Comparison

Candy Flow™ vs Hoshi Go

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

Head to head
About

Candy Flow™

Connect pairs of candies by drawing lines between them. This brain puzzle game offers a classic mode with no time limits and a stage mode with time challenges. Unlock new levels and hints with in-game currency earned or purchased.

Highlights
  • Connect candy pairs
  • Classic mode with no time limit
  • Stage mode with time challenges
  • Unlockable level packs
  • Hint system
  • In-game currency for unlocks
Features
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Let’s make flow between candies! Are you tired of matching same candies? Make pairs of candies to be connected! The most delicious Brain Puzzle Game! Full of SWEET candies! ■ Classic Mode ■ There is no boring to play! Huge amount of levels! Additional 16 packs available for unlock or purchase. Take it easy! This mode has no time limit to play. Getting stuck? Tap ‘Bulb’ to see a hint. ■ Stage Mode ■ Challenge solve each puzzle as fast as you can in limits time. Easy stage gives you a cookie when you solve it. Buy more 'Bulb' or Classic Packs with cookies! Now let's play Candy Flow!

About

Hoshi Go

Features
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Hoshi Go is a free, beautiful, fully offline way to play and learn Go — the ancient board game also known as Baduk or Weiqi. PLAY • 9×9, 13×13 and full 19×19 boards • Pass-and-play with a friend on one phone • Challenge a built-in bot opponent, made for beginners and casual players • Handicap stones (2–9) to balance any matchup • Undo, resign, and proper Chinese (area) scoring with interactive dead-stone marking LEARN • Five short interactive lessons take you from "what is a liberty?" to scoring your first game • Solve real capture puzzles right inside the lessons • Covers liberties, capture, ko, suicide, eyes, life & death, and territory PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads, no accounts, no tracking, no internet required — ever • Collects zero data Whether you have five minutes for a quick 9×9 game or an evening for a full 19×19 battle, the board is always ready.

Screenshots

Candy Flow™4 screens
Hoshi Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hoshi Go at none against Candy Flow™'s 3. Hoshi Go also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Candy Flow™ sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Hoshi Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Candy Flow™ versus Hoshi Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandy Flow™Hoshi Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGameZen, Inc.JUAN CARLOS CELIS PINTO

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Candy Flow™

One-time3
  • Small Cookie Pack$0.99
  • Medium Cookie Pack$4.99
  • Large Cookie Pack$9.99
None

Hoshi Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Candy Flow™ free?
Candy Flow™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hoshi Go free?
Hoshi Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Candy Flow™ or Hoshi Go have ads?
Candy Flow™ shows ads; Hoshi Go does not.

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