Amaze GO! vs Candy Crush Saga

How do Amaze GO! and Candy Crush Saga compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Amaze GO!	Candy Crush Saga
Genre	Puzzle	Puzzle
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	medium	hard
Ad intensity	high	high
In-app-purchase pressure	medium	high
Typical session	short	variable
Rating	4.6 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	175,915	3,988,014
Reviews say	What players like Relaxing, meditative puzzle mechanics with clean design Simple rules but strategic depth appeals to puzzle fans Works offline, smooth controls, satisfying feedback Common complaints Extremely intrusive ads, including mid-game pop-ups that can appear 3+ times per level Ads are very long, unskippable, and force app store redirects Overly sensitive input detection causes accidental mis-taps on small, close arrows with harsh penalty	What players like Addictive core match-3 gameplay with escalating difficulty Free to play with offline support Daily rewards and time-limited events for engagement Common complaints Aggressive ad placement and hard-to-close ad windows causing accidental clicks Pay-to-win mechanics with removed ad-based rewards after updates Technical bugs including crashes, freezing, and broken iPad UI

Amaze GO! — A meditative arrows puzzle game where you slide arrows off the grid in the right order, but aggressive ads undermine its calm vibe. (rated medium difficulty, high ad pressure) Candy Crush Saga — Match-3 puzzle game where you blast candies through thousands of levels while navigating aggressive monetization and intrusive ads. (rated hard difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-24. Last updated 2026-08-24.