Comparison

Snake vs Simple Snake

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

Head to head
About

Snake

Relive the nostalgia of classic mobile gaming with this retro snake arcade experience. Navigate a growing serpent, avoid obstacles, and aim for a high score in this timeless challenge.

Highlights
  • Classic snake gameplay
  • Leaderboards and achievements
  • Scoring system
  • Multiple food types
  • Body size counter
Features
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The classic snake game that gets longer each time a food is been eaten. This classic snake game brings back memories during the nokia era where the game was widely popular played. The player controls a dot, square, or object on a bordered plane. As it moves forward, it leaves a trail behind, resembling a moving snake. The player loses when the snake runs into the screen border, a trail or itself. The game includes features such - leaderboards and achievements - scoring system depending on levels - 2 types of different food being spawned - a max store which store on the current device itself - a count of the snake body size.

About

Simple Snake

Features
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Craving a blast from the past? The classic Snake game you love is back, bigger and better than ever! Simple & Intuitive: Just tap left or right to control the snake - perfect for all ages! Fullscreen Frenzy: Experience the action in glorious fullscreen, maximizing your gaming experience. Leaderboard Challenge: Compete with friends and the world to become the ultimate snake master! Download Now and Get Ready to Get Hooked!

Screenshots

Snake4 screens
Simple Snake3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Snake at every 4 days against Snake's every 2 months. Snake's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snake ships an update every 2 months, Simple Snake every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Snake versus Simple Snake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnakeSimple Snake
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSikYi ChanOrbay Caglayan Simsek

In-app purchases

None

Snake

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Snake

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snake free?
Snake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Snake free?
Simple Snake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Snake or Simple Snake have ads?
Neither Snake nor Simple Snake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snake or Simple Snake?
Snake ships an update every 2 months, and Simple Snake every 4 days. Most recently, Snake was updated on November 2, 2026 and Simple Snake on October 30, 2026.

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