THE SPECTRUM vs Maelstrom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
THE SPECTRUM
Guide falling photons to collect hues evenly and create a unique spectrum. This immersive experience is best enjoyed in a dark room, allowing the ever-changing motion of lights to spark your imagination.
- Collect falling photons
- Create a color spectrum
- Evenly collect hues
- Immersive light motion
- Spark imagination
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You are the light. Millions of photons are falling. Let's start a journey to seize the lights. If you hit a photon, you can get it, The collected color is displayed as the spectrum. The goal is to collect hues evenly. When you move the flow is disturbed, However, it is sometimes useful to capture more light. The ever-changing motion of lights invokes your imagination. Let's weave a story only for you. * When playing with the room dark You can enjoy a more immersive experience.
Maelstrom
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Enter the vector storm. Maelstrom: Vector Arcade is a fast, score-driven arcade shooter built around shifting geometric webs. Swipe around each web, fire into its lanes, and destroy incoming enemies before they reach your ship. Every level brings a new shape, rhythm, and tactical challenge. Survive escalating waves, unleash ZAP when the screen becomes overwhelming, and enter OVERDRIVE for an even more intense run. FEATURES • Fast swipe-and-fire controls • A wide variety of distinctive vector webs • Escalating enemy waves and hazards • ZAP emergency weapon • OVERDRIVE mode • Optional rewarded continue • Local high-score chasing • English, Spanish, Hindi, Korean, and Japanese support How long can you survive the vector storm?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: THE SPECTRUM at none against Maelstrom's shown. THE SPECTRUM also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). Maelstrom's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
THE SPECTRUM ships an update fortnightly, Maelstrom every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | THE SPECTRUM | Maelstrom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | KEITA YASUI | John Verco |
In-app purchases
THE SPECTRUM
No in-app purchases
Maelstrom
No in-app purchases









