Rust Bucket vs Snakebird
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rust Bucket
Embark on a turn-based dungeon crawl with simple swipe controls. Navigate treacherous environments, battle diverse monsters, and overcome deadly traps. This challenging game offers endless exploration and strategic combat, perfect for quick gaming sessions.
- Swipe to move and attack
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Puzzle traps
- Diverse monster types
- Endless dungeon exploration
- Strategic combat
- High score competition
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Rust Bucket is a turn based dungeon crawler that is built with mobile in mind. Swipe to take a step, swipe into enemies to attack. It’s as simple as that, but don’t be fooled into thinking this is a casual game! • Navigate using simple swipe to move controls. • Game play is fast and death is never far away so it’s perfect for your daily commute. • Puzzle your way past deadly traps or use them to catch enemies. • Many monster types, each with their own distinctive rules to overcome. • Make your way through the levels to become a fully qualified looter • Explore an endless dungeon, with more to discover the deeper you go. • Become a master of strategic combat and reach the top scoring dungeon rooms. • Compete against your friends high scores on Game Centre Important information! This game is funded by adverts but is completely free to play with no timers or boosters to ruin your experience. There is an option to remove popup ads for a one off In app purchase. *Please note that this does not remove Cross Promotion ads for other Nitrome games* We hope you enjoy our little game. If you do please consider giving us a nice review, tell your friends and maybe try some of our other games.
Snakebird
Guide colorful birds on a quest to collect all the fruit. This puzzle game challenges you to manipulate their shapes to overcome obstacles, push objects, and defy physics.
- Shape-shifting mechanics
- Physics-defying puzzles
- Fruit collection quests
- Multiple playable characters
- Challenging gameplay
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Best game of 2016 in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland! What is the longest possible length a bird can be? Obviously a question only all the fruit in the world can answer! But where could all this fruit be hiding? Follow Redbird, Greenbird and Bluebird on a quest for an amount of fruit beyond any birds wildest dreams. Snakebird is a very simple but deceptively challenging puzzle game about assuming the right shapes for the task at hand, be it pushing, lifting, teleporting or just defying the laws of physics.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Snakebird at none against Rust Bucket's shown. Snakebird also leads on ratings volume (706 vs 177) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Rust Bucket sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Snakebird sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rust Bucket holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 177 and 706 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Rust Bucket's written reviews are positive against 64% of Snakebird's.
| Parameter | Rust Bucket | Snakebird |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (177 ratings) — better | 3.8 (706 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.3% of reviews — better | 64.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 177 | 706 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 5.1.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Noumenon Games |
Customer experience
Rust Bucket
Snakebird
User reviews
Rust Bucket
From 177 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun puzzle game
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 💎 Excellent pixel art and visuals
- 🎨 Creative enemy designs
- 🎶 Great soundtrack
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and progress loss
- 🔁 Repetitive level design
- 🕹️ Slow character movement
- 💰 Expensive ad removal
- 🔍 Lack of level variety
Snakebird
From 706 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- 🧠 Challenging puzzles
- 🕹️ Smooth gameplay
- 🕰️ Satisfying when solved
- 🎶 Cute sound effects
Room to improve
- 🤯 Extremely difficult
- 💰 Paywall after few levels
- 🤔 Lack of tutorial/instructions
- 🧭 Confusing level numbering
- 🔍 Limited free content
Bugs and requests
Rust Bucket
Reported bugs
4 issues- Progress reset when exiting levels
- Level select screen locking completed levels
- Compatibility issues on older devices
- Clipboard copying behavior
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content updates
- Ability to save progress
- Weapon/item upgrades and customization
- Multiplayer or co-op mode
- Level editor
Snakebird
Reported bugs
3 issues- Glitches causing level completion issues
- Inconsistent controls
- Compatibility problems on newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- More levels
- Hints or assistance options
- Ability to create custom levels
- Cloud sync for progress
- Reduced pricing for full game
In-app purchases
Rust Bucket
- Buy 50 Coins$0.99
- Buy 200 Coins$1.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
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- Buy Coins 3$3.99
Snakebird
- Rest of the island$3.99








