Comparison

Spin Spell vs Slitherlink

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

Head to head
About

Spin Spell

Engage in a 3D physics-based labyrinth game to practice spelling. Roll a ball through mazes, collect letters in order to form words, and earn points for speed and accuracy. Create custom spelling lists and design your own levels for endless fun.

Highlights
  • 3D physics-based labyrinth gameplay
  • Letter collection for word spelling
  • Customizable spelling lists
  • Level editor for maze creation
  • Points and achievements system
  • Adjustable ball roll speed
Currently charting
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Practice your spelling by rolling a ball through a traditional 3D wooden labyrinth and capturing letters in the correct order to spell a word. Spin Spell is a physics based 3D mobile game that motivates children to learn to spell while having fun and improving their hand/eye coordination. Choose from a variety of pre-loaded spelling lists or add your own. Points and achievements are awarded based on the sequential collection of letters to correctly spell a word, the speed by which the letters are collected and the number of correct letters collected in a streak. Points are never subtracted from the score but bonus streaks are reset when an incorrect letter is hit and/or when the game timer expires. Features: • 25 pre-made levels • 30 pre-made spelling lists • Spelling list editor • Level editor • 3D physics fun • Adjustable roll speed for ball Spelling List Editor: Create, save, and play your own spelling lists. Use your child’s spelling lists from school and make studying fun! Level Editor: Edit existing levels or create your own mazes with our built-in level editor. If a maze is too difficult or if it is not challenging enough, change it in our level editor. Be creative and make artistic levels to enhance gameplay.

About

Slitherlink

Solve logic puzzles by drawing a single loop around clues on a grid. Connect dots to form a continuous line, with no crossings or branches. Offers endless fun and intellectual challenge for puzzle enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Draw a single continuous loop
  • Surround numbered clues
  • Pure logic, no math required
  • Weekly bonus puzzles
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Auto complete clues
  • Highlight link segment
Features
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Surround each clue with lines to form one single loop! Each puzzle consists of a rectangular lattice of dots with some clues in various places. The object is to connect the dots surrounding each clue so that the number of lines equals the value of the clue and the lines around all clues form one continuous loop with no crossings or branches. Empty squares may be surrounded by any number of lines. Slitherlink are addictive loop-forming puzzles which were invented in Japan. Using pure logic and requiring no math to solve, these fascinating puzzles offer endless fun and intellectual entertainment to puzzle fans of all skills and ages. The game features 2-finger tapping for quick zoom, auto complete clues setting and a link segment highlighting option to help to avoid creating separate loops. To help see the puzzle progress, graphic previews in the puzzle list show the progress of all puzzles in a volume as they are being solved. A Gallery view option provides these previews in a larger format. For more fun, Slitherlink contains no ads and includes a Weekly Bonus section providing an extra free puzzle each week. PUZZLE FEATURES • 200 free Slitherlink puzzles • Extra bonus puzzle published free each week • Multiple difficulty levels from very easy to extremely hard • Grid sizes up to 16x22 • Puzzle library continuously updates with new content • Manually selected, top quality puzzles • Unique solution for each puzzle • Hours of intellectual challenge and fun • Sharpens logic and improves cognitive skills GAMING FEATURES • No ads • Unlimited check puzzle • Unlimited Undo and Redo • Auto complete clues • Highlight link segment • Quick zoom using 2-finger tap • Concurrently playing and saving multiple puzzles • Puzzle filtering, sorting and archiving options • Dark Mode support • Graphic previews showing puzzles progress as they are being solved • Portrait and landscape screen support (iPad only) • Track puzzle solving times • Backup & restore puzzle progress to iCloud ABOUT Slitherlink have also become popular under other names such as Fences, Loop the Loop, Loopy, Suriza, Dotty Dilemma and Number Line. Similar to Sudoku, Kakuro and Hashi, the puzzles are solved using logic alone. All puzzles in this app are produced by Conceptis Ltd. - the leading supplier of logic puzzles to printed and electronic gaming media all over the world. On average, more than 20 million Conceptis puzzles are solved each day in newspapers, magazines, books and online as well as on smartphones and tablets across the world. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.conceptispuzzles.com/index.aspx?uri=info/doc/220

Screenshots

Spin Spell4 screens
Slitherlink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Slitherlink at Free against Spin Spell's $0.99. Slitherlink also leads on ratings volume (461 vs 14) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Spin Spell's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and chart position (#181 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Slitherlink is free to download; Spin Spell costs $0.99 up front. Slitherlink sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Spin Spell asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Slitherlink holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slitherlink has 461 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Spin Spell's written reviews are positive against 89% of Slitherlink's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spin Spell ships an update every 9 months, Slitherlink every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Spin Spell versus Slitherlink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpin SpellSlitherlink
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (14 ratings)4.8 (461 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better89.5% of reviews
Number of ratings14461 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#181 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVermont Digital Arts LLCConceptis Ltd.

Customer experience

Spin Spell

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Slitherlink

All ratings457 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral7.6%
Negative2.9%

Bugs and requests

Spin Spell

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Slitherlink

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not loading properly for some users
  • Freezing issues on login screen
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a dark mode option
  • Implement coloring/marking tools for loop segments
  • Provide more free puzzle content
  • Reduce pricing for puzzle packs
  • Add a rewind/undo feature to go back to previous puzzle states

In-app purchases

None

Spin Spell

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Slitherlink

One-time10
  • Easy Variety 1$1.99
  • Easy Variety - Large 1$1.99
  • Medium Variety 1$1.99
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  • Medium Variety - Large 1$1.99
  • Hard Variety 1$1.99
  • Easy Variety 2$1.99
  • Medium Variety 2$1.99
  • Hard Variety 2$1.99
  • Big & Easy 1$1.99
  • Big & Medium 1$1.99

Questions

Is Spin Spell free?
Spin Spell costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Slitherlink free?
Slitherlink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spin Spell or Slitherlink?
Slitherlink is rated higher. Spin Spell averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Slitherlink averages 4.8 from 461 ratings.
Do Spin Spell or Slitherlink have ads?
Neither Spin Spell nor Slitherlink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spin Spell or Slitherlink?
Spin Spell ships an update every 9 months, and Slitherlink every 4 months. Most recently, Spin Spell was updated on November 1, 2026 and Slitherlink on November 1, 2026.

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