Red Ball 4 vs Candy Route
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 75 exciting levels
- Epic boss battles
- Tricky traps
- Defeat monsters
- Exciting physics
- Cloud support
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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
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!
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Red Ball 4 | Candy Route |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 89.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #65 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FDG Entertainment GmbH & Co.KG | Zen 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
Red Ball 4
- Unlock all levels$1.99
Candy Route
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Red Ball 4 free?
Is Candy Route free?
Do Red Ball 4 or Candy Route have ads?
Which is updated more often, Red Ball 4 or Candy Route?
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