Comparison

Spite & Malice! vs Tiny Step

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

Head to head
About

Spite & Malice!

Engage in a strategic card game with online multiplayer options. Compete against friends, family, or random opponents to clear your payoff piles first. Enjoy customizable themes, daily challenges, and multiple game variants for a dynamic experience.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer
  • Unique game variants
  • Customizable themes
  • Daily challenges
  • Cloud-saved statistics
  • Multiple difficulty levels
Features
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Now with online multiplayer! Connect and play with friends and family or simply choose a random opponent. Play North Sky Games’ brand new Spite & Malice game, also known as Skip-Bo and Cat and Mouse. Play all the cards from your payoff piles before your opponent and win the match! With a host of unique game variants, including Kings and Misery, and 4 challenging levels of difficulty, Spite & Malice offers an unparalleled game play experience! Customize your game to your liking with one of our 8 unique themes, including the new Night theme, and come back every day for a new chance to earn additional coins and unlock the latest theme by completing the daily challenges! Also includes Facebook integration! Personalize your game, earn experience with every game, never lose your statistics! Your statistics are stored in the cloud and shared between all your devices. Features: • Realistic gameplay and graphics • Intuitive single player gameplay • 4 difficulty options • 5 game modes: Regular, 3-Player, Misery, Kings and Speed Malice! • Extensive Statistics for each game mode! • Facebook integration - personalize your game and save your progress. • 8 unique themes to customize your game play experience! • Daily Challenges! Come back every day for an additional chance to earn coins!

About

Tiny Step

Embark on a magical quest guiding adorable creatures through a furry labyrinth to reach their portals. Experience stimulating yet relaxing gameplay with a beautiful design and thoughtful atmosphere.

Highlights
  • Guide creatures through labyrinths
  • Reach portals
  • Beautiful design
  • Relaxing game music
  • Dozens of unique levels
  • Stress relief
  • Timekiller
Features
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Join in a new awesome game by helping these adorable and mysterious creatures progress through a furry labyrinth and reach their respective portals. Dive into a breathtaking gameplay experience that you might find not just stimulating but also quite relaxing. -Enjoy beautiful design and relaxing game music -Breathtaking gameplay -Added stress relief -Smart, and thoughtful atmosphere -Dozens of unique levels -Makes an excellent timekiller! Easy to learn but hard to master. Download now! - Privacy Policy: https://pocketninja.dev/pp/ - Terms Of Use: https://pocketninja.dev/tos/

Screenshots

Spite & Malice!4 screens
Tiny Step4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tiny Step at none against Spite & Malice!'s shown. Tiny Step also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Spite & Malice!'s advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 17) and review sentiment (61% vs 50%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Spite & Malice! sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Tiny Step 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

Spite & Malice! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spite & Malice! has 1.7K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Spite & Malice!'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Tiny Step's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spite & Malice! ships an update monthly, Tiny Step every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Spite & Malice! versus Tiny Step: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpite & Malice!Tiny Step
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.7K ratings) — better4.4 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews61.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better17
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size776 MB60 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNorth Sky GamesPOKET APPS, OOO

Customer experience

Spite & Malice!

All ratings1,738 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews153 reviews
Positive61.4%
Neutral12.4%
Negative26.1%

Tiny Step

All ratings17 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Spite & Malice!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cards automatically played without user input
  • Game freezes and crashes during play
  • Discrepancies between user actions and outcomes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Multiplayer mode to play against friends
  • Undo button for accidental card plays
  • Customizable difficulty settings
  • Leaderboards and achievements

Tiny Step

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Spite & Malice!

One-time13
  • Special Offer$2.99
  • Tiny Coin Pack$4.99
  • Tiny Chip Pack$4.99
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  • Special Offer$4.99
  • Special Offer$8.99
  • Small Coin Pack$9.99
  • Small Chip Pack$9.99
  • Special Offer$12.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$19.99
  • Medium Chip Pack$19.99
  • Special Offer$19.99
  • Large Coin Pack$49.99
  • Jumbo Coin Pack$99.99
1 purchases

Tiny Step

One-time1
  • Remove Ads Forever$2.99

Questions

Is Spite & Malice! free?
Spite & Malice! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Step free?
Tiny Step is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spite & Malice! or Tiny Step?
Spite & Malice! is rated higher. Spite & Malice! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Tiny Step averages 4.4 from 17 ratings.
Do Spite & Malice! or Tiny Step have ads?
Spite & Malice! shows ads; Tiny Step does not.
Which is updated more often, Spite & Malice! or Tiny Step?
Spite & Malice! ships an update monthly, and Tiny Step every 2 weeks. Most recently, Spite & Malice! was updated on September 24, 2026 and Tiny Step on August 14, 2026.

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