Comparison

Glides vs Polysphere

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

Head to head
About

Glides

Navigate through challenging ring formations and asteroid fields in space. Achieve high scores by entering frenzy mode through perfect gliding. Unlock new planes, trails, and backgrounds as you improve your skills.

Highlights
  • Navigate space rings
  • Avoid asteroid fields
  • Enter frenzy mode
  • Earn high points and rings
  • Unlock new planes
  • Unlock new trails
  • Unlock new backgrounds
Features
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Don't let the calmness of gliding through rings in space fool you! Challenging ring formations and asteroid fields await those who can reach far. Earn high points and valuable rings by entering frenzy mode. This can be done by gliding perfectly through ring formations consecutively. Unlock new Planes, Trails and beautiful Backgrounds as you master the skills!

About

Polysphere

Restore scattered picture pieces by rotating them until they form a complete low-poly image. Assemble a variety of colorful pictures, from animals to fruits, in this relaxing art and puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Rotate picture pieces
  • Assemble low-poly images
  • Variety of pictures (animals, fruits)
  • Unique mechanics
  • Bright and colorful visuals
  • Combines art and puzzle genres
Features
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A perfect way to relax is to make something truly beautiful! Polysphere: Art game is a polygram game where you need to restore pictures by rotating picture pieces. Collect the picture – initially the pieces of the picture will be scattered. Rotate picture pieces horizontally, vertically, as well as right and left until the pieces fit into the picture! Assemble a variety of pictures in the art picture game – animals, fruits, and many more! Why you'll love Polysphere: - Unique mechanics - Bright & colorful pictures - Great combination of two genres: art game & polygram puzzle! Privacy Policy: https://aigames.ae/policy Terms of Use: https://aigames.ae/policy#terms

Screenshots

Glides4 screens
Polysphere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Glides at none against Polysphere's shown. Glides also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Polysphere's advantage is ratings volume (607K vs 564) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Glides sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Polysphere sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Polysphere holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Polysphere has 607K ratings behind it against 564, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 47% and 48% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glides ships an update every 2 weeks, Polysphere every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 8, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Glides versus Polysphere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlidesPolysphere
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (564 ratings)4.6 (607K ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews47.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings564607K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB293 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKiseki GamesAI Games FZ

Customer experience

Glides

All ratings564 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral9.8%
Negative43.1%

Polysphere

All ratings607,360 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews2,432 reviews
Positive47.7%
Neutral13.0%
Negative39.3%

User reviews

Glides

From 564 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • ✨ Smooth graphics and responsive controls
  • ⏱️ Good time-waster/casual game
  • 🎯 Challenging difficulty level
  • 🆓 Free-to-play model

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive and invasive ads
  • 📺 Unskippable ads interrupt gameplay flow
  • 📺 Ads appear every death/level completion
  • 🎮 Overly sensitive ring collision detection
  • 🎮 Poor frame rate performance

Polysphere

From 607K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Colorful and vibrant visuals
  • 🧠 Challenging brain puzzles
  • 🕰 Relaxing and calming gameplay
  • 👍 Satisfying when puzzles are solved

Room to improve

  • 💸 Excessive ads and paywalls
  • 🔒 Locked content behind subscription
  • 🤔 Puzzles sometimes solve themselves
  • 🐛 Technical issues with level progression

Bugs and requests

Glides

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Arrow controls malfunction unexpectedly
  • App crashes or doesn't work properly
  • Ring collision detection too strict
  • Frame rate issues on high-end devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • In-game currency/monetization system
  • Game continuation/updates
  • Banner ads instead of full-screen ads
  • Optional ad rewards system
  • Improved touch control sensitivity

Polysphere

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not registering as completed
  • Ads not loading properly
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free puzzles and levels
  • Reduce frequency of ads
  • Customizable difficulty settings
  • Ability to save/share completed puzzles

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Glides

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Rocket$1.99
10 purchases

Polysphere

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$19.991 Month
One-time8
  • Butterflies 10 Arts Pack SALE$0.99
  • Cats Artworks Pack SALE$0.99
  • Unicorns Artworks Pack SALE$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Flowers Artworks Pack$1.99
  • Aquarium Artworks Pack$1.99
  • Monsters Artworks Pack$1.99
  • People Artworks Pack$1.99
  • No Subscription Full Access$29.99

Questions

Is Glides free?
Glides is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Polysphere free?
Polysphere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Glides or Polysphere?
Polysphere is rated higher. Glides averages 4.3 out of 5 from 564 ratings, while Polysphere averages 4.6 from 607K ratings.
Do Glides or Polysphere have ads?
Polysphere shows ads; Glides does not.
Which is updated more often, Glides or Polysphere?
Glides ships an update every 2 weeks, and Polysphere every 3 weeks. Most recently, Glides was updated on August 8, 2026 and Polysphere on September 28, 2026.

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