Comparison

Spiral Episode 1 vs Exist

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

Head to head
About

Spiral Episode 1

Experience a console-quality action-adventure game on iOS with stunning 3D graphics, exploration, and real-time combat. Navigate a compelling story, unlock abilities, and master a unique one-touch gesture system.

Highlights
  • Console-quality 3D graphics
  • Exploration and real-time combat
  • Unique one-touch gesture system
  • 5+ hour story mode
  • Arena modes with unlockable abilities
  • Game Center integration
Features
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SPIRAL Episode 1 is the first part of a new, unique action adventure game trilogy, that truly brings the full experience of console gaming to iOS, with beautiful 3D graphics, exploration and real time combat… all controlled with a unique ‘one touch’ gesture system. IMPORTANT! SPIRAL HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO RUN ONLY FOR iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPad Mini 2, and iPod Touch 5th Generation. To OPTIMIZE your playing experience, you may want to turn off other apps before playing. Languages supported: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Japanese. **REACTIONS** GAMESAKU - 5 out of 5 TOUCH ARCADE - 4.5 out of 5 148 APPS - 4.5 out of 5 APPLENAPPS - 4.5 out of 5 VANDAL - 9 out of 10 HOBBY CONSOLAS - 82 out of 100 APP SPY - 4 out of 5 APP SMILE - 4 out of 5 GAMES IN THE POCKET - 4 out of 5 GAMESAKU - “A Premium Class Game Experience“ TOUCH ARCADE - “Spiral hits all the right notes“ 148 APPS - “Spiral is a fantastic game and a breath of fresh air for the genre“ APPLENAPPS - “It's one iOS experience not to be missed“ VANDAL - “Makes us wonder where's the line between console and mobile gaming“ HOBBY CONSOLAS - “Technically speaking it's amongst the best we've ever seen on iOS" APP SPY - “Generates real momentum with its story, impressive world, and varied gameplay“ APP SMILE - “Featuring a polished presentation and a genuinely interesting storyline“ GAMES IN THE POCKET - “Playing as Tempus is a real pleasure“ **DESCRIPTION** WELCOME TO THE CITY OF SOLEIL Enjoy a 5+ hour story as Tempus – an investigator suffering from strange dreams. While trying to figure out the link between the deadly ‘Spiral’ disease afflicting the population, and the increasing violence and instability occurring around him, Tempus becomes the center of an underground plot that threatens the entire world around him. RICH 3D GRAPHICS AND EFFECTS SPIRAL boasts a unique art style, with expressive fully lip-synced characters, rich explorable environments, and console quality visual effects such as bloom and full screen anti-aliasing. GAMEPLAY DESIGNED FOR YOUR TOUCHSCREEN! Spiral features gameplay and controls tailored from the ground up for touch screens. Exploring beautiful 3D worlds, interacting with characters or puzzles, and taking part in high octane combat, all done with a simple and intuitive ‘one touch’ gesture system. HOURS OF GAMEPLAY IN ARENA MODE Take part in an engaging story mode, or play in one of four Arena modes. Regardless of which mode you play in, Tempus gains experience to unlock new abilities and weapons. THE LATEST iOS FEATURES SPIRAL fully integrates Game Center Achievements, Leaderboards, and Challenges, Social Networking, as well as offering an iCloud save system, HDMI output support and Game Controllers. For more information on Spiral, please visit www.spiralthegame.com Developed by Pixel Hero Games ** MORE FROM PIXEL HERO ** WEB: www.pixelherogames.com TWITTER: @PixelHeroGames FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/pixelherogames YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/user/pixelherogames

About

Exist

Master strategic movement and timing to dominate the battlefield in this action-packed game. Explore gameplay mechanics and enjoy a unique combat experience, even with its simpler graphics. Your feedback helps shape its ongoing development.

Highlights
  • Strategic movement and timing mechanics
  • Exploration of gameplay concepts
  • Free-flowing battlefield combat
  • Independent developer's passion project
  • User feedback drives improvements
Features
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The position and timing of walking are important concepts in the game, and you need to explore them in the game, as long as you use them flexibly, you can play freely and gallop on the battlefield. This is a personal development of an independent game, out of the love of action games, spent years to complete this work, I hope you like! At the same time because of the limited time and manpower so the picture can not do too exquisite, but does not affect the game experience. Welcome to leave your suggestions and comments! I will continue to improve, thank you!

Screenshots

Spiral Episode 14 screens
Exist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spiral Episode 1 at none against Exist's 8. Spiral Episode 1 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (103 vs 13). Exist's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

Both are free to download. Exist sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Spiral Episode 1 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Spiral Episode 1 against 4.5 for Exist. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spiral Episode 1 has 103 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Spiral Episode 1's written reviews are positive against 86% of Exist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spiral Episode 1 ships an update every 2 months, Exist every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Spiral Episode 1 versus Exist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpiral Episode 1Exist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (103 ratings) — better4.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings103 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size392 MB543 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPixel Hero Games超洪 梁

Customer experience

Spiral Episode 1

All ratings103 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%

Exist

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Spiral Episode 1

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Game crashes on intro/loading screen
  • Save file deletion after crashes
  • Elevator level crash (Chapter 6)
  • iCloud data sync crashes
  • Game freezes at warehouse stealth level
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  • Character falls through elevator
  • Performance lag on iPhone 5 and older
  • Crashes on iPad mini
  • Crashes on iPad 1
  • Crashes on iPod Touch 4th generation
  • NPC animation glitches
  • Incompatible with jailbroken devices

Requested features

12 requests
  • Episode 2 release (most requested)
  • Russian language support
  • Japanese language support
  • Spanish language support
  • Turkish language support
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  • Thai language support
  • D-pad or virtual joystick controls
  • Optimization for older iPhone models
  • Optimization for iPad mini
  • Skip intro movie option
  • Better optimization for iOS 7+
  • Separate movement and camera controls

Exist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Spiral Episode 1

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Exist

One-time8
  • Unlocking Chapter 1.$0.99
  • Unlocking Chapter 2.$0.99
  • Unlocking Chapter 3$0.99
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  • Unlocking Chapter 4$0.99
  • Unlocking Chapter 5$0.99
  • Unlocking Chapter 6$0.99
  • Unlock Chapters 2 to 6$1.99
  • Unlock all 6 chapters$2.99

Questions

Is Spiral Episode 1 free?
Spiral Episode 1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Exist free?
Exist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spiral Episode 1 or Exist?
Spiral Episode 1 is rated higher. Spiral Episode 1 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 103 ratings, while Exist averages 4.5 from 13 ratings.
Do Spiral Episode 1 or Exist have ads?
Exist shows ads; Spiral Episode 1 does not.
Which is updated more often, Spiral Episode 1 or Exist?
Spiral Episode 1 ships an update every 2 months, and Exist every 9 days. Most recently, Spiral Episode 1 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Exist on November 3, 2026.

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