Comparison

Spiky Box vs simian.interface++

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Spiky Box

Guide a bouncing ball through challenging spike-filled geometric shapes. Rotate the shapes to avoid spikes, collect bonuses, and unlock new levels and balls. Enjoy a relaxing journey through diverse natural landscapes with calming music.

Highlights
  • Rotate geometric shapes
  • Avoid spikes
  • Collect bonuses
  • Unlock new levels
  • Travel through natural landscapes
  • Calming music and visuals
Features
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Every time the ball touches the geometric figure, the position and the number of spikes changes. Rotate the figure and don’t let your ball be broken by a spike! Geometry and minimalism Each level of the game opens a new geometric shape, inside which the ball will bounce: a square, a hexagon, octagon and more complex polygons. Catch bonuses, that will help to survive or on the contrary will make it a really hard game. Collect points by helping the ball to bounce through spikes, open up new levels and balls. Relax and travel Escape the daily routine, travel around the world, enjoying natural sounds of nature. Each geometric shape is a different natural area with its own fantastic music and colorful landscapes. City, Forest, Desert, Jungle... Where will you relax your brain? Maybe send the zen-ball to the Pole? Your new time killer While people around you can’t stop matching balls in an endless "three in a row" game, you are already in a green forest, calmly leading your bouncing ball with a little fox on it through spikes, listening to the birds singing. A new indie casual arcade game, that calms your nerves and provides excellent relaxation for your eyes and ears with beautiful music and visual.

About

simian.interface++

An abstract puzzle game that challenges players with pattern recognition and intuition. It features a unique soundtrack, an original version of the game, and a new infinite mode with procedurally generated content for endless replayability.

Highlights
  • Abstract puzzle experience
  • Pattern recognition challenges
  • Intuitive gameplay
  • Original game included
  • Infinite_loop mode
  • Procedurally generated levels
Features
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simian.interface++, the fully featured update to the Flash game simian.interface, is an abstract puzzle experience for simian participants of all ages and abilities. There are no explicit rules, no instructions, and very simple controls. Inspired by tabletop puzzles, modern art, and cognitive psychology experiments, simian.interface++ presents challenges that must be solved using pattern recognition, intuition, and experimentation. features: - an incredible soundtrack composed by chiptune artist Note! - the original simian.interface - the new 'infinite_loop' mode, with procedurally generated levels, and randomized music and story content! infinite replay value! *This is essentially the same version of the game that was published on iOS by Chillingo from 2014-2017. However, it has been updated for modern devices, and is now self-published so we can ensure that it stays functional and available. Apologies to anyone who purchased the old version.

Screenshots

Spiky Box4 screens
simian.interface++4 screens

Verdict

The call

Spiky Box and simian.interface++ both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of simian.interface++'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Spiky Box's. simian.interface++ also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Spiky Box's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Spiky Box sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and simian.interface++ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Spiky Box against 5.0 for simian.interface++. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: simian.interface++ has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Spiky Box's written reviews are positive against 100% of simian.interface++'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spiky Box ships an update every 4 days, simian.interface++ daily. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Spiky Box versus simian.interface++: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpiky Boxsimian.interface++
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB152 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmitri Isaenkovvested interest LLC

Customer experience

Spiky Box

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

simian.interface++

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Spiky Box

One-time4
  • 750 coins$0.99
  • 2000 coins$1.99
  • Remove ads$1.99
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  • 5000 coins$3.99
1 purchases

simian.interface++

One-time1
  • Buy Full Game$1.99

Questions

Is Spiky Box free?
Spiky Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is simian.interface++ free?
simian.interface++ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spiky Box or simian.interface++?
Spiky Box and simian.interface++ are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Spiky Box or simian.interface++ have ads?
Neither Spiky Box nor simian.interface++ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spiky Box or simian.interface++?
Spiky Box ships an update every 4 days, and simian.interface++ daily. Most recently, Spiky Box was updated on August 17, 2026 and simian.interface++ on June 5, 2026.

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