Comparison

Candy Cracker vs Witchdoku

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

Head to head
About

Candy Cracker

Features
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Candy Cracker is a relaxing match-3 puzzle game for iPhone and iPad: swap neighboring candies to line up three of a kind, craft striped, wrapped and rainbow specials, and combine them into board-clearing chain reactions across 1000 levels. It is made for people who want a calm puzzle they can pick up anywhere. The whole game works offline โ€” no internet connection, no account, no sign-up โ€” and there are no forced ads: videos are always optional and always rewarded, never an interstitial, never a banner, never during a level. Every candy color also has its own shape, so the board stays readable if you are colorblind. FEATURES โ€ข 1000 levels across four goal types: score runs, jam clearing, cookie deliveries and candy orders โ€” plus mixed levels that combine them โ€ข 20 candy worlds: every level is played in its chapter's own scenery, from the snowy Peppermint Peaks to Rainbow Ridge โ€ข A helping hand when you're stuck: after a miss or two, the candies start falling your way โ€” the game never makes a level harder โ€ข Special candies and combos: striped blasts, wrapped explosions and the board-clearing rainbow candy โ€ข Tricky blockers: ice, cages and sticky goo that spreads if you ignore it โ€ข Boosters when you need them: candy hammer, free switch and head starts โ€ข Daily bonuses and play streaks with growing rewards โ€ข 33 achievements and Game Center leaderboards for your best scores โ€ข Colorblind-friendly: every candy color has its own shape โ€ข No forced ads โ€” videos are always optional and always rewarded โ€ข No account needed. Your progress stays on your device. Free to play, with optional in-app purchases for coins and an optional monthly subscription. SWEET PASS (optional subscription) Sweet Pass is an auto-renewing monthly subscription, USD 4.99 per month โ€” your local price is shown in the app before you buy. It grants unlimited lives and 100 coins every day for as long as it is active. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it any time in your device's Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://schnalz.net/app/candy-cracker/#privacy

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Witchdoku

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Looking for a game that calms you down while keeping your mind sharp? Witchdoku is a pure logic puzzle that blends the disciplined reasoning of Sudoku with the deduction of Minesweeper. One mission: give every witch the space she demands. SIMPLE RULES, DEEP STRATEGY โ€ข One per color. The board is split into colored regions โ€” exactly one witch belongs in each. โ€ข One per line. No two witches share a row or a column. โ€ข No touching. Witches guard their space fiercely โ€” they can't sit side by side, not even diagonally. โ€ข Risk and reward. Tap once to mark a square with X, tap again to place a witch. You get three pumpkins. Guessing won't save you โ€” every move has to be earned by reasoning. EVERY PUZZLE IS FAIR All 250 levels are verified one by one: each has exactly one solution and can be solved by pure logic. No level ever forces you to guess. A GENTLE CLIMB Boards grow from a friendly 5x5 up to a demanding 9x9, so the difficulty rises with you instead of ahead of you. KEY FEATURES โ€ข Non-intrusive ads. Nothing interrupts a puzzle. Watch an ad only if you want extra hints. โ€ข Two kinds of help. The lamp shows every square you can rule out and marks them all at once; the witch places one correct witch for you. โ€ข Drag to mark. Sweep across squares to cross them out, sweep back to clear them. โ€ข Stars for perfection. Finish without losing a pumpkin and earn all three. โ€ข 21 languages, and your progress is saved on your device. WHY WITCHDOKU STAYS ON YOUR PHONE No daily grind, no social pressure, no timers shouting at you. Just a minimalist board, a satisfying tap, and a logic loop that keeps turning in your head long after you put the phone down. Ready to out-think a coven of very particular witches?

Screenshots

Candy Cracker4 screens
Witchdoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Witchdoku at every 4 days against Candy Cracker's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Candy Cracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Witchdoku sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candy Cracker ships an update fortnightly, Witchdoku every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Candy Cracker versus Witchdoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandy CrackerWitchdoku
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size30 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristoph Carl LAMPRECHTserthan topal

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Candy Cracker

Subscriptions1
  • Sweet Pass$4.991 Month
One-time5
  • Handful of Coins$1.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Bag of Coins$4.99
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  • Chest of Coins$9.99
  • Vault of Coins$19.99
5 purchases

Witchdoku

One-time5
  • 10 Hints$0.99
  • 50 Hints$3.99
  • Remove Ads$5.99
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  • 100 Hints$6.99
  • 500 Hints$22.99

Questions

Is Candy Cracker free?
Candy Cracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Witchdoku free?
Witchdoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Candy Cracker or Witchdoku have ads?
Both Candy Cracker and Witchdoku show ads.
Which is updated more often, Candy Cracker or Witchdoku?
Candy Cracker ships an update fortnightly, and Witchdoku every 4 days. Most recently, Candy Cracker was updated on October 31, 2026 and Witchdoku on October 30, 2026.

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