Comparison

Spire Blast vs Squiggle Drop

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

Head to head
About

Spire Blast

Collapse colorful towers with your dragon companion in this physics-based puzzle game. Explore breathtaking kingdoms and conquer countless challenges using your wits and available tools.

Highlights
  • Physics-based tower collapse
  • Dragon companion mechanics
  • Countless challenges
  • Numerous kingdoms to explore
  • Colorful mayhem gameplay
Features
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Take a step into the colorful world of Spire Blast. With your ever hungry dragon companion collapse numerous mysterious towers of all shapes and sizes that have risen all over the kingdom. Test your wits and skills, use all the tools at your disposal and you will emerge victorious! * Conquer countless challenges * Visit numerous breathtaking kingdoms * Take good care of your dragons * Experience colorful mayhem

About

Squiggle Drop

Unleash your creativity to solve physics-based puzzles by drawing a single shape. Explore 100 levels with multiple solutions and build your own city with earned rewards. Regular updates and daily challenges keep the fun going.

Highlights
  • Draw shapes to solve puzzles
  • 100 unique levels
  • Build and customize a city
  • Daily challenges
  • Leaderboards and achievements
  • Regular content updates
Features
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Use your creativity and imagination to solve charming physics puzzles by drawing a single shape and watching what unfolds! Complete the objectives of 100 puzzles (with more on the way), each with multiple and often surprising solutions. How you draw your solution is up to you! Solve puzzles and earn rewards to build your very own Squiggletown! Unlock buildings, cosmetics and various upgrades as you expand your own personal city. Squiggle Drop Features: - 100 levels - Regular Content Updates - Daily Challenges - Challenging your friends to beat your scores - Leaderboards and Achievements

Screenshots

Spire Blast4 screens
Squiggle Drop4 screens

Verdict

The call

Spire Blast and Squiggle Drop are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Spire Blast against 4.7 for Squiggle Drop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16K and 14K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Spire Blast's written reviews are positive against 56% of Squiggle Drop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Spire Blast versus Squiggle Drop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpire BlastSquiggle Drop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (16K ratings)4.7 (14K ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.2% of reviews56.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16K — better14K
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size799 MB289 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrbital Knight sp. z o.o.Noodlecake

Customer experience

Spire Blast

All ratings16,401 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews778 reviews
Positive53.2%
Neutral18.4%
Negative28.4%

Squiggle Drop

All ratings13,568 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews400 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral15.0%
Negative28.7%

User reviews

Spire Blast

From 16K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Satisfying physics
  • 🎨 Colorful and polished graphics
  • 💡 Unique block-matching concept
  • 🎮 Fun casual experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 Battery draining
  • 🔍 Lack of clear instructions
  • 🤔 Inconsistent difficulty curve
  • 🙄 Repetitive gameplay

Squiggle Drop

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Fun and entertaining game
  • 🧠 Challenging puzzles that stimulate the mind
  • 🎶 Relaxing and enjoyable music
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Levels require pixel-perfect precision
  • 🤔 Hints/solutions don't always work as intended
  • 😡 Frustrating when unable to progress due to difficulty
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches

Bugs and requests

Spire Blast

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes at level 36 and 60
  • Blocks not registering hits
  • Inconsistent physics behavior
  • Inability to progress past certain levels

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and worlds
  • Difficulty settings
  • Synced progress across devices
  • Landscape mode support on iPad
  • Improved scoring and feedback

Squiggle Drop

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Achievements resetting or not tracking properly
  • Physics issues causing objects to behave unexpectedly
  • Drawing inputs not registering correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to skip or replay levels
  • Improved precision controls for touch devices
  • Clearer level instructions and objectives

In-app purchases

None

Spire Blast

No in-app purchases

None

Squiggle Drop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spire Blast free?
Spire Blast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Squiggle Drop free?
Squiggle Drop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spire Blast or Squiggle Drop?
Squiggle Drop is rated higher. Spire Blast averages 4.6 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Squiggle Drop averages 4.7 from 14K ratings.
Do Spire Blast or Squiggle Drop have ads?
Neither Spire Blast nor Squiggle Drop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spire Blast or Squiggle Drop?
Spire Blast ships an update monthly, and Squiggle Drop monthly. Most recently, Spire Blast was updated on October 17, 2026 and Squiggle Drop on October 17, 2026.

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