Candleman vs Hit Shadow !
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Candleman
Embark on an action-adventure journey as a small candle with a limited light source. Navigate challenging levels in darkness, utilizing light and shadow mechanics to overcome obstacles and uncover hidden treasures in an enchanting fairytale world.
- 10-second light mechanic
- Light and shadow gameplay
- Challenging levels
- Enchanted environments
- Fairytale story
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Despite only being able to burn for 10 seconds, a little candle journeys into the darkness, with the purpose of seeking light. Candleman is a distinctive action adventure story entwined with low-light gameplay. Acting as a little candle who can burn for only 10 seconds, venture through an unsettling darkness with challenging levels and a smooth difficulty curve. Struggle to overcome obstacles based on the mechanics of light and shadow, explore a wide range of enchanted environments, and unveil hidden treasure as you seek the distant light. Features • Journey through dark, enchanting worlds with 10 seconds of light. • Face innovative challenges rooted in the mechanics of light and shadow. • Be immersed in a stunning fairytale that highlights everyday issues.
Hit Shadow !
Create fun shadow puppets with your hands to mimic animals and objects. Explore numerous hand shapes and combinations to bring your shadow creations to life and earn rewards.
- Create shadow animals and objects
- Dozens of hand shapes
- Discover combinations
- Perfect finger positioning
- Earn animated rewards
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Discover many animals and objects in this new-style "Chinese shadow" game, and watch them come alive! - Use dozen of different hand shapes. - Discover a lot of combinations to give life to shadows of exotic animals! - Try to perfect match your fingers position - Earn more points and get an animated reward!
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Verdict
Candleman and Hit Shadow ! both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Candleman's written reviews are positive against 21% of Hit Shadow !'s. Candleman also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Hit Shadow !'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 41). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Candleman sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hit Shadow ! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Candleman holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hit Shadow ! has 3.6K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Candleman's written reviews are positive against 21% of Hit Shadow !'s.
Candleman ships an update every 11 months, Hit Shadow ! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Candleman | Hit Shadow ! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (41 ratings) — better | 4.4 (3.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 20.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 3.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.3 GB | 354 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Beijing Jiao Dian Chuang Yi digital technology Co.,Ltd. | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Candleman
Hit Shadow !
Bugs and requests
Candleman
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hit Shadow !
Reported bugs
2 issues- Level 97 not functioning properly
- App crashes or freezes on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- More challenging levels
- Ability to create custom hand shapes
- Reduce frequency of ads
In-app purchases
Candleman
- Candleman full game$4.99
Hit Shadow !
- Remove Ads$2.99
