Comparison

Puzzles & Pixies vs Spinner Evolution

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

Head to head
About

Puzzles & Pixies

Embark on a captivating match-three puzzle adventure by stringing together colorful butterflies. Create longer matches to unleash powerful pixie helpers and score big. Explore over two hundred challenging levels and help save the Pixies' forest.

Highlights
  • Match-three puzzle gameplay
  • String butterflies to make matches
  • Unlock powerful pixie helpers
  • Over 200 challenging levels
  • Multiple level types
  • Easy to learn, challenging later
Features
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Puzzles & Pixies is a matching puzzle game from the creators of Sparkle and Azkend. String together butterflies to make matches. The longer the match the grander the powerups! Join the Pixies in a brilliant matching game where the goal is to string together similarly colored butterflies. String together two or more butterflies with your finger to create a match. When you match five or more butterflies a powerful pixie helper will appear. Longer matches summon even more pixie powerups and give more score. Help the Pixies save their forest! ● Easy to pick up & learn ● Offers truly challenging levels later in game ● Several amazing level types ● Over two hundred levels to conquer ● Hours of top quality matching entertainment The game offers in-app purchases but they're not required to play the game through. Puzzles & Pixies displays advertising after successful level completes. The advertising can be removed by buying any in app purchase once. And thanks to all the players so far!

About

Spinner Evolution

Collect, merge, and evolve a vast collection of unique Fidget Spinners. Start with a basic spinner and work your way up to discover over 100 different types. Participate in events and use boosts to enhance your collection progress.

Highlights
  • Fuse Fidget Spinners to discover new ones
  • Collect over 100 unique Spinners
  • Use boosts to increase earnings
  • Participate in in-game events
  • Evolve basic spinners to advanced types
Features
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Collect, fuse and evolve Fidget Spinners! Start off with a basic orange Fidget Spinner and work your way up to the top! If you're looking for the best Fidget Spinner game, you've found it! FEATURES + Fuse Fidget Spinners together and discover new ones + Complete your 'My Spinners' collection with 100+ unique Spinners + Use the power of boosts to supercharge your earnings + Participate in events to help with your collection Enjoy the game? Please leave a review and tell us what you'd like to see in the next update. We read *every single* review! Terms of Use: https://pixelcubestudios.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://pixelcubestudios.com/privacy

Screenshots

Puzzles & Pixies4 screens
Spinner Evolution4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Puzzles & Pixies at none against Spinner Evolution's shown. Puzzles & Pixies also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). Spinner Evolution's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (83% vs 71%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Puzzles & Pixies sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Spinner Evolution sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Puzzles & Pixies holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 133 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Puzzles & Pixies's written reviews are positive against 83% of Spinner Evolution's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzles & Pixies ships an update every 2 months, Spinner Evolution every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Puzzles & Pixies versus Spinner Evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzles & PixiesSpinner Evolution
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (55 ratings) — better4.5 (133 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews83.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55133 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer10tons LtdPIXELCUBE STUDIOS INC.

Customer experience

Puzzles & Pixies

All ratings55 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral12.2%
Negative16.3%

Spinner Evolution

All ratings132 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive83.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative13.8%

Bugs and requests

Puzzles & Pixies

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Spinner Evolution

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Spinner delivery issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Prestige mode problems
  • Offline progress loss
  • Upgrade and purchase bugs

Requested features

5 requests
  • More spinner designs and customization options
  • Multiplayer or leaderboard features
  • Improved tutorial and onboarding
  • Additional game modes or minigames
  • Better event and prestige mechanics

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Puzzles & Pixies

One-time9
  • Unlock levels$1.99
  • Supernova Spells$1.99
  • Galaxy Spiral Spells$1.99
Show 6 more
  • Color Lightning Spells$1.99
  • Magic Brush Spells$1.99
  • Refill Lives$1.99
  • Bunch of Powerups$1.99
  • Bunch of Moves$1.99
  • Play On! Tokens$2.99
7 purchases

Spinner Evolution

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Club Member$2.997 Days
One-time6
  • Money Doubler$0.99
  • Open Piggy Bank$2.99
  • Crate of Gems$4.99
Show 3 more
  • Offline Production$4.99
  • Truckload of Gems$19.99
  • Cargo Ship of Gems$19.99

Questions

Is Puzzles & Pixies free?
Puzzles & Pixies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spinner Evolution free?
Spinner Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Puzzles & Pixies or Spinner Evolution?
Puzzles & Pixies is rated higher. Puzzles & Pixies averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Spinner Evolution averages 4.5 from 133 ratings.
Do Puzzles & Pixies or Spinner Evolution have ads?
Spinner Evolution shows ads; Puzzles & Pixies does not.
Which is updated more often, Puzzles & Pixies or Spinner Evolution?
Puzzles & Pixies ships an update every 2 months, and Spinner Evolution every 2 weeks. Most recently, Puzzles & Pixies was updated on November 1, 2026 and Spinner Evolution on November 5, 2026.

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