Comparison

Candy Route vs Petalstorm

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

Head to head
About

Candy Route

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Would you like to take the Candy Route? It's a very sweet and fun game to play. Can you now avoid the giant wafer blocks? They come in vanilla, strawberry and chocolate! Also, jellybeans, peppermints, lollypops, chocolate, donuts, candy canes. Giant chocolate mountains surround the new candy routes. Hitting any of these results in an instant game over. You are a round red and white sweet that's travelling through the candy route. As you travel, you need to hit the cupcakes. Cupcakes that you collect are now chocolate flavored. Depending on how you hit them, by hitting it quickly you will receive 1 point. By hitting right onto the cupcake can net you 2 points. Ding! You move the candy my swiping side to side. You can also tap on an area to have the candy quickly move to your desired location. We hope you have fun taking the Candy Route like we do! Hint: It's near the Candy Cascade! Unpaid Version. Contains ads.

About

Petalstorm

Features
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Pull back, aim and let a storm of petals fly. They bounce off the walls and smash through rows of flower-bud blocks, and every hit opens a bud a little more until it bursts into bloom. A calm brick breaker with ball bounce physics, eight power-ups and one-finger controls. HOW IT PLAYS โ€ข Drag to aim, release to shoot. Your whole volley ricochets around the field. โ€ข The number on each bud shows how many hits it takes to break. โ€ข After every shot the rows move down and the numbers grow. Clear them before they reach the bottom line. EIGHT POWER-UPS Fire Petal burns nearby buds, Splash Petal hits an area, Lightning Petal chains from bud to bud, Mega Petal makes every 5th petal hit hard, Extra Petals add to every volley, Piercing goes straight through, Cascade runs up a column, Lucky Star lands critical hits. Hold up to three at once and build huge combos. TEN SKINS Sakura, Phoenix Flame, Frostbite, Voltage, Lucky Clover, Galaxy Star, Royal Coin, Crystal Gem, an animated Rainbow and the classic pink petal. Each one changes the shape of your shots, never the rules. ALSO INSIDE โ€ข Game Center leaderboard: compare your best run with players worldwide. โ€ข Daily bonus: an extra gem every day. โ€ข Pause any time, continue a run with one tap. โ€ข Plays in 13 languages: English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Japanese and more. Made for a two-minute coffee break and for long evenings on the couch. Questions or ideas? Write to hello@crowmill.com. Petalstorm is made by Crowmill. More at crowmill.com.

Screenshots

Candy Route4 screens
Petalstorm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Candy Route at none against Petalstorm's 4. Candy Route also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Petalstorm's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 29 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Petalstorm sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Candy Route asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candy Route ships an update every 29 months, Petalstorm every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Candy Route versus Petalstorm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandy RoutePetalstorm
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size49 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZen Pixel Studios Pty LtdDashchynski Dzianis

In-app purchases

None

Candy Route

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Petalstorm

One-time4
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Gem Pouch$4.99
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  • Royal Bundle$9.99

Questions

Is Candy Route free?
Candy Route is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Petalstorm free?
Petalstorm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Candy Route or Petalstorm have ads?
Both Candy Route and Petalstorm show ads.
Which is updated more often, Candy Route or Petalstorm?
Candy Route ships an update every 29 months, and Petalstorm every 4 days. Most recently, Candy Route was updated on October 9, 2026 and Petalstorm on October 25, 2026.

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