Match & Direct vs CandleNStack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Match & Direct
Engage in a tile-matching puzzle game with a unique mechanic where your last two moves determine booster direction. Progress through a bunny-themed world by solving puzzles and clearing colorful tiles. Unlock powerful boosters to overcome challenges and advance through levels.
- Triple tile matching
- Directional booster mechanics
- Bunny-themed world
- Relaxing gameplay
- Unlockable boosters
- Progress through levels
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Triple your way through colorful tiles and use boosters to clear the board. Combine and guide tiles to solve puzzles and progress through fun levels. Explore a bunny-themed world filled with relaxing gameplay. Unlock powerful boosters to clear levels faster. The direction of boosters is based on your last two moves. Each booster clears its tile and three nearby tiles, making every triple match satisfying!
CandleNStack
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Welcome to Candle N Stack! Get ready to light up the screen in Candle N Stack! Match colorful candles to create stunning candle stacks. With a ticking clock and challenging levels, can you light up all the candles in time? In Candle N Stack, you'll find candles of different colors placed on three candlesticks in the middle of the screen. At the top of the screen, there is a bar that shows the time and the number of matches. The goal of the game is to bring together the candles of the same color scattered across different candlesticks into a group of three on a single candlestick. Enjoy the fun of completing candlesticks with various specially designed candles. Have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CandleNStack at none against Match & Direct's 4. CandleNStack also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Match & Direct sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. CandleNStack asks for nothing beyond the download.
Match & Direct ships an update weekly, CandleNStack every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and May 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Match & Direct | CandleNStack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 312 MB | 270 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Halit Tokmak | ZiNKY OYUN YAZILIM ANONiM SiRKETi |
In-app purchases
Match & Direct
- 50 Gems$1.99
- No Ads$4.99
- 250 Gems$6.99
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- 500 Gems$9.99
CandleNStack
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Match & Direct free?
Is CandleNStack free?
Do Match & Direct or CandleNStack have ads?
Which is updated more often, Match & Direct or CandleNStack?
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