AR Spiders vs ColdWord
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AR Spiders
Place realistic spiders in your environment and interact with them. Scare them, command them, or let them attack. Record and share videos of your encounters with friends, enhanced by filter effects.
- Place virtual spiders in your environment
- Interact with spiders
- Command spiders to locations
- Change spider size
- Apply full-screen filter effects
- Record and share videos
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Place scary spiders right in front of you and interact with them. Step on the ground to scare the spiders or let them attack you. Record everything and send a realistic looking video to your friends ;-) - Make your videos even scarier with 9 awesome full screen filter effects - Select from 5 different spiders - Interact with the spiders or command them to certain locations - Change the size: Realistically small spiders or giant monsters - Instantly share your scary videos - No In-App-Purchases - No ads https://www.instagram.com/TinyTapGems https://www.facebook.com/TinyTapGems https://twitter.com/TinyTapGems http://www.TinyTapGems.rocks
ColdWord
A simple yet addictive word guessing game where players aim to find a secret five-letter word within six attempts. Use color-coded clues to determine if your guessed letters are too early, too late, or correct in the alphabet.
- Guess 5-letter words
- 6 attempts per word
- Alphabetical color clues (Green, Blue, Red)
- Apple Watch support
- Unlimited hints (Pro)
- Secret word reveal (Pro)
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This is a word guessing game, deceptively simple and very addictive. Newly added Apple Watch support! RULES • The goal is to guess the secret 5-letter word in 6 tries. • Each guess must be a valid 5-letter word. • A GREEN circle means you've guessed the letter. • A BLUE circle means the letter is too cold, meaning it's BEFORE the actual letter in the alphabet. • A RED circle means the letter is too warm, meaning it's AFTER the actual letter in the alphabet. PRO Upgrading to pro will unlocks the following benefits • Apple Watch support. • Unlimited hints. • Secret word reveal at the end.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ColdWord at Free against AR Spiders's $2.99. AR Spiders's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 91). On rating, review sentiment, 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
ColdWord is free to download; AR Spiders costs $2.99 up front. AR Spiders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ColdWord sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ColdWord holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AR Spiders has 2.1K ratings behind it against 91, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of AR Spiders's written reviews are positive against 80% of ColdWord's.
AR Spiders ships an update every 3 weeks, ColdWord every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AR Spiders | ColdWord |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.1K ratings) | 4.6 (91 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.2% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 91 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #124 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joachim Mertens | Actowise LLC |
Customer experience
AR Spiders
ColdWord
Bugs and requests
AR Spiders
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to stop recording
- Failure to load or advance past initial screen
- Disappearing controls and UI elements
Requested features
3 requests- More free spider models
- Ability to spawn multiple spiders
- Improved recording and sharing options
ColdWord
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AR Spiders
- PRO VersionFree
ColdWord
- Pro Lifetime$3.99
- Pro Lifetime$7.99
Questions
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