Comparison

Charm Candy vs Candy Smash Master

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

Head to head
About

Charm Candy

Embark on a magical match-3 puzzle adventure in a vibrant candy world. Solve hundreds of levels by matching colorful jellies, using diverse boosts, and overcoming unique challenges. Discover sweet characters and delightful environments as you blast your way to victory.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of charming levels
  • Diverse boosts like shovels and bombs
  • Colorful jelly candies
  • Delicious environments and characters
  • Special game modes (Stone, Waffles, Lawn, Cage, Ice, Flower)
  • Match 4+ for big combos
Features
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Charm Candy is a magic match 3 puzzle game. You can always find your privately-owned match way in this mysterious candy world. CHARM CANDY MAIN FEATURES: ●Play over hundreds of charming levels. ●Diverse boosts! Including Shovel, powerful bombs, and more! ●Colorful and bright jelly candies. ●Unwrap delicious environments and meet the sweetest characters. ●Match candy and collect all kinds of objects, not only candies to win the level before you run out of moves. ●Match 4 or more candies to create Sweet and big combos and blast your way to victory. ●Fun and easy to play, but Challenging to fully master. ●Marvelous game modes include: Stone – Match candies next to the stone to break the stone and expand your candy world Waffles– Match candies on the waffle to collect the crispy waffles Green Lawn – Drop candies into the green lawn to clean the dirty candies Cage - Match candies next to the cage to release the trapped jelly candies Ice - Match candies to crush the ice Flower - Feed the flower pot with candies to bloom the fragrant flowers Have fun playing Charm Candy!!

About

Candy Smash Master

Embark on a delightful puzzle adventure in a vibrant candy kingdom. Match three or more candies to create explosive combos and overcome challenging obstacles. Explore diverse lands and utilize special props to achieve higher scores in this classic match-3 experience.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Offline play supported
  • Variety of missions
  • Special power-up props
  • Diverse candy kingdom lands
  • Brain-exercising gameplay
Features
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Candy Smash Mania Master, the very easy and classic 3 puzzle game, will bring you to the colorful and tasty candy kingdom for adventure! Just switch and match 3 or more same color candies in a line, they would blast and help you to concoct scrumptious cookie combos. In Candy Smash Mania Master, you can find a diversity of props, including colorful candies, ice creams, cute lollipops, sweet cup cakes, chocolate cookies, honey cans, etc., every prop has its function like double score, obstacle sweeping, time lengthening, just try and explore, they will make the game more addicting! ------- How to play Candy Smash Mania Master ------- − Connect 3 or more candies in the same color and release your finger, sweet candies will blast! − If you can connect more than 5 candies, you will enjoy a powerful lollipop blast! − Breakdown the chocolate cookies or cup cake if they are in your way! -------Features for Candy Smash Mania Master ------- − Hundreds of levels to enjoy − No Wi-Fi or network needed − Plenty of missions to complete − Gift box to help you achieve higher score − Different lands in this candy kingdom to explore − Great game both for killing time and exercising your brain − Plenty of models to choose, like unlimited time, limited moves, etc. Start your adventure right away, just download and enjoy our game, you will experience endless fun and hours of pure entertainment straight on your mobile.

Screenshots

Charm Candy4 screens
Candy Smash Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Candy Smash Master at none against Charm Candy's 5. Charm Candy's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 50%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Charm Candy sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Candy Smash Master asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Charm Candy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 165 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Charm Candy's written reviews are positive against 50% of Candy Smash Master's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Charm Candy ships an update every 4 months, Candy Smash Master every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Charm Candy versus Candy Smash Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharm CandyCandy Smash Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (60 ratings) — better4.4 (165 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings60165 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better9.3
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB254 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShanghai New Dragon Restaurant Management Co., Ltd.SHILONG WU

Customer experience

Charm Candy

All ratings60 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%

Candy Smash Master

All ratings158 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral5.7%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Charm Candy

One-time5
  • Tiny pack of coins$0.99
  • Little pack of coins$4.99
  • Pack of coins$9.99
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  • Big pack of coins$19.99
  • Large pack of coins$49.99
None

Candy Smash Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Charm Candy free?
Charm Candy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Candy Smash Master free?
Candy Smash Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Charm Candy or Candy Smash Master?
Charm Candy is rated higher. Charm Candy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while Candy Smash Master averages 4.4 from 165 ratings.
Do Charm Candy or Candy Smash Master have ads?
Both Charm Candy and Candy Smash Master show ads.
Which is updated more often, Charm Candy or Candy Smash Master?
Charm Candy ships an update every 4 months, and Candy Smash Master every 6 months. Most recently, Charm Candy was updated on October 23, 2026 and Candy Smash Master on October 26, 2026.

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