Comparison

Apple Spider vs Link Dots Puzzle

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

Link Dots Puzzle

Features
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Connect the dots. Fill the grid. Repeat. Link Dots is a calm, premium flow puzzle with 4000 hand-tuned levels — no procedural generation, no level downloads, no nagging ads. Just you, the board, and the satisfying click when every cell falls into place. Each board shows pairs of coloured dots. Drag from one dot to its twin without crossing your own lines, and cover every empty cell along the way. Gentle on the first few levels. Devious on the last few. WHAT'S INSIDE • 4000 levels across four difficulty packs — Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert. Hand-curated, each one solvable in exactly one way. • Daily challenge — a fresh puzzle every 24 hours. Solve it to build a streak. • Global leaderboard — race friends and strangers on every level. Best time wins. • Hint trails — when you're stuck, watch the path light up showing you how to connect a single pair. Use it as much or as little as you like. • Plays fully offline — every level, every hint, the daily challenge. Aeroplane mode is fine. • Cloud sync — sign in with Google or Apple and your progress follows you between phone and tablet. • Premium polish — gentle haptics, glassy glowing dots, no clutter, no "rate the app" pop-ups. WHY WE BUILT IT THIS WAY We hated puzzle games that interrupt every third level with a 30-second video ad, that lock the next pack behind a paywall, or that download new levels over flaky hotel Wi-Fi. Link Dots is what we wanted for ourselves: 4000 levels in the install, one optional rewarded ad if you'd like a free hint, and nothing else. A NEW PUZZLE EVERY DAY The daily challenge unlocks at midnight in your time zone and stays solvable for the next 24 hours. Solve it to extend your streak. Miss a day and the streak resets — but the next puzzle is already waiting. COMPETE OR JUST CHILL Sign in with Google or Apple to compare your best times on every level with players around the world. Or skip sign-in entirely and play offline — the leaderboard is opt-in, never forced. DESIGNED TO BE FAIR No timers unless you opt in. No lives. No energy meter. No countdown to your next move. Take your time, undo as many moves as you want, and use hints whenever you feel stuck. LIGHTWEIGHT AND RESPECTFUL About 60 MB installed. Runs smoothly on five-year-old phones. We don't ask for your location, contacts, microphone, or camera. The full privacy policy at https://ackbiz.com/link-dots/privacy lists exactly what we collect — short answer: as little as possible, and never sold to anyone. THANK YOU Link Dots is built by a tiny indie team in Pune, India. If you enjoy it, please leave a review — every five-star rating helps us afford to keep building. If you don't, write to chetan@ackplus.com and tell us what to fix. Have fun. Don't take it too seriously. It's just dots.

Screenshots

Apple Spider4 screens
Link Dots Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Link Dots Puzzle at none against Apple Spider's 2. Apple Spider's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Apple Spider sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Link Dots Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apple Spider ships an update every 2 months, Link Dots Puzzle monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Apple Spider versus Link Dots Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApple SpiderLink Dots Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB77 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSkater Dad Software, LLCACKPlus Solutions Private Limited

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Apple Spider

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

Link Dots Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Apple Spider free?
Apple Spider is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Link Dots Puzzle free?
Link Dots Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Apple Spider or Link Dots Puzzle have ads?
Both Apple Spider and Link Dots Puzzle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Apple Spider or Link Dots Puzzle?
Apple Spider ships an update every 2 months, and Link Dots Puzzle monthly. Most recently, Apple Spider was updated on October 14, 2026 and Link Dots Puzzle on October 10, 2026.

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