Alphametic vs Spread
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alphametic
Solve cryptarithm puzzles where letters represent digits in arithmetic equations. With over a million stages, this game offers a lifetime of challenging word-based math problems.
- Cryptarithm puzzles
- Over 1,000,000 stages
- Lifetime gameplay
- Word-to-digit substitution
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An alphametic puzzle (also sometimes known as a cryptarithm) is a type of puzzle where words are put together into an arithmetic formula such that digits can be substituted for the letters to make the formula true. In this app, there are more than 1,000,000 stages. You can play this app in a lifetime.
Spread
A colorful puzzle game where you tap colored balls to clone them to adjacent cells. Connect same-colored balls to create chains and blast them to achieve game goals. It's a fun and intelligent matching experience.
- Tap to clone colored balls
- Create connections between same colors
- Blast connected balls
- Reach game goals
- Intelligent puzzle gameplay
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Spread is the perfect match-three puzzle that combines intelligence and fun! Tap a colored ball to clone it to the neighbor cells. Create connections between the same colors. Blast them all and reach the goal! Enjoy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spread at 5.0 against Alphametic's 3.5. Alphametic's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spread holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Alphametic ships an update every 5 days, Spread every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alphametic | Spread |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Yuki Fujimoto | Mehmet Fatih Sahin |
Customer experience
Alphametic
Spread
In-app purchases
Alphametic
No in-app purchases
Spread
No in-app purchases
