Comparison

Tarantula vs Snake vs Scribble Squabble

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Control a spider
  • Build spider webs
  • Evade a hungry snake
  • Infinite challenging levels
  • Global leaderboard
  • Two-player co-op mode
Features
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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.

About

Scribble Squabble

Engage in strategic paper warfare by building forts and launching hand-drawn attacks against friends or AI. Victory goes to the most skilled sketcher on a digital notebook page.

Highlights
  • Build forts on a digital notebook page
  • Battle friends or AI opponents
  • Launch hand-drawn bombs
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Play with 1-10 forts
  • Unlockable themes via in-app purchase
Features
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A few minutes of downtime is all you need to wage furiously scribbled warfare, battling friends or an evil artificial intelligence who knows exactly how to defeat you. The battlefield is a war-torn, crumpled sheet of notebook paper. Half the page belongs to you, half to your opponent. Build your forts, then brace for combat as you cross sharpened pencils, taking turns lobbing handdrawn bombs until their forts are mere scorched smudges. Victory belongs to the sketchiest player! It's all-out warfare. On digital paper, of course! • Play against a friend or a computer opponent on your device • Battle anyone with a network connection signed into Game Center • Three difficulty levels • Play with 1 to 10 forts • Choose from several themes. Classic and X-mas are free. Tanks, Subs, Space, and Planes are available for In-App Purchase • _Do not_ use an actual pencil on your device

Screenshots

Tarantula vs Snake3 screens
Scribble Squabble4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scribble Squabble at 100% against Tarantula vs Snake's 56%. Scribble Squabble also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). Tarantula vs Snake's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 46 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Scribble Squabble sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Tarantula vs Snake asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scribble Squabble holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tarantula vs Snake has 74 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Tarantula vs Snake's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scribble Squabble's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tarantula vs Snake ships an update every 3 months, Scribble Squabble every 46 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tarantula vs Snake versus Scribble Squabble: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTarantula vs SnakeScribble Squabble
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (74 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings74 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 46 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Mac, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB212 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLeszek SzarySplasm Software, Inc.

Customer experience

Tarantula vs Snake

All ratings74 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive56.1%
Neutral14.6%
Negative29.3%

Scribble Squabble

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tarantula vs Snake

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Scribble Squabble

One-time4
  • Subs Theme$0.99
  • Space Theme$0.99
  • Planes Theme$0.99
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  • Tanks Theme$0.99

Questions

Is Tarantula vs Snake free?
Tarantula vs Snake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scribble Squabble free?
Scribble Squabble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tarantula vs Snake or Scribble Squabble?
Scribble Squabble is rated higher. Tarantula vs Snake averages 4.3 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while Scribble Squabble averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Tarantula vs Snake or Scribble Squabble have ads?
Neither Tarantula vs Snake nor Scribble Squabble shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tarantula vs Snake or Scribble Squabble?
Tarantula vs Snake ships an update every 3 months, and Scribble Squabble every 46 months. Most recently, Tarantula vs Snake was updated on October 9, 2026 and Scribble Squabble on October 8, 2026.

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