Cupcake Mania™ vs Dropping Birds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Match and collect pastries
- Over 500 levels
- Fend off Bruno the Bear
- Earn potent boosts
- Create big matches for bonuses
- Challenge Facebook friends
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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
Dropping Birds
A cozy physics-based puzzle game where you drop birds to merge them into higher-level birds. It's easy to learn but offers addictive gameplay with adorable characters.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Bird merging mechanics
- Adorable bird characters
- Cozy puzzle experience
- Easy to learn
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Drop a bird. Watch it tumble. Match two of the same and POP — they merge into the next bird up. Easy to learn, impossible to put down. Dropping Birds is a cozy, physics-packed merge puzzler starring eight adorable (and wonderfully expressive) birds…
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dropping Birds at 5.0 against Cupcake Mania™'s 4.3. Dropping Birds also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Cupcake Mania™'s advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Cupcake Mania™ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Dropping Birds asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dropping Birds holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cupcake Mania™ has 1.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cupcake Mania™ ships an update every 2 months, Dropping Birds weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cupcake Mania™ | Dropping Birds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Storm8 Studios | GARY SMITH |
Customer experience
Cupcake Mania™
Dropping Birds
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
Dropping Birds
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cupcake Mania™
- 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
Dropping Birds
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Cupcake Mania™ free?
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