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Head-to-head

Dance Clash vs My Bakery Empire

Dance Clash 4.6★ · Free to download · ⚠ stale 60
Winner My Bakery Empire
My Bakery Empire 4.7★ · Free to download · ⚠ stale 65

Dance Clash and My Bakery Empire both suffer from excessive ads and paywalls, but My Bakery Empire offers a slightly more engaging and creative experience for baking enthusiasts.

Full reviews: Dance Clash · My Bakery Empire

Both Dance Clash and My Bakery Empire are free-to-download games that are heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of ads and significant paywalls that restrict gameplay and customization. My Bakery Empire has a slight edge due to its creative baking gameplay, despite similar monetization issues.

Head to head

Features and Gameplay edge: My Bakery EmpireR2R3R4R6
Dance Clash Dance Clash offers competitive dance battles, primarily between ballet and hip-hop styles, which some users find unique and fun R2R11. However, many core features like dance moves, customization options (skin color, backup dancer clothes), and even winning competitions are locked behind paywalls or subscriptions R3R6R7. Users also report issues with unfair competition against AI and a lack of meaningful progression R4R15.
My Bakery Empire My Bakery Empire allows players to create and decorate baked goods, manage bakeries, and participate in competitions, which many users find creative and enjoyable . However, a major complaint is that many decorations, toppings, and even entire cake types (like the princess cake) are locked behind payments, preventing players from completing orders or winning competitions R63. Some users also find the gameplay repetitive or boring once the main goals are achieved .
Ease of Use and User Experience tieR3R7R9R11
Dance Clash Dance Clash is heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of ads that appear frequently, often after every action or button click, making the game frustrating and unenjoyable R3R7R9. Users also report issues with lost progress R17 and glitches . The game is considered easy to play, especially for younger audiences R11.
My Bakery Empire My Bakery Empire also suffers from an excessive amount of ads, with users reporting ads every few seconds, every minute, or after almost every action, severely hindering the gameplay experience . Some users mention that turning off Wi-Fi can reduce ads . There are also reports of game crashes due to ads and pop-ups that won't go away .
Reliability and Performance tieR5R17R33R43
Dance Clash Users report issues such as losing progress R17, glitches , and the game not loading after re-entry R43. Some also note a lack of updates over several years R5R33.
My Bakery Empire My Bakery Empire users experience game crashes due to ads and persistent pop-ups that prevent gameplay .
Price and Value tieR3R6R7R9
Dance Clash Dance Clash is free to download but heavily monetized, with many features, dance moves, customization options (including skin color), and even the ability to win competitions locked behind ads, in-app purchases, or a monthly subscription R3R6R7R9. The subscription is mentioned as $9.99 a month R58. This monetization strategy is a major source of frustration for users, especially parents R9.
My Bakery Empire My Bakery Empire is also free to download but has significant paywalls. Many decorations, toppings, and specific bakery items require real money to unlock, making it difficult to complete customer orders or progress without paying R63. Users note that features that were once free or unlockable by watching ads now require payment . The game pass is described as overpriced .
Pick Dance Clash if

you enjoy competitive dance games, specifically hip-hop and ballet, and are willing to tolerate frequent ads or pay for a subscription to unlock content R2R11.

Pick My Bakery Empire if

you enjoy creative baking and decorating games and are looking for a game that can be played offline to avoid some ads, or if you are willing to make in-app purchases to unlock content .

Evidence note: Both apps are free-to-play and suffer from similar issues of excessive ads and paywalls, leading to a negative skew in recent reviews. The lifetime ratings are high, but recent user sentiment indicates significant frustration with monetization practices. The comparison is like-for-like as both are free apps with aggressive monetization.

Frequently asked

Are Dance Clash and My Bakery Empire truly free to play?
Both Dance Clash and My Bakery Empire are free to download, but users report that a significant portion of the gameplay, customization options, and even the ability to win or complete tasks requires in-app purchases or a subscription, with Dance Clash's subscription mentioned at $9.99 a month R13R27R58R63.
Do these games have a lot of ads?
Yes, both Dance Clash and My Bakery Empire are heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of ads, with users reporting ads appearing every few seconds, after every click, or after every action, making the games frustrating and often unplayable R3R7R28R46.
Are there issues with locked content in Dance Clash and My Bakery Empire?
Yes, users frequently complain that many features, such as dance moves, skin tones, backup dancer customization in Dance Clash, and various decorations, toppings, or specific cake types in My Bakery Empire, are locked behind paywalls or subscriptions, preventing full enjoyment and progression without spending money R6R7R15R18.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R2] Dance Clash 5/5 · US Ballet: I personally love ballet because I have always been a dancer. Since I was three I have done ballet and now I’m doing competitive dance which is why I like this game it’s very competitive and very unique!
  2. [R3] Dance Clash 3/5 · US Idk: The game is good it’s self but there so much ads as soon as I got the game a ad came in my face and have of the dance moves you have to do a ad or pay for like what hell but the game is really fun.
  3. [R4] Dance Clash 2/5 · US Don’t get this game if you don’t want to!⚠️😩😫: This game is bad and I won sometimes and i feel like i mostly lost and there is no chat button without it causes mean problems.😓😥So whenever i do hip hop or ballerina then at the dance the other person i was dance battling did mean motions like i will never win.😫😡When that person was dancing i did mean motions the same! That was weird! And guys there
  4. [R6] Dance Clash 3/5 · US You really can’t do anything: I mean who wants to play a game that you have but everything on
  5. [R7] Dance Clash 2/5 · US ..: Why do I have to pay to be my skin color .. and why so many ads.
  6. [R9] Dance Clash 3/5 · US Stop the ads: This is a kid game what you expected these kids not gonna play a game that you have to pay, literally have to get all of the dances unlock to earn better in competition please see this and do better.
  7. [R11] Dance Clash 5/5 · US PEAKKKKK: I remember when i used to play this all the time i was always team ballet very rarely hiphop but anyways i miss when i was playing at four years old w/o a care in the world it is also a nice game i would recommend to new gen girls to give em some elite ball knowledge about this game when theyre older and it is also very good in graphics so yes you should play mainly if ur 4-9 years old i
  8. [R5] Dance Clash 5/5 · US Why I like the game and not. Like it: First I like it cause all the people are gorgeous but I don’t like it cause I won’t upgrade like it’s been 5 years and no updates since idk since it released
  9. [R17] Dance Clash 4/5 · US So fun but..: This game is so fun but it is packed with ads and my orogress is lost sometimes, but overall I recommend
  10. [R33] Dance Clash 3/5 · US More updates: Love this game so so so so much but I want more updates pls
  11. [R43] Dance Clash 1/5 · US Why the hell can't I log in after trying again? · translated
  12. [R13] Dance Clash 2/5 · US Makes me pay bruh: Bruh ts game wants me to buy a subscribtion just to play it make ts free brochacho
  13. [R27] Dance Clash 3/5 · US READ ME🙊: This game is super fun if you have $10 to spend every month like come on make a couple things free
  14. [R58] Dance Clash 1/5 · US Nope: They said it was free but you have to pay $9.99 a month
  15. [R63] My Bakery Empire 3/5 · US Good but not so good: It is a good game but they make you pay real money in the game if you need something that is covered.
  16. [R28] Dance Clash 1/5 · US ….: So many ads
  17. [R46] Dance Clash 1/5 · US ADS: TOO MANY ADS. EVERY TIME I CLICK A BUTTON, AN AD APPEARS
  18. [R15] Dance Clash 3/5 · US Cool but…: I think this game is fun and cool you vote for who you think won in other competitions and others vote for you like I said cool. For parents who see this review there is a few complaints I would want to have you know first is you need to pay for certain items that help you win. Second it does have levels but they don’t even matter because they get you in the same place you started in. T
  19. [R18] Dance Clash 3/5 · US Too much stuff for premium: The premium members get so much stuff and we barely get anything we can hardly win because the premium members have so much more stuff to use and they get longer routines than us

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store