Comparison

Sugar Store vs Tropic Match

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

Head to head
About

Sugar Store

Decorate and manage a charming dessert shop in a magical sky town. Engage with neighbors, create unique desserts, and complete exciting match-3 levels to build the best shop in the city.

Highlights
  • Decorate dessert shop with furniture and accessories
  • High-freedom mission system
  • Thousands of match-3 levels with props
  • Engaging customer stories and magical storyline
  • Rewards from elves and unscheduled quests
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Above the sea of clouds, there is a mysterious town, where only hard-working and kind people are allowed to stay, and they often receive gifts from the elves. Now, the elves will send you an invitation and give you a dessert shop. Use your love and intelligence to decorate and run this dessert shop in this small town. There are lovely and interesting neighbors and guests here. When you encounter them, there will be many interesting stories happening between you and them. Live together with them, create unique new desserts and build the best dessert shop in sky city. Game features: - Use your cute furniture and accessories to create your favorite dessert shop! - A completely new mission system, super high degree of freedom, to complete the task according to your own preferences! - Thousands of exciting match-3 levels, more powerful props, collect desserts to win the game! - A variety of customers and a storyline full of magical style will let you indulge it! - Adorable elves will give you lots of fun rewards! - Unscheduled quests from the Elven Kingdom double your fun!

About

Tropic Match

Embark on a tropical match-3 puzzle adventure. Solve challenging levels, restore and decorate a beautiful island paradise, and uncover its hidden secrets through a relaxing story.

Highlights
  • Match-3 puzzles
  • Island restoration and decoration
  • Uncover island secrets and story
  • Boosters and obstacles
  • Daily rewards and events
  • Beautiful graphics and music
Features
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Join Evelyn in Tropic Match – the free match-3 puzzle adventure on a tropical island! Solve match-3 levels, decorate paradise, and uncover the island’s secrets in a relaxing story full of puzzles, rewards, and fun. Step into an amazing tropical world where puzzles, island renovation, and mysteries come together in perfect harmony. Every match-3 game you play earns stars to restore breathtaking beaches, ancient ruins, vibrant jungles, and hidden caves. With a mix of matching gameplay, boosters, decoration, and storytelling, Tropic Match will become your favorite free puzzle adventure. Features you will love: - Fun Match-3 Puzzles: Match items, clear obstacles, and earn rewards. Levels range from easy and relaxing to challenging brain-teasers. - Restore & Decorate: Use stars to renovate tropical beaches, lost temples, lush jungles, and mysterious caves. Create your dream island. - Uncover the Story: Follow Evelyn on her adventure, meet quirky characters, discover treasures, and reveal the island’s secrets. - Boosters & Obstacles: Powerful boosters and unique challenges keep every puzzle exciting. - Beautiful Graphics & Music: Relax with stunning visuals, lively animations, and tropical sounds. - Daily Rewards & Events: Collect bonuses, join seasonal events, and enjoy frequent updates with new puzzles and features. Whether you want a relaxing puzzle game or a challenging match-3 adventure, Tropic Match is the perfect free puzzle game for you. ************************************************************************************************ Download Tropic Match now for free and start your tropical journey today – Evelyn is waiting!

Screenshots

Sugar Store4 screens
Tropic Match4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sugar Store at none against Tropic Match's shown. Sugar Store also leads on ratings volume (345 vs 54) and review sentiment (59% vs 50%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Sugar Store sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Tropic Match 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Sugar Store against 4.8 for Tropic Match. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sugar Store has 345 ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Sugar Store's written reviews are positive against 50% of Tropic Match's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sugar Store ships an update every 2 weeks, Tropic Match fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sugar Store versus Tropic Match: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSugar StoreTropic Match
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (345 ratings)4.8 (54 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings345 — better54
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size230 MB460 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer湘週 郑Rebel Games

Customer experience

Sugar Store

All ratings344 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive58.7%
Neutral12.0%
Negative29.3%

Tropic Match

All ratings54 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Sugar Store

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Cannot connect with Facebook
  • Game won't let user go further
  • Levels too hard even with boosters
  • Cannot update on iPad
  • No start button to play
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  • Game not saving progress
  • Help and support button not available
  • Cannot log into account due to tutorials

Requested features

8 requests
  • More cool features and updates
  • Improve game functionality
  • More house rooms and a swimming pool
  • New designs needed
  • More levels and tasks
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  • Option to skip tutorials
  • Allow choosing decorations
  • Fix design matching issues

Tropic Match

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sugar Store

One-time10
  • Sugar_First_NPayer_C_Sale_2_1$0.99
  • StorePack_2$1.99
  • StoreBonusPack_2$1.99
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  • SugarBonusPack_2_double$1.99
  • StorePack_5$4.99
  • PiggyBank_6$5.99
  • StoreBonusPack_7$6.99
  • Sugar_DailyPayer_C_Sale_1_1_1$6.99
  • StorePack_10$9.99
  • StoreBonusPack_16$15.99
10 purchases

Tropic Match

One-time10
  • Tropic Deal!$1.99
  • 1000 coins$1.99
  • Island Treasure Bundle Pack$2.99
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  • Island Treasure Bundle Pack 2$4.99
  • Valuable Treasure!$9.99
  • Island Treasure Bundle Pack 3$9.99
  • Rare Treasure!$19.99
  • 50000 coins!$59.99
  • Incredible Treasure!$79.99
  • 100000 coins$99.99

Questions

Is Sugar Store free?
Sugar Store is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tropic Match free?
Tropic Match is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sugar Store or Tropic Match?
Tropic Match is rated higher. Sugar Store averages 4.7 out of 5 from 345 ratings, while Tropic Match averages 4.8 from 54 ratings.
Do Sugar Store or Tropic Match have ads?
Tropic Match shows ads; Sugar Store does not.
Which is updated more often, Sugar Store or Tropic Match?
Sugar Store ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tropic Match fortnightly. Most recently, Sugar Store was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tropic Match on November 4, 2026.

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