Soda bottles, fishy candies, honey jars, and a brand-new physics layer that the original Candy Crush never had. The mod adds the moves and lives back, so the puzzle does the talking.
What is Candy Crush Soda Saga
Candy Crush Soda Saga is the second entry in King's match-three franchise, built around a soda-themed physics twist that separates it from the original Candy Crush Saga. Where the first game asks players to align matching candies on a flat board, Soda Saga layers a rising-soda mechanic on top: every match near a bottle releases liquid that floats candies upward, opens clear paths, and changes the geometry of the next swap. The result is a puzzle that rewards reading the whole board.
The game runs an episode-led structure with hundreds of levels grouped into themed worlds. Each level ships its own win condition: rescue gummi bears trapped in ice, raise the soda above a target line, collect honey-coated candies, or clear floating bubbles before they reach the top. The level-design rotation is what keeps long-time players returning years after first install. The Play Store build is free with optional in-app purchases for extra moves, boosters, and lives.
Key features
App info
- Publisher
- King (modded build)
- Package ID
com.king.candycrushsodasaga- Version
- 1.318.3
- Updated
- May 2026
- Size
- ~138 MB
- Installs
- 500,000,000+ (Play Store)
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (8.8 million ratings)
- Android floor
- Android 6.0 and above
- Category
- Casual, Puzzle, Match-3
What this mod offers
The modified build of Candy Crush Soda Saga 1.318.3 swaps out the energy-and-economy gate that the official Play Store release uses to pace play. The level logic stays intact, the soda physics behave the way King designed them, and progression still moves world by world. The mod removes the move-counter ceilings and the lives system that paywall extended sessions.
- Unlimited moves.
Every level ships with effectively unlimited swaps, so a stuck board no longer ends in a forced wait or a booster purchase.
- Unlimited lives.
No 30-minute lives timer, no friend-request lives chain. Replay any failed level immediately.
- All boosters available.
Striped-and-wrapped, lollipop hammers, fish, and other pre-level boosters are accessible from level one.
- Episodes unlocked.
Story chapters that would normally require a friend request or a per-episode wait are open from the start.
- No purchase prompts.
The booster-store overlay and end-of-level upsell screens are silenced in the modded build.
- Progress carry-over.
Episode and level progress saves are kept locally across app launches.
How to install
Candy Crush Soda Saga is a mid-size install. The APK is around 138 MB. Confirm at least 138 MB free on internal storage to cover the unpack step and the first-launch asset check.
- Free up storage
Aim for at least 138 MB of free internal storage. The unpack step needs headroom beyond the APK size itself.
- Download the APK file
Tap the download button at the top of this page. The file lands in your Downloads folder.
- Allow installs from this source
Open Settings, search for
Install unknown apps, and toggle the permission on for your file manager. - Open the downloaded APK
Tap the file in Downloads. Android's package installer opens and lists the requested permissions.
- Tap Install and wait
The install takes under a minute on most modern hardware. Do not lock the device until it finishes.
- First launch
Open the app. The intro animation runs, then the world map loads with the modded settings active.
What's new in version 1.318.3
- New episode added to the main story, with fresh level layouts and a new soda-fueled boss board.
- Visual refresh on the world-map screens for the early episodes.
- Touch-input latency reduced on lower-end devices during fast chain reactions.
- Audio rebalance: candy-crunch effects mixed lower, soda-rising effect mixed higher.
- Stability fixes for booster-activation crashes reported on Android 14.
Mod vs Play Store
The modded build keeps the same level logic and the same soda-physics behaviour as the official King release. The difference shows up in the pacing layer: the official release uses a lives system and a move counter to throttle play and surface booster purchases; the mod removes both throttles. Levels still require puzzle skill, special-candy combos, and reading the rising-soda direction. The mod does not auto-solve levels.
FAQ
- Is Candy Crush Soda Saga free on Google Play?
- Yes, the official Play Store listing is free to install, with optional in-app purchases for extra moves, boosters, and additional lives. The official listing is the appropriate place to play the game without modification.
- How is Soda Saga different from the original Candy Crush Saga?
- Soda Saga layers a rising-soda mechanic on top of the standard match-three board. Matches near bottles release soda that floats candies upward, reshapes the playable space, and opens win conditions the flat-board original cannot offer. Soda Saga also ships a different cast (Kimmy and Tiffi), a different episode rotation, and its own booster set.
- Do I need a King account or Facebook login to play?
- No, the game can be played in guest mode without a login. A King account is optional and is mainly used to sync progress across devices. The modded build runs without a network connection after install, so a login is not required for play.
- What Android version and device do I need?
- The game requires Android 6.0 or above. Any phone or tablet from the last six years should run it smoothly. The soda-physics calculations are light on the GPU; mid-tier hardware is more than enough.
- How big is the download?
- The Candy Crush Soda Saga APK is approximately 138 MB. The first launch downloads a small set of episode assets, after which the game is mostly self-contained.
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