Candy Crush Soda Saga vs Royal Match
Choose Candy Crush Soda Saga for more engaging gameplay despite recent criticisms.
Candy Crush Soda Saga offers a more vibrant and engaging experience, although users express frustration over recent updates and increased difficulty. Royal Match, while also fun, is criticized for its monetization strategies and misleading advertising.
Head to head
you prefer a game with more colorful features and a long-standing player base.
you want a game that is less reliant on ads and offers a different style of gameplay.
Evidence note: Both games have free tiers, but Candy Crush Soda Saga has a larger number of ratings, indicating a broader user base, even if recent reviews are more critical.
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.
- [R2] Candy Crush Soda Saga I like it: Sometimes I get struggling but the color bomb is useful even combined gummy fish and wrap candy
- [R75] Royal Match Nothing like the advert: Been play the game for a while now. Originally down loaded because the in game video show the game as kings nightmare but alas like many of these games they suck you in with a trailer that doesn’t resemble the actual game. Yes it is addictive but I would have preferred a game that resembles what was advertised- I’m sure some law is being broken here about false advertisin
- [R7] Candy Crush Soda Saga 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 :(
- [R69] Royal Match Tough: When you get to the higher levels it is really touch to beat them unless you purchase extra plays 🥴
- [R34] Candy Crush Soda Saga Freezing: It constantly freezes on me. Must be an update doing it. It is frustrating
- [R117] Royal Match Too many glitch: After updating to Version 255.0 Res Version 1 the game has become a nightmare! It constantly closes either when you are still playing or when you are one point away from wining the level…. After logging in again it takes you to the same level but not to the same point you were before…. Also the higher the level, the less rewards you get…. Right now automatically the rewards are 1
- [R43] Candy Crush Soda Saga Pay to play: I’ve played this game for years and I’m on level 19,000. I am really disappointed that I can’t get past a level without having to pay. I can no longer enjoy this game anymore. You shouldn’t have to pay this much money to play a game. Long time player is done with this game
- [R72] Royal Match Used to be fun: I would love to give this 5 stars for the fun it is but I’m giving it 3. I have been playing this game for several months. I have enjoyed it and it was fun because it’s challenging. However, it seems in recent updates they have made even the easy levels impossible to win without power ups and without buying coins. The game has become a greedy machine. I have played the same level f
- [R13] Candy Crush Soda Saga Scammers game: This game has lots of scam ads and when you report it or any problems the creators of this game ignore you. Plus many on here are fake accounts
- [R115] Royal Match Horrible support and waste of time. Don’t spend your money!: I downloaded this game to get coins for another game and they refused to give me the coins after I completed all the requests. I sent screenshots of proof and everything. I couldn’t imagine spending money on this game and not receiving what you pay for. Goodluck with the support team. Not even a fun game and doesn’t match the ads for it
- [R88] Royal Match Not really free: Once you get to the higher levels there is no way to move forward or make progress on mini games without paying for extras it really sucks that once they get you hooked on the game that bleed you for all the money they can.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store