Comparison

Spinning The Globe vs Globies

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

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About

Spinning The Globe

Embark on a free pirate adventure game sailing the seas, raiding ports, and mastering mini-games like Tower and Catch the Flag. Collect treasures, earn rewards, and gather rare Geo Cards to upgrade your ship and conquer the world.

Highlights
  • Pirate saga adventure with port raids
  • Casual mini-games: Tower, Catch the Flag
  • Collect gold, treasure, and Geo Cards
  • Upgrade your ship
  • Daily rewards
  • Free play mode
Features
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Ahoy Captain! Welcome to Spinning the Globe – the ultimate FREE pirate adventure game! Sail the seas, master Tower and Catch the Flag mini-games, and collect treasures across a world of ports. Why Captains Love This Game: • Pirate Saga Adventure: Raid ports worldwide. Beat 3 thrilling tasks per port to unlock mysterious treasures. • Casual Mini-Games: Stack towers, catch flying flags, collect hearts for lives, and freeze time to boost your score. • Rewards Galore: Earn gold, treasure, and collectible Geo Cards for every completed task and streak. • Collect & Conquer: Hoard rare Geo Cards, flaunt your pirate achievements, and upgrade your ship. • Power-Ups Save the Day: Use boosts to crush tricky levels and catch every flag. Features: • Daily rewards for active captains • Dozens of ports with Tower & Catch the Flag mini-games • 195+ collectible Geo Cards • Free play mode with unlimited fun Ready to rule the seas? Download Spinning the Globe free and start your pirate adventure today!

About

Globies

Engage in daily country-themed competitions and physics-based races. Predict winners, customize characters, and play a variety of mini-games. Compete in seasons and unlock new challenges.

Highlights
  • Daily country cups with season tables
  • Physics-based race simulations
  • Variety of mini-games and challenges
  • Customizable Globie characters
  • Data races based on real-world numbers
  • Practice matches and star-based unlocks
Features
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Who wins? Pick your country, then watch it play out. Globies are round, flag-coloured characters with big eyes and even bigger feelings. They grin when they're in front, panic when the walls close in, sulk when they're knocked out and dance on the podium when they win. Every match is a real physics simulation, so it can turn right up to the finish. A NEW COUNTRY CUP EVERY DAY • Two cup matches a day, the same on every iPhone and iPad • Pick your winner before the start • A correct pick earns stars, a streak adds a bonus • Follow the season table: who climbs, who drops, who gets a rematch • After 28 match days the champion gets the crown, then a new season starts YOUR COUNTRY, EVERY DAY • Choose your country and it plays a new Daily match every day • Turn on a daily reminder if you like, at the time you choose 51 BATTLES IN 8 FAMILIES • Races: Cup Race · Knockout Race · Red Light, Green Light • Duels: Sumo Ring · Air Hockey · Curling · Mini Golf · Darts · Globie Volley • Survival: Freeze Escape · Last Country Standing · Melting Ice • Showdowns: The Squeeze · Penalty Cup · Pancake Panic • Countdown: Three Seconds · Bridge Run · Tower Stack • Mayhem: Glass Hop · Simon Says · Musical Chairs • Hazards: Lava Climb · Meteor Dodge · Avalanche • Sieges: Base Battle · Castle Royale Plus 25 more to discover. More than 140 countries take part, from the Netherlands to Japan, Brazil, Haiti and Vanuatu. THE ARCADE: 12 GAMES YOU PLAY YOURSELF • Globe Drop: merge Globies all the way up to the giant Globe • Red Light Run, Sweeper Hop, Globie Tower, Sort the Jars and Sumo Push • Glass Hop, Melting Ice, Penalty Cup, Air Hockey, Mini Golf and Basketball Shootout • One game is free every day, the same for everyone • Game Pack 1 unlocks all twelve, any time: Game Pack 2 comes free with it DATA RACES • Real numbers race over the years: populations, economies, exports, renewable power and people online • Call the country that ends on top, then watch the years roll by PRACTICE ANY TIME • Play practice matches whenever you like and pick a winner in each • Correct picks earn stars; a daily goal and streaks add a bonus • Spend stars to unlock 11 more battles, one by one • Share a match as a vertical video with sound, ready for Shorts, Reels and TikTok MAKE YOUR OWN AND DRESS THEM UP • Make your own Globie: pick a pattern, colours and a name, then watch it race • The Globie Creator adds up to 50 Globies, every emblem, a brush, any colour and a temperament • Hats, faces, trails, winner moments and arenas in the Store • Optional one-time packs, and you see every item before you buy • Looks only: an outfit never changes who wins GLOBIES PRO • 39 Pro battles in practice, like Simon Says, Musical Chairs and Avalanche • Marble Run: real 3D marble races on seven courses • Every Data Races topic (two are free for everyone) • The Studio: set up any of the 51 battles your way, with the countries, place, time of day and weather you choose • Challenge a friend with a link that plays the very same match • Up to four battles at once, side by side • Custom tournaments of 4, 8 or 16 countries, with a code to share • Video export: any match as a 1080×1920 video with sound, without the watermark Every purchase is a one-time purchase. No subscriptions. Stars are just a score. They are only earned by picking winners, can't be bought and have no cash value. A wrong pick never costs anything. No account, no ads, no tracking.

Screenshots

Spinning The Globe4 screens
Globies4 screens

Verdict

The call

Spinning The Globe and Globies both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Spinning The Globe's written reviews are positive against 33% of Globies's. Spinning The Globe also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Globies's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating 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. Globies sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Spinning The Globe 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 Spinning The Globe against 4.7 for Globies. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Globies has 84 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Spinning The Globe's written reviews are positive against 33% of Globies's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spinning The Globe ships an update every 5 weeks, Globies every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Spinning The Globe versus Globies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpinning The GlobeGlobies
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14 ratings)4.7 (84 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1484 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB26 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperEkaterina AkchurinaRuben Mennings

Customer experience

Spinning The Globe

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

Globies

All ratings36 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Spinning The Globe

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Globies

One-time10
  • Flag on a Stick$0.99
  • Spooky Style$0.99
  • Viewer Picks$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Halloween Night$1.99
  • Halloween Bundle$2.99
  • Supporter Pack$3.99
  • Globies Pro$3.99
  • Globie Creator$4.99
  • Game Pack 1$4.99
  • Everything Bundle$8.99

Questions

Is Spinning The Globe free?
Spinning The Globe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Globies free?
Globies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spinning The Globe or Globies?
Globies is rated higher. Spinning The Globe averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Globies averages 4.7 from 84 ratings.
Do Spinning The Globe or Globies have ads?
Spinning The Globe shows ads; Globies does not.
Which is updated more often, Spinning The Globe or Globies?
Spinning The Globe ships an update every 5 weeks, and Globies every 4 days. Most recently, Spinning The Globe was updated on October 30, 2026 and Globies on October 31, 2026.

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