ScreenKiller vs AR Spiders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScreenKiller
This app uses your device's screen to create startling effects when touched or shaken. Customize the scares with your own images, sounds, and videos for personalized pranks.
- Screen shattering effect
- Scary sound effects
- Shake to trigger boar animation
- Customizable images and sounds
- Personalized video and picture integration
- Setup options for customization
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Tired of guys touching your device? S C A R E your loved ones, have fun!! - If someone touches your screen, the screen ´shatters´ with a 'sing-a-ling' and a you will show up with a very scary sound on the broken screen! - If someone shake the screen and an angry wild boar with a VERY scary sound shows up! - You can insert your heartbreaker with soft and romantic sound. - You are free to give some loving words to the one you love if she/he touch the screen... - You choose just what you want in Setup - Click 'Front' to choose your own favorite screen picture or take a screenshot of just what you want to have in front.) - Press ´Setup´ and put in your own videos, pictures and voices to make it very personal. Example of other videos/sounds when the glass 'shatters': "Yesss! Now you have to buy me a new iPhone!" ...or take i.e. a photo of a lion face and let the children make the sound. I guarantee you a lot of laughter! ;-) Please send comments/questions to my email: screenkilleren@gmail.com
AR Spiders
Place realistic spiders in your environment and interact with them. Scare them, command them, or let them attack. Record and share videos of your encounters with friends, enhanced by filter effects.
- Place virtual spiders in your environment
- Interact with spiders
- Command spiders to locations
- Change spider size
- Apply full-screen filter effects
- Record and share videos
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Place scary spiders right in front of you and interact with them. Step on the ground to scare the spiders or let them attack you. Record everything and send a realistic looking video to your friends ;-) - Make your videos even scarier with 9 awesome full screen filter effects - Select from 5 different spiders - Interact with the spiders or command them to certain locations - Change the size: Realistically small spiders or giant monsters - Instantly share your scary videos - No In-App-Purchases - No ads https://www.instagram.com/TinyTapGems https://www.facebook.com/TinyTapGems https://twitter.com/TinyTapGems http://www.TinyTapGems.rocks
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ScreenKiller at Free against AR Spiders's $2.99. AR Spiders's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
ScreenKiller is free to download; AR Spiders costs $2.99 up front. ScreenKiller sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AR Spiders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AR Spiders holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AR Spiders has 2.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ScreenKiller ships an update every 3 months, AR Spiders every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScreenKiller | AR Spiders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (2.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Vigleik Steinar Voll | Joachim Mertens |
Customer experience
ScreenKiller
AR Spiders
Bugs and requests
ScreenKiller
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
AR Spiders
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to stop recording
- Failure to load or advance past initial screen
- Disappearing controls and UI elements
Requested features
3 requests- More free spider models
- Ability to spawn multiple spiders
- Improved recording and sharing options
In-app purchases
ScreenKiller
- Unlock ScreenKiller$0.49
AR Spiders
- PRO VersionFree
Questions
Is ScreenKiller free?
Is AR Spiders free?
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