Tarantula vs Snake vs Element TD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tarantula vs Snake
Control a spider to build webs and capture territory while avoiding a hungry snake. This arcade-style game offers endless challenging levels and a global leaderboard. Enjoy cooperative two-player mode on a single device.
- Control a spider
- Build spider webs
- Evade a hungry snake
- Infinite challenging levels
- Global leaderboard
- Two-player co-op mode
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Do you remember classic games like Qix, JezzBall, Styx, or Xonix? Or maybe you're a fan of arcade games that require a strategic approach? If so, you've come to the right place. During the game the player controls the spider. On each level the goal is to create a sufficiently large spider web. However, this task is not easy because the hungry snake is just waiting for an opportunity to eat the spider. The game offers an infinite number of increasingly challenging levels, allowing you to enjoy hours of gameplay. A global leaderboard lets you compare your scores with friends. You can also join forces in two-player mode and play on one device, working as a team to defeat the snake that stands in your way.
Element TD
Build towers by combining elements to create unique defenses against waves of creeps. Explore countless strategies with a variety of towers, creep types, and game modes. Compete globally on leaderboards in this challenging tower defense experience.
- Elemental tower combinations
- 44 unique towers with upgrades
- 56 different creep types
- Global leaderboard
- Multiple game modes and difficulties
- 30 achievements
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Element TD returns in this tower defense game based on elemental combinations. The elements you choose determine the towers that you can build. Countless combinations offer more strategies to discover. Element TD provides hours of challenging gameplay to fans and new players alike. The level of depth and replayability are unparalleled among tower defense games; - Global leaderboard to compete against your friends and the world - 44 different towers with unique abilities and multiple upgrade paths - 56 different creep types to challenge your defenses - 5 different maps to mix up your tactics - 6 different elements (Light, Darkness, Water, Fire, Nature, Earth) - 4 different modes (Random, Chaos, Rush, God) - 5 different difficulty settings - 30 different achievements to complete - Family-friendly theme so everyone can play this defense game We are continually working to improve our tower defense. Please share your ideas and report bugs to our community (forums.eletd.com). Your contributions are invaluable to making this the best tower defense game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tarantula vs Snake at Free against Element TD's $0.99. Tarantula vs Snake also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (74 vs 18). Element TD's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (72% vs 56%). On ads, 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
Tarantula vs Snake is free to download; Element TD costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tarantula vs Snake holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Tarantula vs Snake's written reviews are positive against 72% of Element TD's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tarantula vs Snake ships an update every 3 months, Element TD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tarantula vs Snake | Element TD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (74 ratings) — better | 4.0 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.1% of reviews | 72.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Leszek Szary | Element Studios |
Customer experience
Tarantula vs Snake
Element TD
In-app purchases
Tarantula vs Snake
No in-app purchases
Element TD
No in-app purchases
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