Comparison

Chain 3! vs Snake Away

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

Head to head
About

Chain 3!

Connect chains of the same color to crush them in this original match puzzle game. Strategize your moves to achieve objectives before time runs out, utilizing powerful boosters and combos to clear the board. Embark on a journey to become the top player worldwide.

Highlights
  • Original chain matching gameplay
  • Connect same-colored chains
  • Strategic move planning
  • Boosters and combos
  • Multiple levels
  • Objective-based challenges
Features
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WELCOME TO A NEW & ORIGINAL MATCH PUZZLE ! Are you ready? Connect chains from the same color to crush them! Easy to control but hard to master, a simple tap on the chains is what you need! Watch out your moves, you need to achieve the objectives before you run out! Use boosters and combos to help you clear the board and live your journey to become the number one in the world! Featuring: ◉ Original concept and gameplay ◉ Boosters and combos including; bombs, rockets and helicopters! ◉ Leaderboards coming soon ◉ Quests coming soon ◉ Lots of levels ◉ Loads of fun! ◉ And much more! Try It!

About

Snake Away

A challenging puzzle board game where you strategically move snakes to find smooth exits without collisions. It tests your logic, critical thinking, and timing with increasingly difficult levels.

Highlights
  • Puzzle board gameplay
  • Strategic snake movement
  • Challenging levels
  • Logic and critical thinking tests
  • Timing precision challenges
  • Smooth exit navigation
Features
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Snake Away is a fun and addictive puzzle board game. Its fun, easy and sometimes a little tricky. It’s more than just tapping snakes' heads - it's a fun escape experience that'll take you to another level! Jams in a board, challenging parking situations, angry snakes and much more. Solve puzzles which get harder each level, choose which snake to move so you can find smooth exits without hitting anything and anyone, complete levels without getting stuck, and more! In this funny and colorful game, you challenge your logic skills, critical thinking, and timing precision.

Screenshots

Chain 3!4 screens
Snake Away4 screens

Verdict

The call

Chain 3! and Snake Away both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Snake Away's written reviews are positive against 54% of Chain 3!'s. Snake Away also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Chain 3!'s advantage is ratings volume (3.7K vs 2). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chain 3! sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Snake Away asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Chain 3! against 4.5 for Snake Away. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chain 3! has 3.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Chain 3!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Snake Away's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chain 3! ships an update every 10 days, Snake Away weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chain 3! versus Snake Away: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChain 3!Snake Away
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.7K ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.7K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB109 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVoodooBenjamin Richy

Customer experience

Chain 3!

All ratings3,529 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral7.6%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral16.7%
Negative29.2%

Snake Away

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Chain 3!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Stuck on level 16 with no balloons
  • Booster box causes game to freeze
  • Inability to move forward on certain levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add sound effects
  • Ability to save progress
  • More challenging levels

Snake Away

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Chain 3!

One-time11
  • Tiny Coin Pack$1.99
  • Mini Offer$2.99
  • Small Offer$4.99
Show 8 more
  • Flash Sale$6.99
  • No Ads$7.99
  • Small Coin Pack$7.99
  • No Ads Bundle$9.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$14.99
  • BIG Coin Pack$29.99
  • SUPER Coin Pack$54.99
  • MEGA Coin Pack$99.99
None

Snake Away

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chain 3! free?
Chain 3! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snake Away free?
Snake Away is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chain 3! or Snake Away?
Chain 3! is rated higher. Chain 3! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Snake Away averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Chain 3! or Snake Away have ads?
Both Chain 3! and Snake Away show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chain 3! or Snake Away?
Chain 3! ships an update every 10 days, and Snake Away weekly. Most recently, Chain 3! was updated on October 30, 2026 and Snake Away on October 24, 2026.

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