Comparison

Original Classic Snake vs Paper Purge

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

Head to head
About

Original Classic Snake

Relive the classic arcade experience with this faithful remake of the original snake game. Enjoy simple swipe controls, original graphics, and authentic dot-matrix display. Choose from easy, normal, or hard modes for a nostalgic challenge.

Highlights
  • Classic snake gameplay
  • Simple swipe controls
  • Original graphics
  • Dot-matrix display
  • Multiple difficulty modes
Features
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Play original snake game as you played it many years ago. This is a remake of the original Snake, complete with dot-matrix display and monotone sounds. FEATURES: • Simple controls(swipe) • Original graphics • Dot-matrix display • Easy, Normal and Hard mode HOW TO PLAY: • Swipe to change direction • Enjoy

About

Paper Purge

Engage in a satisfying office cleanup by pulverizing falling paper with various tools. Avoid other office items to protect your purger and achieve high scores. Earn coins to unlock new tools and customize your experience with stylish skins.

Highlights
  • Variety of purging tools (Shredder, Scissors, Laser, Torch)
  • Avoid office items to protect purger
  • Leaderboards for high scores
  • Achievements to unlock
  • Earn coins to unlock new purgers
  • Stylish weapon skins
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It's finally time to get revenge on the daunting stacks of paper cluttering up your office. Grab your purger of choice and pulverize every sheet of paper before they fall to the office floor. Either grind falling paper with the Shredder, snip it with the Scissors, strike it with the Laser, or incinerate it with the Torch. With a mix of paper and office items falling off of your desk, you must purge as many sheets as you can, while avoiding the other objects that will destroy your purger. Increase your best scores to pursue a variety of office promotions and earn stylish skins for your weapon of choice. Obtain coins to unlock new purgers and enjoy the realistic and satisfying effects and sounds, to enhance your purging experience. **Features** • Leaderboards • Achievements **Credits** Developed by: MR. STUDIOS Icons: • Becris from www.flaticon.com • Flat Icons from www.flaticon.com • Freepik from www.flaticon.com • Pixel perfect from www.flaticon.com • Prosymbols from www.flaticon.com • Smashicons from www.flaticon.com View our privacy policy at https://sites.google.com/view/paperpurge/privacy-policy Direct all inquires to mr.stdios@gmail.com

Screenshots

Original Classic Snake3 screens
Paper Purge3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Paper Purge at 100% against Original Classic Snake's 56%. Original Classic Snake's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 10.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Paper Purge sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Original Classic Snake asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Original Classic Snake ships an update every 10 days, Paper Purge fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Original Classic Snake versus Paper Purge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOriginal Classic SnakePaper Purge
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB211 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarlo BencicMR. STUDIOS

Customer experience

Original Classic Snake

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral33.3%
Negative11.1%

Paper Purge

Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Original Classic Snake

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Paper Purge

One-time3
  • Coin Stack$0.99
  • Coin Sac$1.99
  • Coin Chest$2.99

Questions

Is Original Classic Snake free?
Original Classic Snake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paper Purge free?
Paper Purge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Original Classic Snake or Paper Purge have ads?
Neither Original Classic Snake nor Paper Purge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Original Classic Snake or Paper Purge?
Original Classic Snake ships an update every 10 days, and Paper Purge fortnightly. Most recently, Original Classic Snake was updated on November 6, 2026 and Paper Purge on November 3, 2026.

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