When comparing Candy Cave vs Vainglory, the Slant community recommends Vainglory for most people. In the question“What are the best Android / iOS cross-platform multiplayer games?” Vainglory is ranked 1st while Candy Cave is ranked 13th. The most important reason people chose Vainglory is:
For a mobile MOBA having 32 characters to choose from is not too shabby, which gives a nice level of choice to the player as well as stretches the content of the game for those that want to learn and customize each one.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Low friction local multiplayer
No setup menus, no waiting for others to join, just hit play and you're in the game with whoever else is playing on the same wifi network.
Pro Hack and slash gameplay
The core of the gameplay in Candy Cave is classic hack and slash action where the player goes through each level defeating numerous monsters who in turn drop loot for the player to collect and upgrade their equipment with.
Pro Character customization
Candy cave allows users to customize their characters with different armor, weapons hairstyles and clothes.
Pro 32 available heroes
For a mobile MOBA having 32 characters to choose from is not too shabby, which gives a nice level of choice to the player as well as stretches the content of the game for those that want to learn and customize each one.
Pro Works well on tablets
Tablets, with their larger screens allow for a good sense of control over the game, which makes Vainglory something that plays best on larger screens devices due to how much is happening on the screen.
Pro Cross platform Android and iOS support
Vainglory is available for Android devices through the Google Play Store, and the App Store for iOS tablets and phones. Users on both platforms are able to play together.
Cons
Con Hard
The game is a bit difficult and is most likely coded this way in order to encourage in app purchases be bought by the user.
Con No longer supported, Community edition only available
Vainglory devs lost their servers and released a Community Edition, which is currently on pause development-wise. The game has been pulled from Steam, Samsung, and Amazon platforms, and is only available on iOS App Store and Android Play Store. Developers intend to get back to the game in the future, but there's no definite timeline.
Con Playing as a team in person is a huge advantage
Due to how difficult it is to communicate with other online team members the easiest method to get that communication working is to just play together in person. Of course this gives an advantage to those that do so.