Comparison

Snakebird Primer vs Red's First Flight

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

Head to head
About

Snakebird Primer

A casual puzzle game featuring new characters and challenges on a relaxed island. It serves as an introduction to more complex puzzles for players of all ages.

Highlights
  • New characters and puzzles
  • Relaxed island setting
  • Easier challenges
  • Explorable new areas
  • Suitable for families
Features
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The snakebirds are back, this time yellowbird joins the team on a more relaxed island with easier puzzles. A casual puzzle game for the entire family as well as a primer for the serious challenges of the original game. Featuring all new puzzles on a bigger island, new places to explore, more bird, more fruit, more everything.

About

Red's First Flight

Launch birds with a slingshot to destroy structures and defeat greedy pigs who have stolen eggs. This classic physics-based puzzle game offers hundreds of levels and unique bird abilities for strategic and skillful gameplay.

Highlights
  • Physics-based slingshot gameplay
  • 8 original episodes with over 390 levels
  • Unique bird powers
  • 3-star all levels
  • Golden Egg hunting
  • Classic characters
  • Mighty Eagle support
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Rebuilt from the ground up, Red's First Flight is a faithful re-make of the original Angry Birds game that took the world by storm! The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake. Dish out revenge on the greedy pigs who stole their eggs. Use the unique powers of each bird to destroy the pigs' defenses. Angry Birds features challenging physics-based gameplay and hours of replay value. Each level requires logic, skill and force to solve! – Enjoy fun and satisfying slingshot gameplay! – Play all 8 original Angry Birds episodes from 2012 – over 390 levels! – 3-star all the levels and hunt for the Golden Eggs! – All the original classic characters just as you remember them! – Call in the Mighty Eagle to destroy those hard-to-beat levels! – No IAPs! – No intrusive pop-up ads interrupting gameplay! Relive your first smartphone gaming experience with THE mobile game of mobile games. We may update the game periodically, for example, to add new features or content or to fix bugs or other technical issues. Please note that the game may not function properly if you do not have the newest version installed. If you have not installed the latest update, Rovio will not be responsible for the game failing to function as expected. -------- Terms of Use: http://www.rovio.com/eula Privacy Policy: http://www.rovio.com/privacy

Screenshots

Snakebird Primer4 screens
Red's First Flight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Red's First Flight at 84K against Snakebird Primer's 21. Red's First Flight also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and price ($4.99 vs $7.99). Snakebird Primer's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Snakebird Primer costs $7.99 and Red's First Flight $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Red's First Flight holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Red's First Flight has 84K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Snakebird Primer's written reviews are positive against 85% of Red's First Flight's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Snakebird Primer versus Red's First Flight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnakebird PrimerRed's First Flight
Price$7.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.4 (21 ratings)4.8 (84K ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews84.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2184K — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#2 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB212 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNoumenon GamesRovio Entertainment Oyj

Customer experience

Snakebird Primer

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral15.4%
Negative7.7%

Red's First Flight

All ratings82,992 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews2,408 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative11.2%

Bugs and requests

Snakebird Primer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Red's First Flight

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Persistent white popup after restarting levels
  • Impossible to get 100% on certain levels
  • Sound issues when skipping cutscenes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Bring back other classic Angry Birds games
  • Add more levels/episodes
  • Restore missing features (Red's Mighty Feathers, etc.)
  • Improve physics and visual consistency

In-app purchases

None

Snakebird Primer

No in-app purchases

None

Red's First Flight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snakebird Primer free?
Snakebird Primer costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Red's First Flight free?
Red's First Flight costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Snakebird Primer or Red's First Flight?
Red's First Flight is rated higher. Snakebird Primer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Red's First Flight averages 4.8 from 84K ratings.
Do Snakebird Primer or Red's First Flight have ads?
Neither Snakebird Primer nor Red's First Flight shows ads.

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