Slithering Assassin vs Rising Rivals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slithering Assassin
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Inspired by the classic Snake, Slithering Assassin is a game wherein you guide your snake around the field with the goal of collecting items to grow, score points and increase your chance of survival against the predator! Features Game Centre leaderboard integration for verified bragging rights.
Rising Rivals
Engage in a fast-paced competitive puzzle game where matching panels and building chains are key to outlasting opponents. Master solo challenges or battle players online, sending garbage to their boards and executing comebacks.
- Match panels to build chains
- Online VS battles
- Solo Arcade challenges
- Compete and climb rankings
- Unlock fighters and companions
- Customize profile elements
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Match panels. Build chains. Crush your rivals. Rising Rivals is a fast-paced competitive puzzle game where every match can turn the battle. Swap neighboring panels to create matches, build massive chain reactions, and keep your rising stack below the danger line. Master the board in solo Arcade challenges, then take your skills online and battle other players. BATTLE YOUR RIVALS Jump into online VS battles through Game Center. Build combos and chains to send garbage crashing onto your opponent’s board. Stay alive under pressure, counter their attacks, and turn a losing board into a comeback. MASTER THE ARCADE Take on multiple ways to play: • Solo Survival — Keep your stack under control and push for a new high score. • Time Challenge — Race against a rival and prove how quickly you can clear the board. • Garbage Gauntlet — Survive ten escalating waves on one continuously rising board. • Brain Teasers — Sharpen your puzzle skills with challenges designed to test your strategy. COMPETE & CLIMB Chase high scores, complete achievements, climb the Rankings, and tackle Daily, Weekly, and Seasonal Challenges. UNLOCK YOUR RIVALS Earn rewards as you play and unlock new fighters and companions. Customize your ranking card, backgrounds, and special effects to make your profile your own. EASY TO LEARN. BUILT TO MASTER. Learn the mechanics through interactive tutorials, discover advanced strategies, master chains and combos, and take those skills into competitive battles. Whether you’re chasing a new Survival record, conquering Arcade challenges, or battling another player online, there’s always another rival to beat. Optional in-app purchases include coin bundles, fighter packs, companions, power-ups, and customization items. Game Center multiplayer requires an internet connection and Game Center sign-in.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Slithering Assassin at none against Rising Rivals's shown. Slithering Assassin also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). Rising Rivals's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 16 months). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Slithering Assassin sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Rising Rivals sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Slithering Assassin ships an update every 16 months, Rising Rivals every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slithering Assassin | Rising Rivals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 275 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Armchair Engineering | Anthony Eckstorm |
In-app purchases
Slithering Assassin
- Full Upgrade - Reduced Price$0.99
- Full Upgrade - Regular Price$1.99
- Full Upgrade - Hero Price$3.99
Rising Rivals
- 500 Coins$1.99
- Reef Renegades Pack$3.99
- Monster Mash Pack$3.99
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- Winter Wonderland Pack$3.99
- Nine Lives$3.99
- Coin Crate$4.99
- Coin Vault$9.99
- Dev support pack$9.99
- Coin Jackpot$19.99
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