Comparison

Don't Touch The Spikes vs Tigerball

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

Head to head
About

Don't Touch The Spikes

Guide a small bird through a challenging obstacle course. Avoid touching spikes to achieve the highest possible score. Test your reflexes and see how far you can fly.

Highlights
  • Fly a little bird
  • Avoid spikes
  • Score-based gameplay
  • Endless runner
  • High score challenge
Features
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Make the little bird fly! Don't touch the spikes! How far can you make it?

About

Tigerball

Experience an endless arcade adventure where you bounce a realistic tigerball through handcrafted levels. Enjoy fast-paced yet relaxing gameplay with intuitive swipe controls.

Highlights
  • Realistic tigerball physics
  • Smooth swipe controls
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Relaxing experience
  • 100 handcrafted levels
  • 20 unique worlds
Features
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Bounce your way to glory in this endless arcade! Featuring : - Super realistic tigerball physics - Silky smooth swipe control - Fast paced but relaxing gameplay - 100 handcrafted levels set in 20 worlds

Screenshots

Don't Touch The Spikes4 screens
Tigerball4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tigerball at 92% against Don't Touch The Spikes's 42%. Tigerball also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). Don't Touch The Spikes's advantage is ratings volume (9.2K vs 1.4K). On price, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Don't Touch The Spikes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Tigerball asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tigerball holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Don't Touch The Spikes has 9.2K ratings behind it against 1.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Don't Touch The Spikes's written reviews are positive against 92% of Tigerball's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Don't Touch The Spikes ships an update every 2 months, Tigerball monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Don't Touch The Spikes versus Tigerball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDon't Touch The SpikesTigerball
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (9.2K ratings)4.6 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.1% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.2K — better1.4K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size216 MB80 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKetchappLaxarus P.C.

Customer experience

Don't Touch The Spikes

All ratings9,244 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral7.2%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews425 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral14.4%
Negative43.5%

Tigerball

All ratings1,416 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews909 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative5.0%

User reviews

Don't Touch The Spikes

From 9.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Variety of game modes
  • 💎 Rewarding progression system
  • 🎨 Charming visuals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 💰 Excessive ads
  • 🔒 Loss of progress/unlocks
  • 🕹️ Unresponsive controls

Tigerball

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good game
  • 🚀 Addictive and entertaining
  • 💡 Challenging levels
  • 👍 Simple but fun concept
  • 🚀 Offline playability

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy physics and ball behavior
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for lives and items
  • 🔁 Repetitive levels and lack of variety
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes reported

Bugs and requests

Don't Touch The Spikes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game not properly scaling to newer devices
  • Crashes and freezes during gameplay
  • Duels and challenges not functioning correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add multiplayer mode
  • Bring back unlockable birds
  • Improve ad placement
  • Add sound/music settings

Tigerball

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ball freezing or not behaving as expected
  • Crashes and freezes when transitioning between levels
  • Unresponsive controls and touch issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • More level variety and challenges
  • Checkpoints to avoid restarting from the beginning
  • More free lives and items to progress further
  • Ability to save progress and resume later

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Don't Touch The Spikes

One-time5
  • 400 Candies$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 1000 Candies$1.99
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  • 3000 Candies$4.99
  • 5000 Candies$6.99
None

Tigerball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Don't Touch The Spikes free?
Don't Touch The Spikes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tigerball free?
Tigerball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Don't Touch The Spikes or Tigerball?
Tigerball is rated higher. Don't Touch The Spikes averages 4.3 out of 5 from 9.2K ratings, while Tigerball averages 4.6 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Don't Touch The Spikes or Tigerball have ads?
Don't Touch The Spikes shows ads; Tigerball does not.
Which is updated more often, Don't Touch The Spikes or Tigerball?
Don't Touch The Spikes ships an update every 2 months, and Tigerball monthly. Most recently, Don't Touch The Spikes was updated on November 11, 2026 and Tigerball on November 2, 2026.

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