Comparison

Spiky Swim vs Young Thor

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

Head to head
About

Spiky Swim

Guide a fish through a challenging underwater environment by tapping to make it swim upwards. Avoid sharp spikes and collect special pills for power-ups. Enjoy a simple yet addictive arcade experience.

Highlights
  • Tap to swim gameplay
  • Avoid spike obstacles
  • Collect bonus pills
  • Simple arcade mechanics
  • Addictive gameplay
Features
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Tap to make the fish swim and avoid touching the spikes. Catch the special pills for bonus items!

About

Young Thor

Features
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Hold to fly and to create lightning which will kill each enemy that lightning collisions with. Each enemy wants to destroy Asgard, so don't let them to avoid lightning and don't let them to touch you, because that will kill you. Sometime when you kill spider, dragon or other kind of strange creature you can get coin, which you can use to buy new helmets. Young Thor is a game with great gameplay, a lot of hard and interesting levels, cool and scary enemies, wonderful graphics, nice game effects and excellent soundtrack.

Screenshots

Spiky Swim3 screens
Young Thor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Young Thor at none against Spiky Swim's 3. Spiky Swim's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Spiky Swim sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Young Thor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spiky Swim ships an update every 5 months, Young Thor every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Spiky Swim versus Young Thor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpiky SwimYoung Thor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB156 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrairie West Software ConsultingOleksii Petrochenko

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Spiky Swim

One-time3
  • Bomb$0.99
  • Laser$1.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Young Thor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spiky Swim free?
Spiky Swim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Young Thor free?
Young Thor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spiky Swim or Young Thor have ads?
Both Spiky Swim and Young Thor show ads.
Which is updated more often, Spiky Swim or Young Thor?
Spiky Swim ships an update every 5 months, and Young Thor every 3 months. Most recently, Spiky Swim was updated on October 24, 2026 and Young Thor on October 16, 2026.

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