Candy Crush Saga vs Royal Kingdom

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

	Candy Crush Saga	Royal Kingdom
Genre	Puzzle	Puzzle
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	hard	hard
Ad intensity	high	high
In-app-purchase pressure	high	high
Typical session	variable	variable
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	3,956,196	1,055,223
Reviews say	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	What players like Relaxing, chill gameplay for casual players High-quality graphics and visuals No forced ads in core gameplay (per some reviews) Common complaints Deceptive advertising - game differs significantly from promotional materials Requires heavy spending to progress past higher levels (400+) Aggressive IAP pressure with constant monetization pop-ups

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) Royal Kingdom — A colorful match-3 puzzle adventure where you rebuild kingdoms and battle the Dark King, but beware the aggressive monetization and misleading ads. (rated hard difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-07-10. Last updated 2026-07-10.