Comparison

Rats! vs Critter Spin

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

Head to head
About

Rats!

Engage in a frantic extermination game where you must eliminate all rats before they multiply. Utilize a variety of tools and chemicals to clear the maze and prevent an infestation.

Highlights
  • Frantic gameplay
  • Rat extermination
  • Maze clearing
  • Variety of tools and chemicals
  • Prevent rat mating
Features
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Rats! is a frantic game of rodent extermination. You must kill all the rats before they have a chance to mate and overrun the maze. To do this you can use bombs, radioactive waste, gas, poison, death rats, blocks, and gender changing chemicals. "Ugh! Rats! They're everywhere" - PC Review "The idea of this fun and somewhat warped game is to kill all the rats before they have a chance to mate and overrun the maze" - Personal Computer World "Try gassing them or bombing them, but whatever you do, don't let them mate or you'll have a plague on your hands!" - PC Answers "Kill all the rats before they have a chance to mate and overrun the maze" - PCW "Rodent-haters of the world, unite! This game pits you against a legion of ever-producing rats -- get 'em before they get you." - Filemine "Rats is a lot of fun and worth the time!"- Lycos Hotfiles For the latest news on all of my games follow @SeansGames on Twitter!

About

Critter Spin

A unique puzzle game where you spin quadrants to align critters and solve levels. With hundreds of puzzles across different worlds, it offers strategic depth and evolving mechanics. Power-ups are available to help overcome challenges.

Highlights
  • Unique spin-based puzzle gameplay
  • 200 carefully designed levels
  • Multiple themed worlds
  • Strategic depth with limited moves
  • Helpful power-ups
Features
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Critter Spin is a puzzle game built around a simple but unique mechanic: spinning quadrants on the board to align critters and complete columns. Now fully optimized for both iPhone and iPad, the game scales beautifully across devices. Solve levels by thinking ahead, managing limited moves, and adapting to new mechanics that keep the challenge evolving. FEATURES 
• Unique spin-based puzzle gameplay
: Spin 2×2 quadrants to rearrange critters and complete columns in different size grids • 200 levels: 
Carefully designed puzzles that ramp up in complexity • Multiple worlds: 
Explore Jungle and Polar worlds, with Jurassic coming soon, each with its own visual style, music, and gameplay twists • Strategic depth: 
Limited moves, shifting layouts, obstacles, and evolving mechanics keep every level fresh • Power-ups
: Use tools like Extra Spins, Refresh, and Auto-Solve when you get stuck 
 HOW TO PLAY • Tap buttons to spin quadrants on the board 
• Align critters in their respective columns
 • Plan ahead to avoid running out of moves or out of time 
• Master new mechanics as they appear

Screenshots

Rats!3 screens
Critter Spin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Critter Spin at Free against Rats!'s $1.99. Critter Spin also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and review sentiment (100% vs 58%). Rats!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and device support (3 vs 1). On ratings volume and ads 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

Critter Spin is free to download; Rats! costs $1.99 up front. Critter Spin sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Rats! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Critter Spin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Rats!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Critter Spin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rats! ships an update every 48 months, Critter Spin every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Rats! versus Critter Spin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRats!Critter Spin
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.9 (19 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 48 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB251 MB
Age rating+94+
DeveloperSean O'ConnorJulian Damy

Customer experience

Rats!

All ratings19 ratings
Positive42.1%
Neutral15.8%
Negative42.1%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative38.5%

Critter Spin

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Rats!

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Critter Spin

One-time10
  • Gems 10$0.99
  • Orca$1.99
  • Palla's Cat$1.99
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  • Arctic Reindeer$1.99
  • King Eider$1.99
  • Mountain Goat$3.99
  • Arctic Fox$3.99
  • Snowy Owl$3.99
  • All Family Polar Critters$14.99
  • Gems 250$14.99

Questions

Is Rats! free?
Rats! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Critter Spin free?
Critter Spin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rats! or Critter Spin?
Critter Spin is rated higher. Rats! averages 2.9 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Critter Spin averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Rats! or Critter Spin have ads?
Neither Rats! nor Critter Spin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rats! or Critter Spin?
Rats! ships an update every 48 months, and Critter Spin every 2 days. Most recently, Rats! was updated on September 19, 2026 and Critter Spin on July 23, 2026.

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