Comparison

Snow vs Magical Snow Globe

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

Head to head
About

Snow

Features
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You can enjoy snow globes/water toys in your iPhone/iPad. You can display it with iPhone/iPad stand. By selecting background image, it becomes a photo stand. You can not only just watching it, but also touching screen/rotating device to play with objects inside your iPhone/iPad. You can also take photos/selfies with 3D object overlay. These objects will react your face by turning face detection on. You can also take "Comic Foreground" photos with any image you choose. You can play mini-games(bean bag toss, maze, etc.). There are 25 stages with different objects. Notice: You can turn help texts on/off by tapping "i" button. You can take photos after switch camera mode and turn on front/back camera. There's also a free version (SnowGlobe LT). You can try that before purchasing this app.

About

Magical Snow Globe

Create your own personalized snow globe experience on your phone. Customize the text, scene, and even use your own photos. Enjoy the falling snow and listen to your favorite music.

Highlights
  • Customizable text message
  • Customizable scene
  • Use personal photos as scene
  • Listen to music while snow falls
  • Shake phone to increase snowfall
Features
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Remember snow globes? Every souvenir shop has a shelf of them. Now you can keep one on your iPhone or iPad: give it a shake and watch the snow swirl down over the scene inside. Make It Yours • Pick a holiday theme: Christmas snowflakes, Valentine's Day hearts, 4th of July stars or Thanksgiving leaves. Each theme brings its own scenes, colors, message and app icon. • Choose from 27 scenes, or put your own photo inside the globe. Drag and pinch to frame it just right. • Write your own message and pick its color. Let It Snow • Shake your device to make it snow, or tap Let It Snow. • Turn on Blizzard Mode and the snow never stops. • The screen stays awake and the controls fade away, so your snow globe makes a lovely display on a desk, a shelf or a nightstand. Music to Watch It By • Let the app build a playlist from Apple Music to match the theme, in the genre you like, or pick your own songs from Apple Music or your library. • Play it on your speakers with AirPlay. On iPhone Duo • Stand it half open: the globe sits on the upright half and the controls on the flat half. Or hold it like a book, with the globe on one page and the controls on the other. • Give the hinge a quick wiggle to make it snow. Snow Globe is available in English and Spanish. Playing songs from the Apple Music catalog requires an Apple Music subscription.

Screenshots

Snow4 screens
Magical Snow Globe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Snow at every 2 months against Magical Snow Globe's every 7 months. Snow also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 27.1). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Snow costs $0.99 and Magical Snow Globe $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snow ships an update every 2 months, Magical Snow Globe every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Snow versus Magical Snow Globe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnowMagical Snow Globe
Price$0.99$0.49 — better
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better27.1
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKENSHI DOIhot-n-GUI, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Snow

No in-app purchases

None

Magical Snow Globe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snow free?
Snow costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magical Snow Globe free?
Magical Snow Globe costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Do Snow or Magical Snow Globe have ads?
Neither Snow nor Magical Snow Globe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snow or Magical Snow Globe?
Snow ships an update every 2 months, and Magical Snow Globe every 7 months. Most recently, Snow was updated on November 2, 2026 and Magical Snow Globe on November 8, 2026.

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