Comparison

Candy Shop! vs Crown Heist

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

Head to head

Candy Shop!

Sweetness that stirs senses.

About

Candy Shop!

Features

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We make money by cutting sticky candy. Cutting candy with a spatula is both fun and profitable. By dueling with your friend, you both have fun and earn money. You have to upgrade to get faster, more durable and more money. Make your upgrades wisely so you don't get tired quickly and you'll cut through the sticky candy faster. You will be happy by winning the duel and you will be happy by winning money. We wish you sweet days.

About

Crown Heist

Features

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Steal the crown in this thrilling hyper-casual game! Navigate through guards using intuitive top-down controls with a virtual joystick. Can you pull off the ultimate heist? Become a ghost for seconds, passing through walls unnoticed by enemies!

Screenshots

Candy Shop!4 screens

Crown Heist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Candy Shop! at none against Crown Heist's 1. Crown Heist's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 23 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Crown Heist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Candy Shop! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candy Shop! ships an update every 23 months, Crown Heist fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

Candy Shop! versus Crown Heist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Candy Shop!	Crown Heist
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 23 months	Fortnightly — better
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0	12.0
Further details — not scored
Size	81 MB	117 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	omer cetin	Eduard Malkhasyan

In-app purchases

None

Candy Shop!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Crown Heist

One-time1

Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Candy Shop! free?

Candy Shop! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Crown Heist free?

Crown Heist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Candy Shop! or Crown Heist have ads?

Candy Shop! shows ads; Crown Heist does not.

Which is updated more often, Candy Shop! or Crown Heist?

Candy Shop! ships an update every 23 months, and Crown Heist fortnightly. Most recently, Candy Shop! was updated on November 7, 2026 and Crown Heist on October 27, 2026.