Comparison

Death Worm™ Deluxe vs Idle Snake World

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

Head to head
About

Death Worm™ Deluxe

Control a giant underground monster, devouring everything in its path. Battle over 40 enemy types across diverse locations, destroying vehicles and aircraft. Enjoy multiple game modes and evolving worm visuals for endless destructive fun.

Highlights
  • Control underground monster
  • Devour animals and humans
  • Destroy cars, tanks, planes
  • 60 campaign levels
  • 3 bonus mini-games
  • 3 survival modes
  • Evolving worm visuals
Features
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Meet the highly anticipated iOS version of the *ORIGINAL* Death Worm game (a Top-50 indie game of all times according to indiegames.com). Over 75,000,000 of downloads for Death Worm, 20 Million people addicted to Death Worm can't be wrong! Control the mind-boggling underground monster with your finger! What is he? An alien? An awakened prehistoric predator? Genetic monster? It is really not important for those unfortunate who have sunk into oblivion in his giant poisonous throat. Nothing personal - it's just the predator's lunch time. NOWHERE TO HIDE: The Monster feeds in 4 different locations! ENDLESS TERROR: Beat 60 challenging levels to complete the Campaign Mode! NEVER GET BORED: Death Worm features 3 bonus Mini-Games! EXPLOSIVE SURVIVAL: 3 different Survival Modes to keep feeding your hungry Monster as long as you can! EVOLUTION: The Worm looks differently in every location that you unlock! OMNIVOROUS: Animals, birds, businessmen, punks, lizards, and even dangerous predators like tiger are now nothing more than snacks for your monster Worm! THE DESTROYER: blow up cars and tanks; bring down planes and helicopters and even the alien UFO’s! Fight enemies of over 40 types! The Game supports HD and Retina displays and features smooth graphics and stunning visual effects! This is the game that perfectly suits if you need to quickly relieve stress or just have fun!

About

Idle Snake World

Control a hungry worm in a 3D city, eating everything in your path to grow into a giant monster. Upgrade your snake's abilities, unlock new locations, and battle for survival. Enjoy classic arcade-style gameplay with a modern twist.

Highlights
  • Eat to grow a mega monster
  • Unlock new locations
  • Upgrade your snake
  • Simple game controls
  • Retro arcade gameplay
  • Monster evolution
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Welcome to the Idle Snake world, a fun tap and clicker game with the eating simulator and monster evolution elements. Use your hungry animal to slither around the tycoon city and eat whatever you smash into in your way. Explore the 3D arena to collect the best yummies and top power ups. Feed and grow your evil worm to become the biggest beast on the planet! Fight against mankind for hunger and survival. Become the legend and eat them all! FEATURES: * Eat to grow a mega monster * Unlock new locations * Upgrade your snake * Enjoy simple game controls PLAY OLD SCHOOL GAMES When was the last time you played classic retro games? This fun Idle Snake game takes you back to the days when popular arcade games were simple yet addicting! Play the old school adventure with a new io twist! Enter the 3D city and tap to control your worm. Slither your creature to move. Don’t avoid obstacles, smash and eat them all! Seek and find free boosters on your way to increase the speed of your monster and evolve its top skills. Keep eating and competing to discover new villages, cities, and islands! EAT & GROW Start the Idle Snake game as a small worm and try to get bigger by eating your way through each tycoon level. The rules are simple: explore the arena and collect all the food you see. Slither around, collect treats and bonuses. Feed and grow your angry cobra mega big. Play online or offline as you want. There are no limits! Earn coins to upgrade your evil pet and see the snake evolution into a mutant legend. Show who is the biggest serpent in town! UPGRADE YOUR MUTANT You get free coins when you smash and eat objects. Exchange them to upgrade your pet’s skills! Grow its size to make your worm as big as an anaconda. Increase the capture radius of everything that can be found in the war arena. Get a speed boost to move faster. Rush like a popular champion instead of slithering. Multiply the beast’s strength so that it has strong teeth to devour people, cars, and buildings. Improve the maneuverability of your deadly animal to avoid collisions. Evolve your monster to give it awesome powers! UNLOCK NEW LOCATIONS Your hungry snake loves to travel! Eat apples, carrots, and pumpkins on the farm. Devour road signs, bus stops, and houses in the city. Feed your reptile top cars, buses, and trains. The further you go, the more online locations your beast will unlock. Navigate the giant through different obstacles. Once you swallow everything on Earth, will you dare to invade space? Evolve into a hybrid alien to conquer the universe! This is not a legend; this is your best adventure! HUNT THEM ALL Are you angry and strong enough to attack people or skyscrapers? They are so yummy! Start your io hunting mission and scheme your total domination plot right away! Upgrade your monster to crush the whole city! Destroy buildings and eat people. It’s not enough to survive; conquer the world in this giant evolution simulator! Take some time to relax and play this popular game to divert your mind from your routine activities. TURN ON SNAKENADO Declare war on this city! Create mega rampage, havoc, and chaos! Turn on Sharknado mode to destroy anything that gets in your way. Grow until you become a snake tornado that eats up asphalt, buildings, and cars unlucky enough to be in its path! Watch humans fly online, see trees get pulled out of the ground, and houses blown to bits and pieces! Now that you’re a strong and huge reptile, take full control of this brutal power! Tap and crush them all! START EATING! Classic retro games have never been more fun! Join the Idle Snake craze. Eat everything on the 3D map and get your tycoon tail longer. Click to eliminate fruits, animals, people, and buildings. Start the war of snakes against the city! Keep yourself among the best and hit a win strike! Start growing your hungry worm now! Slither into this free simulator game and enjoy it offline!

Screenshots

Death Worm™ Deluxe4 screens
Idle Snake World4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Idle Snake World at Free against Death Worm™ Deluxe's $4.99. Idle Snake World also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Death Worm™ Deluxe's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (82% vs 61%). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Idle Snake World is free to download; Death Worm™ Deluxe costs $4.99 up front. Death Worm™ Deluxe sells 19 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Snake World sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Death Worm™ Deluxe against 4.7 for Idle Snake World. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 649 and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Death Worm™ Deluxe's written reviews are positive against 61% of Idle Snake World's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Death Worm™ Deluxe ships an update every 3 months, Idle Snake World monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Death Worm™ Deluxe versus Idle Snake World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeath Worm™ DeluxeIdle Snake World
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (649 ratings) — better4.7 (1.2K ratings)
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews — better60.9% of reviews
Number of ratings6491.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB151 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPlaycreek GamesNikita Subachev

Customer experience

Death Worm™ Deluxe

All ratings649 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews384 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative13.8%

Idle Snake World

All ratings1,139 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative34.8%

Bugs and requests

Death Worm™ Deluxe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Idle Snake World

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Blue screen glitch
  • Snake getting stuck or moving erratically
  • Inability to unlock certain features
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • New game modes or worlds
  • More snake skins and abilities
  • Quality of life improvements (auto-level, upgrade options)
  • End-game content and progression

In-app purchases

19 purchases

Death Worm™ Deluxe

One-time19
  • 10 diamonds$0.99
  • Open Piggy Bank$0.99
  • Restore Season Progress$1.99
Show 16 more
  • 20 diamonds$1.99
  • Starter Pack 1 - Tier 1$1.99
  • Starter Pack 2 - Tier 2$2.99
  • Value Pack 2$2.99
  • Value Pack 1$3.99
  • 53 diamonds$4.99
  • Season Pass 2$4.99
  • Season Pass$4.99
  • Robo Worm$5.99
  • 110 diamonds$9.99
  • Starter Pack 1 - Tier 4$9.99
  • 250 diamonds$19.99
  • Starter Pack 2 - Tier 5$19.99
  • 560 diamonds$39.99
  • 1200 diamonds$79.99
  • 1600 diamonds$99.99
1 purchases

Idle Snake World

One-time1
  • No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Death Worm™ Deluxe free?
Death Worm™ Deluxe costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Idle Snake World free?
Idle Snake World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Death Worm™ Deluxe or Idle Snake World?
Death Worm™ Deluxe is rated higher. Death Worm™ Deluxe averages 4.7 out of 5 from 649 ratings, while Idle Snake World averages 4.7 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Death Worm™ Deluxe or Idle Snake World have ads?
Idle Snake World shows ads; Death Worm™ Deluxe does not.
Which is updated more often, Death Worm™ Deluxe or Idle Snake World?
Death Worm™ Deluxe ships an update every 3 months, and Idle Snake World monthly. Most recently, Death Worm™ Deluxe was updated on September 26, 2026 and Idle Snake World on September 22, 2026.

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