Comparison

Apprentice Witch Match 3 vs Sweet Candy POP

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

Head to head
About

Apprentice Witch Match 3

Embark on a magical puzzle adventure as a beginner witch collecting enchanted ingredients. This game features unique match-3 mechanics with distinct rules for day, night, and graveyard levels, offering hundreds of challenging puzzles.

Highlights
  • Unique match-3 mechanics for different times of day
  • Hundreds of unique puzzle levels
  • Variety of boosters and powerups
  • Challenging obstacles like frozen items and spellbooks
  • Social features with Facebook connect and leaderboards
  • Bewitched graphics and sounds
Features
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Who said becoming a witch was easy? Abracadabra! Hocus Pocus! Let's go for the magic broom! Help Ursula, the beginner witch to pick up her witchery stuff before the supreme sorcerer notice the mess. It seems that Aura the cat messed up all the potions and ingredients! If Ursula does not find out what happened, she will not be able to win her magic broom. This is not another match 3 game. It has a lot of levels, with different game mechanics. Very... bewitched game modes! * The daylight levels run under the match3 classic rules. Match 3 or more stuff to collect it. Matching more than three will you a witchery booster. At night levels, you need to connect the witchcraft stuff to collect it, Connect more than seven stuff to collect all same color items at once. Finally, the graveyard has it's own rules, you need to touch a witchcraft piece to pick up this one and its same color adjacents. Collecting more than three will give you amazing powerups. Each game mode, has its own boosters and powerups: * Vertical and horizontal cleaners * Skull Bombs * Explosive Crystall balls * Toad, will paint stuff * Full moon, use as wildcard Also, these game modes have each one their own troubles: * Crystal slots you need to break * Frozen witchcraft stuff you need to defrost before collecting them. * Spellbooks you have to vanish * White spiders to collect Same way, you have some boosters to make it easier: * Magic Broom to sweep same color witchcraft stuff * Claws to pick up a single bewitched piece * Tornado to shuffle it all Win gems to get free lives, boosters and other additional witchery. FEATURES; * Very fun, very easy but hard to master * Bewitched graphics and sounds. * Witchcraft elements for a scary experience. * Hundreds of puzzle levels each one is very unique * Free, so download now * Multiple difficulty levels * Play with your friends & Family. * Facebook connect, so you can share your goals and scores. * Ranks for all levels, so you can check your friends scores and defeat them. * Fun for all ages What are you waiting for? Play this amazing match3 and give Ursula the chance to win her magic broom and become the best witch ever. Fun to play, you will love this bewitched adventure, collecting witchery. Each level is an amazing puzzle to solve.

About

Sweet Candy POP

Engage in a vibrant match-3 puzzle adventure with colorful candies. Clear over 3,000 dynamic levels by matching three or more of the same-colored sweets to unleash dazzling effects and overcome fun missions. Play endlessly without restrictions, anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Match 3 or more candies
  • Over 3,000 dynamic levels
  • No heart system, play unlimited
  • Offline play supported
  • Collect unique items
  • Special blocks for obstacles
Features
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A SWEET MATCH 3 PUZZLE GAME FEATURING COLORFUL CANDY! Easy gameplay and vibrant graphics that anyone can enjoy! Match 3 or more of the same-colored candies. Clear a variety of dynamic levels. Connect sweet candy to clear levels and unleash beautiful effects. Experience +3,000 levels of dynamic jewel block action! [Sweet Candy POP : Match 3 Puzzle Features] - Simple gameplay featuring fun Match 3 mechanics. - No hearts - play as much as you want! - Play anywhere and anytime without wi-fi! - Supports 16 languages. [How To Play?] - Move and Match 3 or more of the same-colored blocks. - Gather unique items by matching over 4 colors. - Special blocks crush all your obstacles. - Clear a variety of fun missions! This game supports '한국어', 'English', 'Deutsch', 'français', 'Español', 'Русский', 'Italian', 'Portuguese', 'Türkçe', '日本語', '中文简体', '中文繁體', 'ไทย', 'Arabic', 'Bahasa Indonesia', 'Bahasa Malaysia'. [NOTICE] - Sweet Candy POP : Match 3 Puzzle's Items are available for purchase in this game. Some paid items may not be refundable depending on the type of item. - Please be sure to save your phone since it can be initialized when you replace the phone or delete this game.

Screenshots

Apprentice Witch Match 34 screens
Sweet Candy POP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sweet Candy POP at 5.0 against Apprentice Witch Match 3's 4.6. Apprentice Witch Match 3's advantage is ratings volume (89 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Apprentice Witch Match 3 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Sweet Candy POP sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sweet Candy POP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apprentice Witch Match 3 has 89 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apprentice Witch Match 3 ships an update every 2 weeks, Sweet Candy POP every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Apprentice Witch Match 3 versus Sweet Candy POP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApprentice Witch Match 3Sweet Candy POP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (89 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings89 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size257 MB196 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOne Up Games StudioENP Games co., LTD

Customer experience

Apprentice Witch Match 3

All ratings87 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Sweet Candy POP

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Apprentice Witch Match 3

One-time4
  • 30 Magic Gems$1.99
  • 100 Magic Gems$3.99
  • 300 Magic Gems$9.99
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  • 1000 Magic Gems$25.99
10 purchases

Sweet Candy POP

One-time10
  • No Ads$1.99
  • limited sale package$1.99
  • Coin Bank$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Beginner Package$4.99
  • Season Package$7.99
  • 27,500 Coin$9.99
  • Super Package$19.99
  • Mega Package$39.99
  • Mystery Package$49.99
  • Massive Package$89.99

Questions

Is Apprentice Witch Match 3 free?
Apprentice Witch Match 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sweet Candy POP free?
Sweet Candy POP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Apprentice Witch Match 3 or Sweet Candy POP?
Sweet Candy POP is rated higher. Apprentice Witch Match 3 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while Sweet Candy POP averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Apprentice Witch Match 3 or Sweet Candy POP have ads?
Both Apprentice Witch Match 3 and Sweet Candy POP show ads.
Which is updated more often, Apprentice Witch Match 3 or Sweet Candy POP?
Apprentice Witch Match 3 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sweet Candy POP every 3 weeks. Most recently, Apprentice Witch Match 3 was updated on November 2, 2026 and Sweet Candy POP on November 3, 2026.

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