Comparison

A Good Snowman vs Queen Rules

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

Head to head
About

A Good Snowman

Embark on a charming puzzle adventure as a monster tasked with building snowmen. Explore a delightful world with adorable graphics and an enchanting soundtrack. This game offers lovingly-crafted puzzles without any in-app purchases or ads.

Highlights
  • Adorable graphics
  • Enchanting original soundtrack
  • Lovingly-crafted puzzle design
  • No in-app purchases
  • No ads
Features
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A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is an adorable puzzle game about being a monster and making snowmen. * Adorable graphics by Benjamin Davis (Cosmic Express, Sushi Snake). * Featuring an enchanting original soundtrack by Priscilla Snow (Voyageur, The Silence Under Your Bed). * Lovingly-crafted puzzle design from Alan Hazelden (Cosmic Express, Sokobond). * No in-app-purchases or ads. * iPhone 4S, iPod Touch 5, iPad 2, iPad Mini or later recommended. Awards: Top 10 apps of 2016 - TIME magazine Best Character Design - Intel Level Up 2014 Official Selection - Develop Indie Showcase 2014 Official Selection - Screenshake 2015 Official Selection - BAFTA Inside Games Arcade 2015 Official Selection - Different Games Arcade 2015 Official Selection - Fantastic Arcade 2015

About

Queen Rules

Engage in a unique puzzle game set in a charming clay art world. Solve logic challenges by strategically moving characters to defeat a dark curse. Enjoy a relaxing, family-friendly experience with no time pressure and unlimited retries.

Highlights
  • Handmade FIMO clay art visuals
  • Strategic puzzle gameplay
  • 156 unique levels
  • Family-friendly and relaxing
  • No time pressure or rush
  • Tournament modes (Movement & Time)
Features
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Explore this hypnotic world built of handmade modelling FIMO clay characters. What’s your vehicle? Logic and planning. It’s a puzzle experience that’s challenging but fun. Led by a benevolent King and Queen, you’ll visit enchanted lands and enjoy an atmosphere like no where else you know. Your job while here—defeat a dark curse set in play by an evil witch. Sounds easy, right? Wrong! The puzzles begin simply and slowly advance in challenge, level by level, kingdom by kingdom. We’re proud to say that this game is an entirely new and unique experience. After months addicted to it ourselves, we’re sharing it with you to let more people into this captivating world. If you like puzzle games this is a goldmine. So, how do you play? Use your finger to swipe soldiers across rows and up columns. When you get them all down to ones, you’re allowed to move on. It’s an effortless, magical feeling being inside this world—easy and satisfying to learn, but challenging to complete and win. As the game evolves, new game mechanics appear. Soldiers become more powerful and playful, and the game becomes pure strategy. Yes, things may get tricky. If you need input, go ask a friend to sit by your side, or even bring your kid over. This game is family friendly and fun to play in pairs. Incredible art sets it apart and makes it captivating for all ages. The game travels along at a pace that’s not rushed or timed, and it allows you to retry within levels as much as you want. This leads to more fun and less stress—what we always wanted in a game. You can think through your advances at a pace that everyone can enjoy. Features: • An Original Game Design • 156 Unique Levels • Clay Art by Larissa Honsek • Family Friendly • Solid Entertainment - Royal Announcement - Your majesty, the Queen of Hearts, cordially announces the opening of the Tournament Games. Her kingdom invites all valiant Knights to compete. The best Knights will earn the recognition of the Kings and a lifetime of honor and gifts. Are you brave enough to compete? If you believe you have what it takes your attendance and participation is, respectfully, required. Rules below: Only Knights with Game Center accounts will be able to proceed to the Tournament Games. From here, you can participate in two new tournament modalities, namely, the Movement Tournaments and the Time Tournaments: - The Movement Tournaments - the best Knight is he, she or they who completes a level in the fewest number of moves. - Time Tournaments - the best Knight is he, she or they who completes the designated level in the minimum amount of time. Your infinitely generous majesty is also bestowing honorable badges to those Knights who accomplish the most difficult achievements along the path. If you manage to collect each of these badges, you will become the most honorable of all Knights. To all interested Knight candidates with Game Center accounts, you are officially requested to commence your journey. In order to bring perfection to these Royal events, her highness’s engineering team has made several noteworthy improvements and a bug has been fixed. To your journey, we raise our goblets.

Screenshots

A Good Snowman4 screens
Queen Rules4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Queen Rules at Free against A Good Snowman's $5.99. Queen Rules also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). A Good Snowman's advantage is iOS requirement (6 vs 12.2). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Queen Rules is free to download; A Good Snowman costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for A Good Snowman against 4.8 for Queen Rules. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 240 and 133 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of A Good Snowman's written reviews are positive against 92% of Queen Rules's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Good Snowman ships an update every 2 months, Queen Rules every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
A Good Snowman versus Queen Rules: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Good SnowmanQueen Rules
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (240 ratings)4.8 (133 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews92.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings240 — better133
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB850 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDraknek LimitedJuan Gabriel Palomino Garcia

Customer experience

A Good Snowman

All ratings240 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative7.9%

Queen Rules

All ratings133 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.3%

Bugs and requests

A Good Snowman

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices, especially older models
  • Compatibility issues with background music playback

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content to extend playtime
  • Additional themes or environments to explore
  • Cloud save functionality for cross-device play

Queen Rules

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

A Good Snowman

No in-app purchases

None

Queen Rules

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A Good Snowman free?
A Good Snowman costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Queen Rules free?
Queen Rules is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, A Good Snowman or Queen Rules?
Queen Rules is rated higher. A Good Snowman averages 4.7 out of 5 from 240 ratings, while Queen Rules averages 4.8 from 133 ratings.
Do A Good Snowman or Queen Rules have ads?
Neither A Good Snowman nor Queen Rules shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A Good Snowman or Queen Rules?
A Good Snowman ships an update every 2 months, and Queen Rules every 4 weeks. Most recently, A Good Snowman was updated on September 26, 2026 and Queen Rules on July 5, 2026.

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