Comparison

Cupcake Mania™ vs Donuts Delivery

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

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About

Cupcake Mania™

Embark on a sweet puzzle adventure matching delicious pastries to win. Fend off a hungry bear and use powerful boosts to conquer over 500 levels. Compete with friends for the highest score in this free-to-play game.

Highlights
  • Match and collect pastries
  • Over 500 levels
  • Fend off Bruno the Bear
  • Earn potent boosts
  • Create big matches for bonuses
  • Challenge Facebook friends
Features
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Indulge yourself in a delectably sweet puzzle adventure - match and collect tasty Pastries to win! A new flavor of Match-3 game from the makers of hit apps Jewel Mania™ and Bubble Mania™! Insatiable as ever, Bruno the Bear is always trying to sneak a taste of your yummy Cupcakes and other scrumptious Pastries. Keep Bruno at bay as you and Heidi the Cupcake Guru embark on an epic adventure around the world cooking up mouthwatering morsels! - PLAY through over 500 levels in a vibrant new world of baking bliss! - MATCH and collect Cupcakes, Donuts, Macarons, and more delicious Pastries! - FEND OFF Bruno the Bear as he tries to devour all of your hand-baked masterpieces! - EARN potent boosts like the CupQuake and Oven Mitt by completing Challenges! - CREATE big matches to cook up powerful pieces like Sugar Rush and Sprinkle Shock for huge bonuses! - CHALLENGE your Facebook friends for the top score in every level! - FREE to play with FREE updates including new levels, obstacles, Pastries, and more! Cupcake Mania™ is the BEST puzzle adventure game on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. And just like the other best things in life, it’s FREE! Please note that Cupcake Mania™ is free to play, but you can purchase in-app items with real money. To delete this feature, on your device go to Settings Menu -> General -> Restrictions option. You can then simply turn off In-App Purchases under "Allowed Content". In addition, Cupcake Mania™ may link to social media services, such as Facebook, and Storm8 will have access to your information through such services. Follow Storm8! www.storm8-studios.com facebook.com/storm8 twitter.com/storm8

About

Donuts Delivery

Arrange and pack delicious donuts in a challenging puzzle game. Navigate unique donut behaviors and overcome obstacles to complete levels. Decorate your own donut shop with earned rewards.

Highlights
  • 200 puzzle levels
  • Unique donut behaviors
  • Shop decoration
  • Progressive difficulty
  • iCloud support
  • Game Centre integration
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A puzzle full of yummy donuts. A box of glistening sugary donuts awaits to be packed and shipped, it's your job to ensure the donuts are neatly arranged and kept in order. But some of these donuts mind you, have a mind of their own. ​ Donuts Delivery takes you through 200 of power-packed fun levels where you swipe away in all directions to bring the donuts to their correct position in the box. These donuts though, won't make your task easy. Some of them have a ticking firecracker ! some of them shuffle the whole box, some of them are coupled and move together, others are too stubborn to move! Their unique behavior makes the game super fun and often times challenging. From the makers of A Thief's Journey, SwipeTrix, and Puzzle Pieces Mania comes yet another gorgeous puzzle game that we guarantee you will not put down. ​ Oh and did we mention, there is a whole donut shop waiting for you to be decorated! That's right, spend your spoils in the game to spruce up your own Donut cafe and watch as the place gets lit up. There are more than 50 decorative items for you to unlock through your journey! ​ Features: 1. 200 tasty donuts filled levels. 2. 6 Unique puzzle elements. 3. 42 uniquely designed donuts. 4. 50 Items available to decorate your donut shop. 5. The Progressive difficulty of levels. 6. iCloud Support: You can use iCloud to keep your order progress up-to-date across all your iOS devices 7. Game Centre. Cheers to Donut Delivery, a humble and fun offering from VRPlaying Games :).

Screenshots

Cupcake Mania™4 screens
Donuts Delivery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Donuts Delivery at every 3 weeks against Cupcake Mania™'s every 2 months. Donuts Delivery also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Cupcake Mania™'s advantage is review sentiment (77% vs 65%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Cupcake Mania™ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Donuts Delivery sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Cupcake Mania™ against 4.4 for Donuts Delivery. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 754 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Cupcake Mania™'s written reviews are positive against 65% of Donuts Delivery's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cupcake Mania™ ships an update every 2 months, Donuts Delivery every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cupcake Mania™ versus Donuts Delivery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCupcake Mania™Donuts Delivery
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.5K ratings)4.4 (754 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews — better64.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better754
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStorm8 StudiosRakshak Kalwani

Customer experience

Cupcake Mania™

All ratings1,472 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews1,267 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral7.0%
Negative16.4%

Donuts Delivery

All ratings752 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral8.6%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral23.5%
Negative11.8%

User reviews

Cupcake Mania™

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎢 Exciting gameplay
  • 🎨 Visually appealing
  • ⏱️ Enjoyable time-passer
  • 💪 Challenging levels
  • 🕹️ Old-school fun

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 📺 Excessive ads and intrusive pop-ups
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔄 Lack of progress sync and game resets
  • 🔍 Difficult to earn rewards and gems

Donuts Delivery

From 754 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Fun and engaging
  • 💎 High-quality visuals
  • 🎨 Enjoyable decorating experience

Room to improve

  • 🚧 Lack of instructions
  • 💸 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Technical issues with 'last donut' button

Bugs and requests

Cupcake Mania™

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game crashing after winning a level
  • Screen orientation issues on newer devices
  • Rewards not being awarded properly
  • Levels becoming unbeatable due to glitches
  • Saved progress not loading correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • More frequent level updates
  • Ability to reset progress and start over
  • Better reward system and more free lives
  • Improved ad experience and optional ad-free version
  • Syncing progress across devices

Donuts Delivery

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent 'last donut' button behavior
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • More mini-games and rewards
  • Improved ad-free experience

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Cupcake Mania™

One-time10
  • 22 Gems$0.99
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • 120 Gems$2.99
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  • 120 Gems$3.99
  • 120 Gems$4.99
  • Variety Pack$4.99
  • 250 Gems$5.99
  • 250 Gems$9.99
  • 530 Gems$19.99
  • 1400 Gems$49.99
3 purchases

Donuts Delivery

One-time3
  • Buy 2000 Donuts Coins-Popular$0.99
  • Buy 6000 Coins-Hot Deal$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Cupcake Mania™ free?
Cupcake Mania™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Donuts Delivery free?
Donuts Delivery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cupcake Mania™ or Donuts Delivery?
Donuts Delivery is rated higher. Cupcake Mania™ averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Donuts Delivery averages 4.4 from 754 ratings.
Do Cupcake Mania™ or Donuts Delivery have ads?
Both Cupcake Mania™ and Donuts Delivery show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cupcake Mania™ or Donuts Delivery?
Cupcake Mania™ ships an update every 2 months, and Donuts Delivery every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cupcake Mania™ was updated on November 4, 2026 and Donuts Delivery on November 3, 2026.

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