Candy Link vs Tile Dark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Candy Link
Connect matching candies by drawing lines between them. Progress through levels with increasing challenges and time limits. Enjoy a fun and fast-paced puzzle experience.
- Connect matching candies
- Time-based challenges
- Increasing level difficulty
- Simple gameplay
- Variety of challenges
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Candy Link - Connect Sweet Candies. Your task is simply connecting two same candy. Very simply gameplay but have many different challenges for you. Number candy and challenges change every level. Fast, fast. Collect all the candy on the screen before time runs out. Have a fun time when play Candy Link.
Tile Dark
Engage in a fresh take on classic matching games with a mahjong-inspired layout. Collect tiles, form triple matches, and solve increasingly complex logic puzzles. Train your brain with strategic gameplay and a variety of colorful tile sets.
- Mahjong layout
- Triple tile matching
- Logic puzzle levels
- Strategic gameplay
- Brain training mechanics
- Varied tile sets
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A genuine mahjong layout and classic matching game mechanics are combined in Tile Dark to give you a completely new gameplay experience! Collect tiles in a row, get a triple match and solve logic puzzle level by level! Match 3 same tiles in a field at the bottom of the screen to blast them. Merge all triple blocks and unlock tricky majong puzzles. It’s easy at the beginning and as you progress you'll find more challenging levels. Use logic and strategic skills to get through! This matching puzzle suits all ages. How to play: Tap and move any tile onto the board at the bottom. Merge 3 same tiles to get a match and blast it. Find triple matches as fast as possible to collect more stars! How to win? Just find all triple tile combinations and complete the level. If you have seven or more tiles on the board - try again and match them all! Why Tile Dark is so addictive: - Each tile board is different: challenge yourself with new majong layouts - Lots of colorful blocks: trees, animals, tasty desserts, flowers, fruits and more! - New challenging mechanics to train the brain!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Candy Link at 100% against Tile Dark's 50%. Candy Link also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Tile Dark's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (295 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Candy Link sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tile Dark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tile Dark holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tile Dark has 295 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Candy Link's written reviews are positive against 50% of Tile Dark's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Candy Link ships an update every 3 weeks, Tile Dark every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Candy Link | Tile Dark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (295 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 295 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hoang Tran | Phuong Ta |
Customer experience
Candy Link
Tile Dark
In-app purchases
Candy Link
- Remove Ads$1.99
Tile Dark
- No Ads$3.99
