Comparison

Spider Stack vs Grimmwick

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

Head to head
About

Spider Stack

A modern take on classic Spider Solitaire, offering strategic card stacking and puzzle-solving. Features daily challenges, rewarding progression, and helpful tools like hints and undo options for a smooth, enjoyable experience.

Highlights
  • Classic Spider Solitaire gameplay
  • Modern card design
  • Daily challenges and events
  • Progression system with rewards
  • Hints and undo options
  • Smooth drag-and-drop controls
Features
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Relax, strategize, and master the ultimate card puzzle with Spider Stack, a fresh take on the timeless Spider Solitaire experience. Whether you're a casual player or a true solitaire master, Spider Stack delivers smooth gameplay, satisfying challenges, and rewarding progression. Build sequences, complete runs, and stack your way to victory! A Classic Game with a Fresh Twist Spider Stack keeps everything you love about Spider Solitaire while adding modern features and rewarding progression. Arrange cards in descending order, complete full runs from King to Ace, and clear the board to win. With intuitive controls and clean visuals, Spider Stack is perfect for quick sessions or long relaxing play. Smart Gameplay & Helpful Tools Stuck on a tricky move? Spider Stack includes tools to keep the game flowing. • Smart Hints help guide your next move • Undo Moves to fix mistakes instantly • Smooth drag-and-drop controls • Clear, easy-to-read cards Enjoy a frustration-free solitaire experience that keeps you coming back. Challenges & Events Spider Stack isn’t just solitaire — it’s a journey. • Daily Challenges to test your skills • Special Events with unique goals • Earn trophies and awards • Level up your solitaire mastery Complete objectives like finishing multiple runs and earn rewards along the way. Features Players Love • Classic Spider Solitaire gameplay • Beautiful, modern card design • Daily challenges and limited-time events • Progression system with levels and rewards • Hints and undo options for smooth gameplay • Fast, responsive controls • Designed for quick play or long relaxing sessions Perfect for Every Player Whether you're new to Spider Solitaire or a longtime fan, Spider Stack offers the perfect balance of relaxation and challenge. Play anywhere, anytime — train your brain, improve your strategy, and enjoy one of the world’s most beloved card games. Download Spider Stack now and start stacking your way to victory!

About

Grimmwick

Embark on a Halloween-themed adventure where you must relight a shattered flame to save a town from eternal darkness. Explore diverse districts, battle corrupted guardians, and master classic platforming mechanics. Collect candy to unlock costumes and permanent upgrades, with a special mode for younger players.

Highlights
  • 25 handcrafted levels across 5 districts
  • 5 unique boss guardians with secret takedowns
  • Unlockable characters with special moves
  • Game Center leaderboards for speed and perfection
  • Classic platforming mechanics: run, double-jump, ground-pound
  • Collect candy for costumes and permanent upgrades
  • Cozy Mode for younger players with gentler enemies
Features
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GRIMMWICK — RELIGHT THE NIGHT Welcome to Grimmwick, the town where Halloween never ends. Every hundred years the Ember Moon recharges the Everflame — the great bonfire that keeps every ghost friendly and every candy sweet. But tonight, a forgotten shadow named Grimm swallowed the flame and shattered it into five embers, corrupting the beloved guardians who found them. Everyone always says Pip is too small for adventures. Everyone is about to be wrong. A REAL ADVENTURE, COMPLETELY FREE • 25 handcrafted levels across 5 districts — moonlit pumpkin farms, a spooky cemetery that descends into glowing catacombs, a haunted witchwood, a pirate galleon beached in a dried-up harbor, and a clockwork castle where every clock stopped at midnight • 5 boss guardians, each with its own fight — and each with a secret takedown for clever players to discover • A wholesome ending: the final blow of the game is not an attack RACE THE NIGHT • Game Center leaderboards: the Fastest Night board ranks every finisher, and the Flawless board crowns perfect 75-star runs • Unlockable characters with their own moves — ride Zoe the Witchling's broom, and someone else is waiting at the end of the story... • THE FIRST FLAME: a one-of-a-kind reward worn by exactly ONE player in the world — the reigning champion. Take it if you can. FEELS LIKE THE CLASSICS Run, double-jump, ground-pound, mega-bounce, and climb through levels built the way you remember: one idea introduced, twisted, and mastered; secret exits; high roads and low roads; hidden warps for speedrunners. Every level plays identically every time — die, learn, triumph. CANDY IS EVERYTHING Bonk enemies, collect candy, and spend it in the Costume Cauldron: costumes, masks, and permanent Level Ups like extra hearts and a candy magnet — every upgrade earnable by playing. Earn stars in each level (fast · all-candy · no-damage) and claim THE STAR CROWN if you find all 75. MADE FOR EVERY PLAYER • Cozy Mode: extra hearts and gentler enemies, one toggle away — perfect for younger adventurers • No ads. No purchases. No accounts. No data collected. Just the game. • Play in portrait or landscape; full controller support 3 hidden Golden Pumpkins per district 75 stars to hunt for perfectionists A town full of secrets — including two legendary leaps only the brave will find The night is dark. The lanterns are waiting. Grab your candy bag, little hero.

Screenshots

Spider Stack3 screens
Grimmwick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grimmwick at 100% against Spider Stack's 61%. Grimmwick also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). Spider Stack's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (15K vs 4). On price, 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. Grimmwick sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Spider Stack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grimmwick holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spider Stack has 15K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Spider Stack's written reviews are positive against 100% of Grimmwick's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spider Stack ships an update every 2 months, Grimmwick daily. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Spider Stack versus Grimmwick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpider StackGrimmwick
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size330 MB11 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperGimica GmbHMichael Durkin-Sztukowski

Customer experience

Spider Stack

All ratings14,530 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews327 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral8.6%
Negative30.0%

Grimmwick

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spider Stack

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Grimmwick

One-time3
  • A Handful of Candy$0.99
  • A Bucket of Candy$2.99
  • A Cauldron of Candy$4.99

Questions

Is Spider Stack free?
Spider Stack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grimmwick free?
Grimmwick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spider Stack or Grimmwick?
Grimmwick is rated higher. Spider Stack averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Grimmwick averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Spider Stack or Grimmwick have ads?
Spider Stack shows ads; Grimmwick does not.
Which is updated more often, Spider Stack or Grimmwick?
Spider Stack ships an update every 2 months, and Grimmwick daily. Most recently, Spider Stack was updated on October 12, 2026 and Grimmwick on September 28, 2026.

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