Comparison

Number Munchers vs Snood Original

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

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About

Number Munchers

Navigate a grid, eating correct numbers and equations while avoiding enemies. This classic game challenges your math skills with various level types and increasing difficulty.

Highlights
  • Eat correct numbers and equations
  • Avoid Troggles and other enemies
  • Multiple level types (Multiples, Factors, Primes, Equality, Inequality)
  • Increasing difficulty levels
  • Interactive grid movement
  • Score points and aim for the Hall of Fame
Features
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Welcome to the game of eating numbers and equations while avoiding being eaten yourself! This classic game is now available for your enjoyment on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Just like the old-school game you used to play but now blended with some new twists! You'll enjoy it as much as you did back in the day and now you can pass along the fun you used to have to your kids. They probably wouldn't be caught dead using the original hardware this ran on! Your hero is Muncher. You'll be directing his movements and eating habits while on your quest. Your objective is to eat the correct numbers or equations based on the heading of the level you are on. But be warned: there are creatures out there called Troggles that will get in your way! You may remember some of those shady characters: Reggies, Helpers, Bashfuls, Workers, and Smarties. Without the hardware of your Apple ][ handy, you now move around the grid by touching a box. To eat the contents of a box, double touch it. Since you are no longer restricted to moving one box at a time, you must learn how Muncher moves to be successful at avoiding Troggles! For every correct answer you eat, you receive points. Once you have eaten all of the correct answers you will move onto the next level. You will lose one of your Munchers if an incorrect answer is eaten or you cross paths with a Troggle. The game is over when you are out of lives. You can briefly keep yourself safe from Troggles while inside of the roaming 'safe box'. After every three levels you can sit back and watch a short, classic movie of Muncher taking care of business. When your game is over, you may be fortunate enough to have made it into the world-wide hall of fame! There are five basic types of levels for you to play: - Multiples: only eat multiples of the given number. - Factors: only eat factors of the given number. - Primes: only eat prime numbers. - Equality: only eat equations that are equal to the given number. - Inequality: only eat equations that are NOT equal to the given number. You may also play all types together in series or in random order. As you progress in each type the difficulty increases. There are 250 distinct levels awaiting you! Varying levels of difficulty are available to challenge your math skills. Also, as the difficulty goes up, more troggles will come after you and you will have fewer spare Munchers on hand. The harder you make it the more points you will receive per eaten correct answer. Have fun!

About

Snood Original

This classic puzzle game challenges you to rescue trapped creatures by launching colored Snoods to match three or more. It offers authentic 90's gameplay with strategic depth and increasingly difficult levels. Compete with others and enjoy endless puzzles on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Authentic 90's gameplay
  • Match 3 puzzle mechanics
  • Rescue trapped creatures
  • Strategic depth
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Endless puzzle levels
Features
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Rediscover Snood, the original puzzle classic that has challenged and entertained players since 1996. Whether you played Snood on the family computer, in a school computer lab, or are meeting the Snoods for the first time, the classic gameplay is back on iPhone and iPad. SAVE THE SNOODS Launch colorful Snoods into the playing field and connect three or more matching characters to make them disappear. Any Snoods left unattached from the top of the board will fall to safety. Every shot raises the danger level, so aim carefully and plan ahead. Snood rewards strategy, accuracy, and clever angles, not just quick reflexes. NEW REASONS TO PLAY EVERY DAY Take on a new Daily Challenge, build your streak, track your win rate, and see how consistently you can save the Snoods. FEATURES • Classic Snood gameplay from the 90s • Strategic match-3 bubble-shooter puzzles • Daily Challenges with streak and win-rate tracking • Multiple difficulty levels • Increasingly challenging Puzzle Mode boards • The original precision aimer for tricky shots and tight spaces • Helpful boosters to enhance gameplay • Customizable backgrounds • Leaderboards for comparing scores Snood is free to download and play. Optional in-game purchases are available. Questions, feedback, or suggestions? Contact snood@snood.com. Forget Life. Play SNOOD!

Screenshots

Number Munchers4 screens
Snood Original4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Snood Original at 78% against Number Munchers's 19%. Snood Original also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.8 vs 3.2). Number Munchers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Snood Original is free to download; Number Munchers costs $1.99 up front. Snood Original sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Number Munchers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snood Original holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snood Original has 31K ratings behind it against 190, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Number Munchers's written reviews are positive against 78% of Snood Original's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Number Munchers ships an update every 23 months, Snood Original fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Number Munchers versus Snood Original: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumber MunchersSnood Original
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (190 ratings)4.8 (31K ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.5% of reviews78.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19031K — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#64 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB229 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMotivCodeSnood, LLC

Customer experience

Number Munchers

All ratings190 ratings
Positive48.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative41.1%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive18.5%
Neutral12.3%
Negative69.1%

Snood Original

All ratings30,456 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews279 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative13.3%

User reviews

Number Munchers

From 190 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Nostalgic game experience
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Great for kids
  • 🧠 Educational value
  • ✨ Fun and engaging gameplay

Room to improve

  • 💥 Frequent crashes
  • 🚫 Game does not work
  • 💸 Not worth the money
  • ⏳ Outdated and unplayable
  • 🐌 Slow or unresponsive controls

Snood Original

From 31K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Faithful recreation of the classic game
  • 🎮 Nostalgic gameplay and visuals
  • ⏱️ Great time-waster and stress reliever
  • 🕹️ Challenging yet addictive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 💰 Excessive in-app purchases and ads
  • 🔍 Imprecise controls and sensitivity issues
  • 🔀 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 🔍 Small screen size makes it hard to play

Bugs and requests

Number Munchers

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Crashes after a few levels (often 3 or 4)
  • Game shuts down after videos/cutscenes
  • Cannot select numbers
  • Double-tap control is too fast/unresponsive
  • App closes after level clear
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  • Game doesn't work past a certain level
  • Trackpad/mouse not working
  • Game closes after specific level milestones (e.g., multiples of 3 or 4)
  • Auto-progression glitching
  • Level won't clear even after munching correct numbers
  • Muncher stops working after walking into a troggle
  • Cannot move to next level automatically
  • Game doesn't download correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add addition and subtraction modes
  • Make a Word Muncher game
  • Add more levels
  • Fix cutscene glitches
  • Add cutscenes back

Snood Original

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Coins disappearing after updates
  • Shooter getting stuck and firing multiple shots
  • Screen rotation issues with certain UI elements
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to disable vibration
  • Implement puzzle mode and level selection
  • Improve overall UI and visual design
  • Optimize controls for mobile devices

In-app purchases

None

Number Munchers

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Snood Original

One-time10
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Gold pack 1$0.99
  • Gold pack 2$1.99
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  • Beginners pack$1.99
  • Gold pack 3$2.99
  • Register$4.99
  • Silver Registration$5.99
  • Sunny's Special$6.99
  • Jake's Favorite$15.99
  • Gold Registration$19.99

Questions

Is Number Munchers free?
Number Munchers costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snood Original free?
Snood Original is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Number Munchers or Snood Original?
Snood Original is rated higher. Number Munchers averages 3.2 out of 5 from 190 ratings, while Snood Original averages 4.8 from 31K ratings.
Do Number Munchers or Snood Original have ads?
Snood Original shows ads; Number Munchers does not.
Which is updated more often, Number Munchers or Snood Original?
Number Munchers ships an update every 23 months, and Snood Original fortnightly. Most recently, Number Munchers was updated on October 29, 2026 and Snood Original on October 31, 2026.

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