Comparison

Dot Pile vs ArachnidSphere

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

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About

Dot Pile

Features
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Dot Pile is an addictive color-matching puzzle game where you slide, drop, and pile up vibrant dot clusters. Create clusters of 100 or more dots of the same color to create satisfying matches! With every drop, your pile grows, making for a satisfying and dynamic puzzle experience. You'll fail the level if you run out of room for new clusters. Strategically place each piece, trigger massive clears, and complete your goals! Enjoy.

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ArachnidSphere

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A spider, a sphere made of puzzle pieces, and a glowing core buried at its heart. Dig your way down before the clock runs out. ArachnidSphere is a 3D puzzle game set in deep space. Your spider stands on top of a planet-sized sphere covered in neon blocks. Walk it around the whole globe, line up matching shapes and blast them away, layer by layer, until you break through to the core. HOW TO PLAY • Walk with the joystick, or tap any piece to head straight there. The whole sphere turns under your feet. • Drop your held shape onto a matching shape. Make a group of three or more and the whole group explodes. • Drag pieces to slide them across the surface and set up bigger chains. • Plant charges under the spider to clear an area, or stack them to bore straight down. • Big clears earn more charges. Huge ones earn a wide charge. • Watch out for scorpions in the later worlds. Get stung and you lose time. FIVE WORLDS, EACH UNDER ITS OWN SKY • Sol Drift: banded gas giants, ringed planets and a streaking comet • Emerald Reach: a living ocean world and its moon in a green nebula • Crimson Veil: a lava planet glowing beneath a red giant sun • Frost Halo: a colossal ringed ice giant casting shadows across its own rings • Event Horizon: a black hole with a swirling disk of light As you walk, the universe wheels past you, so every move shows you a new part of the sky. FEATURES • 25 hand-tuned levels across 5 chapters • Score chasing: beat your best on every level and grow your total • Free play mode on small, medium or large spheres • Built for iPhone and iPad, in portrait or landscape • Synthwave soundtrack and arcade sound effects • Works completely offline FREE TO START Chapter 1 is free. Unlock the full game, all five worlds and free play, with a single one-time purchase. No ads, no subscriptions, no timers. YOUR PRIVACY ArachnidSphere collects no personal data. No accounts, no tracking, no analytics. Your progress stays on your device. Questions or feedback: navaleo@merc1ndus3ries.com

Screenshots

Dot Pile4 screens
ArachnidSphere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dot Pile at none against ArachnidSphere's 1. Dot Pile also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). ArachnidSphere's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. ArachnidSphere sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dot Pile asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 4 level
Dot Pile versus ArachnidSphere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDot PileArachnidSphere
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB5 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperMehmet Fatih SahinLeonel Nava

In-app purchases

None

Dot Pile

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ArachnidSphere

One-time1
  • Full Game$3.99

Questions

Is Dot Pile free?
Dot Pile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArachnidSphere free?
ArachnidSphere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dot Pile or ArachnidSphere have ads?
Dot Pile shows ads; ArachnidSphere does not.

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