Comparison

Minútes vs Caramel Crushers

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

Head to head
About

Minútes

Features
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Got a minute? Play a Minúte! Minútes is a collection of six original puzzle games with a fresh batch of levels every single day. A great companion for your coffee break at work or a more soothing replacement of your nighttime scrolling. Wordmanteau — A word game built on portmanteaus - word mashups - like "smoke" + "fog" = "smog." Read the clue, work out the two hidden words, and spell the mashup. Crossnections — Part crossword, part deduction. Solve the clued vertical words like a normal crossword and uncover the single horizontal "crossnection" — the word that secretly ties every answer together. Triplets — Fill a shape with colored triangles so every edge lines up. Match the colors to the edge types and rotate pieces to fit. Hex — Rotate hexagons until every edge agrees. Some edges must match, some must add up to a target sum, some must come out higher or lower. Colorsweeper — a popular number game's logic, in color. Each number tells you how many different colors surround a cell. Reason it out and paint the grid. Ukodus — Sudoku, reimagined with tiles. Drag tiles onto the grid until every row, column, and box holds 1 to 9. A fresh batch every day — New free levels land across four games daily! Get Packs — Get handcrafted level packs of our premium games or more levels of our daily games and support an indie game designer! The first 5 levels of all packs are free for everyone! No ads or subscriptions. Just puzzles! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://minutes.deciduousworks.com/privacy-policy

About

Caramel Crushers

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Match. Strategize. Enjoy. Caramel Crushers is a sweet, brain-teasing match-3 puzzle for players who like to think a move ahead. Swap and combine caramels to clear each board — but the obvious match is rarely the best one. Set up chains, trigger cascades, and watch a single well-placed move do the work of five. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT - No forced ads. Nothing plays between levels. Nothing interrupts a board. Videos are entirely optional — you watch one only when you choose to, in exchange for a reward. - Skill over luck. Read the board, spot the setup, earn the win. - Boosters for when a board fights back — lollipop hammer, bomb, color switch and color bomb. - Your progress travels with you. Sign in and your levels and coins stay safe, even on a new phone. - Play at your own pace. One level on a commute, or a long evening session. - Simple to learn, hard to master. No walls of tutorial text. HOW IT PLAYS Swap two neighboring caramels to line up three or more. Match four or five to create special pieces, then combine those for board-clearing chain reactions. Each level sets its own goal within a limited number of moves. Running low on moves? Use a booster, take a fresh look, or come back to it later with clear eyes. STUCK? YOUR CALL Out of lives, short on coins, or facing a locked level? Spend the coins you have earned — or watch a short optional video instead, for a booster, a life refill, an extra spin of the wheel, or to unlock the levels ahead. Both routes are always open. Neither is ever forced on you. FREE TO PLAY, FAIR TO PLAY Caramel Crushers is free to download and free to play. Optional in-app purchases are available for coins, which you can spend on extra lives, boosters and extra moves — but they stay optional. Made by Staraman Games Studios. Thanks for playing.

Screenshots

Minútes4 screens
Caramel Crushers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Minútes at none against Caramel Crushers's shown. Caramel Crushers's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Minútes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days and Caramel Crushers sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minútes ships an update every 2 weeks, Caramel Crushers every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Minútes versus Caramel Crushers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinútesCaramel Crushers
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeciduous WorksShubham Rao

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Minútes

Subscriptions3
  • premium$0.497 Days
  • premium$0.991 Month
  • premium$7.991 Year
6 purchases

Caramel Crushers

One-time6
  • 600 Coins$0.99
  • 1000 coins$1.99
  • 2000 coins$2.99
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  • 4000 coins$3.99
  • 5000 coins$9.99
  • 9000 coins$39.99

Questions

Is Minútes free?
Minútes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Caramel Crushers free?
Caramel Crushers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Minútes or Caramel Crushers have ads?
Caramel Crushers shows ads; Minútes does not.
Which is updated more often, Minútes or Caramel Crushers?
Minútes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Caramel Crushers every 3 days. Most recently, Minútes was updated on October 31, 2026 and Caramel Crushers on October 22, 2026.

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