Comparison

Candy Jam Rush vs 8! Challenge

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

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About

Candy Jam Rush

Slide jellies to free the red one in this addictive puzzle game. With over 100 levels and delicious graphics, it offers a fun challenge for all ages. Use boosters to overcome tricky obstacles and test your logic.

Highlights
  • Addictive sliding puzzle gameplay
  • Over 100 candy-coated levels
  • Delicious graphics
  • Easy to play, challenging to master
  • Timed and move-limited puzzles
  • Puzzle boosters
  • Facebook synchronization
Features
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******Top Puzzle Game in the App Store and Featured in What's HOT****** FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME! Candy Jam is a simple and addictive puzzle game. The goal of the game is to get the red jelly out of the board by sliding the blue jellies out of the way but keep an eye out for various obstacles! Candy Jam features: ● Delicious graphics that will leave you hungry for more ● Easy and fun to play for all ages, but a challenge to fully master ● Over 100 candy coated levels ● Full sized game board ● Puzzles range from timed puzzles to puzzles that have a set amount of moves to solve ● Puzzle Boosters to help with those challenging levels ● Seamless synchronization with Facebook Test your logic and intuition with Candy Jam! LIKE: https://www.facebook.com/candyjamrush 970f8d6d6d

About

8! Challenge

A brain-teasing puzzle game where you fill a 4x4 board with dice numbered 1-6. Rows or columns summing to 8 merge and disappear, requiring strategic play to avoid filling the board and losing.

Highlights
  • 4x4 board puzzle
  • Dice merging mechanic
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Brain training
  • Simple rules, challenging play
Features
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Fill a 4x4 board with dice. Whenever a row or column adds up to exactly 8, it clears. That's the whole rule. Staying alive is the hard part. Each turn you get a die (sometimes a double) and choose where to drop it. Every placement changes what the rows and columns add up to, so one careless move can lock the board up fast. Think a few steps ahead, set up chains, and keep cells open for whatever comes next. HOW TO PLAY • Drag the die from the stand onto any empty cell • A row or column that totals 8 clears and scores • Double dice take two cells at once, so place them with care • The game ends when the board is full and nothing adds up POWER-UPS Running out of room? Spend the coins you earn from each game on three tools: • Hammer: knock a single die off the board • Bomb: clear a 3x3 area in one go • Trash: throw away a die you don't want WHY PEOPLE KEEP PLAYING • Quick rounds that fit into a coffee break, or long runs when you're chasing a best score • Simple arithmetic that still makes you think, a nice little workout for your brain • One-handed play, no timer, no pressure • Works offline, so it's good for commutes and flights • A short tutorial gets you going in under a minute 8! Challenge is free to play and supported by ads.

Screenshots

Candy Jam Rush4 screens
8! Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Candy Jam Rush at none against 8! Challenge's shown. Candy Jam Rush also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 97 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 8! Challenge's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Candy Jam Rush holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Candy Jam Rush's written reviews are positive against 100% of 8! Challenge's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candy Jam Rush ships an update every 6 weeks, 8! Challenge every 97 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Candy Jam Rush versus 8! Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandy Jam Rush8! Challenge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 97 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark ZiecikThang Vu

Customer experience

Candy Jam Rush

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.0%

8! Challenge

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Candy Jam Rush

No in-app purchases

None

8! Challenge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Candy Jam Rush free?
Candy Jam Rush is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 8! Challenge free?
8! Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Candy Jam Rush or 8! Challenge?
Candy Jam Rush is rated higher. Candy Jam Rush averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while 8! Challenge averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Candy Jam Rush or 8! Challenge have ads?
8! Challenge shows ads; Candy Jam Rush does not.
Which is updated more often, Candy Jam Rush or 8! Challenge?
Candy Jam Rush ships an update every 6 weeks, and 8! Challenge every 97 months. Most recently, Candy Jam Rush was updated on October 14, 2026 and 8! Challenge on October 2, 2026.

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