Candy holic vs Match 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Candy holic
Embark on a sweet adventure in a colorful match-3 puzzle world. Match candies to clear levels, achieve high scores with combos, and complete various missions. Enjoy endless gameplay that is 100% free and playable offline.
- Match same colored candies
- Utilize special candy combos
- Score bonus points for remaining turns
- Complete reward missions for items
- Variety of stages and maps
- Offline gameplay
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Candyholic, the sweetest Match-3 puzzle game in the world! An adventure filled with colorful candies! We would like to invite you to the world of sweet candies! Enjoy a variety of missions and play for FREE! [How to Play] Match the same kind of candies to 'get them'! Receive additional points with combos using special candies! Receive higher score if more turns remain! Get various items by joying reward missions! [Game Characteristics] - Easy to Play - Different stages and map - Endless game play - Offline games that do not require Wi-Fi - To fast Download - To fast loading - To fast game speed All of this is 100% free!
Match 3
Engage in a classic match-3 puzzle adventure with thousands of levels and unique power-ups. Enjoy a more generous life system and earn coin rewards for quick level completions. This game offers various engaging modes to keep you entertained.
- Thousands of enjoyable levels
- Activate unique power-ups with double tap
- 10 max lives instead of 5
- Coin rewards for first-try level completion
- Multiple interesting game modes
- Classic addictive match-three gameplay
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A new match 3 puzzle gives you different game experience: 10 max lives, not 5 ones. Activate power ups(Stripped Candy Bomb, Puff Cake Bomb, Rainbow Candy, Splash Candy and Paper Airplane) with double tap. Get coin rewards when you compete the level at the first try. A free classic match 3 game arrived! Swap, match and crush candies! Let’s adventure the Candy Tile-Match with thousands of levels! Create sweet power-ups or break the blockers, and crush the levels! Start playing Candy Tile-Match now with over thousands of enjoyable levels and millions of players around the world. Candy Tile-Match is a classic addictive match-three puzzle game with amazing gameplay, interesting game modes: saving the gummy bear, spread the jam, help the baby rabbit jump into its magic hat, break the soda bottle, etc. Candy Tile-Match is now your best choice to spend your leisure time on the party and bus way. Follow us to get news and updates! If you need help and support or have any suggestions and feedback, please send emails to our support email or leave your comments on our Facebook. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovecandysweet Support Email: service@hongmoe.com Official Website: http://cakecrush.hongmoe.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Match 3 at none against Candy holic's 10. Match 3 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). Candy holic's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (151 vs 20). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Candy holic sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Match 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Candy holic against 4.9 for Match 3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Candy holic has 151 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Candy holic's written reviews are positive against 100% of Match 3's.
Candy holic ships an update monthly, Match 3 every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Candy holic | Match 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (151 ratings) | 4.9 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 151 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 296 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ENPV1 Co.,Ltd | Moe Games |
Customer experience
Candy holic
Match 3
In-app purchases
Candy holic
- gold100$1.99
- Ads free$1.99
- Piggy Bank$2.99
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- gold330$4.99
- Sweet sugar and powerful boost$4.99
- gold660$9.99
- Bravo Package$9.99
- gold4400$49.99
- Family Package$49.99
- gold8800$99.99
Match 3
No in-app purchases
