Pex vs Snackroach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pex
A casual puzzle game where players clear hexagonal pieces to score points. Enjoy a relaxing experience with options for strategic risk-taking or steady progression. Sync progress across devices and compete on global leaderboards.
- Hexagonal piece clearing gameplay
- Score multiplier options
- iCloud progress syncing
- Game Center leaderboards
- Game Center achievements
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Pex is a relaxing puzzle game about clearing rows of hexagonal pieces. Play at your own pace. Take risks and rack up bonus score faster, or play it safe and grow your score slowly but surely. - Supports iCloud syncing of progress between all your devices. - See your rank against your friends, and around the globe, in the Game Center leaderboards - Achievement hunt with Game Center achievements. Pex includes an In App Purchase, Pex Premium, which helps support the developers. This supports Family Sharing. Pex is built by a team of two, in Australia.
Snackroach
Guide a small creature through challenging levels filled with obstacles and enemies to reach the food gate. Minimize your taps to achieve high scores and unlock achievements in this puzzle-adventure game.
- Cleverly designed levels
- Time-sensitive challenges
- Unique obstacles and adversaries
- Unlockable achievements
- Global leaderboard competition
- Cloud saving for progress
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Assist your distant cousin, Snackroach, on a perilous mission! Guide the courageous little critter towards the coveted food gate while minimizing your taps. Navigate past foes, hurdles, and treacherous rockfalls! KEY FEATURES: • Cleverly designed levels with intricate puzzles • Time-sensitive levels that demand quick reflexes • Unique obstacles, adversaries, and falling rocks • Delightful character animations • Hats • Gradually increasing difficulty • 69 levels! Should I create more? Let me know! • Unlock 12 challenging achievements • Compete on the global leaderboard • Cloud saving to preserve your progress • Easy-to-learn mechanics for swift gameplay initiation HOW TO PLAY: • Tap the desired location to direct Snackroach's movement • Achieve high scores by minimizing your taps NOTE: This game serves as an exposure therapy to alleviate insect-related fears. Enjoy the therapeutic experience!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pex at Free against Snackroach's $1.99. Pex also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Snackroach's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On rating, in-app purchases 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
Pex is free to download; Snackroach costs $1.99 up front. Pex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Snackroach sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pex against 5.0 for Snackroach. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Pex ships an update every 3 weeks, Snackroach every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pex | Snackroach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Kenny | Indest OU |
Customer experience
Pex
Snackroach
In-app purchases
Pex
- Pex Premium$1.99
Snackroach
- Unlimited Clicks$0.99
- Skip Levels$0.99









