Comparison

Hamster Maze vs Snake Crusher

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

Head to head
About

Hamster Maze

Guide a cute hamster through challenging mazes filled with interactive obstacles. Customize your pet with various accessories and unlock new items as you progress. Experience thrilling new gameplay mechanics like gliding and bubble riding.

Highlights
  • Navigate mazes with obstacles
  • Climb stairs, swing, crawl, roll
  • Intuitive one-hand control
  • Hamster customization and rescue
  • Glider and bubble gameplay
  • Unlockable customizations
Features
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Guide your funny and cute hamster through the maze full of obstacles.  Climb stairs, balance on swing, crawl over balls, roll through tubes and pass many other funny and interactive barriers. Nothing can stop you on your way to the desired food! Lead the hamster with intuitive one-hand control and enjoy the funny animations of your pet. Customize your hamster however you want! Rescue the hamsters to choose them. Change their clothes, accessories, hats and even moustache. Combine them to get the most stylish or the funniest hamster. Progress through the game to unlock even more customizations. Feel the speed and the freedom of the flight with the new glider gameplay. Jump into a pool full of soap bubbles to ride one and reach the higher places. Can you beat the obstacle course and escape the maze? No hamster was harmed during the development of this game!

About

Snake Crusher

Control a massive python on a football field, growing larger as you collect players and crush opponents. Strategically create loops to engulf hordes of enemies and dominate the field.

Highlights
  • Collect players to grow larger
  • Crush enemies to defeat them
  • Create loops to trap enemies
  • Dominate the football field
  • Experience giant python gameplay
Features
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Feel like a huge python crashing into a football field and crushing everyone who gets in its way. - Collect players in a bunch - Defeat everyone and get bigger - Create loops and crush hordes of enemies

Screenshots

Hamster Maze4 screens
Snake Crusher4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hamster Maze and Snake Crusher both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 62% of Hamster Maze's written reviews are positive against 25% of Snake Crusher's. Hamster Maze also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (48K vs 12K). Snake Crusher's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Hamster Maze sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Snake Crusher sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Hamster Maze against 4.6 for Snake Crusher. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48K and 12K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Hamster Maze's written reviews are positive against 25% of Snake Crusher's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hamster Maze ships an update every 2 months, Snake Crusher every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hamster Maze versus Snake Crusher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHamster MazeSnake Crusher
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (48K ratings) — better4.6 (12K ratings)
Positive reviews62.0% of reviews — better25.4% of reviews
Number of ratings48K — better12K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size331 MB360 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperZPLAY (HK) TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDSUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD

Customer experience

Hamster Maze

All ratings48,314 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews745 reviews
Positive62.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative26.8%

Snake Crusher

All ratings11,773 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive25.4%
Neutral20.1%
Negative54.4%

User reviews

Hamster Maze

From 48K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🐹 Cute and realistic hamster animations
  • 🎨 Fun and creative obstacle course elements
  • 👍 Easy to control and play
  • 💖 Addictive and entertaining gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🙄 Excessive advertisements
  • 🐛 Frequent game freezes and crashes
  • 🤯 Inability to progress past certain levels due to bugs
  • 😤 In-app purchase issues (ads not removed)

Snake Crusher

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun to play
  • 👍 Relaxing game
  • 💡 Addictive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Game stops working
  • 🐛 Invisible snake
  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy

Bugs and requests

Hamster Maze

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes when trying to name new hamster
  • Unable to progress past level 9 due to glitch
  • Ads still present even after purchasing ad-free version
  • Hamster getting stuck or unable to be saved

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to rename hamsters
  • More customization options for hamster house
  • Reduced ad frequency or ad-free mode
  • Smoother progression and fewer game-breaking bugs

Snake Crusher

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes
  • Snake goes invisible
  • Inability to progress past certain levels
  • Upgrades not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and environments
  • Reduce ads
  • Add more upgrades and customization
  • Improve performance and stability

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Hamster Maze

One-time8
  • Some Fruits$0.99
  • No Ads$1.99
  • A lot of fruits$3.99
Show 5 more
  • Unicorn Skin Pack$4.99
  • Sheriff Skin Pack$4.99
  • Dress Up Pack$7.99
  • House Upgrade$7.99
  • Starter Pack3 variants$9.99
3 purchases

Snake Crusher

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Remove Ads Cash Bundle Small$3.99
  • Remove Ads Cash Bundle Big$5.99

Questions

Is Hamster Maze free?
Hamster Maze is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snake Crusher free?
Snake Crusher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hamster Maze or Snake Crusher?
Hamster Maze is rated higher. Hamster Maze averages 4.7 out of 5 from 48K ratings, while Snake Crusher averages 4.6 from 12K ratings.
Do Hamster Maze or Snake Crusher have ads?
Snake Crusher shows ads; Hamster Maze does not.
Which is updated more often, Hamster Maze or Snake Crusher?
Hamster Maze ships an update every 2 months, and Snake Crusher every 9 days. Most recently, Hamster Maze was updated on November 8, 2026 and Snake Crusher on November 8, 2026.

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