Cylinders vs Tubesnake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cylinders
Stack blocks vertically to construct the tallest possible cylinder. Compete to achieve the highest score and challenge your friends to beat your achievements.
- Build cylinders vertically
- Reach highest score
- Challenge friends
- Stack blocks
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Build up the cylinders as high as you can! Reach the highest score and challenge your friends.
Tubesnake
Guide a pixel character through a map using your watch's crown. Compete with friends to achieve high scores in this addictive game designed for Apple Watch and iPhone.
- Watch crown control
- Pixel character navigation
- High score tracking
- Multi-device support (Apple Watch & iPhone)
- Addictive gameplay
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A highly addictive game for everyone with a little time on their hands, literally. Guide your pixel through the map by using the crown on your watch and beat your friends highscores! This game works great on both Apple Watch and iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cylinders at Free against Tubesnake's $1.99. Cylinders also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 15) and device support (5 vs 3). Tubesnake's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Cylinders is free to download; Tubesnake costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tubesnake holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cylinders has 1.3K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Cylinders's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tubesnake's.
Cylinders ships an update every 6 weeks, Tubesnake weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cylinders | Tubesnake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.3K ratings) | 4.6 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #121 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Khang Le | Hesselbom Tech AB |
Customer experience
Cylinders
Tubesnake
Bugs and requests
Cylinders
Reported bugs
3 issues- Accuracy issues when tapping the screen
- Leaderboard not showing scores properly
- Frequent lags and glitches
Requested features
3 requests- Add more colors and levels
- Fix leaderboard issues
- Improve accuracy and reduce lag
Tubesnake
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cylinders
No in-app purchases
Tubesnake
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Cylinders free?
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