SpectroTap vs Pop Lines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpectroTap
A fast-paced game where players tap a red block on a grid to earn points and extend playtime. The challenge increases as the game speeds up and time rewards decrease, leading to a loss if time runs out or the wrong block is tapped.
- Tap the red block
- Earn points
- Gain extra time
- Increasing speed
- High score challenge
- Simple controls
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Keep tapping the red block to reach a high score! SpectroTap is a game of speed and agility. You begin with four seconds to tap the red block on the grid. Every time you click the red block, you are given one point, you get more time, and the red block jumps to a new spot. But watch out! The game will keep getting faster and faster, and you'll be awarded less and less time for tapping the red block. If you tap the wrong block or run out of time, you lose.
Pop Lines
This casual puzzle game challenges players to match five colored pearls in a line to destroy them and earn points. Enjoy it online or offline, anytime, anywhere, with the ability to pause and resume at your convenience.
- Match-5 gameplay
- Online and offline play
- Pause and resume functionality
- Score sharing
- Leaderboard integration
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Pop Lines is THE BEST coolball game which you can play both online or offline anywhere anytime. No matter who you are, what you are, this game will give you the ultimate joy for sure. No any kind of restriction, this game suite every kind of person; every kind of place. You can play the game when you are sitting on a bus, waiting in a line or even in the toilet, the game will help you kill the time we want to pass. Remember this, you can pause the game anytime,save and resume it whenever you want, this game will bring a lot of fun to your every moment. Like other cool ball game, try to line up 5 of your pearls that have same colour so you can destory them all and get more point. Login with your Facebook, Wechat or other social accounts and share your score on the leaderboard with all the player around the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SpectroTap at none against Pop Lines's 1. SpectroTap also leads on ads (none vs shown). Pop Lines's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 47 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and device support 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
Both are free to download. Pop Lines sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SpectroTap asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SpectroTap against 5.0 for Pop Lines. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
SpectroTap ships an update every 47 months, Pop Lines every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | SpectroTap | Pop Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 47 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Condecca, Inc. | Qingdao Ruanmei Network Technology Co., ltd. |
Customer experience
SpectroTap
Pop Lines
In-app purchases
SpectroTap
No in-app purchases
Pop Lines
- Remove ads$0.99
