SPL vs Tiny Armies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SPL
A minimalist puzzle game designed to challenge your intellect. Experience a deceptively simple yet deeply engaging gameplay experience that will test your problem-solving skills.
- Minimalist design
- Challenging puzzles
- Intellectual gameplay
- Engaging experience
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We know. It doesn't look like much. But we promise that it's a very good puzzle game. Like, really good.
Tiny Armies
Engage in fast-paced conquest battles with tiny armies. Strategize your moves across various terrains and challenge opponents solo, locally, or globally via iMessage. Enjoy quick gameplay sessions with a visually striking presentation.
- Fast-paced conquest gameplay
- Strategic unit movement
- Terrain-based challenges
- Solo and multiplayer modes
- iMessage battles
- Quick gameplay sessions
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Epic battles of tiny proportions! Tiny Armies is a fast-paced game of conquest. Swipe your units to conquer the enemy and strategize as you encounter lakes, mountains, and forests along the way. Play handcrafted levels, endless random maps, or battle your friends face-to-face in local multiplayer for gloriously tiny bragging rights! Quick bursts of gameplay with a striking presentation, designed for Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. Invade your friends' message threads with the Tiny Armies iMessage Sticker Pack featuring brave knights and animated tiles! - Reviews - "Tiny Armies is a fast, lightweight, easy-to-play, game of conquest. This one's worth buying on your iOS device." - Pocket Tactics "Tiny Armies should be standard issue for all Apple Watch owners. It places an effortless punch right on the button that delivers a knockout." - The Zarf "This is the type of game you'd expect to play on a watch. Once you start playing - oh my gosh - it's like wait, they're attacking me! I'm not just swiping. It's not passive. These guys are moving trying to eliminate me. It's actually quite fun." - Apple WatchCast "One level of Tiny Armies takes a mere minute which makes it perfect for short play sessions. The game is fun and fairly challenging, you’ll need some good tactics to play a couple moves ahead and take down Red." - 5 Minute Games
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tiny Armies at monthly against SPL's every 11 months. Tiny Armies also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). SPL's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 55%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
SPL costs $2.99 and Tiny Armies $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tiny Armies holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 125 and 311 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of SPL's written reviews are positive against 55% of Tiny Armies's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SPL ships an update every 11 months, Tiny Armies monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | SPL | Tiny Armies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (125 ratings) | 4.3 (311 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.9% of reviews — better | 54.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 125 | 311 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simogo AB | Brothers Flint |
Customer experience
SPL
Tiny Armies
User reviews
SPL
From 125 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Simple and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Elegant and minimalist design
- 🧠 Surprisingly deep and challenging
- 💡 Hidden features and surprises
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and compatibility issues
- 🔋 Drains battery even when not playing
- 🔇 No option to mute sound effects
- 🤔 Confusing instructions and lack of guidance
Tiny Armies
From 311 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Simple and intuitive gameplay mechanics
- ⌚ Excellent Apple Watch integration
- 👥 Fun local multiplayer/pass-and-play mode
- 💰 Fair monetization with no ads or IAP
- 🎨 Minimalist and elegant visual design
Room to improve
- 🎲 Excessive reliance on RNG and randomization
- 🤖 Weak and predictable AI behavior
- 📊 Unbalanced map generation causing unfair matches
- ⏱️ Very short campaign (under 1 hour)
- 😴 Repetitive gameplay becomes boring quickly
Bugs and requests
SPL
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on iPhone X and newer devices
- Game disappears when no more moves are available
Requested features
4 requests- Restart/reset option
- Leaderboards and achievements
- Ability to save progress
- Option to adjust color scheme
Tiny Armies
Reported bugs
8 issues- Stuck on initial 'Swipe Up' screen on newer iPhones
- iMessage version doesn't register certain swipe directions
- Apple Watch swipe input not detected
- App crashes or fails to install on some devices
- Swipe controls unresponsive on iPhone 15
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- Characters trapped in spawn zones by mountains
- Fog of war reveals AI knowledge of hidden tiles
- Game occasionally uninstalls itself
Requested features
12 requests- Level/map editor for custom gameplay
- Online multiplayer functionality
- Additional campaign levels and content
- Difficulty settings (Easy/Normal/Hard)
- Dark mode option
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- Customizable game settings for skirmish mode
- Random player start order toggle
- Power-ups or special abilities
- Improved AI with multiple difficulty levels
- Music and sound effects
- Better obstacle placement logic
- Replay/undo functionality
In-app purchases
SPL
No in-app purchases
Tiny Armies
No in-app purchases
