# Papers Grade Please! vs Candy Challenge 3D

The clearest difference is update cadence: Candy Challenge 3D at weekly against Papers Grade Please!'s every 2 months. Candy Challenge 3D also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Papers Grade Please!'s advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 40%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Papers Grade Please! sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Candy Challenge 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Papers Grade Please! against 4.5 for Candy Challenge 3D. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 116K and 73K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Papers Grade Please!'s written reviews are positive against 40% of Candy Challenge 3D's.

Papers Grade Please! ships an update every 2 months, Candy Challenge 3D weekly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Papers Grade Please! | Candy Challenge 3D |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (116K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/papers-grade-please/id1511646233/reviews)** | [4.5 (73K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/candy-challenge-3d-survival/id1588372619/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **116K** | 73K |
| Positive reviews | **62.9% of reviews** | 39.9% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 322 MB | 445 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Lion Studios](https://appshunter.io/developer/1362220666) | [ALICTUS YAZILIM A.S.](https://appshunter.io/developer/892399717) |

## What reviewers say

### Papers Grade Please!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/papers-grade-please/id1511646233)

Test your intelligence by grading student answers in this fun simulator game. Decide if answers are right or wrong, assign grades, and prepare students for college. It's a challenging and amusing journey through a teacher's day.

**Highlights:** Grade student answers, Assign A's or F's, Test math, English, geography, Multiple challenging levels, Simple and addictive gameplay, Break up fights, watch detention

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| No Ads Bundle Discount | $1.99 | one-time |
| Remove Ads | $2.99 | one-time |
| No Ads Bundle | $4.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Fun and engaging game
- 🤩 Educates players
- 😊 Addictive gameplay

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🤬 Too many ads
- 🤖 Creepy character designs
- 🙄 Repetitive gameplay

**Reported bugs**

- Incorrect answers marked as correct
- Glitches causing app crashes or freezes
- Ads not loading properly

**Requested features**

- Add more schools and levels
- Increase difficulty of questions
- Allow customization of teacher and students
- Introduce new gameplay modes (e.g. lunchtime, school events)


### Candy Challenge 3D

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/candy-challenge-3d-survival/id1588372619)

Engage in a variety of mini-games, testing your carving, precision, shooting, and timing skills across hundreds of levels. Become the last one standing in this fun survival experience.

**Highlights:** Hundreds of new levels, Variety of mini-games, Carving skills test, Precision challenges, Shooting skills test, Timing skills test, Last man standing survival

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| No Ads | $4.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Fun and entertaining games
- 🎮 Reminds users of Squid Game
- 💡 Unique gameplay challenges

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🚨 Excessive ads after every game
- 🤔 Games not fully aligned with Squid Game
- 🤷‍♀️ Unclear progression/elimination mechanics

**Reported bugs**

- Failing a level still allows progression
- Sound and audio issues reported by some users

**Requested features**

- Add more Squid Game-inspired challenges
- Reduce ad frequency or provide ad-free option
- Improve game instructions and tutorials


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Papers Grade Please! free?

Papers Grade Please! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Candy Challenge 3D free?

Candy Challenge 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Papers Grade Please! or Candy Challenge 3D?

Papers Grade Please! is rated higher. Papers Grade Please! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 116K ratings, while Candy Challenge 3D averages 4.5 from 73K ratings.

### Do Papers Grade Please! or Candy Challenge 3D have ads?

Both Papers Grade Please! and Candy Challenge 3D show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Papers Grade Please! or Candy Challenge 3D?

Papers Grade Please! ships an update every 2 months, and Candy Challenge 3D weekly. Most recently, Papers Grade Please! was updated on November 7, 2026 and Candy Challenge 3D on November 7, 2026.

---

*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*