Candy crush is a match-3 game like bejeweled, while candyswipe is a "draw an unbroken path on similar things" game. The game play is a different mechanism. Though the graphical and stylistic similarities are there, I'd hardly call it a clone.
(not that I'm defending King in their douchebag tactics)
Exactly. The Candyswipe dev has been pretty successful at promoting his story. But in reality, the games (1) have nearly nothing in common, and (2) are both highlyu derivative of other, older games.
(not that I'm defending King in their douchebag tactics)