Boxes vs Snake vs Prickle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boxes vs Snake
Control a snake by tapping to move it left or right. The goal is to avoid obstacles while collecting items to grow the snake. It's a simple, addictive arcade-style game.
- Tap controls
- Snake growth
- Obstacle avoidance
- Item collection
- Addictive gameplay
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Tap to move the snake left/right. Avoid the boxes and collect balls to feed the snake.
Prickle
This logic puzzle game challenges you to deduce the correct placement of hedgehogs in a burrow based on simple rules. Enjoy daily puzzles, unlock new hedgehogs, and play offline.
- Pure logic deduction
- Daily and weekly puzzles
- Endless generated levels
- Unlockable hedgehog characters
- Offline play
- Gentle hints and undo
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Little hedgehogs. Lovely logic. Find the right spot for every hedgehog in Prickle, a cozy logic puzzle game inspired by Star Battle. Place one hedgehog in every row, column and region. Hedgehogs cannot touch, even diagonally. Explore Classic grids from 6×6 to 12×12. Clear level 40 to unlock Expert puzzles, where each row, column and region needs two hedgehogs. Return for the Daily Burrow, keep a streak going and follow your progress in the calendar. Every Monday brings Quill Quest, a weekly 12×12 challenge. Follow three adventure trails and make yourself at home. Your journey tracks eight decorative keepsakes to earn as you solve. Choose from six regular hedgehog looks and use coins to unlock your favorites. Pumpkin is a special Halloween reward. Invite a friend with a code for a private 1v1 puzzle race. Compare your progress on three Game Center leaderboards: Classic Levels, Expert Levels and Best Daily Streak. Keep your progress across devices with optional Sign in with Apple or Facebook. Use undo to rethink a move, spend coins on a hint or turn on region symbols for another way to read the board. Play solo puzzles offline. Friend races, leaderboards and cloud saves require an internet connection. Pick your hedgehog, settle into a grid and find your next clever move. Privacy Policy: https://ayubgames.com/privacy Support: support@ayubgames.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boxes vs Snake at none against Prickle's 4. Boxes vs Snake also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Prickle's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). 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. Prickle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Boxes vs Snake asks for nothing beyond the download.
Boxes vs Snake holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively.
Boxes vs Snake ships an update every 18 months, Prickle every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boxes vs Snake | Prickle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 307 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GASP Mobile Games Inc | Ayub Muse |
Customer experience
Boxes vs Snake
Prickle
In-app purchases
Boxes vs Snake
No in-app purchases
Prickle
- Pouch of Coins - 300 Coins$1.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
- Basket of Coins - 1000 Coins$4.99
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- Hoard of Coins - 3500 Coins$9.99
