Snake vs Snake Bytes
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 Bytes
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Your Snake's Color has to Match the Obstacle to pass through. Swipe to steer. Stars scattered across the field change your color when you grab them. Time your pickups, match the color, smash through and grow. Hit the wrong color — you shrink. Master the swap. Master the game. COLLECT. MATCH. SMASH. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY: • Levels — 50 hand-crafted challenges with star ratings • Endless — how long can you last? • Daily Challenge — one seeded run per day, same layout for all players • Snake Race — real-time multiplayer via Game Center MAKE IT YOURS: • 29 unlockable snake skins • 7 vibrant color palettes • Colorblind accessibility mode COMPETE WORLDWIDE: • 5 Game Center leaderboards • 22 achievements to chase Simple to learn. Impossible to master.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snake at none against Snake Bytes's 1. Snake Bytes's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Snake Bytes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Snake asks for nothing beyond the download.
Snake ships an update every 2 months, Snake Bytes every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snake | Snake Bytes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (124 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 124 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FujiCubeSoft | Albert Cox |
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 Bytes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Snake
No in-app purchases
Snake Bytes
- Unlock All Snake Skins$0.99
