Comparison

Go Candy! vs Candy Cup!

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

Head to head
About

Go Candy!

Embark on a quest to collect a vast array of unique candies by upgrading your machine. Explore the depths, earn money even when offline, and aim to catch them all to become the ultimate candy master.

Highlights
  • Hold and drag to catch candies
  • Idle gameplay earns money offline
  • Over 100 unique candies to discover
  • Candy gallery to track collections
  • Upgrade candy machine
Features
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Candies' grabbing time! And there are so many of them! Let's grab them ALL! Upgrade your candy machine so you can go further and catch more candies as you explore the depths of the machine. Find the candies and figure out what lies at the bottom of the machine. More than a hundred unique candies for you to catch. Try to catch them all! Go Candy! Features: - Simple and addictive gameplay: Just Hold and Drag to catch candies! - Idle Gameplay: The Candy machine earns you money while you are away! - Become the candy catching Master: Over 100 beautiful, unique candies for you to discover! - Candy gallery: see if you can catch them all! This new Casual game is getting people addicted all over the world and being praised as the next top game!

About

Candy Cup!

Guide falling candies through a cup to maximize points by collecting bonuses. Unlock challenges with hundreds of levels and enjoy mesmerizing graphics and ASMR vibrations. A relaxing and satisfying puzzle experience.

Highlights
  • Drop candies through bonuses
  • Maximize points and multiply score
  • Unlock level challenges
  • Hundreds of new levels
  • Mesmerizing graphics and colors
  • ASMR based tiny vibrations
Features
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In this Sweet edition of the popular game, you will need to drop the candies in the right way to maximize your points! Drop candies from the cup through the bonuses, to multiply and increase them in the best path possible and unlock the challenge at the end of the level. Enjoy hundreds of new levels and mesmerizing graphics, colors and ASMR based tiny vibrations! Very relaxing and satisfying game! Enjoy! Terms of se - http://app-central.com/terms

Screenshots

Go Candy!4 screens
Candy Cup!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Go Candy! at 4.3 against Candy Cup!'s 3.7. Go Candy! also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 184). Candy Cup!'s advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Go Candy! sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Candy Cup! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Go Candy! holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Go Candy! has 1.5K ratings behind it against 184, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Go Candy!'s written reviews are positive against 29% of Candy Cup!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Go Candy! ships an update every 2 months, Candy Cup! every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Go Candy! versus Candy Cup!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGo Candy!Candy Cup!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.5K ratings) — better3.7 (184 ratings)
Positive reviews33.1% of reviews — better28.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better184
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size231 MB379 MB
Age rating+174+
DeveloperOVIVO GamesFRIENDLY APPS LTD

Customer experience

Go Candy!

All ratings1,467 ratings
Positive79.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative14.6%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive33.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative59.7%

Candy Cup!

All ratings184 ratings
Positive68.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative30.4%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive28.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.1%

User reviews

Go Candy!

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun gameplay
  • 🤑 Earning potential
  • 💎 Cute visuals

Room to improve

  • 🤬 Excessive ads
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • ⏱️ Slow progression
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

Candy Cup!

From 184 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Entertaining and passes time
  • 👍 Fun and addicting
  • 👍 Good animation
  • 👍 Really nice to play
  • 👍 Great for time spending

Room to improve

  • anúncios Everywhere
  • anúncios After every level
  • anúncios Unskippable ads
  • anúncios Intrusive ads
  • anúncios Too many ads

Bugs and requests

Go Candy!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Claw freezes or malfunctions
  • Ads fail to load or close properly
  • Game crashes after hitting obstacles
  • Inconsistent rewards after watching ads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Remove ads or offer ad-free option
  • Improve stability and reduce bugs
  • Increase depth/difficulty progression
  • Optimize performance and battery usage

Candy Cup!

Reported bugs

26 issues
  • Ads are in every match
  • Ads after every round
  • Ads on next level button
  • Ads after nearly every level
  • Ads after every level, some unskippable
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  • Ads decrease rewards
  • Ads decrease as you play
  • Ads decrease gem payout
  • Ads mess up game
  • Ads over continue button
  • Ads over buttons you need to press
  • Ad banner blocks continue button
  • Game freezes
  • Buttons don't work
  • Game stuck on level 2
  • Can't advance levels
  • Continue button under banner advertisement
  • Replay button does nothing
  • Free trial button doesn't work
  • No ads button doesn't lead anywhere
  • Game freezes nonstop
  • Ad placement doesn't allow past level two
  • Frozen on level 2, continue button doesn't work
  • Continue button under ad banner
  • Stuck on level 4, have to shut down app
  • Freezes after every game

Requested features

4 requests
  • Fix the button issues
  • Fix the ad placement
  • Improve gem utility
  • Fix freezing and glitches

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Go Candy!

One-time3
  • Premium - No Ads$5.49
  • Sugar Rush Kit$5.99
  • Candy Carnival Pack$6.99
2 purchases

Candy Cup!

Subscriptions2
  • Unlock All Features$4.991 Month
  • All AppCentral Games Unlocked!$39.991 Month

Questions

Is Go Candy! free?
Go Candy! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Candy Cup! free?
Candy Cup! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Go Candy! or Candy Cup!?
Go Candy! is rated higher. Go Candy! averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Candy Cup! averages 3.7 from 184 ratings.
Do Go Candy! or Candy Cup! have ads?
Both Go Candy! and Candy Cup! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Go Candy! or Candy Cup!?
Go Candy! ships an update every 2 months, and Candy Cup! every 6 weeks. Most recently, Go Candy! was updated on October 16, 2026 and Candy Cup! on October 13, 2026.

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