Make Candy vs Candy Smasher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Make Candy
Create your dream candy combinations by picking and mixing a vast assortment of sweets. Decorate your candy bag and discover how popular candies are made with interactive creators. Enjoy a fun, virtual candy store experience.
- Pick and mix a variety of sweets
- Create candy combinations
- Decorate candy bags
- Candy creation mini-games
- Interactive cooking processes
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Bluebear's latest and greatest game "Pick 'n' Mix" a candy picker & creator has finally arrived to the Appstore! Make and choose from a huge variety of sweets to create the candy combination of your dreams! *** This is a brand new game from the Bluebear Collection. It joins our other popular titles including Candy Bars!, Cotton Candy!, IcePOPS!, and Make Soda! *** Pick 'n' Mix lets you make your own candies from scratch but also pick and mix a huge variety of sweets like you would at an old Penny Candy store. It's like being in a candy store, you get to choose a paper bag to hold all your candy, make you choose one thats big enough! Then your straight to the candy stand where you can start scoopin'. Mix and match to fill your bag, making crazy candy combinations. Once your done, its off the the bag weighing scales, to see if it passes the sweet tooth test! Before you dig in and start devouring all your candy, you can decorate your bag with different color markers and silly stickers. Then its time to rip that bag open, and start stuffing your face with delicious candy! At the end of all that, Just in case your wondering, "Where does all the candy come from?" We've put in 3 candy creators so you can see how Candy Corn, Gummy Bears and Gum Drops are made! Each creator uses unique cooking processes. If all you Bluebear fans like the individual candy creators, we'll keep adding new ones! So lets go! Lets start SCOOPIN', get Pickin' 'n' Mixin' your favorite candy! Please continue sending us your comments and suggestions to support@bluebear.ie 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: http://www.bluebear.ie/terms Privacy Policy: http://www.bluebear.ie/privacy
Candy Smasher
Engage in a fun and addictive puzzle experience by smashing colorful candies. Match and clear candies to achieve high scores and progress through levels. Enjoy a simple yet engaging gameplay loop.
- Candy smashing gameplay
- Puzzle mechanics
- Score-based progression
- Multiple levels
- Addictive gameplay
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Let's smash some Candies!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Candy Smasher at none against Make Candy's shown. Candy Smasher also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Make Candy's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 6) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Make Candy sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Candy Smasher sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Make Candy against 4.8 for Candy Smasher. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Make Candy has 1.5K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Make Candy's written reviews are positive against 92% of Candy Smasher's.
Make Candy ships an update weekly, Candy Smasher every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Make Candy | Candy Smasher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews | 91.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bluebear Technologies Ltd. | pradeep rana |
Customer experience
Make Candy
Candy Smasher
User reviews
Make Candy
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun to make candy
- 👍 Ability to decorate candy bags
- 🤩 Engaging and creative
Room to improve
- 🔒 Many features locked behind paywall
- 🤔 Limited selection of candies to make
- 😕 Repetitive gameplay
Candy Smasher
From 6 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Very fun and enjoyable
- 🤩 Addictive gameplay
- ✨ Great graphics
- 🧠 Helps brain work
- 🚀 Better than Candy Crush
Room to improve
- ⏳ Takes too long to get coins
- 🐢 Slow response time
- 😩 Hard to level up
- ⏱️ Levels too short
- 💰 Unrealistic coin requirements
Bugs and requests
Make Candy
Reported bugs
2 issues- Candy sometimes gets stuck on the scale
- Bag decorating feature can be glitchy
Requested features
3 requests- Add more candy options like gummy bears, licorice, and chocolate
- Unlock all features for a one-time purchase
- Introduce new gameplay modes like breakfast or dinner maker
Candy Smasher
Requested features
2 requests- Make a second one
- Add more levels
In-app purchases
Make Candy
- Food Pass3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Bluebear FoodPass Monthly$6.991 Month
- Bluebear FoodPass Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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- Bluebear FoodPass Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Bluebear FoodPass Annual$29.991 Year
- Unlock Everything & Remove Ads$4.99
- Bluebear FoodPass Lifetime$39.99
Candy Smasher
- 100 Coins$1.99
- 500 Coins$5.99
- 1000 Coins$9.99
Questions
Is Make Candy free?
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