Comparison

Snake Games vs Snake Returns

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Classic snake gameplay
  • Retro arcade style
  • Eat stars to grow
  • Unlimited lives
  • Awesome graphics
Features
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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

About

Snake Returns

Features
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Snake Returns is the classic grid game, rebuilt with care for players who remember how it is supposed to feel. THE RULES DON'T BEND - A fixed 20 × 15 grid, identical on every phone and tablet. - One cell per tick. Eat, grow one segment, score one point. Nothing else scores. - Hit a wall or yourself and the run is over. No lives, no shields, no power-ups. - The pace climbs as your score does, on the same curve for everyone, so every score on the leaderboard means the same thing. IT FEELS RIGHT - Movement is strictly grid-locked, but the snake is drawn smoothly between cells and rounds its corners, so it moves like a snake rather than a stack of squares. - A solid D-pad sits below the playfield and never covers it. Mirror it for either hand or drag it where you want it. Prefer swipes? Switch in settings. - Your next turn is buffered the instant you press it, with a haptic tap to confirm, so fast turns land when you meant them to. - Sound and haptics each have their own switch. NO ADS WHILE YOU PLAY - No advertisement of any kind appears while the snake is alive. - Die, and you may watch one optional video to continue: the game rewinds a few moves to a safe position and play resumes. One continue per run, never more. - If an ad can't load, the game simply carries on. Play Again is always instant. EARN YOUR THEMES - Unlock themes by playing, and a few by setting high scores. Themes change the look, food and sound, never the rules. - Leaderboards and achievements through Game Center. Sign-in is optional, and the game itself plays fully offline. - Share a score card of any finished run. REMOVE ADS A single one-time purchase removes all advertising from this app, permanently, as the app exists today. The continue stays available, without an ad. The purchase does not include future content or themes and does not guarantee compatibility with future operating-system versions. Restore it any time through your store account; no separate account is needed. Support: https://silverbackbiz.com/apps/snake-returns/support/

Screenshots

Snake Games2 screens
Snake Returns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snake Games at none against Snake Returns's 1. Snake Games also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Snake Returns's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 91 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Snake Returns sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Snake Games asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snake Games ships an update every 91 months, Snake Returns every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Snake Games versus Snake Returns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnake GamesSnake Returns
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (220 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings220 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 91 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with ads—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB36 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBlock Puzzle GamesSilverback Enterprises

In-app purchases

None

Snake Games

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Snake Returns

One-time1
  • Remove ads$3.49

Questions

Is Snake Games free?
Snake Games is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snake Returns free?
Snake Returns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Snake Games or Snake Returns have ads?
Both Snake Games and Snake Returns show ads.
Which is updated more often, Snake Games or Snake Returns?
Snake Games ships an update every 91 months, and Snake Returns every 3 days. Most recently, Snake Games was updated on November 2, 2026 and Snake Returns on October 31, 2026.

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