Help the Hero vs Candy Shop!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Help the Hero
Embark on an adventure to save the world from villains. Your choices will determine the hero's success as you travel through diverse and dangerous locations. Solve puzzles, choose costumes, and become a superhero.
- World-saving adventure
- Player choice driven narrative
- Travel to diverse locations
- Solve tricky puzzles
- Customize hero with costumes
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Help a brave boy save this world from villains and troubles. You and your avatar will travel to fascinating and full of dangerous places: space, the past, amazing countries on the planet. It depends on your decisions whether the hero will cope with his mission. A game in which your choice really decides. Go your way of adventure and become a real Superhero. Choose costumes and masks. Solve tricky puzzles. Be smart and intuitive. The path to greatness begins with small steps. The first one is to download Help The Hero and start on the path of glory!
Candy Shop!
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We make money by cutting sticky candy. Cutting candy with a spatula is both fun and profitable. By dueling with your friend, you both have fun and earn money. You have to upgrade to get faster, more durable and more money. Make your upgrades wisely so you don't get tired quickly and you'll cut through the sticky candy faster. You will be happy by winning the duel and you will be happy by winning money. We wish you sweet days.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Help the Hero at weekly against Candy Shop!'s every 23 months. Help the Hero also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, 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.
Help the Hero ships an update weekly, Candy Shop! every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Help the Hero | Candy Shop! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (24 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 243 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AA2G1 LTD | omer cetin |
In-app purchases
Help the Hero
No in-app purchases
Candy Shop!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Help the Hero free?
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Do Help the Hero or Candy Shop! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Help the Hero or Candy Shop!?
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