Spiral Direct vs Affliction
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spiral Direct
Shop for unique, cutting-edge alternative fashion designs. Explore a wide range of styles including Tribal, Gothic, Horror, Fantasy, and Vintage. Find artwork featuring demons, angels, fairies, and dragons.
- Dark and cutting-edge designs
- Tribal, Gothic, Horror, Fantasy styles
- Vintage and Fashion collections
- Fairies and Dragons artwork
- Demons and Angels themes
- In-app shopping
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Spiral has been an established brand since 1990, offering dark and cutting edge designs into the alternative fashion market. Always supplying unique & top quality artworks that cover everything from the hardcore Tribal to Gothic, Horror, Fantasy, Vintage and Fashion, not forgetting the magical Fairies and Dragons specially designed for the ladies…....we have it all from Demons from Hell to Angels in Heaven! Download our app to start shopping!
Affliction
This app offers exclusive access to a curated shopping experience with easy browsing and fast checkout. Discover unique items and enjoy a streamlined purchasing process.
- Exclusive access
- Easy browsing
- Fast checkout
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EXCLUSIVE ACCESS EASY BROWSING FAST CHECKOUT
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Affliction at none against Spiral Direct's shown. Affliction also leads on ratings volume (730 vs 3) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Spiral Direct's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 87%). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Spiral Direct against 4.9 for Affliction. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Affliction has 730 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Spiral Direct's written reviews are positive against 87% of Affliction's.
Spiral Direct ships an update every 3 weeks, Affliction fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spiral Direct | Affliction |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.9 (730 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 87.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 730 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spiral Direct Ltd | Affliction Holdings |
Customer experience
Spiral Direct
Affliction
Bugs and requests
Spiral Direct
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Affliction
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Improved navigation and sorting options
- Clearer pricing and checkout process
In-app purchases
Spiral Direct
No in-app purchases
Affliction
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Spiral Direct free?
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