Squad Alpha vs Candy Gun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Squad Alpha
Engaging top-down shooter with tactical challenges and addictive gameplay. Upgrade guns, collect agents, and conquer over 200 levels with unique bosses. Plan your moves and let the bullets fly in this action-packed adventure.
- Top-down shooting gameplay
- Tactical planning and strategy
- Upgradeable guns and arsenal
- Over 200 unique levels
- Collectible elite agents
- Multiple boss battles
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► Squad Alpha – are you up to the challenge? Looking for an engaging casual shooter that’s easy to get the hang of but offers engrossing action and real tactical challenges? Squad Alpha is a top-down shooting game with intelligent mechanics, loads of cool upgradeable guns, and addictive gameplay that’ll have your trigger finger itching and tickle your strategic brain. Duck, dodge, run and take cover, then pick off multiple targets to complete endless levels of thrilling action and get awesome rewards so you can upgrade your gear and prove your agents worthy of the elite Squad Alpha! ►The alpha and omega of mobile shooters • Think before you shoot – Squad Alpha is a blast and a half, with intuitive top-down gameplay that’s easy to get into. But you can’t just go out with all guns blazing. The clever mechanics and carefully designed levels mean you’ll need to pause your trigger finger, plan your moves and play the angles to take out all your enemies and reach the end of the progressively more challenging levels. • The action never ends – over 200 unique levels, each requiring its own tactical approach and ever more ingenious strategy to master, as well as nearly 20 different bosses providing extra challenges and awesome rewards for your elite agents. • Get the squad back together – progress through the game to gather all the elite agents of Squad Alpha, each with their own unique style, skills, and 4 different skins to collect and wear. • Bullet points – over 30 different guns to collect, cherish and upgrade, including pistols, shotguns, SMGs, and much more. Earn cash in levels and reach game benchmarks to build up your arsenal and find the gun that suits your shooting style, then fine-tune it in the workshop to create a truly awesome weapon that will strike fear into the heart of your foes. And that’s not to mention grenades… • Banging sounds – Squad Alpha boasts simple but stylish graphics that are light enough to play on any device while also looking sleek and cool, as well as a fantastic and atmospheric soundtrack to enhance the action and adventure. ►Guns, grenades, and gumption… Plan your moves and let the bullets fly in this edge-of-your-seat action game that’s fun to play for 5 minutes or hours on end. Looking for a new take on a top-down shooter that combines tactical challenges with really engaging gameplay, stylish looks, and super-cool sounds, and a huge amount of collectible to ensure there’s always something new that’ll keep you coming back for more and more fast-paced shooter action? Download Squad Alpha now for thrills, adventure, and guaranteed trigger happiness. Privacy Policy: https://say.games/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://say.games/terms-of-use
Candy Gun
Aim your weapon at the candy machine, overcoming obstacles with upgraded bullets. This game offers an addictive experience with simple controls, vibrant graphics, and rewarding power-ups.
- Shoot colorful candy bullets
- Simple swerve controls
- Navigate challenging obstacles
- Earn power-ups and rewards
- Vibrant graphics and colors
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Overcome obstacles and aim for the candy machine. Upgrade the bullets and unleash more powerful shots. An addictive gaming experience awaits you! Highlights: Discover your sweet weapon and shoot colorful candy bullets. Addictive Gameplay: Enjoy a fun gaming experience with simple controls. Just control your weapon with swerves. Challenging Obstacles: Navigate through traps and keep moving forward. Rewards and Power-ups: Use your candies to earn power-ups and rewards. Visual Delight: Delight your eyes with vibrant colors and fun graphics.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Candy Gun at none against Squad Alpha's 13. Candy Gun also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Squad Alpha's advantage is ratings volume (36K vs 4). On price, rating, ads 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. Squad Alpha sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Candy Gun asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Squad Alpha against 4.8 for Candy Gun. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Squad Alpha has 36K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Squad Alpha ships an update every 5 weeks, Candy Gun daily. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Squad Alpha | Candy Gun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (36K ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 902 MB | 229 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | SayGames LTD | Ela Game |
Customer experience
Squad Alpha
Candy Gun
Bugs and requests
Squad Alpha
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on loading screen
- Issues with linking to Game Center
- Touch controls stop working randomly
Requested features
7 requests- Add new character abilities like artillery strike
- Allow weapon fusion to upgrade favorite guns
- Add more boss mechanics and enemy types
- Improve the weapon crafting system
- Implement a multiplayer mode and clan system
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- Provide an option to choose which parts to craft
- Increase the drop rate of higher tier weapons
Candy Gun
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Squad Alpha
- Weekend Deal$0.99
- Starter Pack$1.99
- VIP Weekly Membership$1.99
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- Boxes Pack$2.99
- Handful of Gems$2.99
- Elite Pass$4.99
- Soldier's Pick$4.99
- Weekend Deal$4.99
- Event Boost$9.99
- VIP Monthly Membership$14.99
- Elite Pass Premium$19.99
Candy Gun
No in-app purchases









