Snake vs Snake Classic Retro Arcade
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
Snake Classic Retro Arcade
Relive the nostalgia of classic arcade games with this retro-style snake game. Customize your experience with unique color options and multiple control layouts. Challenge yourself with increasing difficulty levels and compete globally.
- Retro pixel art style
- Customizable snake colors
- Four control pad layouts
- Ten difficulty levels
- Online achievements and leaderboards
- Large play area
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Retro-style classic snake. One of the old games that you will never forget. Classic snake with classic gameplay, just eat, grow and have fun! Also this one is the best pixel-retro snake with unique features: - True retro-looking elements to make you feel classic old games climate - You can customize your snake console emulator with your own colors. - 4 types of controls (pad layouts for controlling snake). - 10 difficulty levels affecting snake speed. - Big snake moving area. - Online achievements and leaderboard. Controls and colors are changed in settings menu. Enjoy classic snake with a bit of refreshment!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Snake Classic Retro Arcade at 4.5 against Snake's 4.1. Snake Classic Retro Arcade also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Snake's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 Classic Retro Arcade holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 123 and 45 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Snake's written reviews are positive against 50% of Snake Classic Retro Arcade's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Snake ships an update every 2 months, Snake Classic Retro Arcade every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snake | Snake Classic Retro Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (123 ratings) | 4.5 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | 45 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FujiCubeSoft | Janusz Jankowski |
Customer experience
Snake
Snake Classic Retro Arcade
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
Snake Classic Retro Arcade
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Snake
No in-app purchases
Snake Classic Retro Arcade
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Snake free?
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