Comparison

Candy Grabber vs Tickle the Pig

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

Head to head
About

Candy Grabber

Experience the thrill of an arcade claw machine with this calorie-free virtual candy grabber. Use the joystick and button to collect a variety of sweets, with realistic 3D physics and a fun candy bag to track your haul. Perfect for amusement anytime.

Highlights
  • Virtual candy crane machine
  • Realistic 3D physics
  • Joystick and button controls
  • Collect and view candy bag
  • Amusement only game
Features
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Candy Grabber If you have a sweet tooth then this candy crane game is for you. We've all played those candy crane grabbing machines at the arcades, now you can play the “calorie free” version on your mobile or tablet. Use the joystick to move the claw, then hit the button to scoop up as many sweets as possible. Its in 3D and uses real physics, its very easy though and you'll soon have a bag full of sweets, click on the candy bag to see all the confectionery you have collected. Its perfect for Christmas, Easter, Birthdays, etc :- Its Calorie free and wont rot your teeth! Click on the Candy man if you need the sweet chute unblocking. Download Candy Grabber now, and fill your pockets with a wide selection of penny sweets. Please note this game is for amusement only, no actual sweets will fall out the bottom of your phone or tablet.

About

Tickle the Pig

Interact with a virtual pig by tapping to tickle it, earning in-game currency to customize its appearance. Engage in social features like trading 'tickles' and bestowing blessings or curses upon friends, while your in-game alignment influences your path.

Highlights
  • Tap to tickle a virtual pig
  • Customize pig with hats and accessories
  • Social features: trade tickles, bless/curse friends
  • Alignment system: Generous vs. Greedy
  • Weekly bounties and seasonal pass
  • No ads or leaderboards
Features
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Meet Rosie. She's a pig, and she'd like a tickle. Tap to tickle. Earn snouts. Spend them on a closet full of hats, halos, capes, auras, and goofy held items. Wear what you want to be seen wearing. Bring your sounder. Add friends and you unlock the whole social loop. Trade tickles. Bless a friend with a warm tea (faster regen!) or a halo kiss (a soft glow). Or curse them — a sluggish snout, a phantom itch, a goblin whisper. One blessing and one curse per day. Pick a side. Your alignment ticks toward Generous or Greedy as you play. Lean in — Saint of the Sounder and Goblin King are the destinations, and the game watches who you become along the way. Weekly bounties + a season pass. Three rotating bounties each week. A snout pass with named tiers, real cosmetic rewards, and a finale moment when the season closes. Built for a small audience that pays attention. No ads. No leaderboards screaming for engagement. No notifications without a reason behind them. Tickle the Pig is a quiet whimsy game. Sign in with Apple, add a few friends, and tickle.

Screenshots

Candy Grabber4 screens
Tickle the Pig4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tickle the Pig at 5.0 against Candy Grabber's 4.3. Tickle the Pig also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Candy Grabber's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tickle the Pig holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Candy Grabber's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tickle the Pig's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candy Grabber ships an update every 29 months, Tickle the Pig every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Candy Grabber versus Tickle the Pig: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandy GrabberTickle the Pig
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (20 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGalatic DroidsBrian Broeking

Customer experience

Candy Grabber

All ratings20 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Tickle the Pig

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Candy Grabber

No in-app purchases

None

Tickle the Pig

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Candy Grabber free?
Candy Grabber is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tickle the Pig free?
Tickle the Pig is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Candy Grabber or Tickle the Pig?
Tickle the Pig is rated higher. Candy Grabber averages 4.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Tickle the Pig averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Candy Grabber or Tickle the Pig have ads?
Candy Grabber shows ads; Tickle the Pig does not.
Which is updated more often, Candy Grabber or Tickle the Pig?
Candy Grabber ships an update every 29 months, and Tickle the Pig every 2 weeks. Most recently, Candy Grabber was updated on November 1, 2026 and Tickle the Pig on October 23, 2026.

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