Snake Games vs Mad Snake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snake Games
Experience classic arcade gameplay with a retro snake game. Eat stars to grow your snake, but avoid crashing into yourself. Enjoy unlimited lives and a nostalgic visual style.
- Classic snake gameplay
- Retro arcade style
- Eat stars to grow
- Unlimited lives
- Awesome graphics
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Play the classic Snake game every day! Awesome retro arcade gameplay. Eat the stars to grow bigger, but make sure you don't crash into yourself! How big can you grow? Features of Snake by Block Puzzle Games: - Retro style and controls. Snake moves one block at a time just like the classic arcade version - Unlimited lives. Play forever! - Awesome graphics
Mad Snake
Experience a retro snake game with modern polish and smooth controls. Navigate through 13 unique levels, each with increasing challenges and themed arenas. Unlock Mad Mode for an endless survival challenge and use fireball power-ups to blast through obstacles.
- 13 unique themed levels
- Fireball power-ups
- Enemy snake and obstacles
- Mad Mode endless challenge
- Customizable snake skins
- Offline play
- Game Center leaderboards
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The Snake Game You Can't Put Down - slither, survive, and conquer all 13 levels to unlock the ultimate challenge: Mad Mode! Mad Snake is a fast-paced arcade snake game for iPhone with modern polish, smooth controls, and a thrilling level progression that will test your reflexes and strategy. Simple to learn. Impossible to stop. START SIMPLE, GET WILD Begin with the basics in Level 1, then face static obstacles, green apples worth triple points, a cunning enemy snake that patrols the board, and fiery power-ups that let you fight back. Each level ramps up the speed and challenge. 13 UNIQUE LEVELS Level 1 - Learn the ropes with a clean grid Level 2 - Dodge static obstacles placed across the board Level 3 - Chase green apples for bonus points before they vanish Level 4 - Avoid the enemy snake while collecting apples Level 5 - The ultimate test: max speed, all hazards, green apple hunt Level 6 - A stunning Forest arena with a whole new look and feel Level 7 - A sun-soaked Beach arena: gather seashells and weave around tide pools Level 8 - A frosty Snow arena: collect snowflakes while dodging silent snowmen Level 9 - A rugged Outback arena: snag avocados while bounding clear of kangaroos Level 10 - A star-spangled USA arena: grab burgers in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty Level 11 - A lively Rio Carnival arena: feast on BBQ as you wind between palm trees Level 12 - A festive Fiesta Grande arena: collect tacos and steer around prickly cacti Level 13 - A serene Cherry Blossom arena: gather sushi beneath drifting cherry blossoms POWER UP WITH FIREBALLS Eat fire to spit fireballs. Blast through obstacles, take out the enemy snake, and clear your path when things get tight. Every flame you collect gives you ammo to burn. UNLOCK MAD MODE Beat all 13 levels to enter Mad Mode - an endless survival challenge where you push for the highest score possible. How long can you last? FEATURES - 4 unique snake skins to customize your style - Fireball power-ups - eat fire to torch obstacles and enemies - Responsive D-Pad and swipe-screen controls with reversal protection - Green apples that appear for limited time - grab them for 3x points - Static obstacles and a roaming enemy snake to keep you on your toes - Share your score directly to social media - 3 lives per run - every move counts - Game Map lets you navigate levels and track your progression - Local high score board - track your top 10 games - Game Center leaderboard - compete with players around the world - Sound effects and haptic feedback - Works offline - play anywhere, anytime - Privacy first - all data stays on your device Free to play. Optional in-app purchases to remove ads, customise snakes, and unlock advanced arenas.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mad Snake at 100% against Snake Games's 40%. Mad Snake also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 91 months). Snake Games's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (220 vs 5). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Mad Snake sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Snake Games asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mad Snake holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snake Games has 220 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Snake Games's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mad Snake's.
Snake Games ships an update every 91 months, Mad Snake every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snake Games | Mad Snake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (220 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 91 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with ads — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 177 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Block Puzzle Games | Rodrigo Bonilha Tolledo |
Customer experience
Snake Games
Mad Snake
In-app purchases
Snake Games
No in-app purchases
Mad Snake
- Snake Skin Sunglasses$0.99
- Snake Skin Sunflower$0.99
- Snake Skin Pride$0.99
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- Unlock All Skins$1.99
- Skip to Level 9$1.99
- Skip to Level 10$1.99
- Skip to Level 12$1.99
- Skip to Level 11$1.99
- Skip to Level 13$1.99
- Unlock Everything$9.99








