewards. So what are you waiting for? Join us on an exciting adventure through the bakery and discover the magical treats that await you. Play Magic Bakery now and experience! And the best part: this new, shiny, magical and glittering Gems fun saga is COMPLETELY FREE to play! How to play: - Swap and match 3 shiny Gems of the same kind and type to win magical stars. Matching identical gems in a row or column will ensure great rewards! - If you play smart and match 4 Gems you‘ll create precious Special Gems that can blast a whole row or column! - Plan your moves to match 5 clinky Gems to win a Legendary, mega coloring Gem: the Rainbow Ball. A super booster that will make you crush a ton of gems, collect a lot of pastries and start colorful cascades that will take you to a new, magical dimension. - Enjoy thousands of match-3 levels and have fun by resolving entertaining puzzles! Sounds too easy? Then dare to travel further into the Bakery and the furthermost shelves touched by no one! MATCH, CRUSH and BLAST: Download "Magic Bakery" now! Game features: - Earn rewards in many different ways - Play fun and addictive puzzles to earn glittering rewards - Daily rewards and free boosters. - Countless shiny, clinky challenges - Many game modes: collect Gems, hang onto flying Parasols, crush Pies, watchout for Kitchen Timers, grab Cheesecakes, open Magic Ovens, break Bread and more! Complete all levels and help Bella while enjoying this new, addicting gem game saga! - Play the best match-3 levels: there‘s thousands of them and each is a challenging puzzle that will guide you through your magical adventure under the sea. - A variety of levels added for your addicting games craving pleasure. - Challenge yourself to collect stars and earn the boosters: can you get 3 in all the levels? Boosters can crush rows and rows of Jewels easily! - This new jewels swapping and matching game is created by match 3 puzzle lovers for all puzzle lovers! Get ready to crush a lot of glittering gems!

Screenshots

Yes Chef!4 screens
Magic Bakery4 screens

Verdict

The call

Yes Chef! and Magic Bakery both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of Yes Chef!'s written reviews are positive against 25% of Magic Bakery's. Yes Chef! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 9 one-off in-app purchases and Magic Bakery sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic Bakery holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 20 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Yes Chef!'s written reviews are positive against 25% of Magic Bakery's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yes Chef! ships an update monthly, Magic Bakery every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Yes Chef! versus Magic Bakery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYes Chef!Magic Bakery
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (56 ratings)4.3 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better20
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 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB210 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoy ManiaMobOwl GmbH

Customer experience

Yes Chef!

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

Magic Bakery

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%

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

Magic Bakery

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Yes Chef!

One-time9
  • 15 Energy$0.99
  • 20 Coins$0.99
  • Fortune Set2 variants$0.99
Show 6 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$9.99
10 purchases

Magic Bakery

One-time10
  • 1,000 Coins$0.99
  • Coin Box$0.99
  • 5,000 Coins$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Package 01$2.99
  • Ads Remove$2.99
  • 14,000 Coins$8.99
  • Package 02$8.99
  • 30,000 Coins$14.99
  • Package 03$38.99
  • 200,000 Coins$79.99

Questions

Is Yes Chef! free?
Yes Chef! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Bakery free?
Magic Bakery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Yes Chef! or Magic Bakery?
Magic Bakery is rated higher. Yes Chef! averages 4.2 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Magic Bakery averages 4.3 from 20 ratings.
Do Yes Chef! or Magic Bakery have ads?
Magic Bakery shows ads; Yes Chef! does not.
Which is updated more often, Yes Chef! or Magic Bakery?
Yes Chef! ships an update monthly, and Magic Bakery every 2 months. Most recently, Yes Chef! was updated on November 1, 2026 and Magic Bakery on November 3, 2026.

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