I was stuck for 2 days on level 74 and going crazy. I googled how to pass it and came upon this piece of advice: switch playing medium! Like, if you are stuck on your phone, try the computer. Apparently it behaves differently in both.
Guess what? I switched to the computer instead of the app and passed with first try! Woohoo! It was an ingredient one and was only giving me the ingredients one at a time on the app, but gave me a whole bunch on the computer.
I have noticed that before. There are a few differences in the app vs computer. There was one level that was only possible to beat on the computer. On the app they were they were not falling to the side all the way so it wouldn't let me get to the piece fruit piece that needed to be switched. It drove me batty.
I've noticed that I get more lives if I switch in between the app and the computer. Plus, I read a tip that when people give you lives, don't accept them until you're out of lives. Then they just stay in your "inbox" and you can accept them whenever you need more lives.