Comparison

Obscurant vs SNIKS

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

Head to head
About

Obscurant

A challenging puzzle game where you fire rays into a grid to deduce the location of hidden targets. Offers adjustable difficulty and helpful hints to aid players.

Highlights
  • Ray firing mechanics
  • Target placement
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • Ray path visualization
  • In-game legend
  • Persistent puzzle state
Features
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A beautiful solitaire "black box" game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. This classic game of hide and seek is a puzzle where you fire rays into a grid of cells and interpret the results to locate hidden targets. Touch and release the red "ray bays" around the edge of the grid to fire a ray. Tap in the grid to summon and drag targets to where you think they are. Tap the "Legend" button for a quick study of the ray results and their meanings. Obscurant has been crafted with meticulous attention to detail so that it feels like a natural part of your device. It starts up rapidly and always remembers your current puzzle in its current state, making it easy to resume and ponder anytime you like. Perfect for whiling away a few minutes while standing in line, or anytime you want a quick mental workout. Understanding the behavior of the rays can be tricky for new users, so Obscurant provides several ways to handicap one's score while making the game much easier: - The paths of the rays can be shown during the game. You can also turn them on at the end of a normal game, in order to understand the results. - The hidden targets can be kept off of the edges of the grid, where they often produce the most difficult results. - The number of targets, which is normally four, can be reduced to 1, 2, or 3. (Or, increase the number to 5 for a harder game.) - A pop-up legend is available to provide quick reminders of the game rules: tap the "Legend" button to see it. A button on the legend page links to more complete online documentation.

About

SNIKS

Untangle colorful snake-like creatures to help them eat all the fruits. This brain-teasing puzzle game features 110 handcrafted levels with vibrant visuals and charming characters.

Highlights
  • Untangle colorful snakes
  • Eat fruits
  • 110 handcrafted levels
  • Brain-teasing puzzles
  • Hand-drawn environments
  • iCloud saving
Features
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Are they caterpillars? Are they worms? They’re SNIKS! Multicoloured little snakes, indulging in fruits. Some of them are into strawberries, others into pears and all the other good stuff. There’s only one problem: They keep getting in one another‘s way while eating. Your task: Untie the Gordian Knot of SNIKS and help them eat all the fruits. SNIKS is something for your brain, making you puzzle your way through 110 handcrafted levels. SNIKS is also a feast for the eyes: Tasty fruits, hand-drawn environments and colorful sniks form a beautiful fruit salad. Start puzzling now! ° iCloud-saving ° A game by Shelly Alon ° Music by Tom Schley (Silkersoft)

Screenshots

Obscurant1 screens
SNIKS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SNIKS at weekly against Obscurant's every 69 months. SNIKS also leads on ratings volume (321 vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Obscurant's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Obscurant costs $0.99 and SNIKS $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Obscurant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SNIKS has 321 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Obscurant's written reviews are positive against 98% of SNIKS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Obscurant ships an update every 69 months, SNIKS weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Obscurant versus SNIKS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObscurantSNIKS
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (321 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better97.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2321 — better
Update frequencyEvery 69 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB184 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe BeguilerieShelly Alon

Customer experience

Obscurant

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SNIKS

All ratings321 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive97.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Obscurant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SNIKS

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Snake not moving in later levels
  • Overheating issues (mostly resolved)
  • Control issues with snake

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels/worlds
  • Sequel game
  • Hints for difficult levels
  • Different theme/re-skin

In-app purchases

None

Obscurant

No in-app purchases

None

SNIKS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Obscurant free?
Obscurant costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SNIKS free?
SNIKS costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Obscurant or SNIKS?
Obscurant is rated higher. Obscurant averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while SNIKS averages 4.8 from 321 ratings.
Do Obscurant or SNIKS have ads?
Neither Obscurant nor SNIKS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Obscurant or SNIKS?
Obscurant ships an update every 69 months, and SNIKS weekly. Most recently, Obscurant was updated on November 1, 2026 and SNIKS on November 2, 2026.

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