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Candy Block Puzzle Blitz vs Candy Crush Saga

Candy Block Puzzle Blitz 4.5★ · Free + IAP · ⚠ stale 40
Winner Candy Crush Saga
Candy Crush Saga 4.7★ · Free + IAP 70

Candy Crush Saga, despite its own issues with ads and monetization, offers a more polished and engaging experience with a vast number of levels, while Candy Block Puzzle Blitz is plagued by excessive, intrusive ads and frequent technical problems.

Full reviews: Candy Block Puzzle Blitz · Candy Crush Saga

Candy Crush Saga, the established leader, provides a highly addictive match-3 experience with numerous levels, but users frequently complain about aggressive monetization, pop-up ads, and occasional glitches. Candy Block Puzzle Blitz, a Tetris-like game, is criticized for its overwhelming ad frequency and app instability, overshadowing its simple, enjoyable gameplay.

Head to head

Gameplay & Features edge: Candy Crush SagaR1R2R8R14
Candy Block Puzzle Blitz Users describe Candy Block Puzzle Blitz as a fun, addictive, and relaxing game, similar to Tetris or 1010, that helps keep the mind sharp R2R8R14. However, many find it lacks variation, wishing for features like rotating blocks, and some feel it gets boring or isn't challenging enough R1.
Candy Crush Saga Candy Crush Saga is widely praised as an amazing, fun, and strategic game with nonstop levels that keep players engaged and relaxed . However, some users find it too easy, with the game often suggesting moves, and recent updates have introduced annoying elements like a new roulette wheel for extra moves .
Ads & Monetization tieR3R6R9R10
Candy Block Puzzle Blitz Candy Block Puzzle Blitz is heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of ads, often appearing after every game, with some ads lacking exit options or having sound even when the game sound is off R3R6R9R10. Users express willingness to pay to remove ads R9.
Candy Crush Saga Candy Crush Saga also faces significant complaints about excessive pop-up ads and constant pushes for microtransactions . Many users feel the game forces them to purchase items to progress, especially in later levels R64R85R88.
Reliability & Performance edge: Candy Crush SagaR4R5R19R37
Candy Block Puzzle Blitz Many recent reviews for Candy Block Puzzle Blitz report severe issues, including the game not working, crashing, freezing, or failing to load tutorials R4R5R37. Some users also mention losing game progress after getting a new phone R19.
Candy Crush Saga Candy Crush Saga users frequently report glitches, crashes, and freezing, especially during ads or when about to win a level, leading to lost progress and wasted in-game currency R61. There are also complaints about battery drain .
User Experience & Support edge: Candy Crush SagaR7R18R26R63
Candy Block Puzzle Blitz Beyond ads, users of Candy Block Puzzle Blitz complain about political advertisements R7, a specific low-pitched sound effect that feels like losing R18, and unwanted review prompts R26. There is no mention of customer support interactions.
Candy Crush Saga Candy Crush Saga users express frustration with issues like lost progress R63R88, ads forcing the app to open , and a lack of landscape mode on iPad Pro . Some users report customer support responses that don't fix issues and a desire for in-game chat features .
Pick Candy Block Puzzle Blitz if

you are looking for a simple, Tetris-like block puzzle game and are willing to tolerate a very high frequency of ads, or if you specifically enjoy its relaxing nature R2R14.

Pick Candy Crush Saga if

you want a highly popular, well-established match-3 puzzle game with a massive number of levels and a generally engaging, strategic gameplay experience .

Evidence note: Candy Block Puzzle Blitz has a much smaller user base and fewer reviews compared to Candy Crush Saga, which has millions of ratings. This disparity means the issues reported for Candy Block Puzzle Blitz, particularly regarding ads and technical problems, represent a larger proportion of its user feedback and appear more severe. Both apps are free with in-app purchases, and much of the negativity for both stems from the free-tier experience, primarily due to ads and perceived pay-to-win mechanics.

Frequently asked

Which game has more ads?
Candy Block Puzzle Blitz appears to have more frequent and intrusive ads, with many users reporting ads after every round, some without exit options or with sound even when the game is muted R3R6R10R21. Candy Crush Saga also has many ads and pop-ups, but the complaints for Candy Block Puzzle Blitz suggest a higher density and poorer implementation.
Do these games have technical issues?
Yes, both games have reported technical issues, but Candy Block Puzzle Blitz appears to suffer more severely from crashes, freezing, and failure to launch R4R5R37. Candy Crush Saga also has frequent reports of freezing and crashing, often linked to ads, leading to lost progress R61.
Is either game pay-to-win?
Candy Crush Saga is frequently accused of being pay-to-win, especially in later levels, where users feel forced to purchase power-ups or extra moves to progress R64R85R88. Candy Block Puzzle Blitz's monetization strategy is primarily through ads, with users expressing a willingness to pay to remove them R9.

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.

  1. [R1] Candy Block Puzzle Blitz 2/5 · US Not like the graphic & same as 20 other games: The main App graphic blatantly represents a version of Tetris, but it’s not at all that. It’s also identical to like 20 other games. It just has prettier colors than the others. Also the other similar games at least give more shape variation, like rotating the shapes. Maybe you have to play a lot more of this to get those, but it’s just more boring t
  2. [R2] Candy Block Puzzle Blitz 5/5 · US Bronco: Great game for keeping mind sharp. Also helps with memory skills & memeory loss.
  3. [R8] Candy Block Puzzle Blitz 5/5 · US It’s fun!: This game is lots of fun
  4. [R14] Candy Block Puzzle Blitz 5/5 · US My Review: If you like, or even, love, Tetris, then you will like, or, maybe even, love this game because it is just like Tetris!!!
  5. [R3] Candy Block Puzzle Blitz 3/5 · US Too many adds: It could be a good game but too many adds! Every time you finish a game you can’t just continue to another because it’s an add everytime. Very annoying.
  6. [R6] Candy Block Puzzle Blitz 3/5 · US Addictive, but . . .: Soooo frustrating. I turn the sound off, but ads still have sound unless I turn the sound off my WHOLE phone (ringer). I may delete the game.
  7. [R9] Candy Block Puzzle Blitz 3/5 · US Candy block: Having ads is a pain!!! I am willing to pay a little for no ads!!!!!!
  8. [R10] Candy Block Puzzle Blitz 1/5 · US Too many: It’s too many advertisements and I have to exit out the whole game because some of the ads don’t give me the option to exit
  9. [R4] Candy Block Puzzle Blitz 1/5 · US Latest version does not work: Please fix it
  10. [R5] Candy Block Puzzle Blitz 5/5 · US The game doesn’t work: I love this game and it’s very nostalgic. I redownloaded this app and nothing happens but the game starts trying to show me a tutorial and it crashes and freezes and I can’t move anything or do anything and I keep restarting the app but it still don’t work so please fix this. Have a good day and may god love and bless you
  11. [R19] Candy Block Puzzle Blitz 2/5 · US Needs progress: I like this game I play it all the time, but now that I have gotten a new phone my progress cannot be restored. I wish this problem would be fixed.
  12. [R37] Candy Block Puzzle Blitz 1/5 · GB Candy block: I’ve been playing this for some time and really enjoyed it. BUT now it just won’t run at all and is very frustrating. What on earth is happening?
  13. [R7] Candy Block Puzzle Blitz 1/5 · US Biden advertisements: I can do without the political stuff. I mean really? Trump 2020!
  14. [R18] Candy Block Puzzle Blitz 3/5 · GB Sound issue.: I like the game, but there’s this sound that makes me feel like I’ve lost, it’s one of the noses from when you make blocks disappear, it’s very low pitched so plz in an upcoming update remove the sound thx u. But over all I’m very happy with the game thx u for reading :D
  15. [R26] Candy Block Puzzle Blitz 5/5 · US Candy block: Way too many reviews popping up ready to delete game
  16. [R63] Candy Crush Saga 3/5 · US Lost my progress today: Had to start all over after years! I tried to recover my progress even going thru FB! Nothing worked! I’m crushed I was in the 37000’s
  17. [R21] Candy Block Puzzle Blitz 3/5 · GB Seriously addictive ... but ridiculously frequent ads annoying: I love this little game - very addictive and simple. The ads have started to pop up literally after every round now, so I may just delete it cos it’s getting really annoying.
  18. [R61] Candy Crush Saga 2/5 · US Ads: The Indy add keeps freezing, it’s kept me from Winning the 21 levels at least twice. Remove it or fix it please
  19. [R64] Candy Crush Saga 1/5 · US Level 18664 BORING AND STUPID: IMPOSSIBLE even with full boosts. I have played it dozens of times and can’t pass. THEY ARE FORCING YOU TO PURCHASE TO PLAY. SAD AND PATHETIC GAME. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME. 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻
  20. [R85] Candy Crush Saga 1/5 · US Robbery: Candy crush used to be fun. Now it’s just frustrating because they do everything to try and get you to spend money in their app. They’re taking advantage of people and I will be deleting the app.
  21. [R88] Candy Crush Saga 1/5 · US Not happy…: I’ve been playing Candy Crush for years, in the high levels I lost the contact. Finally got back in at a much lower level and now no way to get extra moves other than $$. Sorry to say goodbye to Candy Crush….

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store