Comparison

Classic Miner vs Candy Block Craft

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

Head to head
About

Classic Miner

Dig for gold and diamonds in this classic arcade-style game. Aim your hook, collect valuable treasures, and advance through unique levels. Compete for high scores and become a mining tycoon.

Highlights
  • Mine gold and diamonds
  • Advance through unique levels
  • Save progress and continue playing
  • Retry levels with video resurrection
  • Endless high score challenges
  • Randomized level maps
Features
Currently charting
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After years of exploration, Classic Miner finally found more gold mines. Classic Miner use skilled techniques to dig gold and diamond to earn more cash. Let’s work together to mine new mines and become a billionaire!  * The score of each level reaches the goal, and you will go to the next level. The game has a save function, you can start from that level if you exit level. * Skill guide : When you play for a few seconds and the score does not reach the target, if you want to replay that level, you can press “Exit Level” before time 0, then press “Menu”, then press “Start”, then choose “Continue”. If you fail, please press Retry, and you can resurrect to continue playing after watching the video. If there is no video stock, you must wait or press Back to exit and start again. * Many unique levels but play endlessly to get a high score * Classic Miner is one of most popular online games. Now it’s available on iOS. Hope you will enjoy it! * Aim on the gold while the hook swings, and click on the screen to release the hook. * Every time you play, the map of each level may be different, so every time you play it is a new challenge!

About

Candy Block Craft

A classic block puzzle game where you strategically place candy blocks to form complete lines. Keep the board clear and aim for high scores on the global leaderboard in this addictive, no-time-limit challenge.

Highlights
  • Block placement puzzle
  • Create and destroy full lines
  • No time limit
  • No color matching
  • Global leaderboard
  • Addictive gameplay
Features
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Candy Block Puzzle is a cute board puzzle game. It's kinda another variation of Tetris.Very easy to learn and fun to master. Just drop candy blocks to create and destroy full lines on the screen both vertically and horizontally and keep the candy blocks from filling the screen in this addictive puzzle game. Global leaderboard available in this puzzle game and grab it now and beat players all over the world! No time limit, no colour match! Fill all the grids with the matching blocks and enjoy this puzzle game!

Screenshots

Classic Miner4 screens
Candy Block Craft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Candy Block Craft at none against Classic Miner's 6. Candy Block Craft also leads on review sentiment (98% vs 68%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Classic Miner's advantage is ratings volume (2.3K vs 97) and chart position (#207 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Classic Miner sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Candy Block Craft asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Candy Block Craft holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classic Miner has 2.3K ratings behind it against 97, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Classic Miner's written reviews are positive against 98% of Candy Block Craft's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Classic Miner ships an update every 3 months, Candy Block Craft every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Classic Miner versus Candy Block Craft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassic MinerCandy Block Craft
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.3K ratings)4.7 (97 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.8% of reviews97.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.3K — better97
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#207 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB24 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLIN CHENG SHAN俊 殷

Customer experience

Classic Miner

All ratings2,343 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews466 reviews
Positive67.8%
Neutral12.9%
Negative19.3%

Candy Block Craft

All ratings97 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive97.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Classic Miner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game resets progress after updates
  • Claw movement and timing issues
  • Ads blocking gameplay and interfering with controls

Requested features

4 requests
  • Save progress and resume from last level
  • More varied and challenging levels
  • Option to remove ads or pay for ad-free version
  • Ability to retry failed levels instead of restarting

Candy Block Craft

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Classic Miner

One-time6
  • 8 Lives$0.99
  • 30000 Coins$0.99
  • 18 Lives$1.99
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  • 30 Lives$2.99
  • 45 Lives$3.99
  • 60 Lives$4.99
None

Candy Block Craft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Classic Miner free?
Classic Miner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Candy Block Craft free?
Candy Block Craft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Classic Miner or Candy Block Craft?
Candy Block Craft is rated higher. Classic Miner averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Candy Block Craft averages 4.7 from 97 ratings.
Do Classic Miner or Candy Block Craft have ads?
Both Classic Miner and Candy Block Craft show ads.
Which is updated more often, Classic Miner or Candy Block Craft?
Classic Miner ships an update every 3 months, and Candy Block Craft every 4 months. Most recently, Classic Miner was updated on October 26, 2026 and Candy Block Craft on October 26, 2026.

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