Dalgona Candy Challenge vs Candy Challenge 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dalgona Candy Challenge
Test your precision and speed in this challenging candy game. Use a needle to carefully extract shapes from brittle candy before time runs out. Avoid cracking the candy to succeed in this exciting adventure.
- Precise needle control
- Shape extraction
- Time-based challenges
- Avoid cracking candy
- Adventure gameplay
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Use your needle and get the shape out of the candy. Watch out the time is against you and you have to complete the task without cracking the candy. The adventure awaits you.
Candy Challenge 3D
Engage in a variety of mini-games, testing your carving, precision, shooting, and timing skills across hundreds of levels. Become the last one standing in this fun survival experience.
- Hundreds of new levels
- Variety of mini-games
- Carving skills test
- Precision challenges
- Shooting skills test
- Timing skills test
- Last man standing survival
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Welcome to a new and fun experience! Discover hundreds of new levels and overcome each challenge. Play a different mini game each time and test your carving, precision, shooting and timing skills Pay attention and become the last man standing!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Candy Challenge 3D at 4.5 against Dalgona Candy Challenge's 3.2. Candy Challenge 3D also leads on ratings volume (73K vs 100) and review sentiment (40% vs 19%). Dalgona Candy Challenge's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Candy Challenge 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dalgona Candy Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Candy Challenge 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Candy Challenge 3D has 73K ratings behind it against 100, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Dalgona Candy Challenge's written reviews are positive against 40% of Candy Challenge 3D's.
Dalgona Candy Challenge ships an update every 2 weeks, Candy Challenge 3D weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dalgona Candy Challenge | Candy Challenge 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (100 ratings) | 4.5 (73K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.8% of reviews | 39.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 100 | 73K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 445 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ROCINANTE GAMES YAZILIM VE PAZARLAMA ANONIM SIRKETI | ALICTUS YAZILIM A.S. |
Customer experience
Dalgona Candy Challenge
Candy Challenge 3D
Bugs and requests
Dalgona Candy Challenge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Candy Challenge 3D
Reported bugs
2 issues- Failing a level still allows progression
- Sound and audio issues reported by some users
Requested features
3 requests- Add more Squid Game-inspired challenges
- Reduce ad frequency or provide ad-free option
- Improve game instructions and tutorials
In-app purchases
Dalgona Candy Challenge
No in-app purchases
Candy Challenge 3D
- No Ads$4.99
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