Comparison

Tarantula vs Snake vs Garden Eel AR/VR

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

Garden Eel AR/VR

Experience garden eels in a virtual sea or your own environment. Explore six viewing modes, including AR and VR, and interact with eels by adding them to detected planes or having them follow faces. Synchronize with other devices and capture images.

Highlights
  • AR and VR viewing modes
  • Six distinct viewing options
  • Place eels on detected planes in AR
  • Eels follow detected faces
  • Synchronize across multiple devices
  • Capture screen images
  • Download custom eels via iCloud
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"Garden Eel AR/VR" is the AR/VR version of "Garden Eel". It provides a realistic experience of viewing garden eels in the virtual sea through your iOS device. There are six viewing modes and can be switched by tapping switch view icon(right bottom of the screen): 1) single view mode 2) front camera mode 3) back camera mode 4) side by side mode(for iPhone/iPod touch with VR viewing box) 5) 3D lens mode(for iPhone/iPod touch with 3D lens attachment and VR viewing box) 6) 360 degree rendering mode 7) AR mode In AR mode, white circles appears on detected planes and you can add garden eels on these planes by tapping them. You can adjust VR parameters by VR menu(left bottom icon). You can capture screen image by tapping right-top corner of the screen(camera icon). You can synchronize display contents between multiple iOS devices by tapping synchronize icon at the same timing. By tapping right-middle of the screen in camera mode(face detection icon), you can turn on face detection. Garden eels will follow faces!! Switching face detection mode to garden eel overlay mode, garden eels will appear on top of faces detected by camera. This is for portrait photo. You can grow garden eels via another app "Garden Eel". Then you can download your own garden eels via iCloud by tapping left top corner(iCloud icon).

Screenshots

Tarantula vs Snake3 screens
Garden Eel AR/VR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tarantula vs Snake at 4.3 against Garden Eel AR/VR's 3.7. Tarantula vs Snake also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (74 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tarantula vs Snake holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tarantula vs Snake has 74 ratings behind it against 3, 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 50% of Garden Eel AR/VR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tarantula vs Snake versus Garden Eel AR/VR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTarantula vs SnakeGarden Eel AR/VR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (74 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews56.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings74 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Mac, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeszek SzaryKENSHI DOI

Customer experience

Tarantula vs Snake

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

Garden Eel AR/VR

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Tarantula vs Snake

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cannot pause the spider
  • Spider moves to another page
  • Control issues on laptop with arrow keys

Requested features

13 requests
  • Option to change control method
  • More control options
  • Add more levels
  • Add new settings
  • Add extra lives
Show 8 more
  • Add special items
  • Add level selection
  • Add upgrades
  • Add obstacles
  • Make controls easier
  • Option to play in vertical mode
  • Add variations to the game
  • Add a demo version

Garden Eel AR/VR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tarantula vs Snake

No in-app purchases

None

Garden Eel AR/VR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tarantula vs Snake free?
Tarantula vs Snake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Garden Eel AR/VR free?
Garden Eel AR/VR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tarantula vs Snake or Garden Eel AR/VR?
Tarantula vs Snake is rated higher. Tarantula vs Snake averages 4.3 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while Garden Eel AR/VR averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Tarantula vs Snake or Garden Eel AR/VR have ads?
Garden Eel AR/VR shows ads; Tarantula vs Snake does not.
Which is updated more often, Tarantula vs Snake or Garden Eel AR/VR?
Tarantula vs Snake ships an update every 3 months, and Garden Eel AR/VR every 3 months. Most recently, Tarantula vs Snake was updated on November 6, 2026 and Garden Eel AR/VR on November 1, 2026.

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