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Apples & Worms

Slots Video Slots Fruit Bugs and Insects

Fruit-themed tile-picking game driven by cash-out timing

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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RTP

97.2%

return to player

Volatility

—

variance

Max win

4,991×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.10

per spin

Reels

grid

Player rating

3.8 ★

3 votes

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3.8 / 5

3 ratings

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Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Payouts & RTP10/10

RTP 97.2% → 10.0/10

Volatility8/10imputed

imputed medium (unknown) → 8.0/10

Win Potential7.4/10

x4991.00 (4991×) → 7.4/10

Features5/10

5 features → 5.0/10

Game Mechanics5.5/10

f=5 r=5 → 5.5/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.1–50 (×500) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation6.1/10

provider avg 6.1 → 6.1/10

Popularity2.5/10

synthetic proxy → 2.5/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 66 — Apples & Worms by Playtech

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Slot Summary

Every pick offers a choice between securing revealed apples and risking the next tile against a hidden worm. Apples & Worms is Playtech's step-based risk game, not a conventional reel spin: the player selects a 3x3, 4x4, or 5x5 field, chooses how many worms to place, and decides when to bank or collect before a worm ends the round.

How It Plays

A round begins with field size, worm count, and stake selection. The player then opens covered tiles individually, with each apple extending the live result.

Bank It preserves part of the current reward while allowing the round to continue. Collect ends the round immediately, while exposing a worm ends it without another pick.

Theme & Atmosphere

Fruit is functional here because every apple represents a successful reveal rather than decorative reel art. The object being collected is also the measure of survival.

Bugs and Insects enter through the hidden worms, which turn a simple orchard subject into a stop-or-continue risk test with an immediately readable failure state.

Fruit Bugs and Insects

Features & Win Potential

Reelset Changing appears as a choice among 3x3, 4x4, and 5x5 fields, changing how many covered positions are available before the round starts.

The Multiplier responds to the chosen worm count and successful apple reveals. More risk changes the potential return, but the player retains control over when to collect.

Multiplier Bonus Game Bonus symbols Fixed Jackpots Reelset Changing

Spec sheet

Apples & Worms at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameApples & Worms

StudioPlaytech

Released10/14/2025

Math

SlotRanker Score66

RTP97.2%

Max win4,991×

Bet range$0.10 – $50.00

Player rating3.8 / 5 · 3 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines—

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 97.2% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$1.12

Cost per session$1.12

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Apples & Worms? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: Mediumassumed — not published for this slot

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (97.20%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (4,991×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Apples & Worms with other games

	Apples & Worms Score 66This game	Garden Gladiators Score 82	Sticky Bees Score 78	9 Wiggly Worms Score 74	Gimme the Honey Megaways Score 72
Identity
Studio	Playtech	StakeLogic	Pragmatic Play	Wishbone Games	iSoftbet
Released	10/14/2025	3/19/2025	5/10/2023	5/25/2023	1/18/2024
Math
RTP	97.2%	96.01%	95.02%	96.24%	94.06%
Volatility	—	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	Medium volatility
Max win	4,991×	10,000×	10,000×	2,000×	25,000×
Format
Reels	5	5	7	5	6
Layout	5x3	5x3	7x7	5x3	6x7
Paylines	—	4096	20	20	117649
Min bet	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Max bet	50	20	5	120	40
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	✓
Wild symbol	—	—	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	✓	—	✓	✓
Bonus game	✓	✓	—	—	✓
Respins	—	—	—	—	✓

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Apples & Worms

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RTP

97.2%

Max win

4,991×

Score

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