Comparison

Donut Inc. vs Candy Please

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

Head to head
About

Donut Inc.

Manage and expand your own donut shop chain in this simulation game. Start from scratch, fulfill customer orders, upgrade your store, and hire staff to grow your business into a famous donut empire.

Highlights
  • Fulfill customer donut orders
  • Expand and upgrade store facilities
  • Hire and manage staff
  • Open a drive-thru service
  • Upgrade employee abilities
Features
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Run the worlds’ most famous donut chain with this shop simulation game. Got tired of typical coffee shop tycoon? Then why don’t you try our donut shop simulator game? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You recently opened a donut chain. It's a store that you opened with all your money. You don't have a penny in your hand after buying a donut machine. But it's okay! From now on, you can make money by selling donuts! Now run a donut shop and expand it. Here are some TIPs for how to grow your business! ▶ Getting orders from customers. From ordering individual donuts to ordering donut packages! Take the doughnuts from the doughnut machine and sell them. You can make a donut package by installing a package assembly. ▶ Expand and grow your store! Set up tables for customers who want to eat at the store. Don’t forget to clean up the place where the customers ate! You may have started with only a doughnut machine and a stand at first, but if you increase the table one by one, you will see a huge store before you know it! ▶ Create HR Department! The store is getting bigger! But don’t you think it would be troublesome if there was only one worker? Manage your store efficiently by hiring staff to make donuts as well as cashiers! If you have slow employees, you can upgrade their ability! ▶ Open Drive-Thru You can attract more customers by opening up a drive-thru. Get more customers, get more money! You still didn’t download this game yet? Start your business right now!

About

Candy Please

Build and manage your own candy factory. Collect ingredients, craft delicious candies, and sell them to earn cash. Avoid obstacles while delivering your sweet creations.

Highlights
  • Build a candy factory
  • Collect candy pieces
  • Craft tasty candies
  • Sell candies for cash
  • Avoid cutters/obstacles
  • Idle gameplay
Features
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Do you like candy? Come and start your own candy factory. in Candy please Game... Your candy, your style. Collect candy pieces and turn them into beautiful tasty. Then cut & sell It Stay away from cutters on the way. You can sell your candies on the way to get even more cash.

Screenshots

Donut Inc.4 screens
Candy Please4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Candy Please at none against Donut Inc.'s 5. Candy Please also leads on iOS requirement (12.5 vs 15.0). Donut Inc.'s advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 7). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Donut Inc. sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Candy Please asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Donut Inc. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Donut Inc. has 12K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Donut Inc. versus Candy Please: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDonut Inc.Candy Please
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12K ratings) — better4.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews66.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size255 MB151 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSupercent, Inc.宁 李

Customer experience

Donut Inc.

All ratings11,380 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive66.4%
Neutral11.9%
Negative21.6%

Candy Please

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Donut Inc.

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Purchases/Restore not working on certain devices
  • Game freezing or crashing issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • More donut shop locations to unlock
  • Reduce the frequency of ads
  • Introduce new gameplay modes or objectives

Candy Please

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Donut Inc.

One-time5
  • RV Skip Tickets 10_1.99$1.99
  • No Ads_3.99$3.99
  • X2 Reward_6.99$6.99
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  • Premium Bundle_9.99$9.99
  • Premium Package_12.99$12.99
None

Candy Please

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Donut Inc. free?
Donut Inc. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Candy Please free?
Candy Please is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Donut Inc. or Candy Please?
Donut Inc. is rated higher. Donut Inc. averages 4.7 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Candy Please averages 4.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Donut Inc. or Candy Please have ads?
Both Donut Inc. and Candy Please show ads.

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