Comparison

Sweet Candy Maker Games vs Candy Bar Maker

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

Head to head
About

Sweet Candy Maker Games

Become a food chef and create a variety of sweet treats like candy bars, gummies, and lollipops. Experiment with different flavors, shapes, and ingredients to make delicious and fun candies.

Highlights
  • Create 18 types of candy
  • Make chocolate, gum, and sweets
  • Design candy bars and gummies
  • Craft lollipops and sour strips
  • Use fun candy machines
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Now make 18 sweet & yummy, crazy candy. Be an awesome food chef - make every candy with fun machines, chocolate, bubble gum and more! Sour strips and fruity bursts just added. Sour Strips - A touch of tangy with the sweet of sugar! Make some now! So yummy and fun. Fruity Bursts - Choose a fruit snack flavor and fill it put with juice! Don't let it burst! Candy Bars - Add layer after layer of goodness such as chocolate, peanuts, toffee, crunchy almonds and more. Delicious! Bubble Gum - mix up a batch of your favorite flavor of gum, chew it and blow bubbles, bigger and bigger until they pop! Gummies - Pick a flavor and create gummies in your favorite shapes...worms, fish, bears and many more! Lollipops - mix up candy and pick a stick to create the lollipop of your dreams! Don’t forget about all of these other fun candy machines -- Hearts, Chocolates, Candy Canes, Candy Corns, and more! ABOUT Sunstorm Sunstorm is the pioneer of the popular "Maker" and "Sunnyville" series of games. Founded in 2009, Sunstorm provides creative and fun experiences for kids and parents to enjoy together. Sunstorm is a subsidiary of TabTale, a leading, global creator of innovative games, interactive books and educational apps. Visit us: http://www.tabtale.com/ Like us: http://www.facebook.com/TabTale Follow us:@Tabtale Watch us: http://www.youtube.com/iTabtale CONTACT US Let us know what you think! Questions? Suggestions? Technical Support? Contact us 24/7 at WeCare@TabTale.com. FOR PARENTS The app is free to play but certain in-game items may require payment. You may restrict in-app purchases by disabling them on this device. The app may include advertising for TabTale and certain third parties which will redirect users to our sites, apps or third-party sites. Your privacy matters. The app may enable collection of limited user data by TabTale or its carefully selected providers (e.g. ad networks and analytics) for limited purposes described in our Privacy Policy (e.g. respond to support queries; enable, analyze and improve the app’s features and services; serve contextual ads and measure their performance). For more information (notably on the providers), please read our Privacy Policy: https://tabtale.com/privacy-policy/ . By downloading, updating or using the app you consent (in your personal capacity and for other users of your device) to this collection and use of limited device information for ad display and reporting purposes and you accept our Terms of Use: https://tabtale.com/terms-of-use/.

About

Candy Bar Maker

Create your own custom chocolate bars from scratch. Select ingredients, mix flavors, fill molds, and decorate with various toppings and wrappers. Save, eat, or share your delicious creations.

Highlights
  • Flavor selection with nearly 30 recipes
  • Step-by-step cooking stages
  • Chocolate molding with candy fill combinations
  • Customizable decorations and wrappers
  • Photo frame wrappers for personalized designs
Features
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Bluebear's latest awesome app, "Candy Bars!" has finally arrived! ***A brand new app from Bluebear, the makers of Milkshakes!, Make Soda!, IcePOPS!
, Cotton Candy and many more apps in the Bluebear collection!*** Candy Bars! lets you make your own yummy chocolate candy bars from scratch. You control everything, selecting & mixing the ingredients, making awesome flavors, filling chocolate molds and customising your bar with loads of candy fills. It features: * Flavor selection
 - almost 30 recipes to choose from. * Accurate ingredients and step by step cooking stages. * Chocolate molding process - with tonnes of crazy candy fill combinations. * Create Unique Chocolate Bars – Decorations include; - Different Flavored Frostings - Variety of candy toppings - Huge Selection of wrappers, including photo frame wrappers "Make your own wrappers" Once you're happy with your chocolate bar, you can unwrap it and eat it all on your own, save it for later or share it with a friend! So lets go! Create your very own Candy Bar from scratch! 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/foodpass_privacy.php - 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: http://www.bluebear.ie/privacy

Screenshots

Sweet Candy Maker Games4 screens
Candy Bar Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Candy Bar Maker at 4.8 against Sweet Candy Maker Games's 4.2. Candy Bar Maker also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Sweet Candy Maker Games's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Sweet Candy Maker Games sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Candy Bar Maker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Candy Bar Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 860 and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 77% and 77% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sweet Candy Maker Games ships an update every 2 months, Candy Bar Maker weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sweet Candy Maker Games versus Candy Bar Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSweet Candy Maker GamesCandy Bar Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (860 ratings)4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.7% of reviews76.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8601.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTabTale LTDBluebear Technologies Ltd.

Customer experience

Sweet Candy Maker Games

All ratings860 ratings
Positive79.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews503 reviews
Positive76.7%
Neutral9.3%
Negative13.9%

Candy Bar Maker

All ratings1,501 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews353 reviews
Positive76.8%
Neutral11.3%
Negative11.9%

User reviews

Sweet Candy Maker Games

From 860 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🍬 Nostalgic and fun
  • 🍭 Satisfying candy-making experience
  • 🎨 Customization and creativity
  • 🕹️ Engaging and addictive gameplay
  • 💾 Childhood memories and nostalgia

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔒 Locked content and features
  • 📺 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Technical issues and bugs

Candy Bar Maker

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🍫 Satisfying chocolate-making experience
  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 😋 Delicious chocolate flavors
  • 🎨 Enjoyable decorating and customization

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited free content, most features locked
  • 💰 Expensive to unlock full version
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches

Bugs and requests

Sweet Candy Maker Games

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Screen freezing and crashing
  • Inability to use certain features
  • Inconsistent coin rewards

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free candy options
  • Improved graphics and visuals
  • Ability to earn coins without ads
  • More variety of candy and treats

Candy Bar Maker

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes when trying to complete chocolate bar
  • Chocolate bar decoration not working properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free chocolate flavors and fillings
  • Ability to create custom chocolate recipes
  • Unlock all content in a single purchase
  • Introduce new food-making games (e.g., donuts, burgers)

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sweet Candy Maker Games

One-time10
  • Handful of Coins$1.99
  • Candy Corn$4.99
  • Candy Cane Maker$4.99
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  • Peeps Maker$4.99
  • Chocolate Bunnies Maker$4.99
  • Fruit Bursts Maker$4.99
  • Sour Strips Maker$4.99
  • Cotton Candy Maker$4.99
  • Gum Maker$5.99
  • Unlock All Makers$35.99
10 purchases

Candy Bar Maker

Subscriptions3
  • Food Pass3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Bluebear FoodPass Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Bluebear Food Pass Annual$29.991 Year
One-time7
  • Unlock Candy Fills$0.99
  • Unlock Wrappers$0.99
  • Unlock Heart Shape$1.99
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  • Unlock Egg Shape$1.99
  • Unlock Flavors$3.99
  • Unlock Everything$4.99
  • Bluebear FoodPass Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Sweet Candy Maker Games free?
Sweet Candy Maker Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Candy Bar Maker free?
Candy Bar Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sweet Candy Maker Games or Candy Bar Maker?
Candy Bar Maker is rated higher. Sweet Candy Maker Games averages 4.2 out of 5 from 860 ratings, while Candy Bar Maker averages 4.8 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Sweet Candy Maker Games or Candy Bar Maker have ads?
Candy Bar Maker shows ads; Sweet Candy Maker Games does not.
Which is updated more often, Sweet Candy Maker Games or Candy Bar Maker?
Sweet Candy Maker Games ships an update every 2 months, and Candy Bar Maker weekly. Most recently, Sweet Candy Maker Games was updated on November 3, 2026 and Candy Bar Maker on November 5, 2026.

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