Comparison

Candy Happy New Year vs Sokoban

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

Head to head
About

Candy Happy New Year

Features
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Celebrate the New Year with a colorful candy-matching adventure. Follow the festival path, tap a destination, and swap candies to complete each challenge. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY Explore 60 levels, take on a daily challenge, race the clock in Timed mode, or enjoy Relaxed mode. Create special candies and use boosters to help clear the board. A FESTIVE WORLD Discover bright 3D-style artwork, animated candy effects, New Year scenery, music, and sound effects. The interface adapts to iPhone and iPad. PLAYS AND PURCHASES A new installation starts with 20 plays. Starting a new game uses one play; advancing through levels within the same game does not use another. Optional rewarded videos grant five plays only after successful completion. Optional 30-play and 80-play packs are consumable purchases. Unlimited removes ads and allows unlimited games. Progress and unused play credits are stored on your device. Consumable credits cannot be restored after deletion or a device change. Unlimited can be restored through Restore Purchases. This update introduces Candy Happy New Year in place of the previous Sokoban game.

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Sokoban

Features
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Sokoban โ€” Classic Puzzle Push boxes, challenge your mind. Sokoban is one of the most beloved logic puzzles ever created. Your goal is simple: push every box onto its target. But thinking ahead is everything โ€” one wrong move and you'll need to start over. It's easy to learn, endlessly deep to master. Hundreds of Levels Dive into a vast collection of hand-crafted puzzles organized into themed sets. From gentle warm-ups to mind-bending challenges, there's always a next level waiting for you. Smooth & Intuitive Controls Swipe to move. Hold to keep moving. Tap a destination and watch the player find the path automatically. Whether you prefer precise single steps or fast continuous movement, the controls adapt to your style. Zoom & Scroll for Large Puzzles Some levels are massive. Pinch to zoom, drag to pan, and explore every corner of the board without losing track of your position. Full Undo & Redo Made a mistake? No problem. Step back as many times as you need โ€” or replay forward with redo. Experimenting is part of the fun. Track Your Progress Every level remembers where you left off. See at a glance which puzzles you've started and which you've solved. Your best solutions are saved so you can always look back at your path to victory. Beautiful Themes Choose from multiple visual themes to customize how the game looks. Find the style that puts you in the zone. Clean, Distraction-Free Design No timers forcing you to rush. No energy bars. No ads interrupting your thinking. Just you and the puzzle. Whether you are a Sokoban veteran or picking up a box-pushing puzzle for the first time, this is the version to play. Download now and start pushing.

Screenshots

Candy Happy New Year4 screens
Sokoban4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sokoban at none against Candy Happy New Year's shown. Sokoban also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 125 months). Candy Happy New Year's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Candy Happy New Year sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Sokoban sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candy Happy New Year ships an update every 125 months, Sokoban monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Candy Happy New Year versus Sokoban: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandy Happy New YearSokoban
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 125 monthsMonthly โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.4 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size59 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAppLabNexus LLCValentin Ozerov

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Candy Happy New Year

One-time3
  • 30 Plays$1.99
  • 80 Plays$2.99
  • Unlimited$9.99
1 purchases

Sokoban

One-time1
  • Premium Pack$2.99

Questions

Is Candy Happy New Year free?
Candy Happy New Year is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sokoban free?
Sokoban is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Candy Happy New Year or Sokoban have ads?
Candy Happy New Year shows ads; Sokoban does not.
Which is updated more often, Candy Happy New Year or Sokoban?
Candy Happy New Year ships an update every 125 months, and Sokoban monthly. Most recently, Candy Happy New Year was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sokoban on November 10, 2026.

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