Comparison

Apple Grapple vs Squid Game

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

Head to head
About

Apple Grapple

Defend your apple from waves of cute but dangerous worms. Collect gold to unlock and upgrade a variety of weapons and enhance your abilities to survive increasingly challenging attacks. Become the ultimate survivor in this action-packed defense game.

Highlights
  • Defend apple from worm invasion
  • Collect gold for upgrades
  • Unlock and combine weapons
  • Enhance player abilities
  • Progress through levels
  • Survivor Zone challenge
Features
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Survive the Worm Attack and Protect Your Apple! Defend your apple from a relentless invasion of dangerous yet cute green worms! Stay vigilant as these cunning worms can strike from anywhere. Your mission is clear: survive, run, and eliminate them all to save your apple. Game Objective: Survive and Protect Your Apple Ensure your apple survives within the given time. Progress through levels and collect gold to unlock powerful new weapons. Find the best combination of melee and ranged weapons to easily survive the attack and defeat your enemies. Face off against hordes of worms and crush them with your warrior and survivor apple! Collect Gold and Upgrade Your Gun Gather gold from the battlefield to enhance your weapons and armor. Equip up to six different weapons per level and dominate the worms. Upgrade countless unique weapon combinations to outmatch your enemies, survive longer, and increase your damage output. Enhance Your Abilities Fill your experience bar and choose beneficial stats to gain an edge over the worms. Boost your health, damage, attack speed, and more. These upgrades will give you the critical power needed as the worms grow stronger, ensuring your survival. Enter the Survivor Zone This is the ultimate survival challenge where only the strongest survive. Enjoy thrilling moments with addictive gameplay mechanics. Can you protect your apple, survive the chaos, and become the ultimate survivor? Survive and thrive in this battle for your apple!

About

Squid Game

Experience thrilling multiplayer survival games inspired by a popular series. Compete in deadly challenges, form crews, and customize your character to outlast opponents. No subscription required to play.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer battle royale
  • Iconic game challenges
  • Crew formation and chat
  • Character customization
  • Unlockable games and features
  • Special items for competitive edge
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NO NETFLIX MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED. Everyone is welcome to try Red Light, Green Light, Dalgona and more. You win some, you die some. Use skill and killer instinct to survive twisted competitions in this multiplayer action game inspired by the hit series. Prepare for fast, heart-pounding action and brutal competition in this multiplayer battle royale game. Play Red Light, Green Light or Glass Bridge — and more iconic games from the series — with friends (or enemies) online. See if you have what it takes to outlast and defeat all the other players in each twisted contest. With deadly challenges you'll recognize from all three seasons of "Squid Game" and more new games inspired by classic childhood activities, each round is a dark trip down memory lane. Can you make it through playtime alive? NEW UPDATES FOR SEASON 3: • Try out three completely new game types, from a deadly Hide & Seek labyrinth to a sky-high version of Squid Game — plus new characters and weapons. • Frenemies forever: Form a regular Crew of players to collaborate and compete together. Use new chat features to hang out and talk strategy with other players. • Netflix members can unlock new content and earn unique Play-Along rewards in the game by watching episodes of "Squid Game" Season 3. BRING "SQUID GAME" TO LIFE • Find out how long you'd survive as a "Squid Game" contestant by playing Red Light, Green Light, Glass Bridge, Dalgona and more lethal games. • Use special items to gain a competitive edge. Get a boost from dalgona candy or stun someone with a well-aimed dodgeball. • Are you a natural Front Man, or more of a Geum-ja? Choose the perfect character and express yourself in this online battle royale with a huge range of outfits, animations and emoji reactions. NO-MERCY MULTIPLAYER MAYHEM • Play with up to 32 of your friends in Party mode and team up against online opponents in each multiplayer tournament — but always be prepared for betrayal. • Fast online multiplayer matchmaking brings you into each round of the battle royale in seconds. • Die early, but want to see who survives? Spectator mode lets your ghostly presence stay and watch the next round of Red Light, Green Light unfold. THE ONLY WAY OUT IS UP • Climb the Squid Ladder as you compete in multiplayer contests and complete challenges, unlocking new games and features as your rank rises. • Spend hard-won (virtual) cash and tokens to collect new characters, outfits and more rewards that will let you strut your stuff in the arena. • Keep your survival skills sharp with special events inspired by whatever's new in the "Squid Game" universe. - Created by Boss Fight, a Netflix Game Studio.

Screenshots

Apple Grapple4 screens
Squid Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Squid Game at none against Apple Grapple's shown. Squid Game also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 32%) and ratings volume (40K vs 6.6K). Apple Grapple's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Grapple sells 21 one-off in-app purchases and Squid Game sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Apple Grapple against 4.8 for Squid Game. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Squid Game has 40K ratings behind it against 6.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of Apple Grapple's written reviews are positive against 45% of Squid Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apple Grapple ships an update every 9 days, Squid Game every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Apple Grapple versus Squid Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApple GrappleSquid Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.6K ratings) — better4.8 (40K ratings)
Positive reviews32.4% of reviews45.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.6K40K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size414 MB2.1 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperLoop Games Oyun Teknolojileri Anonim SirketiNetflix, Inc.

Customer experience

Apple Grapple

All ratings6,563 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews272 reviews
Positive32.4%
Neutral9.6%
Negative58.1%

Squid Game

All ratings40,005 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews2,941 reviews
Positive45.4%
Neutral12.9%
Negative41.7%

User reviews

Apple Grapple

From 6.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Awesome game
  • 👍 No ads
  • 👍 Very good to play

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Progression issues
  • 🐛 Difficulty spikes
  • 💰 Pay-to-win elements
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🤔 Misrepresented gameplay

Squid Game

From 40K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Captures the essence of Squid Game
  • 🎨 Great visuals and character customization
  • 🤝 Enjoyable multiplayer experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent connection issues and server problems
  • 🕹️ Unresponsive and glitchy controls
  • 🔍 Lack of controller support
  • 💰 Unfair ranking system and trophy loss

Bugs and requests

Apple Grapple

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game progress loss
  • Rewards tracking issues
  • Compatibility problems

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to replay previous levels
  • Endless mode for farming
  • Improved balance and progression

Squid Game

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing and crashing during gameplay
  • Inconsistent game mechanics (e.g., Red Light, Green Light)
  • Inability to progress past certain levels due to glitches
  • Incorrect tracking of weekly objectives

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more original games from the Squid Game series
  • Implement a friends list and party system
  • Introduce a leaderboard and competitive modes
  • Improve the difficulty and variety of the games

In-app purchases

21 purchases

Apple Grapple

One-time21
  • Companion Offer$0.99
  • Daily Offer 1$0.99
  • Welcome Offer$0.99
Show 18 more
  • Crystal Pack 1$0.99
  • Energy Pack 1$0.99
  • Crystal Pack 1$1.99
  • Energy Pack 1$1.99
  • Welcome Offer$2.99
  • Crystal Pack 2$4.99
  • Epic Offer$5.99
  • Season Pass$9.99
  • Crystal Pack 3$9.99
  • Energy Pack 3$9.99
  • Legendary Offer$11.99
  • Crystal Pack 4$19.99
  • Energy Pack 4$19.99
  • Mythic Offer$24.99
  • Crystal Pack 5$49.99
  • Energy Pack 5$49.99
  • Crystal Pack 6$99.99
  • Energy Pack 6$99.99
1 purchases

Squid Game

Subscriptions1
  • Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Apple Grapple free?
Apple Grapple is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Squid Game free?
Squid Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Apple Grapple or Squid Game?
Apple Grapple is rated higher. Apple Grapple averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.6K ratings, while Squid Game averages 4.8 from 40K ratings.
Do Apple Grapple or Squid Game have ads?
Apple Grapple shows ads; Squid Game does not.
Which is updated more often, Apple Grapple or Squid Game?
Apple Grapple ships an update every 9 days, and Squid Game every 3 weeks. Most recently, Apple Grapple was updated on October 21, 2026 and Squid Game on October 24, 2026.

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