Hellfrost vs Spike Knight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hellfrost
Engage in strategic sliding-block battles against lava demons. Swipe to move your units, outmaneuver enemies, and conquer increasingly challenging levels. Enjoy bite-sized combat sessions perfect for quick play.
- Intuitive one-swipe controls
- Bite-sized, replayable levels
- Diverse unit types and tile mechanics
- Gradually increasing difficulty
- Unlockable levels
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Join the Snow Army and dive into Hell to fight the lava demons! Swipe to slide everything across the icy floor and position yourself to wipe out the enemy. Unlock more levels as the Snow Army journeys deeper into Hell. ======== SWIPE TO SLIDE Simple, intuitive controls. Move all units with just one swipe! Comfortably play with just one finger. BITE-SIZED COMBAT Short levels allow you to play in small bursts. Replay levels to increase your score and unlock more levels. VARIETY OF PUZZLES A wide assortment of unit types on both teams. The many different tile types will make each level feel unique FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS Starts out easy and gradually increases in difficulty. Later levels will test your strategic skills.
Spike Knight
Engage in turn-based tactical puzzles where you weaponize your surroundings to defeat enemies. Collect items to build powerful character runs and master three distinct classes. A single purchase unlocks the full game experience.
- Turn-based tactical gameplay
- Environmental combat mechanics
- Item collection and build system
- Three distinct playable classes
- Roguelike progression
- Single purchase for full game
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Turn-based tactical roguelike where every room is a new puzzle. Free demo. No ads. Single purchase unlocks the full game. WEAPONIZE YOUR ENVIRONMENT Push monsters into spike pits, redirect enemy cannons, and chain actions together to wipe out the room. BUILD YOUR RUN Collect upgrades and combine 50+ items into powerful character builds. THINK AHEAD No cards. No decks. Your equipment wears down as you use it, forcing you to decide when to repair and when to push your luck. MASTER 3 CLASSES Play as the Warrior, Wizard, or Tinkerer, each with different strategies. ONE PURCHASE. FULL GAME. Play with the Warrior, then unlock the complete game with a single purchase. No recurring microtransactions. By game designer Andrew Federspiel, previously on Shardbound, Disney Emoji Blitz, Apotheca, Masters of Mutanite, and Zuma Blitz.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hellfrost at none against Spike Knight's 1. Hellfrost also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.1 vs 16.0). Spike Knight's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Spike Knight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hellfrost asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hellfrost against 5.0 for Spike Knight. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Hellfrost ships an update every 2 weeks, Spike Knight every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hellfrost | Spike Knight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Evan Kwan | Andrew Federspiel |
Customer experience
Hellfrost
Spike Knight
In-app purchases
Hellfrost
No in-app purchases
Spike Knight
- Full Game$2.99
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