Comparison

Candy Melons vs Iztar Survivor

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

Head to head
About

Candy Melons

Merge candies to create larger ones and compete for the biggest candy. Engage in live online multiplayer or adventure mode for high scores and rewards. Purchase boosters or spin a daily wheel for assistance.

Highlights
  • Candy merging gameplay
  • Live online multiplayer
  • Adventure mode
  • Daily rewards
  • Purchaseable boosters
  • Daily free spin
Features
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Merge the same small candy together to create bigger and bigger ones until your screen explodes! Who can create the biggest candy first? Challenge your friends or strangers in live online multiplayer mode, or play the adventure mode to rack up scores and win. The 10 best daily scorers win rewards. If you're stuck, you can purchase boosters to help clear your Candy, or win them in your free daily wheel spin. We’ll publish frequent updates about new content, tips, giveaways, tournaments, discord live games and more on our social media. Website: https://www.boredcandycity.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/boredcandycity Medium: https://boredcandycity.medium.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/boredcandycity

About

Iztar Survivor

Features
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Pilot your ship into the unknown and see how long you can survive. Iztar Survivor is a roguelike space-survival shooter. Every run throws endless enemy swarms at you, and every level-up asks you to choose: which upgrade card makes your build stronger right now? Collect pickups, chain upgrades, beat the boss, and push your best survival time a little further each run. Easy to pick up, hard to master - and free to play. The game contains ads and optional in-app purchases. HOW A RUN WORKS • Survive swarms of enemies closing in from every side • Level up and pick upgrade cards to shape your build • Grab health packs, shields and treasure boxes - off-screen markers show you where they are • Face bosses that drop treasure boxes packed with several upgrade cards • Need to stop? Surrender a run early and keep everything you collected WEAPONS & SKILLS • Attack Drones orbit your ship and fire on their own • Dash out of danger, or use Super Dash when you're surrounded • Unleash your Ultimate to turn a losing fight around • Boosters and upgrades stack up into a different build every run PLAY YOUR WAY • Difficulty slider - relaxed runs or a real challenge • New map environments to survive in • Start with a free starter ship and upgrade it as you progress LATEST UPDATE (2.3.6) • Four new secondary weapons: Star Piercer, Star Mine, Beam Funnel and Vortex Blade • Five new evolved weapons: Blade Barrier, Hive Barrage, Absolute Zero Aura, Homing Nova and Toxic Minefield • New players are now guided through their first run • Treasure boxes and weapon visuals have been polished, with new sound effects throughout • Minibosses now have their own colours • Fewer crashes, lower memory use and smoother performance • Various fixes to resuming runs, the HUD and touch controls JOIN THE COMMUNITY Report bugs, share your best runs, join weekly events and help shape the next update on our Discord: https://discord.gg/zpKejMN45w Support: hi@iztar.io How long can you survive? Download Iztar Survivor and start your first run now.

Screenshots

Candy Melons3 screens
Iztar Survivor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Iztar Survivor at none against Candy Melons's 3. Candy Melons's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. Candy Melons sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Iztar Survivor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candy Melons ships an update every 3 days, Iztar Survivor every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Candy Melons versus Iztar Survivor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandy MelonsIztar Survivor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB239 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperThe Bored Candy City LTDPT. MAUJU TEKNOLOGI INOVASI

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Candy Melons

One-time3
  • Mega Pack$3.99
  • Hyper Pack$29.99
  • Ultra Pack$49.99
None

Iztar Survivor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Candy Melons free?
Candy Melons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Iztar Survivor free?
Iztar Survivor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Candy Melons or Iztar Survivor have ads?
Both Candy Melons and Iztar Survivor show ads.
Which is updated more often, Candy Melons or Iztar Survivor?
Candy Melons ships an update every 3 days, and Iztar Survivor every 3 months. Most recently, Candy Melons was updated on November 4, 2026 and Iztar Survivor on October 28, 2026.

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