Penguini vs Candy Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Penguini
Help a penguin rescue stolen eggs from seagulls by bouncing between icebergs. Navigate melting habitats, avoid polar bears, and find a magical seal for protection. Compete on global leaderboards and unlock achievements.
- Penguin rescue gameplay
- Bouncing between icebergs
- Egg collection
- Obstacle avoidance (seagulls, polar bears)
- Habitat challenges (melting icebergs)
- Game Center integration
- Global leaderboards and achievements
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What a magical world Penguini inhabits! Unfortunately, the cheeky seagulls keep stealing his eggs and flying off with them. He must rescue them before they fall into the sea. Not being able to fly, Penguini bounces backwards and forwards between icebergs, so it doesn't help that his habitat is melting. He must also avoid the polar bears - unless the mythical Magical Seal can be found who is the bearer of the Shield of Invincibility! He needs your help! Are you up to the challenge? With Game Center integration, track your progress on the global leaderboard and see if you can attain all 13 achievements. Now with iPad and iOS 5 support!
Candy Maker
Create and decorate a variety of sweet treats like lollipops and candy bars. Choose from numerous flavors, molds, toppings, and decorations to design your unique confectionery. Share your edible masterpieces with others.
- Create lollipops and candy bars
- Variety of flavors and molds
- Extensive decoration options
- Realistic cooking and decoration steps
- Save and share creations
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Hmm~ We need something sweet to cheer up - Candy is the best choice. Lollipops, sweet crunchy candy on a stick! With a wide variety of candy flavors, candy molds and colorful sticks as well as a huge selection of sprinkles, candy toppings and funny faces, you can create and decorate your sweet treat. Candies included: Watermelon Hard Candy Korea Sugar Candy Chocolate Bar Beard Candy Chocolate Bar Giant Dubai Chocolate Bar Watermelon Jelly Gummy. Make lollipop candy and join in the party. It will be crazy and so much fun. Prepare your lollipop candy with so many ingredients and kinds of yummy flavors. You'll be the best candy master. Let's play. It is a super fun candy theme food making game. Time to be the real candy master to make kinds of yummy lollipop candy with realistic tools and ingredients. Enjoy the cooking steps fun all the way doing. Then to the decoration part. You'll be the best designer to combine so many toppings to your lollipop. Yes, Whatever you want is OK now. Wonderful, can't wait to eat it. It's so yummy. Do not forget to take a photo to show off. You are the best.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Penguini at 64% against Candy Maker's 0%. Penguini also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Candy Maker's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Candy Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Penguini's written reviews are positive against 0% of Candy Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Penguini ships an update every 10 months, Candy Maker every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Penguini | Candy Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Truncated Tales Limited | 池 袁 |
Customer experience
Penguini
Candy Maker
In-app purchases
Penguini
No in-app purchases
Candy Maker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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