I am having the same problems. The counting skipped around so much that out of 50 possible moves I only actually got about 30. It even skipped moves when I won bonus moves. The third cherry is also not dropping. I have tried all of the troubleshooting tips, to no avail.
Hi guys, there seems to be a lot of complaints here so I am going to elevate this to @Jelly Jenny who is the Community Moderator and she will notify the studio about it.
Even buying 5 extra lives, it never appeared. That said, out of the 50 moves for that level, it skips moves multiple times and it gives you only about 35 moves. Went from 36-34 moves in one move. At one point I watched it go from 8 moves to one move by using only 3 moves. Noticed this on a few levels now as well.
I did eventually pass this level but am seeing a similar flaw in other levels. What seems to be happening is the game is stealing moves. In this 1079 level, ingredients drop at certain moves. I wasn’t getting 45 moves in before reaching zero. I don’t think I was getting 35 moves and it started with 50. I have now been watching on other levels. I see it lots. Currently on 1112 and I lose moves every time I play it. May never pass this level either.