Comparison

Candy Cracker vs Last Mantis

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 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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Last Mantis

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THE GARDEN IS FULL OF BUGS. YOU ARE THE LAST MANTIS. They come from every side: maggots, beetles, wasps, spiders. You run, you strike, you grow. And when the pack closes in, you stop time. STOP TIME, THEN CUT Fill the blue bar with kills. Tap it whenever you want and the world freezes. Now draw your path with your finger: curves, loops, hooks, straight through the thickest part of the swarm. Let go and the mantis races along your line and tears apart everything on it. GROW WITH EVERY LEVEL Collect crystals, pick from three cards after every wave. Orbs that circle you. Chain lightning. A swarm of flies that becomes fireflies, then wasps. A shadow that strikes behind your back. Longer arms, sharper blades, a wider swath. MOLT INTO SOMETHING WORSE At the right moment you shed your skin. Become the ice mantis and freeze what touches you, or the fire mantis and leave a burning trail behind. Your old shell stays behind as bait. TEN LEVELS, THEN ENDLESS Every level has its own ground, its own bugs and its own final wave. Stars you earn make the next mantis stronger from the start. After level ten it never stops. NO ACCOUNT. NO LOGIN. Your progress stays on your device. How long does the last mantis last?

Screenshots

Candy Cracker4 screens
Last Mantis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Last Mantis at none against Candy Cracker's 6. Last Mantis also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Last Mantis asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candy Cracker ships an update weekly, Last Mantis every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Candy Cracker versus Last Mantis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandy CrackerLast Mantis
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size29 MB131 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperChristoph Carl LAMPRECHTFatos Gashi

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
None

Last Mantis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Candy Cracker free?
Candy Cracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Last Mantis free?
Last Mantis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Candy Cracker or Last Mantis have ads?
Candy Cracker shows ads; Last Mantis does not.
Which is updated more often, Candy Cracker or Last Mantis?
Candy Cracker ships an update weekly, and Last Mantis every 4 days. Most recently, Candy Cracker was updated on October 10, 2026 and Last Mantis on October 13, 2026.

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