Comparison

Catch 'Em vs sugar (game)

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

Head to head
About

Catch 'Em

Features
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Catch 'Em is the new, simple game that challenges you to catch the coloured balls by matching the colour wheels to the colour of the balls. Can you match the coloured balls to the wheels?  Can you manage three at once?  How about in difficult mode?! Test your skills, beat your high score and have fun!

About

sugar (game)

Draw lines on your screen to guide falling sugar into cups. Enjoy a calming puzzle experience with visually satisfying sugar particles. This game offers a fresh, free puzzle challenge.

Highlights
  • Draw to direct sugar
  • Soothing particle physics
  • Relaxing puzzle gameplay
  • Free puzzle experience
  • Creator of color puzzle series
Features
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Draw on the screen to direct sugar into the cups. Experience the soothing puzzling with sugar particles trickling across the screen. A relaxing puzzle game from the creator of the color puzzle series and the "sugar, sugar" games. It was time for a brand new free sugar puzzle experience so I hope you'll enjoy this! @BartBonte

Screenshots

Catch 'Em2 screens
sugar (game)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Catch 'Em at none against sugar (game)'s shown. sugar (game)'s advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 19 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Catch 'Em sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and sugar (game) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catch 'Em ships an update every 19 months, sugar (game) monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Catch 'Em versus sugar (game): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatch 'Emsugar (game)
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (410 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—81.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—410 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.4 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB21 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMark TiddyBart BONTE

Bugs and requests

Catch 'Em

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

sugar (game)

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not progressing after completion
  • Sugar disappearing or not registering correctly
  • Restart button accidentally pressed instead of gravity switch

Requested features

6 requests
  • Undo/reset option per level
  • Ability to skip difficult levels
  • Colorblind mode or options
  • More levels and content updates
  • Landscape mode support on tablets
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  • Customization options

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Catch 'Em

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

sugar (game)

One-time1
  • premium unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Catch 'Em free?
Catch 'Em is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is sugar (game) free?
sugar (game) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Catch 'Em or sugar (game) have ads?
sugar (game) shows ads; Catch 'Em does not.
Which is updated more often, Catch 'Em or sugar (game)?
Catch 'Em ships an update every 19 months, and sugar (game) monthly. Most recently, Catch 'Em was updated on October 10, 2026 and sugar (game) on October 19, 2026.

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