Comparison

Apple Spider vs Red Light

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

Head to head
About

Apple Spider

Defend an apple orchard by throwing apples at attacking spiders. Turn defeated spiders into a drink for profit in this fast-paced arcade game. Enjoy short play sessions with simple controls, leaderboards, and multiple weapon types.

Highlights
  • Simple tap controls
  • Fast-paced action
  • Leaderboards and achievements
  • Multiple weapon types
  • Translated to 5 languages
Features
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Spiders are attacking the apple orchard! What will you do? Step 1: Defend yourself. Attack! Step 2: Turn those spiders into a delicious apple drink. Step 3: Profit. Apple Spider is a simple, fun casual arcade game. Short play times and easy controls make this a great way to have fun on planes, trains, automobiles, or toilets! Features: • Simple controls - tap to throw! • Fast paced action! • Leaderboards and achievements! • Multiple weapons! Single apples, bags of apples, and an apple gun! • [In App Purchase] Toilet paper ammo! Wipe them away! Translated to 5 languages! • English • Brazilian Portuguese • Spanish • French • Finnish

About

Red Light

Pilot a space shuttle and race to the finish line. Avoid moving on red lights and colliding with enemies to avoid game over. This arcade-style game offers a simple yet challenging experience.

Highlights
  • Space shuttle racing
  • Red light mechanic
  • Enemy avoidance
  • Arcade gameplay
  • Crisp game design
Features
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Race to the finish in your space shuttle, but don't go move on the red light or collide with any space invaders, or it's game over! Many thanks to Kenta Cho for the creation of crisp-game-lib, on which this game is built (https://github.com/abagames/crisp-game-lib).

Screenshots

Apple Spider4 screens
Red Light3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Red Light at none against Apple Spider's 2. Red Light also leads on ads (none vs shown). Apple Spider's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Apple Spider sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Red Light asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Apple Spider against 5.0 for Red Light. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apple Spider has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Apple Spider versus Red Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApple SpiderRed Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB3 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSkater Dad Software, LLCDavid Magnotti

Customer experience

Apple Spider

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Red Light

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Apple Spider

One-time2
  • TP!$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Red Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Apple Spider free?
Apple Spider is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Red Light free?
Red Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Apple Spider or Red Light?
Apple Spider and Red Light are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Apple Spider or Red Light have ads?
Apple Spider shows ads; Red Light does not.

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