Snowball vs Bix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snowball
Guide a penguin on a journey to collect snowflakes and build a giant snowball. Navigate treacherous crumbling floors with simple swipe or tilt controls. Enjoy an ad-free and purchase-free gaming experience.
- Collect snowflakes
- Build a snowball
- Crumbling floor mechanic
- Swipe controls
- Tilt controls option
- No ads
- No in-app purchases
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Snowball is easy to play, but hard to master. Play as a penguin trying to collect enough snowflakes to make his very own snowball, but watch out as the floor crumbles below! Simply swipe to move, or enable classic tilt controls via the options menu. The game contains no ads or in-app purchases. Snowball has been available exclusively for iPhone since 2008.
Bix
Control a tracer to draw shapes and capture territory on a game board. Avoid hitting moving balls to progress through levels and trap special balls for power-ups. Test your skills with limited lives.
- Draw shapes to capture territory
- Avoid hitting moving balls
- Capture 75% of the board to advance
- Trap special balls for power-ups
- Limited lives gameplay
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Take control of the playfield! Join over one million players! Bix is an addictive game in which you control a tracer: draw shapes without hitting the balls to take control of the game board. Take control of 75% of the board to reach the next level! Don't forget to trap the special balls to unleash their special power. You only have three lives: how far can you go ?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bix at 4.3 against Snowball's 2.9. Bix also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (69% vs 48%). Snowball's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Bix sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Snowball asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bix holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 185 and 418 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Snowball's written reviews are positive against 69% of Bix's.
Snowball ships an update every 9 months, Bix every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snowball | Bix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (185 ratings) | 4.3 (418 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.3% of reviews | 69.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 185 | 418 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Ewers | Padadaz |
Customer experience
Snowball
Bix
User reviews
Snowball
From 185 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and entertaining
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Great time waster
- 👍 Cool graphics
- 👍 Simple to pick up and play
Room to improve
- 👎 Not worth the price
- 👎 Lacks features
- 👎 Repetitive gameplay
- 👎 Annoying music
- 👎 Poor controls (older versions)
Bix
From 418 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 🎨 Retro arcade style
- 👍 Addictive and engaging
- 💡 Reminds players of classic Qix game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔁 Forced to restart from level 1 after losing
- 🎮 Unresponsive or glitchy controls
- 🔍 Lack of save/continue option
Bugs and requests
Snowball
Reported bugs
2 issues- Poker invite message appears every time
- Sound plays even on vibrate
Requested features
6 requests- Add levels
- Add mission mode
- Add unlockable characters
- Option to turn off sound
- Remove poker invite message
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- Option to revert to older version
Bix
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes when making certain moves
- Balls get stuck and prevent progress
- Crashes occur randomly during gameplay
- Issues with iOS 14+ compatibility
Requested features
4 requests- Save/continue option to resume progress
- Ability to start at higher levels
- More level variety and difficulty options
- Improved performance and stability
In-app purchases
Snowball
No in-app purchases
Bix
- Disable Ads$0.99
