Make Candy vs Shopping Jam
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
Shopping Jam
Slide, switch, and match fashion items in this trendy Match 3 game. Collect the hottest styles, complete outfits, and expand your wardrobe. Shop through various fashionable locations and use power-ups to find rare items.
- Match fashion items
- Collect hottest styles
- Complete outfits
- Expand wardrobe
- Use power-ups
- Shop in various locations
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Help Ellie collect the hottest fashion items, complete outfits & show off her latest style! Slide, switch and match fashion items to get the full wardrobe collection! Shop till you drop in this all new, fashionable Match 3 game! If you love shopping and style, this is the perfect game for you! Shop till you drop in the Thrift Shop, Mall and Exclusive Designer Boutique! Some outfits are harder to find - plus you only have so much time! Try awesome power-ups to collect your favorite, fashionable outfits! What are you waiting for??? Ready, set, shop! Fashionable Features: - Enjoy tons of gorgeous fashions items! Stay up-to-date with the latest styles! - Dress up Ellie, your adorable shopping partner, in the trendiest fashions! - Use amazing power-ups to complete outfits! - Collect rare outfits to expand your wardrobe! 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: https://www.tabtale.com/ Like us: https://www.facebook.com/TabTale Follow us:@Tabtale Watch us: https://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. Use of the app is subject to TabTale’s terms of Use: https://tabtale.com/terms-of-use/ . The app may include advertising for TabTale and certain third parties which will redirect users to our sites, apps or third-party sites. TabTale is committed to protect its users’ privacy. The app may enable collection of limited user data by TabTale or its carefully selected providers (e.g. ad networks and analytics) for limited and lawful purposes (e.g. respond to support queries; maintain, analyze and improve the app’s features and services; serve contextual advertising). By downloading or using the app you accept TabTale’s Privacy Policy: https://tabtale.com/privacy-policy/ and permit such uses for users of your device. For more information please refer to our Privacy Policy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Make Candy at 4.7 against Shopping Jam's 4.1. Make Candy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 19 months) and review sentiment (79% vs 52%). Shopping Jam's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Make Candy sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Shopping Jam sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Make Candy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Make Candy has 1.5K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Make Candy's written reviews are positive against 52% of Shopping Jam's.
Make Candy ships an update weekly, Shopping Jam every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Make Candy | Shopping Jam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better | 4.1 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better | 52.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 19 months |
| 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bluebear Technologies Ltd. | Sunstorm Interactive |
Customer experience
Make Candy
Shopping Jam
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
Shopping Jam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Shopping Jam
- No ads!$0.99
- Itty Pile$1.99
- Power up Laundry day$1.99
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- Power up Stain remover$1.99
- Power up Shopping spree$1.99
- Golden Boutique$2.99
- Teeny Pile$4.99
- Popular Pile$9.99
- Simple Sack$19.99
Questions
Is Make Candy free?
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