Comparison

Spy vs PULSE1

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

Head to head
About

Spy

Features
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Spy is a fast-paced social party game built for groups who love bluffing, deduction, and surprise. It’s designed for game nights, house parties, or any time you want to challenge your friends. In each round, all players receive a secret word — except for the spies. With only a few questions and answers, civilians must figure out who’s lying, while spies try to stay unnoticed… or even guess the secret word to win the round. There’s no complicated setup, no login, and no payments. Just grab your friends, pick a category, and start playing. Key Features • Social deduction gameplay with hidden roles and guessing • Custom categories — create your own word lists • Save player groups for fast setup next time • Built-in timer and automatic score tracking • Sample questions and hints to help new players • Localized in multiple languages • Works offline — no internet needed • No ads, no in-app purchases, no distractions • 100% free to download and play What Makes It Special • Quick and easy to learn — perfect for all ages and group sizes • Fully customizable categories and player names • Modern, animated interface made for fun and clarity • Designed to be played anywhere — no accounts or data needed • Great for both casual players and competitive friends Download Spy now and bring everyone together for a game full of secrets, strategy, and fun — completely free.

About

PULSE1

This one-thumb arcade game challenges you to tap a sweeping pulse as it crosses a shrinking zone. Achieve higher tiers of heat with perfect timing, but one miss ends your run. Compete on global leaderboards and experience satisfying haptic feedback.

Highlights
  • One-finger control
  • Short, engaging runs
  • Infinitely climbing difficulty
  • Mutators for varied gameplay
  • Combo multiplier system
  • Global leaderboards
  • Haptic feedback
Features
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PULSE1 is the one-thumb arcade game you'll open "just for one run" and look up twenty minutes later. A pulse sweeps around a ring. Tap when it crosses the zone. That's it — and that's the trap. Every hit shrinks the zone, reverses the sweep, and pushes your heat higher. Every ten hits the ring SHATTERS and you climb to the next tier — Ember, Kindling, Flicker, Flame, Blaze, Wildfire, Firestorm, Inferno, Meltdown... all the way up to Supernova, and tiers nobody has named yet. One miss ends the run. But PULSE1 always tells you exactly how close you were. 2° away. 3 from your record. You know you had it. You know the next run is the one. FEATURES • One-finger play — playable with your phone flat on a table • Runs of 1–3 minutes — perfect for a queue, an elevator, an excuse • Infinite heat — the difficulty never stops climbing • Mutators — twin pulses, phantom zones, flashpoints and reversals • Solar flares — rare golden zones worth 5x sparks • Combo system — perfect taps stack multipliers up to 5x • Top 100 leaderboards — see how hot the world burned • Haptic feedback on every hit, break, and heartbreak • Free forever — no purchases, no subscriptions, no paywall. Ever.

Screenshots

Spy4 screens
PULSE14 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Spy at none against PULSE1's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Spy versus PULSE1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpyPULSE1
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZeynep MuslimEran Gilad

In-app purchases

None

Spy

No in-app purchases

None

PULSE1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spy free?
Spy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PULSE1 free?
PULSE1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spy or PULSE1 have ads?
PULSE1 shows ads; Spy does not.

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