The Dreadmill vs Glow Blast !
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Dreadmill
Navigate a treacherous, ever-changing path by tapping to jump and avoid deadly obstacles. Collect loot and unlock costumes as you strive to reach the top, but be warned: this challenging arcade experience is designed to be unbeatable.
- Tap to jump controls
- Randomly generated floors
- Brutal traps and explosive gameplay
- Unlockable costumes
- Daily reward gifts
- Piggy Bank coin bonus
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It will slam you, it will crush you, and it will ALWAYS end you. You will never beat it. It will never stop. Tap to jump, avoiding everything The Dreadmill can throw at you. Reach the top to reset the floor and push further, collecting as much loot as you can. With randomly generated floors, brutal traps and explosive gameplay, The Dreadmill will always have new ways to destroy you. * Super frantic, arcade hopping fun. * Simple, tap to jump controls * 30 cute costumes to unlock * Piggy Bank - a 25% bonus Coin reward is saved in your Piggy Bank, ready to unlock tomorrow. * Daily reward gifts - Play every day to open your Piggy Bank and collect an extra daily gift. Super Awesome Premium Edition * 15 extra premium costumes, with 5 unlocked straight away! * Piggy Bank bonus boosted permanently to 50%. * Super Jump Box - use your jumps to unlock game boosts, such as the Coin Magnet suit, Piggy Boost and Goldrush. * No Ads - all in-game ads are removed. * Extra Gift Boxes - A golden gift box appears at the end of each game, as well as an additional Daily Reward box.
Glow Blast !
A fun and simple puzzle game where players trigger chain reactions to clear glowing dots from the screen. Featuring "neon style" graphics and hundreds of levels, it offers hours of engaging gameplay.
- Trigger chain reactions
- Eliminate glowing dots
- Hundreds of fun levels
- Neon style graphics
- Simple and fun gameplay
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Can you burst glow dots to trigger a chain reaction and eliminate all of them from the screen ? This puzzle game is super simple and so fun. The "neon style" graphisms will blow you, and you will enjoy hours of plays in hundred of fun levels. Are you ready to raise the challenge ?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Dreadmill at 4.3 against Glow Blast !'s 3.3. The Dreadmill also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 29 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. The Dreadmill sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Glow Blast ! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Dreadmill holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Dreadmill has 390 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Dreadmill ships an update fortnightly, Glow Blast ! every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Dreadmill | Glow Blast ! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (390 ratings) — better | 3.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 390 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rose Design and Education Services | PLAYTOUCH |
Customer experience
The Dreadmill
Glow Blast !
In-app purchases
The Dreadmill
- Super Awesome Premium Edition$0.99
- Early Riser$0.99
- Under The Sea$0.99
Glow Blast !
- Remove all ADS from the game$1.99
