Comparison

Candy Route vs Tiny Knights RD

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — 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. This is the paid version of the app - No Ads. 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 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!

About

Tiny Knights RD

Defend your tower from waves of enemies in this fast-paced puzzle shooter. Test your reflexes and strategy to achieve perfect scores and master challenging levels. Choose from various towers to blast your way through the game.

Highlights
  • Tower defense gameplay
  • Fast-paced action
  • Multiple tower choices
  • Challenging levels
  • Skill-based progression
  • High score system
Features
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Download now and enjoy our first ever release! You are the only thing that can stop the enemies from reaching your tower. Our gameplay will test your speed and reflexes to see if you have what it takes to get perfect scores and complete all the levels. Test your skills on hard and see if you have what it takes to master the toughest difficulty. Complete a level without making any mistakes to achieve the highest rating. Choose from 10 different towers and blast your way through levels in style. This is not a pay to play OR pay to win game. If you’ve got the skills you should have no problem progressing. Any purchase made within the app will remove all level ads. Please rate, review, and provide any feedback. We value your time and suggestions and will strive to make this game as good as possible.

Screenshots

Candy Route4 screens
Tiny Knights RD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tiny Knights RD at Free against Candy Route's $0.99. Tiny Knights RD also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 29 months). Candy Route's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Tiny Knights RD is free to download; Candy Route costs $0.99 up front. Tiny Knights RD sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Candy Route asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candy Route ships an update every 29 months, Tiny Knights RD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Candy Route versus Tiny Knights RD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandy RouteTiny Knights RD
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.7 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—90.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB106 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperZen Pixel Studios Pty LtdDSW Gaming LLC

In-app purchases

None

Candy Route

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Tiny Knights RD

One-time9
  • 300 GEMS$1.99
  • Energy Bar$1.99
  • 1000 GEMS$4.99
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  • SPECIAL PURCHASE 1$4.99
  • SPECIAL PURCHASE 2$4.99
  • 2500 GEMS$9.99
  • 7000 GEMS$19.99
  • 17000 GEMS$39.99
  • 120000 GEMS$99.99

Questions

Is Candy Route free?
Candy Route costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiny Knights RD free?
Tiny Knights RD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Candy Route or Tiny Knights RD have ads?
Tiny Knights RD shows ads; Candy Route does not.
Which is updated more often, Candy Route or Tiny Knights RD?
Candy Route ships an update every 29 months, and Tiny Knights RD every 3 weeks. Most recently, Candy Route was updated on September 30, 2026 and Tiny Knights RD on October 4, 2026.

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