Comparison

Chef Town vs Bakery Story 2

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

Head to head
About

Chef Town

Take charge of a struggling restaurant, growing your own ingredients and unlocking hundreds of recipes. Manage staff, open craft stores, and decorate your establishment to attract customers. Engage in quests and connect with friends in this culinary adventure.

Highlights
  • Grow your own ingredients
  • Unlock hundreds of recipes
  • Prepare and serve meals
  • Open craft stores
  • Decorate your restaurant
  • Recruit staff
  • Engage in quests
Features
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#Celebrating over 10 million downloads!# There’s a new chef in town! And it’s you! But that will be just one of your many roles! A budding but faltering restaurant business was left in your care, and it will take all you’ve got to really get it off the ground and make it work. Become a cook, a chef, a manager, an organizer, a provider! Yes, it’s up to you to start from scratch, run your own restaurant and raise it from rags to riches! It will be quite an adventure! GROW YOUR OWN INGREDIENTS! They say there’s no food like homemade food, and you certainly live by that motto! Keep your foodstuffs fresh by growing them yourself! Buy a plot of land outside your restaurant, plant a crop, harvest it and serve the produce while it’s the tastiest and most delicious! UNLOCK HUNDREDS OF RECIPES! From salads, soups, sushi and sandwiches to a plethora of succulent dishes from the grill, vide variety of pizza and plenty more! Did we mention cakes, crepes, donuts, pies and ice cream as well? And don’t even get us started on the different types of coffee! PREPARE A TON OF MEALS! You’ve got the recipe and the ingredients and your oven or a different appliance is ready to rock’n’roll? Well, what are you waiting for? It’s time to cook, make, prepare and serve your delectable dishes to your eager customers! Expand your menu and keep them coming back for more! OPEN UP CRAFT STORES! This is not your usual restaurant sim where everything is just waiting for you! You’re involved in every part of manufacturing and production process! Open up dairy stands, bakeries, candy or pasta stores and many more! Have everything ready at the drop of a dime! FORM, FUNCTION AND FLAVOR! Outfit and decorate everything as you see fit! From tiles and wallpapers, doors and counters, appliances, stoves, ovens or salad bars to fun and versatile decorations and accessories, personalize the inside and outside of your restaurant down to the tiniest detail! RECRUIT THE RIGHT PEOPLE! The better you get at running your restaurant, and the bigger your business becomes, the more people you’ll have to employ. Get more chefs, waiters and managers to help you out! Your new employees will also bestow you with awesome benefits and added bonuses! ENGAGE IN DELIGHTFUL QUESTS! Ah, there’s always something to do in and around your restaurant! A friendly and charming crew of characters will keep you busy with their tasks and requests, but they’ll also guide you along your way, and give you direction through the challenges they have for you! CONNECT, SHARE AND SOCIALISE! Let your friends know what fun you have in Chef Town! Connect with them via Facebook, invite them in, visit their restaurants and explore the community filled with companions both old and new! So, dive in Chef Town! Experience the joys and challenges of running your own restaurant – and plenty more! There’s a whole town of adventure waiting for you! And yes – this town IS big enough for all of you! Welcome to Chef Town! Notice: Some displayed items may require in-app purchases. You can disable in-app purchases in device settings.

About

Bakery Story 2

Create and manage your dream bakery in a vibrant 3D world. Bake a wide variety of desserts and drinks, customize your space with thousands of items, and share your creations and secrets with friends.

Highlights
  • Bake diverse desserts and drinks
  • Discover and customize a 3D bakery world
  • Design pastry paradise with custom furniture
  • Manage bakery operations and customer requests
  • Decorate with thousands of unique items
  • Share tips and recipes with online friends
Features
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** For a limited time, we're offering great discounts for new and current players! Play now and save 50% or more on our sweet value packs! ** Create the bakery of your dreams in Bakery Story 2! From the creators who brought you Bakery Story, it’s a fun & tasty new baking adventure! Bake desserts, collect special ingredients, decorate, and share in a beautiful 3D world. Stunning looks and great music make this bakery the sweetest around! Treat yourself to Bakery Story 2! BAKERY STORY 2 FEATURES: BAKE sweet treats that your customers will love! Choose from dozens of cakes, coffees, and much more! - Create a customized menu with treats ranging from blueberry muffins to mochi ice cream, brownies to the fabled cronut - Craft delicious drinks including dozens of coffee and tea varieties, as well as special drinks like sparkling cider and smoothies DISCOVER an incredible 3D world brimming with baking fun! Unlock amazing restaurant customization options and crazy cooking games! - Baking games have never been so beautiful. Explore an amazing bakery world filled with delectable 3D delicacies - Craft eye-popping baked goods that’ll make your tummy rumble DESIGN your own pastry paradise! Experience the unlimited variety and customization of Bakery Story 2! - Create your dream bakery with custom furniture, wallpaper, art and more - Tell your story, your way! Each bakery or diner you create will be a reflection of your personal paradise MANAGE your bakery to be the best! Create a menu, customize the furniture layout and more! - Cooking gets crazy as you juggle time management and menu creation with your customers’ requests, including special To-Go orders - Dash to meet bakery goals and expand your baking empire! New opportunities each day! DECORATE your bakery with thousands of unique tables, wallpapers, art pieces and more! - If you can dream it, you can design it in Bakery Story 2! Build a bakery that will have your customers coming back each day - Paintings of fresh food and hay give your bakery a rustic vibe, while contemporary furniture offers a modern look. With so many styles, the choice is yours! SHARE bonus tips and recipes with online friends! Chat and trade with other bakeries to discover secrets! - Bakery Story 2 offers more tasty pastries than ever! Discover hidden secrets and share them with friends to boost your profits and drive customers wild - Invite friends to move their bakery in next door FREE to download and play, with FREE updates! There’s always something new to discover. Tell your bakery story the way only you can. Explore a massive catalogue of desserts, drinks, decorations and furniture, and share your secrets with friends online. Manage your bakery, expand, and get the whole town talking about your sweet treats! Fans of restaurant and diner games will savor this sweet adventure! Download Bakery Story 2 and treat yourself to a bakery adventure today! Bakery Story 2 is an online game. Your device must have an active internet connection to play. Please note that Bakery Story 2 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, Bakery Story 2 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

Screenshots

Chef Town4 screens
Bakery Story 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chef Town at 4.7 against Bakery Story 2's 3.9. Chef Town also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 48%). Bakery Story 2's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 9.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Chef Town sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Bakery Story 2 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

Chef Town holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8.6K and 4.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Chef Town's written reviews are positive against 48% of Bakery Story 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chef Town versus Bakery Story 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChef TownBakery Story 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8.6K ratings) — better3.9 (4.8K ratings)
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews — better48.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8.6K — better4.8K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB167 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSupercharge Mobile CorpStorm8 Studios

Customer experience

Chef Town

All ratings8,557 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews2,017 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative9.9%

Bakery Story 2

All ratings4,768 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral9.9%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews1,222 reviews
Positive48.0%
Neutral16.9%
Negative35.2%

User reviews

Chef Town

From 8.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Restarted game
  • 👍 Brilliant game
  • 👍 Great game, long time player
  • 👍 LOVED this game for years
  • 👍 Great game

Room to improve

  • 💰 Addicting
  • 💰 Too expensive
  • 🐛 Good but annoying
  • 🐛 Wants you to spend money
  • 🐛 Horrible customer service

Bakery Story 2

From 4.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💖 Great game
  • 🎨 Cute graphics
  • 🕹️ Fun and addictive
  • 🍰 Enjoyable baking experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
  • 🕰️ Slow progress and long wait times
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔒 Lack of social features
  • 📦 Limited storage and inventory space

Bugs and requests

Chef Town

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Game glitched out on me
  • Stuff comes up "missing" never to be found again
  • Break dancing customers ( graphic problems)
  • Missing waiter ( free )
  • counters sitting on each other (graphics)
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  • slow connection when visiting neighbors
  • when games crashed i lost the gems i owned and just bought as well as my score , star rating and thumb rating
  • Not able to upgrade my bushes to a wall
  • Would not load!
  • Too many crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update in 4 Years???
  • Give an update please
  • Help please!
  • Pls fix the game

Bakery Story 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Fruit stand not working properly
  • Game resets progress unexpectedly
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Incorrect or missing store displays

Requested features

5 requests
  • Update the game with bug fixes and improvements
  • Add more social features like visiting friends' bakeries
  • Increase storage and inventory space
  • Improve progression and reduce wait times
  • Reduce the cost of in-app purchases

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Chef Town

One-time10
  • Few gems$1.99
  • Special item$2.99
  • Small pack of Gems - special offer$3.99
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  • Small pack of gems$4.99
  • Medium pack of gems - special offer$7.99
  • Medium pack of gems$9.99
  • Large pack of gems - special offer$14.99
  • Large pack of gems$19.99
  • Huge pack of gems - special offer$34.99
  • Mountain of gems - special offer$59.99
10 purchases

Bakery Story 2

One-time10
  • Handful of Gems$1.99
  • Bundle Pack$1.99
  • Bundle Pack$2.99
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  • Bundle Pack$3.99
  • Plate of Gems$4.99
  • Bundle Pack$4.99
  • Tray of Gems$9.99
  • Bundle Pack$9.99
  • Cookie Jar of Gems$19.99
  • Basket of Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Chef Town free?
Chef Town is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bakery Story 2 free?
Bakery Story 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chef Town or Bakery Story 2?
Chef Town is rated higher. Chef Town averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8.6K ratings, while Bakery Story 2 averages 3.9 from 4.8K ratings.
Do Chef Town or Bakery Story 2 have ads?
Chef Town shows ads; Bakery Story 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Chef Town or Bakery Story 2?
Chef Town ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bakery Story 2 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chef Town was updated on November 11, 2026 and Bakery Story 2 on November 10, 2026.

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