Lichess vs SNAX MACHINE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lichess
Play chess online with millions of users, participate in tournaments, solve puzzles, and analyze games. This free and open-source application offers a comprehensive chess experience for players of all levels, with features for learning and casual play.
- Real-time and correspondence chess
- Arena tournaments
- Chess puzzles
- Game analysis with Stockfish
- Interactive study feature
- Chess clock
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Lichess is a free/libre, open-source chess application powered by volunteers and donations. Today, Lichess users play more than five million games every day. Lichess is one of the most popular chess websites in the world while remaining 100% free. The following features are available right now: - play real time or correspondence chess - play arena tournaments - play against online bots - solve chess puzzles from a wide variety of themes, online or offline - race against the clock in Puzzle Storm - analyse your games with latest Stockfish locally or on the server - board editor - study chess with a collaborative and interactive study feature - learn board coordinates - play over the board with a friend - watch live chess broadcasts from all major chess tournaments - watch Lichess TV and online streamers - use a chess clock for your over the board games - many different board themes and piece sets - custom background themes - translated into 55 languages
SNAX MACHINE
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Today, one lone snax machine. Tomorrow, the world! You inherited a vending machine. The bank wants it back. Stack snacks, clear shelves, and out-snax the loan officer one installment payment at a time. It's a block game, but with more depth, and in 3D. And the blocks are snacks. Clear rows on the front face and watch the stack collapse through the machine. Line up interesting and unique stax of snax for your hungry customers. Snack and awe. Two ways to stack: GRIND TIME: Roguelite by calendar. Every cleared row burns a day. Every month ends with a payment that swells like a shaken soda. Pick one of dozens of upgrades between bills, and then dodge dozens of monthly hazards and catastrophes. Climb four difficulty tiers, from sunny CASINO down through FOOD COURT and OFFICE to the shady BLOCK MARKET. Pay the loan off and you've earned the right to go full WORLD DOMINATION. CRUNCH TIME: Pure score chase. No loans, no upgrades, no mercy. Just you, your snax, your score, and someone's foot on the accelerator. On the menu: Pixel-art snack pieces Intuitive 3D controls: drag, swipe, twist. Spin the cabinet to peek behind the front face. On-screen button mode if you don't like drag-and-twist. Plays nice with controllers, keyboards, touchscreens, and sugar-free soda. Don't get salty, but there's over 40 hazards and catastrophes to spice up your life. Dozens of sweet upgrades that dictate wildly different strategies. Build a streak machine, a cookie factory, or bet your run on perfection. Price of admission: CRUNCH TIME is free forever. GRIND TIME plays free through April 15. The full calendar, every upgrade, every market, and WORLD DOMINATION mode are all yours with a one-time deposit. Stack like your future depends on it. Because it does. Cooked up by Rogue Potato. Few real snacks were harmed during the making of this game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lichess at none against SNAX MACHINE's 1. Lichess also leads on chart position (#56 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. SNAX MACHINE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lichess asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Lichess | SNAX MACHINE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (662 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 51.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 662 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #56 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | LICHESS.ORG | JASON ALAN DOTY |
Bugs and requests
Lichess
Reported bugs
1 issue- Swipe-to-go-back gesture interferes with piece placement
Requested features
3 requests- Name of opening in opening explorer
- Ability to add and subtract additional things on the homepage
- Reset/replay button on puzzles
SNAX MACHINE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lichess
No in-app purchases
SNAX MACHINE
- Full Unlock$4.99







