Comparison

Early Worm vs Save The Worm

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

Head to head
About

Early Worm

A family-friendly physics-based platformer where you guide a worm to collect apples across 98 challenging levels. Utilize unique mechanics like honey-sticking, diving bells, and antigravity to solve puzzles and navigate obstacles.

Highlights
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • 98 challenging levels
  • Wall and ceiling sticking
  • Diving bell mechanics
  • Mechanical puzzles
  • Antigravity zones
Features
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Are you the Early Worm that catches the apple? Early worm is family friendly physics based platformer about a worm that wants to collect all the apples. Sling your worm around 98 levels full of surprises: - Stick to walls and ceilings with honey, bounce on the mushroom beds! - Dive into the deep waters with diving bell! - Jump around and solve mechanical puzzles! - Thumble up and down in a rotating cube! - Fling into the mysterious blackstuff and float around in the antigravity! - These and many more crazy things await you in Early Worm. Wake up early and start jumping now! Can you make it to the end? FEATURES: • Colourful graphics • Family friendly gameplay • 98 levels • Physics! Game has advertisements and a No Ads purchase.

About

Save The Worm

Train your brain with this drawing puzzle game. Draw lines to guide a worm to its cocoon, avoiding obstacles like lava and falls. Use minimal ink for a higher score and enjoy various levels and funny worm expressions.

Highlights
  • Brain training puzzle
  • Freehand drawing mechanics
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Ink usage scoring
  • Variety of levels
  • Funny worm expressions
Features
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Draw games help you train your brain effectively, download Worm Adventures to lead the worm into his cocoon to evolve. Is it challenging to draw a line then let the worm go home! You must use your freehand drawing skills to save a worm from dangerous on his way home. How to play: *Touch the screen to draw a line to bring worm into the cocoon *Use less ink to get higher rate. *Avoid lava, don’t let worm fall free. Game Features: 1. A variety of customs clearance methods; 2. Easy and funny customs clearance patterns; 3. Funny worm expressions; 4. Puzzle and interesting levels. 5. Various skins, you could save the hero or save the villain

Screenshots

Early Worm4 screens
Save The Worm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Early Worm at 3.3K against Save The Worm's 2. Early Worm also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Save The Worm's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, 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. Early Worm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Save The Worm sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Save The Worm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Early Worm has 3.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Early Worm ships an update weekly, Save The Worm monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Early Worm versus Save The Worm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarly WormSave The Worm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.3K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.3K — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB167 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOddrok OyLoi Vo

Customer experience

Early Worm

All ratings3,319 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews258 reviews
Positive91.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative3.9%

Save The Worm

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Early Worm

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Restart button not working as expected
  • Issues with 50th and 56th levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Level editor or community features
  • Customization options for the worm
  • Difficulty options or challenge modes

Save The Worm

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Early Worm

One-time1
  • No Ads$0.39
6 purchases

Save The Worm

One-time6
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 500 Coins$2.99
Show 3 more
  • 1200 Coins$5.99
  • 2600 Coins$12.99
  • 6000 Coins$24.99

Questions

Is Early Worm free?
Early Worm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Save The Worm free?
Save The Worm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Early Worm or Save The Worm?
Save The Worm is rated higher. Early Worm averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while Save The Worm averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Early Worm or Save The Worm have ads?
Both Early Worm and Save The Worm show ads.
Which is updated more often, Early Worm or Save The Worm?
Early Worm ships an update weekly, and Save The Worm monthly. Most recently, Early Worm was updated on September 24, 2026 and Save The Worm on September 19, 2026.

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