Comparison

Bomb Squirrel vs Talking Tom Candy Run

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

Head to head
About

Bomb Squirrel

Engage your mind in a physics-based puzzle game where you strategically use various projectiles and environmental elements to defeat enemies with minimal ammunition. Explore nearly 100 levels, unlocking new challenges with earned stars.

Highlights
  • Squirrel throws exploding bombs
  • Shoot bullets mid-air
  • Use carriers for objects and enemies
  • Spinning disks for destruction
  • Utilize cannons and catapults
  • Almost 100 levels
Features
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Challenge your brain. Defeat the enemies using the minimum amount of ammunition that you can. Use bombs, spinning disks, bullets and creatures that carry objects. Cannons and catapults found in the levels can also be used. Use the stars obtained in the levels to open more levels. Features: - Control a squirrel that throws bombs that can be exploded in the air - Shoot a bullet even when it is already falling - Use carriers to carry off enemies and objects - Use spinning disks to defeat enemies and take down scenario blocks - Shoot a cannon using bombs as ammo - Use a catapult to throw your ammo - Pop balloons to take down enemies - Some enemies are: monkey, spider, cat, penguin and even bowling pin - A good game to kill time with almost 100 levels (ten groups of nine levels plus a final level totaling 91 levels) www.maxtimoteo.com

About

Talking Tom Candy Run

Embark on an endless runner adventure to reclaim stolen candy. Choose your favorite character, jump, slide, and collect power-ups to chase down the robber through various exciting locations. Upgrade characters and unlock new worlds to get your candy back!

Highlights
  • Play as favorite characters
  • Collect coins, power-ups, and candy
  • Run, jump, and slide through obstacles
  • Activate character special abilities
  • Upgrade characters
  • Unlock new worlds
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Talking Tom’s new candy store has been robbed! If you want to get the candy back, you’re going to have to run! An amazing new endless runner adventure starts now. The robber has stolen your candy, but heis dropping it everywhere - along the street, at the beach, even at the amusement park! Choose your favorite Talking Tom and Friends character and get ready to run, jump, and slide your way through an epic, candy-filled adventure. Pick up chests to get free coins, diamonds, new characters, and character upgrades. Chase after the robber together with fun buddies who will help you with their awesome special abilities. Now, where’s all that candy? FEATURES: - Play as one of your favorite characters - Collect coins, power-ups, and lots and lots of CANDY! - Run, jump, and slide through levels full of exciting obstacles - Activate the special abilities of Talking Tom and Friends characters - Upgrade characters to improve their abilities - Make Talking Tom fly and Talking Angela turn obstacles into candy - Get help from your buddies: Unicorn, Dragon, Smiley Face, and Happy Cloud - Unlock new worlds and get your candy back! Talking Tom Candy Run is a top new running game packed with an infinite amount of fun! It’s free to play and best to enjoy when you’re craving some juicy candy. This app contains: - Promotion of Outfit7's products and third party advertising - Links that direct users to other apps and Outfit7's websites - Personalization of content to entice users to play the app again - Watching videos of Outfit7's animated characters via You Tube integration - The option to make in-app purchases - Items are available for different prices in virtual currency, depending on the current level reached by the player - Alternative options to access all functionalities of the app without making any in-app purchase using real money (level progress, games, in-game functionalities, ads) Please note, we do not process all the data disclosed on the label for users under the age of digital consent. For more information, please check our Privacy Policy. Terms of use: https://talkingtomandfriends.com/eula/en/ Privacy policy for games: https://talkingtomandfriends.com/privacy-policy-games/en Customer support: support@outfit7.com

Screenshots

Bomb Squirrel4 screens
Talking Tom Candy Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bomb Squirrel at none against Talking Tom Candy Run's 10. Bomb Squirrel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Talking Tom Candy Run's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (56K vs 1). 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. Talking Tom Candy Run sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Bomb Squirrel asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bomb Squirrel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Talking Tom Candy Run has 56K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Bomb Squirrel's written reviews are positive against 77% of Talking Tom Candy Run's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bomb Squirrel ships an update every 6 months, Talking Tom Candy Run every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Bomb Squirrel versus Talking Tom Candy Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBomb SquirrelTalking Tom Candy Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (56K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better77.3% of reviews
Number of ratings156K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB421 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMax TimoteoOutfit7 Limited

Customer experience

Bomb Squirrel

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Talking Tom Candy Run

All ratings56,184 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews269 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative16.0%

Bugs and requests

Bomb Squirrel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Talking Tom Candy Run

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Chest rewards not working as expected
  • Buttons and controls not responsive at times
  • Game freezing or crashing on launch

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to customize characters
  • Option to disable ads or pay for ad-free version
  • Multiplayer or leaderboard features

In-app purchases

None

Bomb Squirrel

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Talking Tom Candy Run

One-time10
  • Fistful of Diamonds$0.99
  • Pile of Diamonds$1.99
  • Pouch of Diamonds$4.99
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  • Dragon$5.99
  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • Hawaii Hank$8.99
  • Bucket of Diamonds$9.99
  • Jar of Diamonds$9.99
  • Officer Tom$9.99
  • Jars of Diamonds$29.99

Questions

Is Bomb Squirrel free?
Bomb Squirrel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Talking Tom Candy Run free?
Talking Tom Candy Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bomb Squirrel or Talking Tom Candy Run?
Bomb Squirrel is rated higher. Bomb Squirrel averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Talking Tom Candy Run averages 4.6 from 56K ratings.
Do Bomb Squirrel or Talking Tom Candy Run have ads?
Talking Tom Candy Run shows ads; Bomb Squirrel does not.
Which is updated more often, Bomb Squirrel or Talking Tom Candy Run?
Bomb Squirrel ships an update every 6 months, and Talking Tom Candy Run every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bomb Squirrel was updated on November 1, 2026 and Talking Tom Candy Run on November 9, 2026.

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