Snap Ships vs Riffio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snap Ships
Build and battle with digital versions of constructible toys. Explore a universe, create custom ships with 3D instructions, and bring them to life in augmented reality to battle enemies. Track your collection and unlock new ships daily.
- Build custom ships with 3D instructions
- Augmented Reality ship summoning and testing
- Engage in intense combat flights
- Track and manage toy collection
- Daily unique ship unlocks
- Rank up and unlock new ships
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Explore the vibrant world of Snap Ships! Life-sized digital versions of the constructible toys come to life in the app, and can be summoned into the real world via Augmented Reality. "Build to Battle" with digital building instructions for the core Snap Ships kits, as well as an endless assortment of custom ships unique to the app. Track your collection, prep ships for flight in Augmented Reality, and test fire your ship's weapons as you battle against the Komplex! FEATURES: ◉ EXPLORE the Snap Ships universe; learn about the fleet ◉ BUILD: 3D instructions for core ships, plus endless custom and combination ships ◉ AR: summon ships in Augmented Reality, scan and test systems ◉ BATTLE with ships in quick, intense combat flights against the Komplex ◉ JOIN the Forge as a new recruit, rank up and unlock awesome ships ◉ TRACK your collection and discover new builds to create with your kits ◉ UNIQUE SHIPS will appear in the app every day - an evolving supply of new building ideas for your toy fleet! For information about the Snap Ships toys please visit: https://snapships.com Also find us on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook!
Riffio
This app allows users to create the next season of their favorite shows by making choices that shape the story. Users select characters, settings, and ideas to craft interactive episodes, becoming co-creators of beloved narratives.
- Choose your favorite show
- Select lead characters
- Pick the story setting
- Develop your own ideas
- Make choices to shape the story
- Create 2-minute episodes
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Riffio – Where You Create the Next Season Love Pixel Quest, Miles the Brave and Critter Protectors? Now it’s your turn to create the next season. Riffio is the first interactive storytelling platform where you control the next season of popular shows. Jump into the world of your favorite characters, make big choices, and shape the story with every episode. How It Works 1. Choose the show you love 2. Pick two main characters to lead the new season 3. Select your setting 4. Create your idea 5. At the end of each Riff, choose how the story continues 6. Each Riff is a 2-minute episode. Your choices shape what happens next, again and again. Why Riffio You’re not just listening, you’re creating. Every episode is shaped by you, not a fixed script. It’s easy to start, with no writing required, just pick and play. Riffio gives you the power to co-create the next season of their favorite stories, using simple, guided choices. Download Riffio today and start building the next big adventure. The future of storytelling is in your hands. Read our privacy policy here: https://storybutton.com/pages/policies Read our Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Need Help? Contact us https://support.storybutton.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snap Ships at none against Riffio's 20. Snap Ships also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (80% vs 56%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Riffio sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Snap Ships asks for nothing beyond the download.
Snap Ships holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 137 and 59 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Snap Ships's written reviews are positive against 56% of Riffio's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Snap Ships | Riffio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (137 ratings) — better | 4.1 (59 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 137 — better | 59 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 336 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Snap Ships LLC | Storybutton |
Customer experience
Snap Ships
Riffio
User reviews
Snap Ships
From 137 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great companion app
- 💡 Awesome AR mode
- 🚀 Easy to follow instructions
- ✨ Cool 3D models
- 🤩 Inspiring builds
Room to improve
- 😴 Boring gameplay
- 🤷 Auto-flight needs improvement
- 📉 Limited gameplay
- ⏳ Short story
- 🤔 Unclear scanning instructions
Riffio
From 59 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great stories and content
- 💡 Creative and imaginative stories
- 👨👩👧👦 Kid-friendly content
- 💡 Ability to create own characters
- 👍 Entertains whole family
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 👎 Lack of new content updates
- 👎 App doesn't track listening progress
- 👎 Frustrating user experience
- 👎 Ads in kid-friendly content
Bugs and requests
Snap Ships
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes frequently
- App freezes and is unusable
- Auto-flight sometimes doesn't line up shots
Requested features
10 requests- Add new ships to the app
- Implement custom ship building
- Add games to the app
- Allow scanning of custom builds
- Add flight mode for ground vehicles
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- Implement a filter for builds based on owned sets
- Add more dogfights for the battle map
- Allow users to post custom builds online
- Add gameplay for ground vehicles and drones
- Add Bluetooth dogfight mode
Riffio
Reported bugs
7 issues- App doesn't keep track of listening progress
- App doesn't remember where you left off
- App doesn't show new episodes when they come out
- Subscription from other sources not recognized
- Storycast account not linked
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- Login screen freezes (implied by general frustration)
- Incompatible with older devices (implied by general frustration)
Requested features
9 requests- Add new content regularly
- Implement a search button
- Improve tracking of listening progress
- Ensure child-safe ads only
- Allow linking of existing subscriptions
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- Restore original character voices
- More episodes of Star Keepers
- More content for Pixel Quest
- More content for Critter Protectors
In-app purchases
Snap Ships
No in-app purchases
Riffio
- Riffio Pro 1$2.991 Month
- Riffio Pro 2$4.991 Month
- Riffio Pro 3$7.991 Month
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- Riffio Pro 47 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Riffio Pro 57 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Riffio Standard Monthly$12.991 Month
- Family Monthly plan$12.991 Month
- Riffio Pro 1 Yearly$24.991 Year
- Riffio Pro Monthly$24.991 Month
- Individual Plan7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Riffio Standard Yearly$99.001 Year
- Riffio Pro 5 Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Family Plan7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Riffio Pro Yearly$199.001 Year
- 800 Riffios$0.99
- 4,000 Riffios$4.99
- 8,000 Riffios$9.99
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- 16,000 Riffios$19.99
- 40,000 Riffios$49.99
- 80,000 Riffios$99.99
