Comparison

Candy Champions vs Everbound

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

Head to head
About

Candy Champions

Engage in real-time PvP match-3 battles with unique candy heroes. Unleash powerful combos and special abilities to outsmart opponents in fast-paced duels. Collect heroes, join tournaments, and team up with friends for endless puzzle-strategy fun.

Highlights
  • Real-time PvP match-3 duels
  • Unlockable candy heroes with unique abilities
  • Power-ups and combo system
  • Tournaments and seasonal events
  • Team play and social features
  • Fast-paced, short matches
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Think you know match-3 games? Candy Champions changes the rules. Enter a sweet match-3 puzzle game built for competitive online PvP multiplayer. Swap and match candy, crush tiles, build massive combos and chain reactions, and charge candy heroes to unleash Special Blocks, skills, and power-ups. Win with strategy, tactics, and perfect timing in fast turn-based battles. MULTI-SWAP MATCH-3 On your turn, you can make more than one swap before time runs out. Every successful match resets the timer, letting you extend combos, trigger longer chain reactions, and charge the right heroes for a crushing attack. The bigger the combo, the harder your team hits. Battle in fast, turn-based multiplayer matches that last only a few minutes. Each player fights on their own board, so you can plan ahead, shape your next turn, and win through timing, setup, and tactical play. BUILD YOUR TEAM Create a team of 4 candy-powered heroes and fight your way to glory. Every hero has a unique role and a unique skill, so your lineup changes the way you play. Learn your team, time your activations, and outplay your opponent with the right skill at the right moment. MASTER THE BOARD • Make multiple swaps in a single turn • Build huge clusters and long chain reactions • Create powerful Special Blocks through huge combos • Rearrange the board at the end of your turn to prepare an even stronger next move • Win through planning, not blind luck TURN MATCHES INTO BATTLES Matching does more than clear the board. Your combos deal damage, charge heroes, heal allies, and help bring fallen champions back into the fight. Match Mana Blocks to fill your mana bar, then activate hero skills to attack, defend, heal allies, or disrupt enemy plans. Strong matching and smart skill timing can wipe out an enemy team in just a few turns. RISE THROUGH THE CANDY EMPIRE Your journey begins in the outskirts of the Candy Empire, in the world of Cakery, where local challenges set fighters on the road to the Imperial Tournaments and the legendary Cake Throne. Along the way, Tiramisus — son of Emperor HugeBelly — bears witness to your rise. Fight well, win big, and the Empire shall hear of this. WHY CANDY CHAMPIONS STANDS OUT • Live PvP turn-based match-3 battles • Multiple swaps per turn for deeper combo strategy • Tactical hero skills powered by mana • Fast matches built for short sessions • Team building, healing, resurrection, and counters • A fun candy-fantasy world with an imperial story and glorious arena battles Enter the arena, crush your rivals, and earn your place on the road to the Cake Throne.

About

Everbound

Embark on a turn-based strategy RPG roguelike adventure. Explore a procedurally generated map, battle diverse enemies, and conquer six unique bosses. Collect and upgrade a vast array of loot to prepare for challenging encounters and achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy combat
  • Procedurally generated maps
  • Defeat 6 unique bosses
  • Collect and upgrade loot
  • Multiple player classes
  • Adjustable difficulty
Features
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This is a turn-based strategy RPG roguelike. Traverse the expansive map and defeat all 6 bosses to claim victory! • Battle hostiles • Conquer all 6 bosses • Collect loot • Gear up with armor, accessories, weapons, potions, and items • Upgrade your equipment with Enhancers • Purchase from Merchants • Accept offers from Traders • Recover your stats with Restorers • 6 player classes available • Pick your difficulty • Beat your high score Every game is unique with a generated map layout, custom bosses and loot, different hostile types, and tonnes of unique items, armor, weapons, accessories, and potions to discover.

Screenshots

Candy Champions4 screens
Everbound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Everbound at 80% against Candy Champions's 17%. Everbound also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.9). Candy Champions's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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. Candy Champions sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Everbound sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Everbound holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Candy Champions's written reviews are positive against 80% of Everbound's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candy Champions ships an update every 2 weeks, Everbound fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Candy Champions versus Everbound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandy ChampionsEverbound
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (8 ratings)4.5 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings822 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB99 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperNo Six FiveANDRE K PHAM

Customer experience

Candy Champions

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

Everbound

All ratings22 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative5.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Candy Champions

One-time3
  • Get 10 Gems$0.99
  • Get 45 Gems$2.99
  • Get 140 Gems$6.99
4 purchases

Everbound

One-time4
  • Tip$0.99
  • Tip$2.99
  • Tip$5.99
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  • Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Candy Champions free?
Candy Champions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Everbound free?
Everbound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Candy Champions or Everbound?
Everbound is rated higher. Candy Champions averages 3.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Everbound averages 4.5 from 22 ratings.
Do Candy Champions or Everbound have ads?
Neither Candy Champions nor Everbound shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Candy Champions or Everbound?
Candy Champions ships an update every 2 weeks, and Everbound fortnightly. Most recently, Candy Champions was updated on October 5, 2026 and Everbound on October 20, 2026.

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