Candy Crush Saga
King
⚠ Sentiment Storm (moderate)
⚡ Disruption Score: 52
Rating
4.71
3.9M ratings
Reviews/Month
349
Trend: declining
Last Updated
Jan 28, 2026
v1.320.1.1
Days Since Update
48
Active
Analysis Summary
Candy Crush Saga continues to be popular but faces significant issues with excessive ads, game freezing, and perceived pay-to-win mechanics, which are driving user frustration and potential churn.
Rating Distribution
Pain Points
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ads
· 14.0% of reviews
Excessive and intrusive advertisements
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bugs
· 14.0% of reviews
Game crashes and freezes
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pricing
· 16.0% of reviews
Perceived pay-to-win mechanics
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ux
· 3.0% of reviews
User experience issues
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audio conflicts
· 7.0% of reviews
Ads with loud, disruptive audio
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game freezing
· 12.0% of reviews
Game freezing during play
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gameplay
· 17.0% of reviews
Perceived unfair gameplay mechanics
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ads
· 19.0% of reviews
Ads freezing the game
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purchases not received
· 5.0% of reviews
Issues with receiving purchased items
Praised Features
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daily rewards
Daily rewards system
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more free lives
Availability of free lives
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skip button
· 2.0% of reviews
Skip level option
Bug Reports
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game freezing
· 12.0% of reviews
Game freezing during play
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ads freezing game
· 23.0% of reviews
Ads freezing the game
Competitive Position
Candy Crush Saga maintains a strong position in the match-3 genre but faces competition from other freemium games offering similar mechanics.
