Early Worm vs Slime Labs 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Physics-based gameplay
- 98 challenging levels
- Wall and ceiling sticking
- Diving bell mechanics
- Mechanical puzzles
- Antigravity zones
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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.
Slime Labs 3
Navigate a frozen lab filled with slippery ice and dangerous traps as a shape-shifting blob of ooze. Master physics-based platforming challenges, collect data disks, and uncover secrets in this retro-inspired adventure.
- Super fun slime physics
- Addicting gameplay
- New game mechanics
- Catchy retro tunes
- Secrets and multiple endings
- Frozen lab exploration
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Slime is marooned on planet Freezia and needs your help! Explore a frozen lab with slippery ice and new dangerous traps. Slime Labs 3 is a physics based platformer where you control a blob of green ooze that can squish, stretch, shrink, and get frozen. Perfect all the levels while collecting all the lost data disks. Features: • Super fun slime physics • Addicting gameplay • New game mechanics • Catchy retro tunes • Secrets and multiple endings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Slime Labs 3 at none against Early Worm's 1. Early Worm's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (92% vs 59%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Early Worm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Slime Labs 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Early Worm holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Early Worm has 3.3K ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Early Worm's written reviews are positive against 59% of Slime Labs 3's.
Early Worm ships an update weekly, Slime Labs 3 every 14 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Early Worm | Slime Labs 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.3K ratings) — better | 4.3 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.9% of reviews — better | 59.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oddrok Oy | Gionathan Pesaresi |
Customer experience
Early Worm
Slime Labs 3
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
Slime Labs 3
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Early Worm
- No Ads$0.39
Slime Labs 3
No in-app purchases
