Comparison

Cavern Crawl vs The Head Slam

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

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About

Cavern Crawl

Pilot a spaceship through a treacherous cavern, dodging obstacles and enemies. Collect orbs for points and fuel, and use rockets to defeat foes. Strategize your collection to maximize your score and survive the descent.

Highlights
  • Spaceship flight controls
  • Obstacle and enemy avoidance
  • Rocket shooting mechanics
  • Orb collection for points
  • Fuel management system
  • Invincibility power-up
Features
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Welcome to Cavern Crawl! Fly a spaceship through a cavern! Avoid obstacles! Avoid enemies! Shoot at the enemies! Collect orbs to gain points! Try to get the high score! Instructions: The ship floats down. Pressing on the screen will make the ship fly up. Your ship will also drain gas, so make sure to fuel up! Pressing the red shoot button will shoot a rocket. You can try to avoid enemies, or shoot at them, but be careful, the rockets will also destroy the orbs. You don't want to shoot the red or yellow ones since they will give you more gas. Collect red orbs to gain a point, but watch out for the purple orbs, they will subtract a point. If you get a yellow orb, you will get 10 points. Red and yellow orbs will also replenish your gas supply. Shooting the enemies will also give you a point. If you collect the orange coin, you will become invincible from enemies for 10 seconds.

About

The Head Slam

Features
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As the world progressed so did the universe. Moles are not only digging in your garden anymore but appearing everywhere across many dimensions and in many forms. Relieve your stress by slamming the heads of many different creatures and show them who is the boss. Score based game with eight different theme options to choose from. By tapping the heads as fast as you can, try to get the highest score. Accuracy and speed are key and be careful because missing them will cost you precious time.

Screenshots

Cavern Crawl4 screens
The Head Slam3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cavern Crawl at none against The Head Slam's shown. Cavern Crawl also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 16 months). The Head Slam's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cavern Crawl ships an update every 2 days, The Head Slam every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Cavern Crawl versus The Head Slam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCavern CrawlThe Head Slam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1311.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB34 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperEthan FeldmanSafak Yalcinkaya

In-app purchases

None

Cavern Crawl

No in-app purchases

None

The Head Slam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cavern Crawl free?
Cavern Crawl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Head Slam free?
The Head Slam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cavern Crawl or The Head Slam have ads?
The Head Slam shows ads; Cavern Crawl does not.
Which is updated more often, Cavern Crawl or The Head Slam?
Cavern Crawl ships an update every 2 days, and The Head Slam every 16 months. Most recently, Cavern Crawl was updated on October 5, 2026 and The Head Slam on October 1, 2026.

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