Comparison

Crafty Candy vs Candy 2027

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

Head to head
About

Crafty Candy

Embark on a magical match-3 puzzle adventure filled with thousands of delicious levels. Join an apprentice witch and her kitten through an enchanted land of sweet treats, crafting spells and outwitting tricky witches. Unlock new looks and enjoy a candylicious world.

Highlights
  • Thousands of fun levels
  • Candylicious world with sweet treats
  • Unlock new looks
  • Craft powerful spells
  • Magical Candy battles
  • Facebook progress sync
Features
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Start playing Crafty Candy today! Loved by millions of players around the world. Challenge yourself to thousands of delicious puzzles in a spellbinding magical match 3 game! Join Candice, an apprentice witch, and Cookie, the adorable kitten, through an enchanted land of sweet treats! From marshmallow madness to gooey chocolate waterfalls, discover the tastiest adventure ever! Crafty Candy features: • 1,000’s of fantastically fun levels! • Escape into a candylicous world dripping with creamy cakes, juicy jelly, sweet soda, and lovely lollipops! • Unlock sweet new looks with the Witch's Wardrobe! • Craft powerful spells in Candice’s workshop! • Outwit the tricky witch, Trixie, in magical Candy battles! • Connect to Facebook to seamlessly sync your progress across devices! • Keep track and compare your progress with your Facebook friends! Have fun playing Crafty Candy! Learn more about the game! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftyCandyGame/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/331234800676273/ Questions? Contact our player support team https://craftycandy.zendesk.com if you need help! © 2015 - 2022 Outplay Entertainment Ltd. Crafty Candy is a registered trademark of Outplay Entertainment. All rights reserved. Developer INFO: Outplay Entertainment is a leading developer of the match 3 genre. Creating fantastic worlds, lovable characters, and exciting gameplay. Check out our other free match 3 puzzle games; Mystery Match & Booty Quest for the very best match 3 on mobile! Make sure to visit the store often for all new candy, magic spells, and events we've added! Begin your match three adventure today!

About

Candy 2027

Embark on a sweet match-3 puzzle adventure through a fairy tale world made of candy. Solve hundreds of challenging levels, use powerful boosters, and discover new game worlds. Enjoy addictive gameplay that trains your brain and can be played offline.

Highlights
  • Addictive match-3 gameplay
  • Hundreds of challenging levels
  • Timed tasks and hidden islands
  • Diverse game worlds
  • Sweet boosters and power-ups
  • Offline play supported
Features
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The Candy 2025 was filled with the sweet smell wonderful fairy tale, everything in the world is sugar made from candy, even delicious fruit on the trees. Winnie daisy grow up happily in the forest. Look! She picks up a basket of fruit in candy beckoned like you do! You will love here. Features Candy 2025: - Super delicious and addictive gameplay - Hundreds of challenging and unique match-3 levels - Hit the hidden sweet floating island and timed tasks - Different wonderful game-worlds with new designs - Sweet and powerful boosters helping you solve the quests - Tasty candies with interesting and special power-ups - No WiFi or internet connection required to play - Hundreds of best levels to be added regularly for your entertainment +How to play Candy 2025 - Match 3 candy,that is same color to destroy block, candy and get star and score. - Match 4 candy to make a special boom candy, that candy can destroy many candy in big area. - Match 5 candy follow I, T, L shape to make a best special candy, that can destroy all candy same color,you only swaps it with any candy. - when all block were been destroyed, a special star will appear, your have to destroy candy to make special star drop to bottom. You Win! Thank you for watch us until here. We wish you have great time to relax with Candy Games,It will be training your brain and also you can play with your families and friend. Finally please give us your feedback,It will help us develop Candy 2025. Thank you very much!

Screenshots

Crafty Candy4 screens
Candy 20274 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Crafty Candy at 16K against Candy 2027's 752. Crafty Candy also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Crafty Candy sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Candy 2027 sells 6 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 — 4.7 for Crafty Candy against 4.6 for Candy 2027. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crafty Candy has 16K ratings behind it against 752, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Crafty Candy's written reviews are positive against 70% of Candy 2027's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crafty Candy ships an update every 2 months, Candy 2027 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Crafty Candy versus Candy 2027: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrafty CandyCandy 2027
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (16K ratings) — better4.6 (752 ratings)
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews — better69.6% of reviews
Number of ratings16K — better752
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB256 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutplay Entertainment LtdKavin Dash

Customer experience

Crafty Candy

All ratings16,163 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral5.0%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews533 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral8.1%
Negative18.2%

Candy 2027

All ratings700 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral7.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral8.7%
Negative21.7%

User reviews

Crafty Candy

From 16K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing game
  • 🎨 Great graphics
  • 🕹️ Fun and challenging
  • 🕰️ Addictive gameplay
  • 🎁 Generous with free boosts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 💰 Difficult to progress without spending money
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🤯 Levels become too difficult
  • 🤖 Unfair AI in some levels

Candy 2027

From 752 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Engaging match-3 gameplay mechanics
  • 🎨 High-quality graphics and visual design
  • 😌 Relaxing and stress-relieving experience
  • 📈 Progressive difficulty with multiple levels
  • 🎯 Fun and entertaining gameplay

Room to improve

  • 📢 Excessive ads throughout gameplay
  • ⚠️ Inappropriate ad content for children
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization after level 70
  • 🚫 Distracting pop-ups during gameplay
  • ⏱️ Slow gameplay with long animations

Bugs and requests

Crafty Candy

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game resets progress
  • Free boosts not working
  • Levels not loading properly
  • Ads causing crashes
  • Purchases not registering

Requested features

5 requests
  • More level variety
  • Ability to undo moves
  • Offline play mode
  • More customization options
  • Better rewards system

Candy 2027

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing at level 16
  • Unable to complete levels due to bugs
  • Ad recovery feature not working properly
  • Game update caused negative changes to gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • Skip button to speed up level completion animations
  • Remove or reduce random pop-ups during gameplay
  • Reduce frequency of ads or implement ad-free option
  • More content beyond level 500
  • Improve ad quality and appropriateness for all ages

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Crafty Candy

One-time12
  • S Coin Pack$1.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
  • Special offer$2.99
Show 9 more
  • M Coin Pack$4.99
  • Special offer$5.99
  • L Coin Pack$9.99
  • 17% Extra Stash$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Special offer$12.99
  • XL Coin Pack$19.99
  • Special offer$29.99
  • XXL Coin Pack$49.99
6 purchases

Candy 2027

One-time6
  • Get 60 Coins$0.99
  • Get 128 Coins$1.99
  • Get 218 Coins$2.99
Show 3 more
  • Get 400 Coins$3.99
  • Get 600 Coins$4.99
  • Get 1200 Coins$7.99

Questions

Is Crafty Candy free?
Crafty Candy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Candy 2027 free?
Candy 2027 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Crafty Candy or Candy 2027?
Crafty Candy is rated higher. Crafty Candy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Candy 2027 averages 4.6 from 752 ratings.
Do Crafty Candy or Candy 2027 have ads?
Both Crafty Candy and Candy 2027 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Crafty Candy or Candy 2027?
Crafty Candy ships an update every 2 months, and Candy 2027 every 3 months. Most recently, Crafty Candy was updated on November 3, 2026 and Candy 2027 on October 24, 2026.

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