Gummy Horde
Gummy Horde is a free iPhone game where you fire gummy bears from a candy cannon through multiplier gates to grow a horde, then topple candy castles before the grape runners reach your fence.
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Playing
How do I play?
Touch and hold anywhere to fire your cannon, and slide left or right to aim. Every gummy that walks through a gate is changed by it: ×3 turns one gummy into three, +8 adds eight, a sour “−” gate pops gummies, and a BIG gate fuses one into a giant. Gummies that reach the castle gate knock its HP down. Topple every castle in the level to win.
What are the purple runners and the hearts?
Grape runners pour out of the castle and charge down the lane. When a gummy and a runner bump, both pop. A runner that reaches your candy fence costs a heart; lose all your hearts and the battle ends. You can rebuild the fence once with an optional video, or simply retry — retries are free.
How do champions work?
Every shot fills the champion meter (bottom right). When it's full, lift your finger or tap GO and your champion strides out: Big Bruno is tough, Marsh Piper shakes extra gummies out of gates, Fizz Bomb bursts at the castle and Zippy Licorice deals double damage. You can turn on auto-launch in Settings.
A level is too hard. What can I do?
Each time you lose a level, its castles and runners get a little gentler (up to four times). Upgrading your cannon and champion in the Cards tab, adding hearts with the Candy Wall upgrade, or an optional Sugar Rush (champion ready at the start plus two hearts) also help.
How many levels are there?
There's no end. Levels are generated on your iPhone, grow from one castle to three, and every fifth level is a boss castle. A Daily Challenge — the same three castles for everyone — unlocks at level 4.
Rewards, cards and ads
How do I get new cannons and champions?
From jars: a Sugar Jar every three wins, a free jar every four hours in the Shop, daily treats, missions and Trophy Road prizes. Duplicates level cards up. There are no purchases, and drop rates are shown in the Shop.
When do ads appear?
Ads keep the game free. A full-screen ad can only appear in the break when you start a battle — never during a fight, never in your first five levels or first day, never right after a loss, and at most every other battle. Saying no to a bonus never plays an ad, and your coins are saved before any video starts. The banner is on Home only. Bonus videos (triple coins, a second chance, a head start, a free jar) are always your choice.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Everything works without a connection; ads just don't load.
Progress and privacy
Where is my progress saved?
On your iPhone only. There's no account. Deleting the app deletes your progress.
How do I change my privacy choices?
In the EU and UK, use Settings → Ad privacy choices in the app. To change tracking permission, use iPhone Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking. Read the full privacy policy.
How do I turn reminders on or off?
In the app: Settings → “Free jar & daily reminders”. They're off until you turn them on.