Candy Critters: Idle Merge

Name: Candy Critters: Idle Merge
Rating: 4.5464363 (10862 reviews)
Author: PlaySide Studios

PlaySide Studios

★ 4.5 (10,862 ratings)

⬇ 500,000+ downloads

Est. actual: 854,599

Style: Simulation

Free

Released: Nov 25, 2024

IAP: $0.99 - $99.99 per item

Contains ads

Rated: Everyone

Mechanics Merge Idle / incrementalStory & characters

Signals

4 this week · 2 positive · 1 warning All of this week's signals →

📈Last 7 days +2.5K installs — 31% slower than the week before (+3.6K) · 473/day since Sep 18
🏆Among Simulation games top 11% by installs gained this week (22094 peers growing)
⭐Rating steady at ★ 4.55 since Sep 18
🛠Updates actively updated · updated 12 days ago

Installs since launch

+20,805 installs · +189 ratings since Sep 18

SDKs in the app · version 1.6.14, analysed Sep 28, 2026

Ad mediationAppLovin MAX ironSource / Unity LevelPlay
Ad networkAppLovin SDK BidMachine Chartboost DT Exchange (Fyber)Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) 25.2.0 Liftoff Monetize (Vungle) 7.7.4 Meta Audience Network 6.21.0 Mintegral Moloco Ads 4.8.1 Unity Ads 4.18.0
Ad qualityAppLovin Ad Review (SafeDK)
AnalyticsFirebase Analytics 23.0.0
AttributionAdjust Facebook App Events 18.2.3
ConsentGoogle User Messaging Platform 4.0.0
Crash reportingFirebase Crashlytics
Engagement & messagingFirebase Cloud Messaging 25.0.0 Play In-App Review 2.0.0
Game engineUnity (engine)
Game servicesPlay Games Services 21.0.0
PaymentsPlay Billing Library 7.1.1
PlatformPlay Asset Delivery 2.1.0
Remote configFirebase Remote Config 23.0.0
Social & loginFacebook Gaming Services Facebook Login Facebook SDK (core) 18.2.3 Facebook Share Google Sign-In 20.7.0

12 mediation adapters

Adapters connect a mediation SDK to an ad network. An adapter alone does not mean the network’s own SDK is bundled.

AppLovin MAX adapter → AppLovinAppLovin MAX adapter → AppLovin 3.7.0.0AppLovin MAX adapter → AppLovin 6.21.0.0AppLovin MAX adapter → AppLovin 25.2.0.0AppLovin MAX adapter → AppLovin 25.2.0.0AppLovin MAX adapter → AppLovin 8.4.5.0AppLovin MAX adapter → AppLovin 9.4.2.0.0AppLovin MAX adapter → AppLovin 17.1.61.0AppLovin MAX adapter → AppLovin 4.8.1.0AppLovin MAX adapter → AppLovin 4.18.0.0AppLovin MAX adapter → AppLovin 7.7.4.0AppLovin MAX adapter → Vungle 9.12.0.0

Found by static analysis of the app package; bundled is not the same as active. All SDKs →

Update history

1.6.14 Oct 21, 2026 · seen Sep 18, 2026

Bug fixes :)

Only the current version so far — new entries appear as the game ships updates.

Candy Critters: Idle Merge is a simulation game by PlaySide Studios with 500,000+ downloads (about 855K estimated). +2.5K installs in the last 7 days. Rated 4.5 from 11K ratings. Released Nov 25, 2024. Install growth, rank history, SDKs and ad networks.

From the store listing: “Welcome to Candy Critters! Are you ready to lead a team of adorable Chomplets on a delightful journey through Sweetopia? Recruit and merge cute critters to help clear candy debris, uncover hidden coins, and reveal long lost treasures as you progress further into the sugary world of Sweetopia! Recruit and Expand:…”