Comparison

Oopstacles vs Snow Kids

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

Head to head
About

Oopstacles

Guide captured creatures through a chaotic obstacle course, enjoying physics-based wipeouts and one-touch controls. Compete globally, master challenges, and even use voice commands to control your avatar. Collect avatars and share your funniest moments.

Highlights
  • Physics-based wipeouts
  • One-touch controls
  • GIF recording
  • Avatar collection
  • Versus Mode
  • Challenge Mode
  • Voice control (Scream Mode)
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Help the captured creatures dodge their doom in the ultimate obstacle course! - Chuckle at crazy physics-based wipeouts! - Master memorable obstacles with wonderful one-touch controls! - Record ridiculous GIFs to share with friends! - Amass dozens of amazing avatars! New! - Versus Mode lets you race against players from around the world for big rewards! - Challenge Mode contains 1000 crafted progression levels, a new leaderboard, achievements, and awesome rewards! - Scream Mode uses voice control to make your avatar jog or run! New leaderboard included! - Use the button on the left in main menu to switch game modes! - Save your progress to the cloud! Recommended for iPhone 5, iPad Air or better.

About

Snow Kids

Embark on an arcade snowball fight adventure in this retro-inspired platformer. Explore diverse worlds, battle snow minions and bosses, and enjoy classic controls and chiptune music. Collect gems and uncover secrets in this fun-filled quest.

Highlights
  • Addictive action platformer
  • Cute pixel art graphics
  • Traditional platform controls
  • Epic boss fights
  • Gem collection
  • Explore 4 different worlds
Features
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Join the other kids on the block for the most epic arcade snowball fight. Snow Kids is a quality platformer game with pure arcade action and retro goodness. Mr. Penguin is sleeping inside his nice house until some pesky kids show up and throw snowballs at the window, waking up Mr. Penguin from his deserved rest. What is Mr. Penguin to do now? The answer is easy, fight back! This means to explore 4 different worlds and get ready to face an army of snow minions and epic bosses. Will you be able to reach the hot lava volcano? Snow Kids features many different stages, some nice snow plains, a snowy night environment, a mysterious cave, and a dangerous volcano. The snow plain is the easiest stage, with kids throwing snowballs at you and different snow plants and mountain sheep. The snowy night features some pesky minions dropping from the sky just to make your day harder. The mysterious cave is full of beetles and rolling rocks that you'll have to throw down a cliff by tossing a lot of snowballs at them. Finally you'll reach the volcano stage with a lot of fire and enemies ready to fight! The pixel art in this game is super cute, it resembles cute arcade games from the 90s like Super Mario or Kirby. The controls are also super easy and intuitive, you'll be able to jump, toss snowballs, and explore the level with simple directional keys like in most platformer games. The music are chiptune style and take inspiration from classic Nintendo games from the past. Don't miss Snow Kids, it's a super fun adventure and cute platformer game. Here's some of the features: • Addictive action platformer! • Cute pixel art graphics and music. • Traditional platform controls. • Epic boss fights • Can you find all the gems?

Screenshots

Oopstacles4 screens
Snow Kids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Oopstacles at Free against Snow Kids's $1.99. Oopstacles also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (89% vs 60%). Snow Kids's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, monetization model, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Oopstacles is free to download; Snow Kids costs $1.99 up front. Oopstacles sells 20 one-off in-app purchases and Snow Kids sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Oopstacles holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Oopstacles has 1.3K ratings behind it against 215, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Oopstacles's written reviews are positive against 60% of Snow Kids's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Oopstacles ships an update monthly, Snow Kids every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Oopstacles versus Snow Kids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOopstaclesSnow Kids
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better3.7 (215 ratings)
Positive reviews88.7% of reviews — better60.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better215
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB23 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCrystal Pug Pty LtdGionathan Pesaresi

Customer experience

Oopstacles

All ratings1,324 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral6.3%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews637 reviews
Positive88.7%
Neutral7.4%
Negative3.9%

Snow Kids

All ratings215 ratings
Positive66.5%
Neutral8.4%
Negative25.1%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive60.4%
Neutral10.8%
Negative28.8%

User reviews

Oopstacles

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Entertaining game
  • 🎨 Cute characters and graphics
  • 🕹️ Simple and intuitive controls
  • 🕹️ Automatic jumping mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive obstacle courses
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for characters
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🕹️ Lack of player control (automatic jumping)

Snow Kids

From 215 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Charming retro pixel art graphics and aesthetics
  • 🎵 Enjoyable chiptune music and audio design
  • ⭐ Solid platformer mechanics and gameplay foundation
  • 🆓 Free-to-play with optional in-app purchases
  • 😊 Cute and adorable character design

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements throughout gameplay
  • 🐛 Frequent game freezes and crashes
  • 🎮 Unresponsive and inconsistent controls on iPad
  • ⏱️ Very short game length (only 20 levels)
  • 🎯 Unfair level design with off-screen hazards

Bugs and requests

Oopstacles

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes when loading certain levels
  • Versus mode matchmaking issues
  • Coins not properly awarded after watching ads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more varied obstacle courses
  • Implement player-controlled jumping
  • Introduce a level creator feature
  • Add online multiplayer mode

Snow Kids

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Level 11 softlock with ram/sheep section preventing progression
  • Rams/enemies escaping arena boundaries
  • Game freezes after finishing levels with music still playing
  • Game freezes when ads finish playing
  • Softlock when creatures pass arena barriers
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  • Moving platforms not synchronized (especially level 17)
  • Fire hitbox extends beyond visible flames
  • Game crashes on level 10 requiring reinstall
  • Unresponsive jump and attack buttons
  • Game freezes after completing ads at checkpoints
  • New update causing widespread freezing issues

Requested features

11 requests
  • More levels (100+ suggested by multiple users)
  • Level select/replay functionality
  • World map to tie levels together
  • Final boss fight or more boss variety
  • Adjustable control button placement
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  • Bluetooth controller support
  • Health recovery items like mushrooms
  • Sequel with improved controls and more content
  • Microsoft Store release
  • Reduced ad frequency
  • Ability to chain dodges for faster traversal

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Oopstacles

One-time20
  • 10 Shields$0.99
  • Bulb Head$0.99
  • Panda$0.99
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  • Ninja$0.99
  • Samurai$0.99
  • Gator$0.99
  • Chameleon$0.99
  • Rocket$0.99
  • Grinch$0.99
  • Carrot$0.99
  • Copter$0.99
  • Banana$0.99
  • Pizza$0.99
  • Unicorn$0.99
  • Animal Pack 1$3.99
  • Villain Pack 1$3.99
  • Piggy Bank$3.99
  • Hero Pack 1$3.99
  • Animal Pack 2$3.99
  • 100 Shields$3.99
1 purchases

Snow Kids

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Oopstacles free?
Oopstacles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snow Kids free?
Snow Kids costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Oopstacles or Snow Kids?
Oopstacles is rated higher. Oopstacles averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Snow Kids averages 3.7 from 215 ratings.
Do Oopstacles or Snow Kids have ads?
Oopstacles shows ads; Snow Kids does not.
Which is updated more often, Oopstacles or Snow Kids?
Oopstacles ships an update monthly, and Snow Kids every 3 months. Most recently, Oopstacles was updated on October 16, 2026 and Snow Kids on October 17, 2026.

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