Comparison

Space Pickle vs Spiral Roll

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

Head to head
About

Space Pickle

Tap to keep a character in flight, collecting items while avoiding obstacles. Future updates aim to add protective shields and attraction tools.

Highlights
  • Tap-based flight control
  • Collect pickle friends for points
  • Avoid asteroid collisions
  • High score chasing gameplay
  • Future feature development
Features
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Give Space Pickle a shot and see if you can tap your way to a highscore! Simply tap-tap-tap to keep Space Pickle in flight. Watch out for the astroids and collect your pickle friends along the way. Each pickle collected is a point, but a collision with an astroid will end your flight. By downloading and playing, you're helping us build new features! Here's what we're working on for future releases: * Switch to new hi-fi graphics or enjoy the classic pickle experience! * Arcade Mode: spend your pickles on upgrades and see how far you can go! * Story Mode: learn more about the origins of Space Pickle and explore the cosmos! Have something you'd like to see added? Leave a review and let us know!

About

Spiral Roll

Dig through wood to create spirals that can be used to destroy obstacles. Enjoy a fun and engaging gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Dig wood to form spirals
  • Destroy obstacles
  • Engaging gameplay
  • Fun experience
Features
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Dig wood to form spirals and use them to destroy obstacles ! Have Fun :)

Screenshots

Space Pickle3 screens
Spiral Roll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Space Pickle at 100% against Spiral Roll's 46%. Space Pickle also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Spiral Roll's advantage is ratings volume (282K vs 21). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Spiral Roll sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Space Pickle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Pickle holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spiral Roll has 282K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Space Pickle's written reviews are positive against 46% of Spiral Roll's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Space Pickle versus Spiral Roll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace PickleSpiral Roll
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (21 ratings) — better4.5 (282K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better46.5% of reviews
Number of ratings21282K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB311 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRyan StoutVoodoo

Customer experience

Space Pickle

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Spiral Roll

All ratings281,671 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews482 reviews
Positive46.5%
Neutral15.6%
Negative38.0%

Bugs and requests

Space Pickle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Spiral Roll

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Coins disappearing from user accounts
  • Camera glitch at the end of levels
  • Freezing on loading screens

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to spend coins on upgrades or customization
  • More game modes and challenges
  • Reduced ad frequency
  • Improved performance and stability

In-app purchases

None

Space Pickle

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Spiral Roll

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Space Pickle free?
Space Pickle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spiral Roll free?
Spiral Roll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Space Pickle or Spiral Roll?
Space Pickle is rated higher. Space Pickle averages 4.9 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Spiral Roll averages 4.5 from 282K ratings.
Do Space Pickle or Spiral Roll have ads?
Both Space Pickle and Spiral Roll show ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Pickle or Spiral Roll?
Space Pickle ships an update every 3 months, and Spiral Roll every 3 months. Most recently, Space Pickle was updated on November 2, 2026 and Spiral Roll on November 4, 2026.

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