Royal Revolt! vs Survive Spike
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Royal Revolt!
Lead your troops to victory in this reverse tower defense game. Use intuitive touch controls and battle magic to reclaim your stolen kingdom from greedy relatives. Upgrade your hero and spells to conquer all 58 castles.
- Reverse tower defense gameplay
- Intuitive touch controls
- Battle magic (heal, stun, destroy)
- Hero and spell upgrades
- Conquer 58 castles
- Beautiful 3D graphics
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★★★★★ "Best Mobile Game of 2012" ★★★★★ German Game Developers Award ★★★★★ Top 3 iPad game in US & CAN ★★★★★ “Selected a “Great game on iPhone 5” in 17 countries “Royal Revolt is a gem in the App Store giving you a full game experience for free.” (Touchgen.net) Royal Revolt is a brand new reverse T-defense game with beautiful 3D graphics and intuitive touch controls! Lead your soldiers to victory against your greedy relatives who have stolen your father’s throne. ★★★★★ How to play ★★★★★ • Use the simple touch controls to direct your troops • Employ battle magic to heal, stun or destroy • Upgrade your hero, knights and spells • Conquer all 58 castles to become King ★★★★★ The story so far ★★★★★ You are a young Prince, sent by your father to learn magic at Bogsmarts, a boarding school for the spoilt and untalented aristocrat youth. When you return after two years with a B.A. in Petty Magic, all has changed in your father’s land: Your father has died and your ugly aunts and uncles have carved up the Kingdom among them. You throw a tantrum, but to no avail: your relatives suggest you go back to school and leave politics to the grown-ups. But you are a man now! You sell your jeweled teddy bear, collect a few trusty soldiers and set out to KICK THE GREEDY BUSTARDS out of their castles. Which are rightfully YOUR castles, damn it! ★★★★★ Press quotes ★★★★★ “Part melee action, part on-the-fly tactics, Royal Revolt!’s gameplay is the perfect example of walking the razor’s edge between new tricks and old staples.” (148apps.com) “Royal Revolt is a gem in the App Store giving you a full game experience for free.” (Touchgen.net) “Royal Revolt! is a must get, you really can’t go wrong with trying out this game.” (Gamerchica.com) ★★★★★ Join us on Facebook ★★★★★ http://facebook.com/royalrevolt • http://facebook.com/flaregames
Survive Spike
Navigate a cube away from falling spikes that sync to music. Test your reflexes in single-player mode or challenge a friend in split-screen local multiplayer. Survive as long as possible across 16 unique levels with dynamic music and colors.
- Tap to move cube
- Avoid falling spikes
- Music rhythm synchronization
- Single-player mode
- Local two-player mode
- 16 music-synced levels
- Dynamic color schemes
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Survive Spike Tap the screen to launch the ball. Use the gravity orbits to reach the stars. www.maxtimoteo.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Royal Revolt! at 4.5 against Survive Spike's 4.0. Royal Revolt! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 52 months). Survive Spike's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). On price 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. Royal Revolt! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Survive Spike asks for nothing beyond the download.
Royal Revolt! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Royal Revolt! has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of Royal Revolt!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Survive Spike's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Royal Revolt! ships an update monthly, Survive Spike every 52 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Royal Revolt! | Survive Spike |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.4K ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 52 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 297 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flaregames GmbH | Max Timoteo |
Customer experience
Royal Revolt!
Survive Spike
Bugs and requests
Royal Revolt!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on launch for some users
- Incompatible with iOS 11 and above
- Freezing and performance issues on certain devices
Requested features
3 requests- Update the game to support newer iOS versions
- Add more levels and content
- Bring back the original game
Survive Spike
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Royal Revolt!
- A Small Pile of Gems (promotional)$0.99
- 20,000 Gold Pack$1.99
- Small Gold Package$1.99
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- Medium Pile of Gems (promotional)$3.99
- 75,000 Gold Pack$7.99
- Medium Gold Package$7.99
- Big Pile of Gems (promotional)$7.99
- Big Gold Package$13.99
- Huge Pile of Gems (promotional)$13.99
- 200,000 Gold Pack$15.99
Survive Spike
No in-app purchases









