Comparison

Red Ball 4 vs Candy Route

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

Head to head
About

Red Ball 4

Embark on an adventure to save the world from evil minions intent on making it square. Guide a bouncing ball through 75 challenging levels, overcoming traps and defeating monsters. Experience an all-new adventure with epic boss battles and exciting physics.

Highlights
  • 75 exciting levels
  • Epic boss battles
  • Tricky traps
  • Defeat monsters
  • Exciting physics
  • Cloud support
Features
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Red Alert! Evil minions want to squeeze the planet into a square shape. Who's got the balls to save the world ? Oh yeah, that's right! Red Ball to the rescue! Roll, jump and bounce through 75 exciting levels full of adventure. Make your way through tricky traps and defeat all monsters. Features: - All-New Red Ball Adventure - 75 Levels - Epic Boss Battles - Cloud Support - Exciting Physics Elements - Groovy Soundtrack - HID Controller Support

About

Candy Route

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Would you like to take the Candy Route? It's a very sweet and fun game to play. This is the paid version of the app - No Ads. Can you now avoid the giant wafer blocks? They come in vanilla, strawberry and chocolate! Also, jellybeans, peppermints, lollypops, chocolate, donuts, candy canes. Giant chocolate mountains surround the new candy routes. Hitting any of these results in an instant game over. You are a round red and white sweet that's travelling through the candy route. As you travel, you need to hit the cupcakes. Cupcakes that you collect are chocolate flavored. Depending on how you hit them, by hitting it quickly you will receive 1 point. By hitting right onto the cupcake can net you 2 points. Ding! You move the candy my swiping side to side. You can also tap on an area to have the candy quickly move to your desired location. We hope you have fun taking the Candy Route like we do! Hint: It's near the Candy Cascade!

Screenshots

Red Ball 44 screens
Candy Route4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Candy Route at none against Red Ball 4's 1. Candy Route also leads on price ($0.99 vs $4.99). Red Ball 4's advantage is chart position (#65 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 13 months vs every 29 months). On ads, 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

Red Ball 4 costs $4.99 and Candy Route $0.99 up front. Red Ball 4 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Candy Route asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Red Ball 4 ships an update every 13 months, Candy Route every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Red Ball 4 versus Candy Route: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRed Ball 4Candy Route
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.8 (7.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 months — betterEvery 29 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#65 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFDG Entertainment GmbH & Co.KGZen Pixel Studios Pty Ltd

Bugs and requests

Red Ball 4

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Achievements not unlocking
  • Inconsistent performance on some devices
  • Levels not loading properly
  • Saved progress being lost
  • Crashes on certain level transitions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more levels and worlds
  • Implement difficulty settings
  • Allow progress reset option
  • Improve achievement system
  • Optimize for older devices

Candy Route

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Red Ball 4

One-time1
  • Unlock all levels$1.99
None

Candy Route

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Red Ball 4 free?
Red Ball 4 costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Candy Route free?
Candy Route costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Red Ball 4 or Candy Route have ads?
Neither Red Ball 4 nor Candy Route shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Red Ball 4 or Candy Route?
Red Ball 4 ships an update every 13 months, and Candy Route every 29 months. Most recently, Red Ball 4 was updated on October 29, 2026 and Candy Route on October 19, 2026.

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