Snake vs The New Snake Game
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
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 Snake's 4.1. The New Snake Game also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). Snake's advantage is ratings volume (123 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snake has 123 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of The New Snake Game's.
Snake ships an update every 2 months, The New Snake Game every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snake | The New Snake Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (123 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — 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 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FujiCubeSoft | Fernanda Ruiz |
Customer experience
Snake
The New Snake Game
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
The New Snake Game
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Snake
No in-app purchases
The New Snake Game
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Snake free?
Is The New Snake Game free?
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Do Snake or The New Snake Game have ads?
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