Comparison

Slime & Spikes vs Skybeard

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

Head to head
About

Slime & Spikes

Control a bouncy slime to scale dangerous walls, dodging deadly spikes in this addictive pixel arcade jumper. Master the physics, collect coins and power-ups, and aim for the top of the leaderboards in this challenging casual platformer.

Highlights
  • Tap to jump, hold to leap higher
  • Retro pixel art graphics
  • Unlock new stages by scoring points
  • Buy slime skins with special abilities
  • Collect in-game power-ups
  • Global leaderboards and achievements
Features
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Ready for a challenge? Take control of a bouncy slime and scale dangerous walls in Slime & Spikes! Jump from side to side, dodge deadly spikes, and climb as high as you can in this addictive pixel arcade jumper. It sounds easy, but the higher you go, the harder this casual platformer gets. Collect coins, grab game-changing power-ups, and survive as long as possible. Key Features: - Addictive Arcade Action: Tap to jump straight, hold to leap higher. Master the physics to survive this hardcore jumping challenge. - Retro Pixel Art: Enjoy charming, classic pixel graphics and smooth 2D gameplay. - Unlock New Challenges: Score 1,000 points to unlock the next stage. Can you conquer all 3 unique levels? - Skins with Superpowers: Collect in-game coins to buy 5 different slime skins. Get special abilities like an extra life or a special jump to boost your high score! - Powerful Bonuses: Grab mid-game power-ups to slow down time or get a massive score boost. - Compete & Achieve: Climb to the top of the global leaderboards and unlock 22 challenging achievements. How high can your slime jump? Download now and test your reflexes in this offline arcade game!

About

Skybeard

Features
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Professor Skybeard has a long white beard, a workshop full of ideas and eleven flying machines that are just waiting for their test pilot: you. You fly every machine with just one finger – and every one completely differently. The Zeppelin climbs at a leisurely pace for as long as you hold. The Spaceship gives thrust, the Magnet Capsule follows your finger, the Pogo Spring wants to be wound up, and the Balloon heats up with a delay. You've barely mastered one machine before you have to feel your way into the next. FIVE WORLDS, 50 LEVELS From Hill Country through the Coast with its gusts and caves, the Desert with its heat fields and the Night Sky with beacons and shooting stars, all the way into the Thunderstorm – with lightning, tailwinds and electric shocks that swap up and down. THREE ROUNDS PER LEVEL Explore with checkpoints, Trial with five stars, Master Flight with no safety net. And behind the third star, every level hides a secret star – for the brave only. RELAYS AND THE GRANDE FINALE In relay levels the machine changes in mid-flight. In the Grande Finale you fly all eleven in a row: 99 gates straight through every world. HARD, BUT FAIR A computer pilot has flown every level with room to spare. So it can always be done – you just have to be able to do it. After a crash you're back in the air at once, no waiting. THE WORKSHOP With the gears from every flight you build new machines, paint them in chrome and gold, and give the Professor a beard, hat and flight trail to your taste. LANDSCAPE ON iPad AND iPhone Duo On big screens, Skybeard becomes the inventor’s book: the Professor’s notebook on the left, the level on the right – or close the notebook and fly across the full width. Half-folded, iPhone Duo turns into a handheld console: the game on top, the control desk below. Your finger never covers the machine again. ALSO INCLUDED • Test Field with flight school for every machine • Endless mode for every world, each with its own record • Bonus Party for every world with all 30 stars • The Professor's diary • Leaderboards and achievements in Game Center • In 12 languages Skybeard is free to play. Ads only appear between levels or voluntarily in return for a reward, and can be switched off with a one-time purchase. No purchase is needed – you can fly everything without one.

Screenshots

Slime & Spikes4 screens
Skybeard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Slime & Spikes at none against Skybeard's 4. Slime & Spikes also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Skybeard sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Slime & Spikes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Slime & Spikes versus Skybeard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlime & SpikesSkybeard
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladimir KulaginMichael Rademacher

In-app purchases

None

Slime & Spikes

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Skybeard

One-time4
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Gear Crate$1.99
  • Gold Pack$3.99
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  • No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Slime & Spikes free?
Slime & Spikes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skybeard free?
Skybeard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Slime & Spikes or Skybeard have ads?
Both Slime & Spikes and Skybeard show ads.

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