Crates! vs Old
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crates!
A physics-based puzzle game where players must strategically remove crates to safely land a yellow crate on a brown one. New crate types with unique behaviors are introduced every five levels, increasing the challenge. The game features 75 levels and a variety of crate mechanics.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Strategic crate removal
- Progressive level difficulty
- Introduction of new crate types
- 75 challenging levels
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The goal of the game is to place the yellow crate safely on top of a brown crate. You have to remove all the other crates (by tapping them) in order to complete the level. The level will restart if the yellow crate hits the ground. Every 5th level, a new type of crate is revealed. New crates have different attributes and different behaviors when you tap them. The Game Currently Contains: - 75 Levels - 13 Types of Crates
Old
Navigate a rapidly growing snake-filled arena, outmaneuvering opponents to survive and claim victory. Test your reflexes and strategic thinking in this fast-paced survival challenge.
- Snake survival gameplay
- Outlive opponents
- Rapidly growing snakes
- Fast-paced action
- Strategic maneuvering
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The snakes are growing at a rapid rate, and you're running out of space! Out live the other snakes to win!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crates! at 100% against Old's 0%. Crates! also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0). Old's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Crates! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Crates!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Old's.
Crates! ships an update every 2 months, Old every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Crates! | Old |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Dag Andersen | New Age Software LLC |
Customer experience
Crates!
Old
In-app purchases
Crates!
No in-app purchases
Old
No in-app purchases
