Cyclo vs Snake Classic Retro Arcade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cyclo
An endless sidescrolling game where players must rotate their character to dodge incoming blocks. The unique mechanic involves swapping rotation direction to swerve between obstacles, with increasing difficulty and unpredictable challenges.
- Endless sidescrolling gameplay
- Rotation-based dodging
- Unique block patterns
- Increasing difficulty challenges
- Unpredictable obstacle changes
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Cyclo is an endless sidescrolling game, where your one and only goal is to dodge the incoming blocks. But there's a twist: you can't move your character up and down! Instead, you must harness the power of rotation to swerve between obstacles. There is a unique trait to the incoming blocks: they never come in pairs. This means, with careful timing, you can swap your direction of rotation and swerve right between them! Watch out! At various points throughout the game, it will become more difficult to survive. Watch out for things like your character moving up and down, blocks increasing speed, or even blocks switching to different heights at the last second! ---------------------------------------- This game was first created for a WWDC student scholarship application, before being improved for launch on the App Store.
Snake Classic Retro Arcade
Relive the nostalgia of classic arcade games with this retro-style snake game. Customize your experience with unique color options and multiple control layouts. Challenge yourself with increasing difficulty levels and compete globally.
- Retro pixel art style
- Customizable snake colors
- Four control pad layouts
- Ten difficulty levels
- Online achievements and leaderboards
- Large play area
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Retro-style classic snake. One of the old games that you will never forget. Classic snake with classic gameplay, just eat, grow and have fun! Also this one is the best pixel-retro snake with unique features: - True retro-looking elements to make you feel classic old games climate - You can customize your snake console emulator with your own colors. - 4 types of controls (pad layouts for controlling snake). - 10 difficulty levels affecting snake speed. - Big snake moving area. - Online achievements and leaderboard. Controls and colors are changed in settings menu. Enjoy classic snake with a bit of refreshment!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snake Classic Retro Arcade at none against Cyclo's 1. Snake Classic Retro Arcade also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (45 vs 1). Cyclo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On price 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. Cyclo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Snake Classic Retro Arcade asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cyclo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snake Classic Retro Arcade has 45 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cyclo ships an update every 32 months, Snake Classic Retro Arcade every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Cyclo | Snake Classic Retro Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (45 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 45 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Avery Vine | Janusz Jankowski |
Customer experience
Cyclo
Snake Classic Retro Arcade
In-app purchases
Cyclo
- Remove AdsFree
Snake Classic Retro Arcade
No in-app purchases
Questions
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