Tilterpillar vs The Head Slam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tilterpillar
Control a growing caterpillar by tilting your device. Eat leaves to increase its length and unlock different butterfly breeds. Compete for the top spot in this unique take on the classic snake game.
- Tilt-to-control gameplay
- Caterpillar growth mechanic
- Collect different colored leaves
- Unlock butterfly breeds
- Level up points system
- Leaderboard competition
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Play this classic game of "snake" by tilting your device as a controller. Using this novel control technique, tilt in a direction to make a caterpillar eat leaves. Eating leaves makes the caterpillar grow in length, providing more of a challenge. Sometimes different coloured leaves will appear, causing different things to happen! "It's a good little game and well worth a look." - Kotaku.com Learn about butterfly breeds in this unique "snake" game. Each play awards level up points. Collect enough points to unlock different butterflies! Can you tilt your way to no.1?
The Head Slam
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As the world progressed so did the universe. Moles are not only digging in your garden anymore but appearing everywhere across many dimensions and in many forms. Relieve your stress by slamming the heads of many different creatures and show them who is the boss. Score based game with eight different theme options to choose from. By tapping the heads as fast as you can, try to get the highest score. Accuracy and speed are key and be careful because missing them will cost you precious time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tilterpillar at none against The Head Slam's shown. Tilterpillar also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 16 months). The Head Slam's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.5). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tilterpillar ships an update every 3 weeks, The Head Slam every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tilterpillar | The Head Slam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (43 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hawken King | Safak Yalcinkaya |
In-app purchases
Tilterpillar
No in-app purchases
The Head Slam
No in-app purchases
