Silkstar vs TUNL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Silkstar
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Silkstar is a fast arcade game about steering a spider, firing charged webs and keeping your run alive. TWO WAYS TO PLAY โข CLASSIC โ Eat bugs to earn time, build combos, choose upgrades and chase a high score. โข NEST SIEGE โ Protect six eggs through escalating waves, repair the nest and prepare between rounds. BUILD EACH RUN โข Move with one thumb and charge web shots with the other. โข Choose stat upgrades and collect powers from Common to Mythic. โข Bank 12 rare Ultimates and arrange a three-slot loadout in the Armory. โข Learn the patterns and weak points of nine different bosses. COMPETE AND PROGRESS โข Open the global rankings directly from the RANKS button. โข Compare Classic scores and Nest Siege waves on two Game Center leaderboards. โข Complete 21 achievements and earn XP, coins, daily quests and lifetime records. MAKE IT YOURS โข Explore eight arenas, each with distinct scenery, hazards and music. โข Earn spider skins, trails, effects, themes, music, voices and permanent charms. โข Unlock every gameplay item through play. NO ADS. NO PURCHASES. NO TRACKING. Silkstar works offline, requires no account and stores progress on the device. Game Center is optional. Designed by Josh Seabright.
TUNL
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Tap to hop. Hold to climb. Let go and gravity takes over. That is the whole game - and it is harder than it sounds. Every day, TUNL builds one cave from the date. Everyone on Earth flies that exact same cave, then it is gone forever and a new one takes its place. Your best run of the day flies beside you as a ghost. Chase it. Beat it. The corridor gets tighter the deeper you go. Grab coins to widen it and power-ups to survive: shield, magnet, slow-time, bombs and a laser that burns through crystal. Skim the rock without touching it and you bank a near-miss bonus. Crash, and you see your place on today's world leaderboard before the screen settles. Go deep and the cave stops holding still - it morphs, breathes and throws boulders and falling crystals into your path while the speed keeps climbing. Fill the star meter and your ship becomes a star for a few seconds, shattering everything it hits. Watch for the drain coin: it steals score straight off your run. New pilots get a short practice flight over the city and a circle that shows when to tap. After that it is just a cave, a ship, and one more run. No timers begging you to come back. - One daily cave, identical for every player on Earth - A ghost of your best run to race - Live world leaderboard the moment you crash - Achievements to chase - Power-ups and hazards drawn as what they do - Eight ships to unlock, each flying a little differently - One-hand, one-button controls - 16 languages Free to play, with optional Remove Ads and Unlock All Ships purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Silkstar at none against TUNL's 3. Silkstar also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. TUNL sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Silkstar asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly daily. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Silkstar | TUNL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily | Daily |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Oliver Anwyll | Alexandros Theodoracatos |
In-app purchases
Silkstar
No in-app purchases
TUNL
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Paint Master$4.99
- Unlock All Ships$9.99









