Comparison

TotalMatch vs Candy Challenge

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

Head to head
About

TotalMatch

Embark on a fruity puzzle adventure by swapping fruits in a match-3 style game. Progress through hundreds of levels, solve challenging puzzles, and unleash colorful cascades and combos for a satisfying win.

Highlights
  • Match 3 fruit puzzles
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Boosters for tricky puzzles
  • Fruity combos and cascades
  • Progressive level advancement
Features
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The World of TotalMatch comes to life in an exciting new match 3 puzzle adventure. Join Tom as you match fruits in a brand new mobile game! Switch and match Fruits in this fruity puzzle adventure to progress to the next level for that awesome winning feeling! Solve puzzles, and be rewarded with delicious rainbow-colored cascades and delicious fruity combos! Advance through the game by matching 3 or more fruits in a row, using boosters wisely in order to overcome those extra tricky puzzles! We hope that you will enjoy our hundreds of levels, guaranteed to have you craving more!

About

Candy Challenge

Engage in a variety of mini-games, from hitting candy monsters to flipping papers and popping balloons. The goal is to win challenges, collect candies, and conquer new levels. More exciting challenges are planned for future updates.

Highlights
  • Multiple mini-games
  • Candy collecting mechanics
  • Challenge-based gameplay
  • Progressive difficulty
  • Upcoming content updates
Features
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Candy Challenges is now ready for you to play. So many mini games to play: - Hit the candy monster - Top toy mini game - Flip the paper - Balloon pop - Candy tap - Candy Collect Let's try to win and collect the candies. More challenges will be released soon.

Screenshots

TotalMatch4 screens
Candy Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TotalMatch at 100% against Candy Challenge's 50%. TotalMatch also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Candy Challenge's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. TotalMatch sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Candy Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TotalMatch holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of TotalMatch's written reviews are positive against 50% of Candy Challenge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TotalMatch ships an update fortnightly, Candy Challenge every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TotalMatch versus Candy Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTotalMatchCandy Challenge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (15 ratings) — better3.6 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1529 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB74 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperEdison LargoFun Galaxy Media

Customer experience

TotalMatch

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Candy Challenge

All ratings29 ratings
Positive65.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative34.5%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

TotalMatch

One-time10
  • Get 5 Lives$0.99
  • Remove Banner Ads$3.99
  • Get 5500 Coins$4.99
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  • Starter Pack$6.99
  • Get 12000 Coins$9.99
  • Get Infinite Lives$9.99
  • Get 25000 Coins$19.99
  • Get 30000 Coins$21.99
  • Get 53000 Coins$39.99
  • Get 150000 Coins$99.99
None

Candy Challenge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TotalMatch free?
TotalMatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Candy Challenge free?
Candy Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TotalMatch or Candy Challenge?
TotalMatch is rated higher. TotalMatch averages 4.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Candy Challenge averages 3.6 from 29 ratings.
Do TotalMatch or Candy Challenge have ads?
Both TotalMatch and Candy Challenge show ads.
Which is updated more often, TotalMatch or Candy Challenge?
TotalMatch ships an update fortnightly, and Candy Challenge every 5 weeks. Most recently, TotalMatch was updated on October 24, 2026 and Candy Challenge on October 23, 2026.

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