Barjees vs The New Snake Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barjees
Experience the classic Eastern board game of Barjees on your iOS device. This digital adaptation offers a realistic feel with 3D pieces and cowry shells. Play against AI or challenge a friend in a two-player match.
- Realistic 3D graphics
- Authentic cowry shell dice
- Single-player vs AI
- Two-player local multiplayer
- Digital adaptation of traditional game
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The Middle Eastern game of Barjees is now on iOS for the first time! Barjees is a cross and circle-type game similar to Pachisi, Parcheesi and Ludo. Designed to be very realistic with cowry shells and 3D pieces. Bring your traditional Barjees experience digitally to your iPhone and iPad. You can play Barjees in a single player game against the AI or challenge a friend in a two player game.
The New Snake Game
Experience the classic Snake game reimagined for modern smartphones. Enjoy nostalgic gameplay with a sleek, minimal interface and intuitive swipe controls. It's a familiar yet refreshingly new take on an iconic arcade experience.
- Classic Snake gameplay
- Modern interface
- Intuitive swipe controls
- Nostalgic charm
- Minimal design
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Relive the timeless experience of the classic Snake game, now reimagined for 2025. The New Snake is a revival of the simplicity and addictive gameplay of the original game, now adapted to your smartphone, combining nostalgic charm with modern enhancements and a sleek, minimal interface. Carefully designed with the new interactions in mind (swiping on your screen), this game is designed to capture the essence of what made Snake an icon in the first place. Whether you’re revisiting a childhood favorite or discovering it for the first time, The New Snake Game offers an experience that’s both familiar and refreshingly new.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The New Snake Game at 5.0 against Barjees's 4.5. The New Snake Game also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Barjees's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). 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.
The New Snake Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barjees has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Barjees's written reviews are positive against 100% of The New Snake Game's.
Barjees ships an update every 2 months, The New Snake Game every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barjees | The New Snake Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (53 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kareem Daker | Fernanda Ruiz |
Customer experience
Barjees
The New Snake Game
In-app purchases
Barjees
No in-app purchases
The New Snake Game
No in-app purchases
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