Nono Islands vs Spin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nono Islands
Embark on a treasure hunt across mysterious islands filled with ancient riches. Navigate treacherous paths, overcome formidable guardians like spiders and sharks, and evade deadly traps including spikes and sawblades.
- Treasure hunting expedition
- Island exploration
- Enemy encounters
- Trap avoidance
- Challenging gameplay
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Join the expedition to the Nono Islands on a quest for long lost treasures. But be aware, the islands are far from uninhabited! The treasures are heavily guarded by the Nonos and their army - the spiders, the sharks, the jumping skulls and many others. And if you in some way manage to get past them, the hidden traps will get you for sure. Good luck avoiding the spikes, flying darts, sawblades and boulders. Good luck, that's all we can say. Good. Luck.
Spin
Navigate a spinning tube, tapping to steer left and releasing to go right. Test your reflexes and timing to avoid obstacles in this challenging and addictive arcade game.
- Tap to steer left
- Release to steer right
- Avoid obstacles
- Insanely addictive gameplay
- Challenging reflexes test
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Spin around the tube and avoid obstacles in this insanely addictive game! Tap the screen to go left, an release to go right. Are you up for the challenge?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Spin at none against Nono Islands's shown. Spin also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.6). Nono Islands's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (6.2K vs 870). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Nono Islands sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Spin sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nono Islands holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nono Islands has 6.2K ratings behind it against 870, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Nono Islands's written reviews are positive against 81% of Spin's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Nono Islands ships an update every 3 weeks, Spin fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nono Islands | Spin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.2K ratings) — better | 4.5 (870 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 81.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.2K — better | 870 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Illusion Labs | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Nono Islands
Spin
User reviews
Nono Islands
From 6.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Unique 3D graphics
- 👍 Fun and challenging gameplay
- 🎉 Nostalgic childhood game
- 🎮 Addictive and engaging
- 💰 No in-app purchases required
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🕹️ Controls could be improved
- 🕰️ Long wait times for retries
- 🔍 Difficulty spikes in later levels
Spin
From 870 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive and fun
- 👍 Great time-waster
- 💡 Unique and creative gameplay
- 🚀 Challenging and engaging
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🔍 Difficulty controlling the ball
Bugs and requests
Nono Islands
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on startup
- Levels not loading properly
- High scores not saving correctly
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and islands
- Ability to play with friends
- Additional playable characters
- Checkpoint system improvements
Spin
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent ball physics
- Freezing or lagging issues
- Unreliable ad delivery
Requested features
4 requests- More level variety
- Ability to save progress
- Improved ball control mechanics
- Reduced in-app purchase costs
In-app purchases
Nono Islands
- Buy 5 tokens$0.99
- Unlock all checkpoints$4.99
- Full Game$4.99
Spin
- Unlock Beautiful Ball$0.99
- Unlock Big Brother Ball$0.99
- Unlock Frosty Ball$0.99
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- Unlock Goldy Ball$0.99
- Unlock Hottie Ball$0.99
- Unlock Spectra Ball$0.99
- Unlock Strong Ball$0.99
- Unlock Mr. Poopie Ball$4.99
