Space Crab 2 vs Candle Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Space Crab 2
Embark on a journey home with a familiar crustacean, now accompanied by new friends. Navigate through space, dodge obstacles, collect currency, and unlock a vast array of characters and planets in this engaging adventure.
- Dodge meteors
- Collect coins
- Recruit new friends
- Explore 7 new planets
- Unlock 80+ crabs and creatures
- New soundtrack
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Space Crab is back! After two years, it's time for Space Crab to make his way home. Only now, he's not alone! Dodge meteors, collect coins, and recruit new friends to help you on your journey! -7 new planets to explore! -80+ new crabs and creatures to unlock! -An all new soundtrack by Commander Jersey, Misbradventures, and John Hoban! We hope you enjoy this all new Space Crab experience! (When pressing the leaderboard button, your information is sent to app leaderboard. For more information, please refer to the privacy policy URL.)
Candle Runner
An endless arcade game for traders where you dodge price action and battle market forces. Navigate through various market conditions and face off against bosses. Features high-risk leverage modes for the daring.
- Endless runner gameplay
- Wall Street theme
- Fight market bosses
- 1000x leverage mode
- Survive market phases
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Dodge red candles. Smash green ones. Fight the Fed. Candle Runner is the endless arcade game built for traders, degens, and anyone who's ever watched their portfolio go to zero. ENDLESS RUNNER MEETS WALL STREET Navigate through realistic OHLC price action, survive VWAP tunnel phases, and master both bull and bear markets. FIGHT THE FED Face off against JPOW and other bosses who control the market. Will you beat the rate hikes? 1000X LEVERAGE MODE For the true degens. One touch = game over. Massive multipliers = massive risk. Free to play. No financial advice included. Diamond hands required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Space Crab 2 at none against Candle Runner's shown. Space Crab 2 also leads on ratings volume (23 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Candle Runner's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Space Crab 2 against 5.0 for Candle Runner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Crab 2 has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Space Crab 2 ships an update fortnightly, Candle Runner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Space Crab 2 | Candle Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Andrew Rears | Brandon Brown |
Customer experience
Space Crab 2
Candle Runner
In-app purchases
Space Crab 2
No in-app purchases
Candle Runner
No in-app purchases
Questions
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