Comparison

AR Spiders vs Dancing Particle

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
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About

Dancing Particle

Experience a visually captivating and stress-relieving interactive application. Swipe your finger to create mesmerizing particle effects and transform them into unique wallpapers. Escape the everyday and find tranquility with this artistic and engaging tool.

Highlights
  • Interactive particle effects
  • Stress relief and relaxation
  • Over 50 unique effects
  • Dreamlike visual experiences
  • Save effects as wallpapers
  • Artistic charm
Features
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"Dancing Particle" is an interactive application that combines stress relief, relaxation, and healing. It meticulously presents over 50 unique and engaging particle interaction effects, each carefully crafted to captivate and hold one's attention. With a gentle swipe of your fingertip, countless colorful particles leap onto the screen and dance gracefully. As your fingers touch and slide across the screen, the particles exhibit breathtaking dreamlike effects, as if you're immersed in a magical world. If you find yourself deeply captivated by these dreamy particle effects, simply tap the save button, and they can be transformed into a stunning wallpaper filled with artistic charm. Whether used as a phone background or shared with friends, they will add a unique touch of color to your life. Now, why not put aside your work for a moment and let "Dancing Particle" take you away from the hustle and bustle, forget your worries, and release your stress. Let your mood soar freely with the dance of the particles and immerse yourself in this rare moment of tranquility and relaxation.

Screenshots

AR Spiders4 screens
Dancing Particle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dancing Particle at Free against AR Spiders's $2.99. Dancing Particle also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). AR Spiders's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 102). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Dancing Particle is free to download; AR Spiders costs $2.99 up front. AR Spiders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dancing Particle 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

Dancing Particle holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AR Spiders has 2.1K ratings behind it against 102, 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 86% of Dancing Particle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AR Spiders ships an update every 3 weeks, Dancing Particle every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AR Spiders versus Dancing Particle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAR SpidersDancing Particle
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2.1K ratings)4.8 (102 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.1K — better102
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB90 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJoachim Mertens亚杰 刘

Customer experience

AR Spiders

All ratings2,104 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral7.1%
Negative17.7%

Dancing Particle

All ratings102 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative11.4%

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

Dancing Particle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AR Spiders

One-time1
  • PRO VersionFree
1 purchases

Dancing Particle

One-time1
  • All particle effects$1.99

Questions

Is AR Spiders free?
AR Spiders costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Dancing Particle free?
Dancing Particle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AR Spiders or Dancing Particle?
Dancing Particle is rated higher. AR Spiders averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Dancing Particle averages 4.8 from 102 ratings.
Do AR Spiders or Dancing Particle have ads?
Dancing Particle shows ads; AR Spiders does not.
Which is updated more often, AR Spiders or Dancing Particle?
AR Spiders ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dancing Particle every 4 days. Most recently, AR Spiders was updated on October 18, 2026 and Dancing Particle on October 18, 2026.

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