Snowball vs Hurdler
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.
Hurdler
Navigate challenging levels by timing precise jumps to clear obstacles and reach the goal. Utilize various jump types and power-ups to overcome hazards in this fast-paced platformer. Compete with friends on online leaderboards.
- Timed jump mechanics
- Four distinct jump types
- Obstacle avoidance
- Springboard power-ups
- Online high-score boards
- 90 levels of action
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Hurdler blends frantic platforming action with puzzle solving using intuitive controls. A true classic featured by Apple under "What We're Playing" when released! Every young hurdler's goal is to reach the golden balloon at the end of each level. But beware! There are fiendish obstacles along the way. It's up to you to select and time the best jump to clear each hazard. Make a bad decision and suffer a spectacular and embarrassing tumble. Be on the lookout for springboards strategically located for extra high jump power! You're on your way to becoming a Hurdler Champion! At the start of each level, Hurdler will start to run by himself toward the goal. Either touch or swipe the screen to perform one of four jumps to clear the obstacles. Down - Normal Jump Up - High Jump Right - Long Jump Left - Short Hop Features: Trash can towers! Anti-gravity bombs! Deadly banana peels! Slapstick stickman violence! Parallax scrolling! Original music score that'll leave you dancing... Features ONLINE HIGH-SCORE BOARDS so you can compete with your friends over 90 levels of Hurdling action!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hurdler at 5.0 against Snowball's 2.9. Hurdler also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 48%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). Snowball's advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 78 months) and ratings volume (185 vs 4). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hurdler holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snowball has 185 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Snowball's written reviews are positive against 80% of Hurdler's.
Snowball ships an update every 9 months, Hurdler every 78 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snowball | Hurdler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (185 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.3% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 185 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 78 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Paul Ewers | Easy 8 Software |
Customer experience
Snowball
Hurdler
In-app purchases
Snowball
No in-app purchases
Hurdler
No in-app purchases
