Comparison

Quadrus vs Glowing Spheres

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

Head to head
About

Quadrus

Engage in a pure strategy board game where players place pieces to outmaneuver opponents. Block rivals and claim territory to win. Offers multiple game modes and AI difficulties for solo or local multiplayer challenges.

Highlights
  • Pure strategy gameplay
  • Block opponents
  • Secure board space
  • Three game modes (Duo, Classic 2, Classic 4)
  • Challenging AI with 3 difficulty levels
  • Local multiplayer on a single device
Features
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Quadrus is pure strategy. Your goal is to place all your pieces on the board before your opponents. You’ll have to use strategy to block the other players and secure your own space on the board. Quadrus can be played in three modes: - “Duo” for fast paced two players games. - “Classic 2” for two players intensive strategy games. - “Classic 4” for four players fights. The game features a challenging artificial intelligence with 3 difficulty levels. You can also play with your friends on a single device. Highlights: - 3 Games in 1: “Duo”, “Classic 4” and “Classic 2”. - Artificial intelligence with 3 difficulty levels. - Multiplayer mode on a single device. - Intuitive and user-friendly interface. Do you want to give your brain some challenge? Try Quadrus!

About

Glowing Spheres

An entertaining 80s-themed puzzle game where players match spheres of the same color to earn points. Achieve a bonus by clearing all spheres. Compete to beat your high score with a retro soundtrack and visuals.

Highlights
  • 80s retro theme
  • Match same-colored spheres
  • Collect points
  • Special bonus for clearing all spheres
  • High score competition
  • Funky music and sound effects
Features
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Glowing Spheres is an entertaining game in a stunning 80s-retro-theme. Match the spheres of the same color and collect points. If you're able to finish without any sphere left, you'll receive a special bonus. Can you beat your high score? A funky music theme, sound effects and carefully crafted visuals provide a pleasing experience and a tribute to the 80s.

Screenshots

Quadrus3 screens
Glowing Spheres3 screens

Verdict

The call

Quadrus and Glowing Spheres both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Glowing Spheres's written reviews are positive against 25% of Quadrus's. Glowing Spheres also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 62 months). Quadrus's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Glowing Spheres is free to download; Quadrus costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Quadrus against 4.0 for Glowing Spheres. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Quadrus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Glowing Spheres's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quadrus ships an update every 62 months, Glowing Spheres every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Quadrus versus Glowing Spheres: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuadrusGlowing Spheres
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 62 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFoveaMartin List

Customer experience

Quadrus

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative66.7%

Glowing Spheres

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Quadrus

Reported bugs

75 issues
  • iOS not updated
  • Cannot download
  • App not supported with iOS
  • Stopped working with iOS
  • Not compatible with current iOS
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  • Won't open at all
  • Needs to be updated
  • Refusal to start
  • Not compatible with iOS 14
  • No update to play with iOS
  • Doesn't work with current iOS
  • Not scalable
  • App crashes a lot
  • If you beat the app, it closes
  • Keeps crashing
  • Unfinished product
  • Crashes when computer has to think
  • Game crashes every time you beat the computer
  • Game has sound 'clicks' that stop background music
  • Small 'c' pops up in menu
  • Stuck on 2 player game
  • CPU long thinking causes crash
  • App crashes when computer is blocked
  • Game freezes when in a position to beat CPU
  • Menu doesn't work
  • Cannot restart game until you lose
  • Game blanks out when winning
  • Screen pops back up with new play setup
  • Only menu option is 'c..'
  • Crashes when substantially beating computer
  • Menu no longer opens
  • Menu blocked
  • Just the two-player mode
  • None of the options are available
  • Won't let you play multiplayer
  • Computer thinks you can still go when you can't
  • Crashes every time computer gets comprehensively beaten
  • Game loads upside down
  • Only two-player mode available
  • Menus do not display
  • Game crashes when about to win
  • Starts game over
  • Game keeps blacking out
  • Game appears upside down
  • No way to turn orientation
  • Text bubble 'C...' comes up
  • Cannot leave a game
  • Crashes sometimes
  • Freezes a lot
  • Game loads upside down
  • Menu not accessible
  • Pieces difficult to select
  • Doesn't work with iOS
  • App is constantly crashing
  • Plays upside down
  • Only 1v1 mode active
  • Cannot access main menu
  • Cannot see other players' pieces
  • Buggy on iPhone X
  • Continues to crash when it loses
  • Freezes and kicks back to home page
  • Had to start a new game
  • App comes with score counting bugs
  • Scores sometimes get added to a wrong color
  • Pieces display bug
  • Throws you out of the app when ahead
  • Crashing ever since
  • No multiplayer wirelessly or Bluetooth
  • Shuts off when ahead
  • Throws you out when blocking computer
  • Crashes on every other game
  • No way to stop music fading
  • Pieces don't rotate
  • Lacks scoring system
  • Lacks Game Center integration

Requested features

37 requests
  • Update for latest iOS
  • Refunds
  • Online multiplayer
  • Play with friends online
  • Add option to play friends online
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  • Add hint button
  • Fix sound clicks to allow background music
  • Add option to pass turn
  • Add scoring system
  • Integrate with Game Center
  • Add Duo Mode
  • Add memory of points and games
  • Allow pieces to rotate
  • Fix bug where game closes when winning
  • Fix bug where menu is not accessible
  • Fix bug where game plays upside down
  • Fix bug where pieces are difficult to select
  • Fix bug where game loads upside down
  • Fix bug where only 2 player mode is available
  • Fix bug where menus are not displayed
  • Fix bug where no options are available
  • Fix bug where cannot play multiplayer
  • Fix bug where computer thinks you can still go
  • Fix bug where game crashes when computer loses
  • Fix bug where game freezes and kicks back to home page
  • Fix bug where score gets added to wrong color
  • Fix bug where pieces display incorrectly
  • Fix bug where game throws you out of the app
  • Fix bug where game crashes ever since
  • Fix bug where no multiplayer wirelessly or Bluetooth
  • Fix bug where game shuts off when ahead
  • Fix bug where game throws you out when blocking
  • Fix bug where game crashes on every other game
  • Fix bug where there is no way to stop music fading
  • Fix bug where pieces don't rotate
  • Fix bug where there is no scoring system
  • Fix bug where there is no Game Center integration

Glowing Spheres

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Quadrus

No in-app purchases

None

Glowing Spheres

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quadrus free?
Quadrus costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glowing Spheres free?
Glowing Spheres is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Quadrus or Glowing Spheres?
Quadrus and Glowing Spheres are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Quadrus or Glowing Spheres have ads?
Neither Quadrus nor Glowing Spheres shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quadrus or Glowing Spheres?
Quadrus ships an update every 62 months, and Glowing Spheres every 2 months. Most recently, Quadrus was updated on November 6, 2026 and Glowing Spheres on November 2, 2026.

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