Candy Crush Friends Saga Reviews

No matter how fun this game is, you’ll eventually have to spend money, which is not what I want to do. If you don’t want to spend $4 to $8 a week every once in a while, AFTER you’ve already become addicted to the game...WALK AWAY NOW. I’ve been playing long enough to reach level 300 and I have 80% of the characters, and it’s a fun game. BUT...I’ve encountered several levels that REQUIRE more than the number of moves you get to complete it, which requires you to purchase coins and all. I’m on one now where I’ve been on this level for four days now. No matter what characters you play, it can’t be finished. I come within a move or two of finishing the round most of the time. I play maybe three or four times a day since you only have 5 lives (I can’t wait around for another life or ask for em or pay for em). I have already restocked that goofy piggy bank twice...I refused to pour any more money into this to complete a level. The game is stingy with the lollipops and other extras. I said the last time I got stuck like this that if I go more than five days stuck on a level? I’m not buying coins to finish it. The game is getting deleted. Looks like it’s about to go bye bye.

The game itself is really fun, BUT... between games there's always lots of really long animations, and most of them can't be dismissed, you just have to sit through them, and even though they're only a few seconds long, it adds up when there's like five animations between each game. It's just too much. Now for the really annoying thing... It doesn't preserve your game if you switch to another app or if your phone locks. I could understand if your game disappeared if you switched to another app for hours. But a few seconds to read a text message or something and you have to start over. Incredibly annoying because you have to sit through the start up again (which takes forever) but even more so if you're in the middle of a game where you're doing really well and boom, it's gone. I put my phone down for a few seconds to tell my kids goodnight and my phone locked. I woke it up right away, but CandyCrushFriendsSaga had closed and my game was gone.

King, you can do better.

I really don’t like the trend of in-app purchases in games, but it looks like they’re here to stay. I’d much rather buy a game for a fair price than be goaded along into buying coins or fruits or whatnot constantly. I usually don’t even try a game if I see it has in-app purchases, but I somehow missed this for Candy Crush Friends. I got into playing it, but said I’d never go for the kind of in-app purchases that only let you play a little more. I got prompted several times to purchase the piggy bank once it “got full” and wouldn’t accept the gold bars needed to continue a failed game. Finally I said, “okay, I’ll buy the piggy bank, that’s a fair price to make it go away and let me accumulate gold bars from now on. I was then surprised that it didn’t make the piggy bank go away, rather it just emptied it temporarily, and the $3.99 charge will have to be paid again and again, the exact type of in-app purchase I loathe. I thought the lack of clarity of this purchase was deceptive and typical of the in-app purchase model at its worst, and it took any fun out of the game for me. I’ve deleted CandyCrushFriendsSaga even though I just made a $3.99 purchase (in fact, BECAUSE of the $3.99 purchase), and will be much more wary of which games i try in future.

I love candy crush games. I always have. But this latest one has been kinda errrking me. As other reviewers have said, what is the point of giving us gold bars in our piggy bank if we have to pay you guys to use them?! If we pay to get the gold bars unlocked, then why would you lock the piggy bank again and charge us again?! Why can’t we earn gold bars without the charges?!

Also, I have noticed on a lot of levels, if I mix the striped candy with the wrapped candy, it will only take care of some of the candies. For example; the levels with the jelly. If I mix those two candies together, it only fills squares with jelly with where the mixed candies started. It doesn’t spread out and make all the squares jelly that it touches. And the fish go to places that are not even a little bit helpful anymore. Most of the time the fish go to places that were already fine/taken care of. I lose levels bc this and then have to turn around and buy more lives bc I can’t use my gold bars.

Disappointing.

Unlike the other Candy Crush games, this one does not allow you to earn gold bars through game play. Let me rephrase: you “earn” the bars, just like in the other CC games, but in this one these bars go into a Piggy Bank. Every time your Piggy Bank is full (30 bars), the game tells you that you must empty your Piggy for $3.99 or else you won’t be able to accumulate more bars. Translation: you have to buy the gold bars, one way or another. Your $$ will go super fast if you do this. A mere five levels of 3-star play will put you at 30 bars! That’s crazy! There’s also no retry button the first time you fail to complete a level, which is annoying. No site map either, which could become a problem as you advance to higher levels but want to revisit previous ones to fulfill challenge requirements. Lastly, the animated characters waste too much time, too, performing their antics and taking time away from actual game play. Kids probably like it, but for those who prefer not to see these animations, a SKIP button would be much appreciated.

Play to win a level and be rewarded with gold bars. 1 for each star. BUT, you don’t actually get them unless you pay $4.00 for them. And that’s for only 30. The bank gets full at 30and until you fork over 4 bucks, you can’t earn anymore. This could be a fun game, but I refuse to pay for something I earned. You got too big for your britches and think you can hoodwink people. Give me what I earn for free or charge for the game outright.

EDIT: So, I’ve been playing this for a while now, and it just gets more ridiculous as you go on. You play forever to finally get a “bonus” that lasts for 2 hours. But, you’re already on your last life. So the 2 hour bonus only lasts for one round unless you happen to be lucky enough to actually win on the first try. Now you have to wait 20 minutes just to get a new life, or spend $4.00 to buy another. Seems it would make more sense to give unlimited lives with that 2 hour bonus you’ve played for days or weeks to win. Guess the developers are too greedy for that.

Had CandyCrushFriendsSaga about a month. I’m at level 91 but it took three days to get through 90. I haven’t purchased anything and never will. Getting tired of CandyCrushFriendsSaga telling me my gold coins are full and I need to buy them for $3.99. CandyCrushFriendsSaga needs work. Several times during play it “reboots” and reshuffles. When this happens I know I’ll never win. At about level 50, CandyCrushFriendsSaga just stopped playing audio. No matter what I do, there’s no sound and I’ve never been able to give myself a name, I’m just a player. ☹️ Freeing all the animals and filling all the hearts gets old. I like spreading the jelly but many times when I click a striped egg and move it towards two of the same color, I get ripped off and it only gives me credit for one of the boxes. Frustrating. But anyway, I’m still playing, at least for now...but probably headed to deleting CandyCrushFriendsSaga cause I’m not going to pay or go through another level 90 again. Just like all the other Candy Crushes. 🤨

I like this game quite a bit and think it is the best of the Candy Crush Saga. However, there are too many glitches and failures to update. I’ve been signed out and sent back about 1000 levels (luckily this only happened once), losing all of my boosters in the process. Recently, I earned a reward for completing 10 quests but didn’t actually receive the award. Now, there’s some event with the jelly queen or whatever she is...I got the notifications for the event and she shows up when I start the game, but I can’t take part in the event because it doesn’t show up. My app is updated, I’ve completely closed it and reopened, etc, and nothing works. I also agree with the criticisms about the gold bars.
All that said, it’s a pleasant-enough way to waste a few minutes here and there, and unlike the first Candy Crush game, I haven’t been stuck on a level for more than a few days (as opposed to weeks). I recommend it if you just want to space out for a little bit, but there are other similar games with better rewards and more consistent updates that actually work if that’s what you’re looking for.

It is fun to play and they do have a little bit of a twist in this game from the original Candy Crush. It has already become a little challenging and I am definitely a little addicted already. Was definitely worth my time. I only have one annoyance and that is the piggy bank. I have been known to buy things in apps, but don’t tell me I’m earning something then at the last minute tell me it’s $3.99. If you want to do that then just do a quick pop up saying 30 bars for $4. And even if you do the whole earn the bars deal and want us to pay I could be ok with that, but after I say no I don’t want it don’t keep showing it to me EVERY SINGLE LEVEL. It gets extremely annoying and aggravating to have to watch that little clip where it tries to put the bars in and then having to tell it no every time. If I don’t want it I’m not gonna get it. Anyways that’s my rant. Other than that it’s a cute fun game.

Very fun game to play. An issue I have with it is that it takes "forever" to explore previously completed worlds and levels, which I like to do to get a better star count or enjoy extra fun completed levels. Another issue is that the bonus items(lollipop smash, gold bars etc.) are way too difficult to attain. They are so hard to come by I don't want to even use them because I will not get another one for ages, and the only way to purchase the lollipop bonus items is with a gold bar bundle of 30 dollars or more and thats for only 12 total lollipop bonus items. The amount of items you get for the price isn't acceptable, the player deserves more for his or her hard earned money. If these issues are addressed I would give this game 5 stars. Started playing a week ago and I am already passed level 270, definitely enjoyable! Just consider fixing the issues I mentioned.

This is my favorite game! It’s very fun. However, I only gave it four stars for a couple of reasons. 1. I get points after passing some levels, and they aren’t very helpful. Sometimes, you only get about two or three points. You have to play FOREVER to collect a lollipop hammer or a supercharge of a character’s power. Also, when I am able to open a chest, there is not much in it except for a few points! I don’t even worry about trying to get to it anymore. 2. Why are there people that I don’t know playing along with me that are showing up as if they’re my friends? They have animal faces and just say “player”. When I go to my profile, there is no option to change my picture to something else, so it truly seems like there are strangers showing up when I pass them or when they pass me. What is the point of this, and can I stop it?
3. It would be great if I could swap out more than just one of the three daily goals. Some days, I can’t fulfill any of the challenges because of the level that I’m on…for example: I needed the Red Rabbit (whom I dislike very much) to collect red candies, but the level I’m on doesn’t have him as an option to use. It’s happened more than once that the Red Rabbit was TWO of the three challenges on the same day! Horrible!

This game is entertaining. I do like it.
HOWEVER...some things drive me crazy, and not in a good way:
1. The worst (to me) is the manner of controlling lives. The inability to save some up, or even request refreshers unless I’m missing lives, is annoying beyond what I want to experience over a game. The refill rate is King’s 30 minute standard. Obviously they are doing this in money-making fervor—and they ARE a business—but I think it may backfire with this user. The thing is, most users don’t have hours of open time to play. If I want to play during lunch hour whilst eating, it would be nice if I could prolong the experience.
2. The dancing characters waste a precious bit of time during each round. It would be nice if King limited the dancing to the first 20 or so “introductory” rounds at the very beginning of the game. It started out cute, true, but like the three year old at home who was adorable pouting for attention the first time...it wears one out.

First off I love this game and how you make characters that can help you in the game. They make the special candies and it’s super fun! I’m already on level 128 after two weeks.

But I was a little upset with Candy Crush’s customer service... I asked them if they have the possibility to turn off the suggestions of the candies to match. The customer service guy was very rude and said “you can just ignore them”. And then I said, I was just trying to help make a suggestion and said it could be a setting where people can turn it off if they want. And I added, “I’d appreciate better customer service”. He edited his answer not a minute after reading my comment, to make him look “less rude”. I hope all their customer service isn’t like this...

All in all I gave it a 4 star rating because I enjoy the game. I just wish their customer service could take from the players and add a few new stuff to the game.

I like the vividness of the game as well as the choice of which animated player to use. The game is fun and challenging. However, I dislike the way in which prizes are given out and that there isn’t a way to earn more useful objects to beat certain levels. Most times I can only get one or two levels played then I am out of turns. The gifts that come up for meeting certain challenges are slim... like just two more points or sometimes maybe even one. It takes forever to not only progress in the game but to also earn objects that help in the harder levels. I am going to keep playing because it’s fun. But since both this game and Candy Crush have raised their prices I will not be buying extra lives etc... your a billion dollar company that just showed some greed with a substantial price increases.

I absolutely love this game. I play a lot of different types of games, but this game is by far my favorite. I waited until I was far into the game to write a review, as we often feel differently about the game when it starts getting hard. I am on level 569 right now. I do wish some of the levels were easier, but I have only one frustration. When we earn rewards, I wish the hearts were refilled as well. It does not do much good when you earn a reward that is only good for 30 minutes or 2 hours if you only have 1 heart left or even worse, zero hearts! I really hope the developers will take note of this. Refilling hearts when earning rewards would be an awesome improvement!!

I am now on level 1197. All of the above is true, however I find it annoying to “win” prizes that are not prizes. Instead, the monitor moves up the scale so in reality, you earn nothing. I wish this Candy Crush game would take some lessons from the original game where there are lots of prizes and opportunities to earn unlimited hearts for a period of time - also, The team races on the original game are really fun. So - more prizes, please!!

This is addition fun Soda’s game which I found really annoying sometime. 1st I know developer tries to make the game cute with those animated characters jumping around when starting level but, after awhile, it can be annoying with those. 2nd price for buying stuffs in this game is expensive comparing to other soda’s game. 3rd Not much magic power to help you thru the game. It takes forever to finally get special candies..... 4th this one I found it annoying the most, once you got special power, eg. you get extra fish when character collects enough required color candy to make special candy, that extra gift IS NOT helping at all. For me, it tends to mess my move and it just seems like it not helping but make thing more difficult. This happens not once but all the time! If the extra gonna mess my move, I rather don’t have it.

Taking a few elements that make Candy Crush Soda more enjoyable than regular Candy Crush and you have a game that plays more enjoyably than Regular Crush. Even adding being able to put four like candies together to form a square is a great thing. Adding more power ups that do not take a slow grind thru levels to get is another high point! Having a choice of unlock-able power up characters at the beginning of levels does add a little more choice and perhaps a sweet dash of strategy to the Match Three game. Match three games, of which C.C. Friends is one, are sorely in need of something to keep you playing that does not involve micro transactions or grinding thru levels. I’ve played the first 30 levels. It has been a good start. It is to early yet to judge if this will this be a game you will want to keep playing. I hope so...

I must say I am rather disappointed with the new Candy Crush Friends Saga. I was super excited about the new game! However, I like a game that will give me a little challenge. This game is easy. Too easy. I recommend getting Candy Crush Saga. If you like a challenge. The game itself is pretty cool. For me it’s the levels, they’re just to easy. If you don’t want a challenge, than this game is probably just right for you.

After I tried the game again...

Oh my goodness! I was so wrong. I only played the first few levels, and based my previous review on that. I was then told that if I go till level 35- 40 it gets better. I find it has so many cool things to it. There are cookies that you have to get to the bottom of the screen, hearts you have to get into a box, and so many more things that even I haven’t discovered. I definitely suggest this game. You just have to get into it.

I’m totally obsessed with this game! I love how you have a friend to help you on a level and on some levels you can pick which one you want to use and that it even recommends which one has a better chance of helping you out to win. I love the different activities, the dunking cooking and freeing the octopus are my favorite levels. I’m already on level 56 to say that I’ve only been playing since last night. I read some other review on here that said it’s a mix of Soda Crush and the original Candy Crush. I couldn’t agree more. The only thing I don’t like is that with the piggy bank you earn gold bars if you win the level which can come in handy but have to pay $4 to open it. I won’t be using that feature too often, only when I really need it. But other than that, I have no other complaints. This isn’t my first Candy Crush game either, I’ve tried and played all of them 😃.

I loooooooooove this game! I have sent multiple screenshots of this game to my family & friends to show them how adorable it is!!! Many people think it's like Words with Friends but it's NOT and I love that! The Candy Crush Friends pertains to the fact that you play with "friends" in the game who throw boosters on to the board for you (the girl, the yeti, the nutcracker, etc)! If I could attach screenshots I would. It's so cute and fun. Before this game the Soda Crush was my favorite but this quickly replaced it! I don't know if they made this game in response to people complaining about how hard Candy Crush is but it FEELS like that's why because this game seems to make it easier on you to get through levels-- even if the levels do become more challenging. My mom and my 9-year old daughter stopped playing Candy and Soda Crush because they got discouraged when getting stuck on earlier levels. I feel like this game will revive their love of the Candy Crush puzzle game. Plus, it's just way cuter and more fun I think. Hope this helps!

I have played candy crush for years and have loved it, so naturally I was excited about Candy Crush Friends. This game is definitely a charged up and more entertaining version of the original game mixed with some of the fun features of the other crush games. Why the two stars then. What you don’t know until you start playing, is that all of the gold bricks you “earn” for your high scores on each level are added to a piggy “bank” and in order to cash in your bank, you have to pay $3.99. I figured 4 bucks to unlock the bank seems a little steep but I’d pay it to keep the good bars I earn. Ohhhh no!! Not the case! You have to pay $3.99 EVERY time you want to cash in your bank, which is 30 gold bars. You can earn 3 gold bars per level depending on your score so your paying 4 bucks to have access to the bars YOU earn every 10 levels!! Are you kidding me??? That’s a shady rip off! Beware of this charge. Does you no good to earn good bars then have to pay for what you earn. 👎🏼

2022 Updated board awful! Very difficult to see goals on top of board and to keep aware of what is needed to win. Have played for years, adapted to changes/updates but am ready to stop playing because the fun is not there!

I LOVE THE GAME BUT IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU HAVE A CANDY BALL BOMB, AND YOU USE A FISH WITH A WRAPED PAPER CANDY, TO HIT ON ANOTHER PART OF THE BOARD. INSTEAD IT HITS THE CANDY BOMB AND NULLIFIES IT. I HAVE HAD 2 BOMBS TOGETHER AND THEY NULLIFIED EACH OTHER! IT IS JUST FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU HAVE FISH, CANDIES OR ETC., AND MANY TIMES THEY ACTUALLY TRAVEL TO PLACES OF NO USE ON THE PLAYER BOARD. BUT IT IS AN AWESOME GAME!!! I LOVE IT, BUT WHEN THOSE THINGS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN, I HAVE TO BE HOEST, I GET SO FRUSTRATED I QUIT PLAYING FOR SOME DAYS. THEN IT CALLS MY NAME AGAIN! LOL HOPE THIS ISSUE COULD BE RESOLVED SOON!