Candy Crush Soda Saga
Recent updates to Candy Crush Soda Saga have significantly increased difficulty and monetization, leading to widespread frustration among long-time players, despite its continued appeal to some for stress relief and vibrant graphics.
Candy Crush Soda Saga, a long-standing match-3 game, is experiencing a negative shift in user sentiment due to recent updates. Players report increased difficulty, fewer moves per level, and a greater push towards in-app purchases, contrasting with its historical reputation as a fun and relaxing game.
What users like
What users complain about
- Levels have become significantly harder with fewer moves, forcing players to purchase boosters or extra movesR1R3R8R11
- Frequent and broken ads disrupt gameplay, preventing reward collection or causing crashesR2R30R34R49
- Game glitches lead to loss of streaks, progress, or purchased itemsR12R30R48R50
- Specific levels are reported as broken or impossible to passR21R24R31R46
- Recent updates have removed or reduced valuable features like daily boosters, second chances, and unlimited lives from WonderballsR3R23R295
- Users report issues with specific events or features, such as Rocket Rush not giving full time or rewards, and 'Four in a Row' being unplayable due to inactive teammatesR27R32R62R65
- Lack of score display, old music, and map design changes are disliked by some playersR35R36R38R47
- Issues with Game Center overlay and offline play requiring Wi-FiR16R17
- Some players experience their game progress resetting or being unable to access new levelsR68R80R81R82
Latest update · v1.322.3
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
Sodalicious! We update our game every week with exciting levels, improvements to the game, and fun new features. Download the latest version to check it out! Joining us after a break? Welcome back! New to the game? You’ll be a pro before you know it! What are you waiting for? Let’s play!
Recurring themes
Who it's for
This game is for players who enjoy match-3 puzzles and are willing to tolerate increased difficulty, frequent ads, and potential pressure to make in-app purchases R3R8. It may still appeal to those looking for a casual game to relieve stress R20 or who appreciate vibrant graphics R42. It is NOT for players who expect a completely free-to-play experience without significant roadblocks, those easily frustrated by technical glitches and broken ads, or those who dislike constant changes to game mechanics and features R2.
Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative, with many long-time players expressing frustration over changes that make the game harder and push for monetization. This contrasts sharply with the high lifetime rating, suggesting a recent negative trajectory. The developer's notes are vague and do not address any of the specific issues raised by recent reviews, such as increased difficulty or broken ads.
Frequently asked
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What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R9] Still Fun: One of my favorite games
- [R20] Stress release: A nice way to just chill.
- [R75] Candy crush soda: It’s awesome game
- [R42] Vibrant: Love the bright colors, sounds and vibrations of the candy popping
- [R43] Good game: This game is good I love the updates and the music and the game continue updating and making the game better pls
- [R18] This is the best game ever everyone should play this game.: Very addicting my favorite game ever
- [R45] ✨Adventure: Do to the sudden increase in, fluctuations in and out of the economy’ our main goal is to reach an agreement. Concluding this will indefinitely increase inflation by the percentage’s value per dollar 💵 IM {ETH!CX}
- [R1] Yo: What happen to the moves now y’all giving 15 moves knowing good well it’s not enough
- [R3] New update sucks!: I have been a lover of candy soda crush since 2013 but this new update sucks! You only get only a few moves now per game which is practically impossible to pass the level making it extremely difficult and frustrating with no free daily boosters like before. I guess its time I retire from a long yrs of playing this game and look somewhere else :(
- [R8] Less moves: I stepped away from playing the game and came back to a bad update. The moves to finish the level have been cut down to 15 and it’s impossible to pass a level without buying more moves. At this point I will use you what I have and delete the game.
- [R11] Moves Per Level: 15 moves for a Level is insane.. Seems like a way to get you to purchase more bars to compete the level. SMH
- [R2] No longer Fun: It has become more frustrating than fun. Does not matter how many ads watched!
- [R30] Boring: I’ve been playing this game every day for half a year and I finally ended my streak because the game is just so boring, and I think some levels are setting the player up to lose winning streaks, and get the player to buy gold bars and other items. Sometimes after watching an ad, everything freezes and I lose a winning streak. Some levels only give you 15 moves when you are supposed to ge
- [R34] Ads: I like the game but STOP WITH THE ADS. I’ve made it to level 9000 and am getting tired of all the ads, they just get more and more. I will most likely return to this game when my grandson wants to play.
- [R49] UPDATED TODAY ADS WONT LET ME GO BACK TO MY GAME: Ads aren’t letting me get back to my game after watching
- [R12] STOP TAKING MY STREAKS: I play Candy Crush Soda saga multiple times a day. Even on a busy day I make a point of playing the game for a minute or two just keep up my streak. It never fails that just out of the blue it tells me I skipped a day. I make sure the time is evenly spaced out so there’s no gap. I’m tired of you taking away my progress.
- [R48] Stealing: The app “glitches” when you make purchases & then don’t give you what you paid for. It used to a fun game but it has become a money scammer!!!
- [R50] Not fun without powerups: Some of the levels rng is never in your favor, also everytime i deleted the game & redownload…The powerups i earned get taken away even tho I’m logging into the same account
- [R21] 5735 is broken: Please fix level 5735, the last bear goes the wrong direction
- [R24] Level 5735 doesn’t work: Level 5735 is broken. I would send a support ticket but, if there’s a way to do that, I can’t find it. Overall, I really like this game and enjoy playing it. A better support system would be beneficial. I would rate it 5 stars except for lack of game support.
- [R31] HELP!!: Level 372 is stuck on continuous play. Have to shut down game and upon reboot same level opens and gets stuck again
- [R46] Its okay: Many levels get stuck as im currently in. 1279 and passed it 4 times yet cant advance..stuck in getting points after level and cant stop or skip..so im stuck at lvl 1279 even though I passed it numerous times
- [R23] Second chance: What happened to the second chances? Every time there is an update we lose them lost again
- [R295] PLEASE REVERT TO BEFORE THE NEW UPDATEEEE: I love this game and am on level 1500 but i need my unlimited livesss. The legendary wonderball only gives 30 minutes when it used to give 4 hours. Whats the point in even playing if i lose all my lives on one level bare in mind its not even a hard level. I beg you if you want me to keep playing revert to before the update……..!!
- [R27] Game: Great game very fun but the developers have changed how fun it is for me. First my bottles went away so if I lost a round instead of losing one bottle, I lost all of them. Then if a won a round in Bake a Cake, I stopped receiving a bottle for it. Next I’d play on many different teams playing Bake a Cake to earn rewards because I can’t afford to buy everyday and win boosters through Rocket R
- [R32] New update is bad: Can’t beat the rocket rush unless you have several boosters. Not fun anymore
- [R62] The four rows: I do not like that when you are trying to win extra bonuses playing the four rows when you have people just sitting on the tiles for days not completing the row when the are the only one that has to finish. If you are not going to play and finish the four rows with your team then don’t play!! The game gets really boring when this happens all the time! There is no team work on the fo
- [R65] Rocket Rush not giving full time: This game was good but now I’m cheated out of 15 mins of each rocket rush making it impossible to win
- [R35] No points?: I love this game, but miss the point scoring and stars!
- [R36] Where is the score??: Since the latest update, there is no score! What’s the point of a game if there is no score?
- [R38] not a very good change: I liked it better the way it was before, when there were portals and a really nice map where new places would appear as you progressed; now, you just see the same image regardless of the level you're on. I wish it would go back to how it used to be.
- [R47] The music & the sounds: When l was kid l love these game with the old music I downloaded today & the music is so bad its not the beautiful music I used to hear when I was a kid
- [R16] Screw this update!: When I tried to play levels offline, it now requires Wi-Fi to load the levels. I hate this! It’s unplayable offline! Screw this update! Revert this update IMMEDIATELY!!!!
- [R17] Game Center Overlay is a nightmare: The affiliation with Game Center Overlay is so annoying. I am signed out, yet it still goes ON.. I TURN IT OFF AND UT RETURNS. MEANWHILE, STILL SIGNED OUT.
- [R68] Can’t replay a level: Really disappointed that I can’t replay a level. I’ve played every level. I’m at the max and I have no opportunity to go back and improve on my score. Also, I’m unable to participate in Four in a Row. because what do you play on A cake doesn’t count. Also what you play in theMastery level doesn’t count. I stopped playing for six weeks so they’re at least when I started to pla
- [R80] Game started over at one: I don’t know why, but when I went to play my game, it started it number one and I’ve been playing this game for years so I don’t know how to get it back 😢
- [R81] Greed is ruining the game. Old levels locked: Long time player and recently the turn toward greediness is just extreme. Levels are more and more impossible to beat without boosters or paying for extra moves, similar to regular candy crush. Then the real kicker is that previously won levels are LOCKED. Can’t tell if that is a bug or a feature but it means you can’t earn the four in a row until they
- [R82] Frustrated: It is so frustrating to run out of levels to play. I’ve won two on the podium and now I’m going to lose out on the prize because there’s no more levels for me to play.. I have spent a lot of money buying things from your company and yet I can’t continue to play because you don’t have levels and you go two in three days without them.
- [R4] I like it: Sometimes I get struggling but the color bomb is useful even combined gummy fish and wrap candy
- [R19] Love this game: Candy Crush Soda is my favorite game and I play it everyday. Usually when I get to level 500 I have to delete it and restart because I can’t pass the levels. Lately, I can’t even get to level 300 because it’s too difficult. I wish it was a little easier because now it just frustrates me. It’s sad because it really is my favorite game.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store