Pop Parade vs Candy Swipe
Of the games you can play now, nothing is closer to Pop Parade than Candy Swipe MatchWin. In both you trade two pieces sitting side by side on a 7x7 board, and if the swap doesn't make a line of three you don't pay for it. Candy Swipe has been out since 14 October while Pop Parade still has a couple of weeks to go, so most of its column below is empty.
Side by side
| Pop Parade | Candy Swipe MatchWin | |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | Beltastic | Coreffect Interactive, Canada |
| Release | 24 Nov 2026 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Where | Only on Stake | Only on Stake |
| Theme | A brass band parade with balloons | Candy |
| Board | 7x7 | 7x7, six candy colours that pay the same |
| One paid play | One swap that makes a line of 3+ | One swipe that makes a line of 3+ |
| Swap that makes no line | Slides back, not charged | Not allowed, except moving a rocket or bomb, which is a paid move |
| After the match | Cascade until the board stops | Chains until nothing new lines up |
| How lines pay | Paytable published at release | First chain of a move 0, each further chain 0.05x the bet |
| Multiplier pieces | Balloons sealed in stones | Multiplier candies, x2 to x10 |
| Several multipliers in one play | Added, for the whole play | Added, for the whole move |
| Progress kept between plays | None, the chest is emptied after every play | Magic Meter, 3 slots |
| Bonus | March Past, starts when the chest fills during a play | Ice Bonus: 5 free moves, ice blocks hide multipliers |
| Bonus buys and modes | Published at release | Extra Luck 2x, Enhanced Moves 50x, Ice Bonus 100x, Multi Mayhem 1,000x |
| RTP | Published at release | 96.60%, by mode 96.40% to 96.70% |
| Max win | Published at release | 49,999.95x, in Multi Mayhem |
| Volatility | Published at release | High; std dev 16.42 per bet (Engine Insights) |
Candy Swipe values: SlotCatalog, rg.org quoting the Stake game page, Engine Insights. Max win 47,399.15x in the Engine API facts field, 49,999x in one SlotCatalog table.
Pop Parade is our own game. Its paytable, RTP, max win and modes go on the rules screen on release day.
How Candy Swipe is played on Stake
Lots of people tried Candy Swipe in its first four weeks, Engine Insights counts more players for it than for anything else on Stake Engine, and most of them played small. Compared with the big Pragmatic games on Stake the bets are tiny; both tables below have the figures.
Data: Engine Insights, 30 days, 13 Oct to 11 Nov 2026 (UTC). Fetched 12 Nov 2026.
| 1 | Candy Swipe MatchWin | Coreffect Interactive | 242,953 | $0.82 | $87.0m |
| 2 | Ganja Snail | Donut Gaming | 194,703 | $1.09 | $110.2m |
| 3 | Lazy Vampire | Paperclip Gaming | 118,167 | $0.99 | $48.4m |
| 4 | Waylanders Forge | Valkyrie | 92,079 | $10.27 | $980.3m |
| 5 | Private Jet | Paperclip Gaming | 84,693 | $0.64 | $15.0m |
| 6 | Deal with the Devil | Paperclip Gaming | 81,390 | $0.65 | $18.0m |
| 7 | Tongue Game | Twist Gaming | 76,847 | $1.83 | $52.6m |
| 8 | Immortal | Terminal Games | 76,078 | $1.73 | $39.4m |
Sorted by players, the unique accounts Engine Insights counts per game. Average bet = turnover / bets.
| Game | Rank by wagered | Wagered | Wagered per bet | RTP Stake runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Bonanza 1000 | 13 | $110.3m | $3.71 | 96.53% |
| Candy Swipe MatchWin | 33 | $52.8m | $0.77 | 96.70% |
| Gates of Olympus 1000 | 7 | $194.3m | $4.45 | 96.50% |
Window "month", 9,353 games with wagers, fetched 12 Nov 2026. Wagered per bet is our division of wagered by bets; buys count as one bet. Candy Swipe 96.70% is the configured RTP BonusHunt shows, the Extra Luck figure.
Playing Candy Swipe
Candy Swipe doesn't bother with high and low paying sweets. All six colours pay the same, a lone chain is worth next to nothing, and the board can feel plain until a multiplier candy shows up near your swipe. Those go to x10.
| Step | Value |
|---|---|
| Chains in the move | 4 |
| Multiplier candies broken | x8 in total |
| Chains x multiplier | 4 x 8 = 32 |
| Minus one for the free first chain | 31 |
| Payout at 0.05x the bet per chain | 0.05 x 31 = 1.55x the bet |
Steps as SlotCatalog gives them. The rules screen in the game is the binding version.
There's a meter in the corner with three slots. The red and blue Magic Candies go in there and don't disappear when you make the next move, which is nice, and when the third one goes in you get the Ice Bonus (free moves, ice blocks, multipliers inside the ice). You can also just buy it.
One swap in Pop Parade
A Pop Parade swap usually starts with you hunting for balloons. They're hidden inside some stones, and you want your line to break right beside one. Whatever it frees counts for the whole swap, even lines that had already broken earlier in it.
Which one suits you
- Candy Swipe MatchWin if you want a meter that carries over between moves, rockets and bombs, and four ways to buy in.
- Pop Parade for swaps that each settle on their own, with a brass band below the balcony and a chest that starts empty every play.
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Our game
Pop Parade
A match-3 slot where you swap the stones yourself. Balloons stuck in the stones add to the multiplier, and a full chest starts the bonus round, the March Past. It comes out on 24 November 2026.
Questions
Is Pop Parade the same game as Candy Swipe?
No. Candy Swipe MatchWin is made by Coreffect Interactive and Pop Parade by Beltastic. Both use a swap on a 7x7 board, but the bonus, the multiplier pieces and the meter are different. The Pop Parade rules are on how Pop Parade plays.
When does Pop Parade come out?
On 24 November 2026, only on Stake. RTP, max win and modes are published in the game rules that day.
How many people play Candy Swipe MatchWin?
Engine Insights counted 242,953 players in the 30 days to 11 November 2026, the most of any Stake Engine game, at an average bet of about $0.82.
What is the RTP of Candy Swipe MatchWin?
96.60% on the Stake game page, as quoted by rg.org. By mode it runs from 96.40% in Multi Mayhem to 96.70% in Extra Luck.
Does Candy Swipe keep progress between moves?
Yes. Magic Candies stay in the Magic Meter until all three slots are full and the Ice Bonus starts. The Pop Parade chest is emptied after each play, so nothing carries over.
Sources
- Engine Insights (public API, snapshot). 30 days, 13 Oct to 11 Nov 2026 Checked 12 November 2026
- bonushunt.gg provider analytics (game level). Window month: Candy Swipe rank 33, $52.8m wagered, 68,163,758 bets, configured RTP 96.70%; Sweet Bonanza 1000 and Gates of Olympus 1000 for comparison. Fetched 12 Nov 2026 ~21:00 UTC Checked 12 November 2026
- SlotCatalog: Candy Swipe MatchWin. Studio from Canada, 7x7, six colours, swipe rule, rockets, 3x3 bombs, Magic Candies, x2 to x10 added, 0.05x chains, worked example 1.55x, Ice Bonus 5 moves, buys, 49,999.95x and 49,999x, high volatility Checked 12 November 2026
- rg.org: Candy Swipe MatchWin on Stake. Quotes the Stake game page: 96.60% RTP, 49,999.95x max win, modes 96.40% to 96.70%, release 14 Oct 2026. Read via search excerpt Checked 12 November 2026
- Engine Insights API: Candy Swipe. Release 14 Oct 2026, mode prices 2x / 50x / 100x / 1,000x, RTP by mode, maxWin field 47,399.15, standard deviation 16.42 Checked 12 November 2026
- Beltastic: how Pop Parade plays. 7x7, swap rule, balloons, additive multiplier, chest and March Past Checked 12 November 2026
- Beltastic: Pop Parade. Release 24 November 2026 Checked 12 November 2026
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