Comparison

Cotton Candy! vs Candy Lab!

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

Head to head
About

Cotton Candy!

Create your own virtual cotton candy from scratch! Choose flavors, mix sugar, and decorate your sweet creation with various toppings. A fun and interactive food-making game for imaginative play.

Highlights
  • Choose candy sugar and rod
  • Select color flavors
  • Use the cotton candy machine
  • Decorate with extra flavors
  • Add delicious sweets as toppings
Features
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Your Cotton Candy maker has finally arrived to the AppStore. This is the first and only Cotton Candy machine App. Create your very own Cotton Candy from scratch! First, choose the candy sugar and rod you want to use. You will be given a variety of color flavors and options. Once you have your rod and your candy sugar mix, its time for the Cotton Candy Machine. Pour in your sugar mix and start collecting your yummy candy floss with the rod. Then it's time to decorate! Add extra flavours to the cotton candy and choose from loads of fun, delicious sweets to make your cotton candy creation even tastier. If you liked our other apps Gingerbread Fun!, Cake Fun! or Toasted Marshmallows.. you will love this yummy Cotton Candy app! About Bluebear:
 With over 60 million downloads, Bluebear is one of the top developers on the App Store. We pride ourselves on being a creator of innovative premium games that kids and parents love. Our goal is to make games that help stimulate the imagination and creative learning process. Visit www.bluebear.ie for more information Join our Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/BluebearApps
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 - We Value Your Feedback
 Please rate and review our app. We listen and read all the feedback received so we can keep improving our games. Please note that we aren't able to respond to reviews in the app store, but we can respond to your feedback via email: support@bluebear.ie - Something wrong. Need Help?
 Contact us with any questions at support@bluebear.ie
 - Sound not working? 
If the sound is not working, be sure the mute switch is turned off, activate the application, then turn up the volume and the sound will work (the mute switch and volume button are located on the side of your device). IMPORTANT MESSAGE: - This App is free to play but certain in-game items may be purchased for real money. You may restrict in-app purchases by disabling them on your device. - By downloading this App you agree to Bluebear's Privacy Policy: http://www.bluebear.ie/privacy - Please consider that this App may include third parties services for limited legally permissible purposes. Terms of Use: https://www.bluebear.ie/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.bluebear.ie/privacy

About

Candy Lab!

Create and customize various types of hard candies, lollipops, and cotton candies. Sell your sweet creations to customers to earn in-game currency and unlock new candy-making stations and helpers. Discover your favorite designs as you progress through the game.

Highlights
  • Handmake hard candies with custom designs
  • Create lollipops and cotton candies
  • Sell candies to customers
  • Earn money to unlock new stations
  • Hire workers for assistance
  • Choose from various candy designs
Features
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You will enjoy the satisfying stages of handmaking hard candies with different designs! You can choose any design you want and customize the colors however you like! Make hard candies, lollipops and cotton candies, sell them to your customers and earn money to unlock new candy stations and hire workers to help you! You can choose different designs from each candy station, keep playing to see which ones you like to make the most!

Screenshots

Cotton Candy!4 screens
Candy Lab!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cotton Candy! at 81% against Candy Lab!'s 0%. Cotton Candy! also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.1) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 7). Candy Lab!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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. Cotton Candy! sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Candy Lab! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cotton Candy! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cotton Candy! has 2.8K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Cotton Candy!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Candy Lab!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cotton Candy! ships an update weekly, Candy Lab! monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cotton Candy! versus Candy Lab!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCotton Candy!Candy Lab!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better2.1 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.8K — better7
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB270 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBluebear Technologies Ltd.SİMOFUN OYUN TEKNOLOJİLERİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ

Customer experience

Cotton Candy!

All ratings2,821 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews269 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral9.3%
Negative9.3%

Candy Lab!

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Cotton Candy!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect color display on some items
  • Freezing during mini-games
  • Inconsistent purchase restoration

Requested features

4 requests
  • More food options like burgers, pies, etc.
  • Ability to save and share creations
  • Multiplayer or competitive modes
  • Unlock all features without payment

Candy Lab!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Cotton Candy!

Subscriptions3
  • Food Pass3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Bluebear FoodPass Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Bluebear FoodPass Annual$29.991 Year
One-time7
  • Unlock Cotton Candy Bundle$0.99
  • 100 coins$0.99
  • 300 Coins$1.99
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  • Unlock Corn Dogs Pack$2.99
  • Unlock Kettle Corn Maker$2.99
  • Unlock All Makers & Items & Remove Ads$6.99
  • Bluebear FoodPass Lifetime$39.99
None

Candy Lab!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cotton Candy! free?
Cotton Candy! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Candy Lab! free?
Candy Lab! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cotton Candy! or Candy Lab!?
Cotton Candy! is rated higher. Cotton Candy! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while Candy Lab! averages 2.1 from 7 ratings.
Do Cotton Candy! or Candy Lab! have ads?
Both Cotton Candy! and Candy Lab! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cotton Candy! or Candy Lab!?
Cotton Candy! ships an update weekly, and Candy Lab! monthly. Most recently, Cotton Candy! was updated on October 15, 2026 and Candy Lab! on September 29, 2026.

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