Snake vs Original Classic Snake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snake
A classic arcade game where players control a growing snake. The objective is to eat food blocks while avoiding collisions with walls and the snake's own body. Multiple game sizes and speeds are available for varied challenges.
- Eat food blocks
- Avoid walls
- Avoid own tail
- Three sizes
- Three speeds
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Very simple snake game. Eat food blocks. Avoid hitting walls and snake's tail. - three sizes (26x26, 26x15, 16x16) - three speeds
Original Classic Snake
Relive the classic arcade experience with this faithful remake of the original snake game. Enjoy simple swipe controls, original graphics, and authentic dot-matrix display. Choose from easy, normal, or hard modes for a nostalgic challenge.
- Classic snake gameplay
- Simple swipe controls
- Original graphics
- Dot-matrix display
- Multiple difficulty modes
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Play original snake game as you played it many years ago. This is a remake of the original Snake, complete with dot-matrix display and monotone sounds. FEATURES: • Simple controls(swipe) • Original graphics • Dot-matrix display • Easy, Normal and Hard mode HOW TO PLAY: • Swipe to change direction • Enjoy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Snake at 4.1 against Original Classic Snake's 2.8. Snake also leads on ratings volume (121 vs 5) and review sentiment (70% vs 56%). Original Classic Snake's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases and 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Snake holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snake has 121 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Snake's written reviews are positive against 56% of Original Classic Snake's.
Snake ships an update every 2 months, Original Classic Snake every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snake | Original Classic Snake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (121 ratings) — better | 2.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 121 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FujiCubeSoft | Karlo Bencic |
Customer experience
Snake
Original Classic Snake
Bugs and requests
Snake
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game sometimes freezes or crashes
- Revive feature doesn't work as expected
- Controls become unresponsive at higher scores
Requested features
4 requests- Add different speed/difficulty options
- Implement swipe controls
- Include a dark mode option
- Introduce new game modes and levels
Original Classic Snake
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Snake
No in-app purchases
Original Classic Snake
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Snake free?
Is Original Classic Snake free?
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