CandyBong vs Nintendo Today!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CandyBong
This app allows you to control your official TWICE CANDYBONG ∞ lightstick. Connect your lightstick to sync colors with stage performances and enhance your concert experience. You can also register your ticket information for automatic color changes.
- Official lightstick control
- Synchronized stage effects
- Automatic color changes
- Ticket information registration
- Bluetooth connectivity
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TWICE CANDYBONG ∞ 의 공식 응원봉을 사용하기 위한 앱입니다. 앱을 통해 다양한 조명 연출 및 제어가 가능하며 공연장에서 다양한 연출을 통해 좀 더 즐거운 공연을 관람하실 수 있습니다. * 기능 안내 1. 티켓 정보 등록 공연시 공식 응원봉에서 좌석번호를 등록하면 무대 연출에 맞춰 자동으로 색상이 변경되어 보다 즐겁게 공연을 즐길 수 있습니다. 2. 응원봉 업데이트 * 앱 접근 권한 안내 정보통신망법 제22조의 2 제1항(이동통신단말장치내에 저장되어 있는 정보 및 설치된 기능에 대하여 이유를 고지하고, 접근권한 동의절차 구현)에 준수하여 앱 이용시 필요한 접근권한을 아래와 같이 안내합니다. - 블루투스 : 응원봉 연결을 하기 위해 블루투스 기능 활성화가 필요합니다.
Nintendo Today!
Receive daily Nintendo news, game information, videos, and comics tailored to your interests. Track upcoming releases and events with an animated calendar and customizable widgets.
- Daily Nintendo updates
- Animated character calendar
- Event and game release schedule
- Customizable home screen widgets
- Nintendo Switch 2 news
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Nintendo Today! is an app that brings you daily updates from Nintendo based on what you like. ◆ Animated Calendar Keep track of the date with an animated calendar featuring your choice of characters. ◆ Daily Updates Get updates on all things Nintendo—including Nintendo Switch 2 news, game info, videos, comics, and more—every day. ◆ Event Schedule Keep up with Nintendo related events, including game releases. Link with the Calendar app to display your own events as well. ◆ Customize Your Home Screen Add a calendar widget featuring art from your favorite Nintendo game series. [Terms of Use] Nintendo Account and persistent internet connection required. Data charges may apply. Requires iOS 16.0 or later. © Nintendo
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Nintendo Today! at every 9 days against CandyBong's every 7 months. Nintendo Today! also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (1K vs 24). CandyBong's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and review sentiment (71% vs 62%). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nintendo Today! holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nintendo Today! has 1K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of CandyBong's written reviews are positive against 62% of Nintendo Today!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CandyBong ships an update every 7 months, Nintendo Today! every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CandyBong | Nintendo Today! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (24 ratings) | 4.3 (1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better | 61.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 209 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | COCOAENT Co.,Ltd. | Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
CandyBong
Nintendo Today!
Bugs and requests
CandyBong
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Nintendo Today!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unable to dismiss certain pop-ups in settings
- Calendar widget doesn't display real-world holidays
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to add personal events to calendar
- Include more Nintendo game themes for calendar
- Implement widescreen video player mode
- Add background music or jingles to the app
In-app purchases
CandyBong
No in-app purchases
Nintendo Today!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CandyBong free?
Is Nintendo Today! free?
Which has better reviews, CandyBong or Nintendo Today!?
Do CandyBong or Nintendo Today! have ads?
Which is updated more often, CandyBong or Nintendo Today!?
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