Comparison

Tear the Cloth vs Type Spin

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

Head to head
About

Tear the Cloth

Experience the satisfying sensation of cutting and tearing fabric. Collect cubes as you creatively solve each level. Enjoy simple one-touch controls for a relaxing and engaging gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Cut fabric in various ways
  • Collect cubes
  • Creative level completion
  • Satisfying tearing sensation
  • Easy one-touch controls
Features
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Cut the cloth in different ways, collect cubes. Enjoy this wonderfull feeling of tearing the cloth apart. Play it the way you want it to play, try to find the best way to complete each level, be creative and Tear the Cloth! Easy one touch controls.

About

Type Spin

This app transforms your typed letters into rotating objects with dynamic shapes. Utilize physics and letter forms to achieve in-game goals. Experience a unique way to interact with the alphabet through engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Dynamic letter-shaped rotating objects
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Goal-oriented challenges
  • Interactive alphabet manipulation
Features
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Spin the alphabet! The shape of the rotating object changes according to the characters you enter. Aim for the goal by making good use of the action of physics and the shape of letters!

Screenshots

Tear the Cloth4 screens
Type Spin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Type Spin at none against Tear the Cloth's 1. Type Spin also leads on review sentiment (66% vs 39%) and ratings volume (29K vs 3.2K). Tear the Cloth's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tear the Cloth sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Type Spin asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Tear the Cloth against 4.6 for Type Spin. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Type Spin has 29K ratings behind it against 3.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of Tear the Cloth's written reviews are positive against 66% of Type Spin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tear the Cloth ships an update every 10 days, Type Spin every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tear the Cloth versus Type Spin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTear the ClothType Spin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.2K ratings)4.6 (29K ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.6% of reviews66.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.2K29K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size288 MB169 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSergey StiajkinKAYAC Inc.

Customer experience

Tear the Cloth

All ratings3,199 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive38.6%
Neutral15.9%
Negative45.5%

Type Spin

All ratings28,564 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews376 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral9.0%
Negative25.0%

User reviews

Tear the Cloth

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Satisfying gameplay
  • 👍 No ads
  • 👍 Fun and relaxing
  • 👍 Good physics and game mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive levels
  • 💸 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔋 Drains device battery

Type Spin

From 29K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Unique concept and strategy
  • 🙂 Enjoyable for all ages

Room to improve

  • 🤬 Excessive ads after every level
  • 😡 Ads interrupt gameplay
  • 😓 Repetitive and boring after a while

Bugs and requests

Tear the Cloth

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes or freezes
  • Blank/black screen on startup
  • Incompatibility with some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More level variety
  • Option to disable emoji filling animation
  • Ability to spend collected diamonds

Type Spin

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress resets after each session
  • Certain letters/characters are overpowered
  • Game freezes or crashes on some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More diverse skins and customization options
  • Reduce frequency of ads or make them optional
  • Increase difficulty and challenge as levels progress

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tear the Cloth

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
None

Type Spin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tear the Cloth free?
Tear the Cloth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Type Spin free?
Type Spin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tear the Cloth or Type Spin?
Type Spin is rated higher. Tear the Cloth averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.2K ratings, while Type Spin averages 4.6 from 29K ratings.
Do Tear the Cloth or Type Spin have ads?
Type Spin shows ads; Tear the Cloth does not.
Which is updated more often, Tear the Cloth or Type Spin?
Tear the Cloth ships an update every 10 days, and Type Spin every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tear the Cloth was updated on November 3, 2026 and Type Spin on November 6, 2026.

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