Comparison

Velocispider vs Sparkle 2

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

Head to head
About

Velocispider

Pilot a unique spider-velociraptor hybrid in this retro arcade shooter. Defend your endangered eggs from an evil robot seafood corporation's aquatic army. Enjoy pixel art, chiptune music, and power-ups.

Highlights
  • Unique spider-velociraptor protagonist
  • Retro pixel art graphics
  • Chiptune soundtrack
  • Power-ups
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
  • Smooth tilt controls
Features
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Part Spider, Part Velociraptor, it's Velocispider!!! Take control of a heavily armed araknasaur in this retro arcade shoot-em-up. Your delicious endangered eggs have attracted the taste buds of the evil CEO of the Robot Seafood Corporation. He will stop at nothing to feast on your eggs, defend them from his relentless army of aquatic robot beasts. IGN: "The best dinosaur spider cyborg game ever created." Touch Arcade: "Velocispider is a ton of fun. The game is gorgeous, in a pixel art and chiptune sort of way. The art is full of character, and that character is super ridiculous. I can't decide if I love the drop sharks (manta rays?) or the bomber whales more." Games Radar: "It's a simple arcade-like shooter, but Velocispider's sharp aesthetics and approachable play mechanics make for a stellar iOS experience that's an easy recommendation on both iPad and iPhone." In your arsenal:- Awesome power ups Game Center leaderboards Sweet pixel art Thumping tunes Smooth tilt controls Game Center achievements Retina & Universal app support

About

Sparkle 2

Guide a tiny aquatic being through evolution, exploring, eating, and fighting to become a magnificent creature. Customize your Sparkle's development by choosing its diet and DNA.

Highlights
  • Control creature evolution
  • Explore diverse environments
  • Engage in combat
  • Customize creature DNA
  • Experience multiple evolution paths
  • Play through numerous levels
Features
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„Sparkle 2: EVO is probably one of the more unique titles on the App Store”. 148Apps „It is a fantastic game with high replay value.” AppAdvice „Its luminescent aesthetic and engrossing soundtrack can easily gain a vice-like grip over your attention” SlideToPlay Control the evolution with the touch of your finger. Start as a tiny aquatic being, and climb the evolutionary ladder until you become a huge, magnificent creature. Explore the abyss in search of food. Attack other species whenever you run out of other food sources. Outsmart competing Sparkles and eat more micro-elements than them in the new competitive mode. Enjoy the surreal visuals and a relaxing soundtrack of ambient music. Can you grow the biggest Sparkle in the world? Subtle, captivating, addictive. We give you control over your Sparkle's development and well-being and you have one goal - to evolve. Whilst exploring the Sparkle Void, you find various nutritious elements to eat. Sometimes you will even have to fight for food with other species. You become what you eat - you get to choose whether your sparkle becomes a fast and aggressive carnivore, a sluggish but fast-eating herbivore, or an omnivore, whose features lie somewhere in between. Insight to your Sparkle's DNA strand will give you information about the progress and will help you plan which micro-elements you want to focus on eating next. You will also get to fight giant bosses from time to time. But there’s no rush to keep the game in full swing at all times. You may as well just relax, play the game on a slow pace, explore the sparkle void, consume nutritional elements, enjoy simple and surreal surrounding and listen to the ambient music soundtrack. The choice is all yours. - Three different ways to evolve. Become a fast and aggressive carnivore, a sluggish but fast eating herbivore, or an omnivore whose features lie somewhere in between - Experience 3 + 1 stages of evolution. - Play through 12 + 3 dreamlike looking levels - Use GenLab to check your Sparkles DNA strand, your progress, status of your special skills, and plan what to eat next accordingly. - Relax with great chilled-out ambient soundtrack. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/ForeverEntert FOLLOW US ON X http://twitter.com/foreverentert WATCH US ON YOUTUBE http://youtube.com/foreverentert

Screenshots

Velocispider4 screens
Sparkle 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Velocispider at 92% against Sparkle 2's 0%. Velocispider also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). Sparkle 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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

Velocispider costs $2.99 and Sparkle 2 $2.99 up front. Velocispider sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sparkle 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Velocispider holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Velocispider has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Velocispider's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sparkle 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Velocispider ships an update every 3 months, Sparkle 2 daily. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Velocispider versus Sparkle 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVelocispiderSparkle 2
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.8 (14 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews91.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB254 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperRetro DreamerForever Entertainment S.A.

Customer experience

Velocispider

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive91.6%
Neutral5.2%
Negative3.2%

Sparkle 2

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Velocispider

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezes on level completion
  • Incompatibility with certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and game modes
  • Touch control option
  • Cloud save/sync progress

Sparkle 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Velocispider

One-time1
  • Unlock all available levels$0.99
None

Sparkle 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Velocispider free?
Velocispider costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Sparkle 2 free?
Sparkle 2 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Velocispider or Sparkle 2?
Velocispider is rated higher. Velocispider averages 4.8 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Sparkle 2 averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Velocispider or Sparkle 2 have ads?
Neither Velocispider nor Sparkle 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Velocispider or Sparkle 2?
Velocispider ships an update every 3 months, and Sparkle 2 daily. Most recently, Velocispider was updated on November 13, 2026 and Sparkle 2 on October 30, 2026.

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