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Head-to-head

Candy Crush Soda Saga vs Candy Crush Saga

Candy Crush Soda Saga 4.7★ · Free + IAP 75
Winner Candy Crush Saga
Candy Crush Saga 4.7★ · Free + IAP 78

Choose Candy Crush Saga for a more established experience with a larger user base.

Candy Crush Saga offers a more extensive history and user engagement than Candy Crush Soda Saga, despite both facing similar issues with ads and in-game purchases. Users of both games express frustration over recent updates that have made gameplay more challenging and monetized.

Head to head

features edge: Candy Crush SagaR1R7R64R82
Candy Crush Soda Saga Candy Crush Soda Saga has unique features like gummy fish and wrap candy, but recent updates have limited moves per level, frustrating users R1R7.
Candy Crush Saga Candy Crush Saga has a broader range of levels and gameplay mechanics, but also suffers from similar complaints about difficulty and monetization R64R82.
ease of use tieR24R28R66R72
Candy Crush Soda Saga Users find Candy Crush Soda Saga's interface frustrating due to ads and game freezes R24R28.
Candy Crush Saga Candy Crush Saga also has issues with ads and user interface, with many users reporting that it complicates gameplay R66R72.
reliability tieR34R49R94R120
Candy Crush Soda Saga Players report frequent bugs and crashes in Candy Crush Soda Saga, especially after updates R34R49.
Candy Crush Saga Candy Crush Saga users similarly report crashes and issues with ad integration that affect gameplay R94R120.
price/value tieR14R22R61R82
Candy Crush Soda Saga Candy Crush Soda Saga is free with in-app purchases, but many users feel pressured to spend money to progress R14R22.
Candy Crush Saga Candy Crush Saga is also free with in-app purchases, and users express similar frustrations about the necessity to spend money to advance R61R82.
support tieR15R37R117R120
Candy Crush Soda Saga Users of Candy Crush Soda Saga mention a lack of support for bugs and issues R15R37.
Candy Crush Saga Candy Crush Saga users also express dissatisfaction with support, particularly regarding unresolved bugs and ad issues R117R120.
Pick Candy Crush Soda Saga if

you prefer a game with unique features like gummy fish and a different gameplay style.

Pick Candy Crush Saga if

you want a more established game with a larger community and more levels to explore.

Evidence note: Both apps have similar issues with ads and monetization, but Candy Crush Saga has a larger user base and more extensive features, making it a better choice overall.

Frequently asked

What are the main differences between Candy Crush Soda Saga and Candy Crush Saga?
Candy Crush Saga has more levels and a larger user base, while both games are free with in-app purchases but face similar criticisms regarding monetization and gameplay difficulty.

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 Crush Soda Saga 2/5 · US Yo: What happen to the moves now y’all giving 15 moves knowing good well it’s not enough
  2. [R7] Candy Crush Soda Saga 1/5 · US 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 :(
  3. [R64] Candy Crush Saga 1/5 · US Scam: Game is a literal scam. When you get into the later levels (200s) they literally make it impossible to win by giving you a very small amount of turns and you can’t beat the level without using power ups and the sort. With that comes YOU spending money to either have enough gold for more turns or just buying a power up pack. Absolute scam.
  4. [R82] Candy Crush Saga 1/5 · US Level 18587 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. 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻
  5. [R24] Candy Crush Soda Saga 3/5 · US UPDATED TODAY ADS WONT LET ME GO BACK TO MY GAME: Ads aren’t letting me get back to my game after watching
  6. [R28] Candy Crush Soda Saga 1/5 · US 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!!!!
  7. [R66] Candy Crush Saga 3/5 · US Too many ads: Said it all in the title
  8. [R72] Candy Crush Saga 3/5 · US It’s okay but…: I like playing the game but the gyrations you have to go through between the comments keyed level and the next level is ridiculous. Layer after layer of add-ons, potential purchases, etc make playing the simple game a burden. Sometimes it takes twice as long to access the next level as it does to play it. There are other similar games that don’t force players to do nearly as much.
  9. [R34] Candy Crush Soda Saga 1/5 · US Freezing: It constantly freezes on me. Must be an update doing it. It is frustrating
  10. [R49] Candy Crush Soda Saga 1/5 · US HELP!!: Level 372 is stuck on continuous play. Have to shut down game and upon reboot same level opens and gets stuck again
  11. [R94] Candy Crush Saga 1/5 · US Awful: Crashes every time I play on every level and waist my power ups and lives. And yes I’m running on the most current version
  12. [R120] Candy Crush Saga 3/5 · GB Why bother with updates: fix the adverts that cost rewards and keep locking my phone up!: I used to enjoy the app, but recent versions hang during adverts (of which there are a lot that are 30 seconds long..) in the reward segment, and also kick you out of the game if you have to leave the screen to do other stuff (like answer the phone). All these things cause you to lose your hard-won rewards.
  13. [R14] Candy Crush Soda Saga 4/5 · US HAD TO DELETE…: Notified these people that level 2995 is not playable since they cut moves in half and spinners don’t give out enough bottles and the ONLY WAY TO BEAT IT IS TO PAY…are they really that hard up for money that they feel the need to do this.??? I wonder…but I won’t be forced to do so!!! Otherwise it’s a good game just greedy I guess…
  14. [R22] Candy Crush Soda Saga 1/5 · US I will stop playing.: They have made the levels impossible to beat with the amount of moves. It forces you to buy more. I’ll miss playing.
  15. [R61] Candy Crush Saga 1/5 · US Fix Landscape mode on iPad Pro: Why is it 2026 and the iPad Pro (with Apple Magic Keyboard) landscape not a thing? Are we serious here? If you want my money, this needs to be fixed.
  16. [R15] Candy Crush Soda Saga 3/5 · US 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.
  17. [R37] Candy Crush Soda Saga 2/5 · US 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
  18. [R117] Candy Crush Saga 3/5 · GB Sort out your ads: Once again you produced an ad that failed and I lost some very important rewards because I had to restart. I have complained about your ads that freeze before. Do you take any notice. PLEASE SORT OUT YOUR ADS WHICH SPOIL THE ENJOYMENT OF A GOOD GAME.

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