01 Work From the Bottom

Always prioritise matches at the bottom of the board. These cause pieces above to fall and create cascading matches — free moves you didn’t plan. Bottom matches generate 2-3x more value on average.

02 Special Candy Priority

Making special candies is always better than clearing regular matches. Look for L-shapes and T-shapes (wrapped), 4-in-a-row (striped), and 5-in-a-row (color bombs) before making basic 3-matches.

03 Level Type Strategies

• Jelly levels: Focus on corners and edges first — those are hardest to clear
• Ingredient levels: Create openings in the column the ingredient needs to fall through
• Score levels: Chain special candies for massive multipliers
• Order levels: Focus exclusively on the required pieces

04 Move Efficiency

Don’t rush. Look at the entire board for 5 seconds before each move. The best players average 2-3 seconds per move but waste zero moves on low-value matches.

01 Booster Types Ranked

• Color Bomb + Striped Candy: Clears entire rows/columns in one colour. The most powerful combo in the game.
• Lollipop Hammer: Removes any single piece. Save for hard blockers.
• Free Switch: Swap any two adjacent candies. Good for setting up combos.
• Extra Moves: 5 more moves at the end. Only use if you’re very close to winning.

02 How to Get Free Boosters

Daily spin wheel, completing events, watching ads, and logging in during special events. Never buy boosters with real money unless you’re genuinely stuck on a level wall.

03 When NOT to Use Boosters

• Levels you haven’t attempted at least 5 times
• Levels with very few moves (these need strategy, not force)
• Levels where the board layout changes each attempt

04 Combo Priority

The most powerful move in Candy Crush is combining two special candies. Priority: Color Bomb + Color Bomb > Color Bomb + Striped > Wrapped + Striped > any single special candy.