Comparison

Snake vs Sudoku Noir

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Eat food blocks
  • Avoid walls
  • Avoid own tail
  • Three sizes
  • Three speeds
Features
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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

About

Sudoku Noir

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Sudoku Noir is a minimal, elegant Sudoku experience built for those who appreciate clean design and real challenge. FOUR DIFFICULTY LEVELS - Easy – highlighted rows and columns to guide you - Medium – column and row hints only - Hard – no assistance, 20 clues - Loco – no assistance, 17 clues, and a countdown timer that erases your numbers if you're too slow FEATURES - Resume any paused game from your Statistics screen - Track every game with a visual dot-grid board preview - Earn medals for reaching win milestones in each difficulty - Haptic feedback and sound effects - Available in English, Spanish, Italian and French NOIR PRO Unlock Loco mode and remove all ads forever with a single one-time purchase. Simple. Elegant. Necessary.

Screenshots

Snake1 screens
Sudoku Noir4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snake at none against Sudoku Noir's 1. Sudoku Noir's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sudoku Noir sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Snake asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snake ships an update every 2 months, Sudoku Noir daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Snake versus Sudoku Noir: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnakeSudoku Noir
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (123 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings123 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFujiCubeSoftHector Astete

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

Sudoku Noir

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Snake

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sudoku Noir

One-time1
  • Noir Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Snake free?
Snake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sudoku Noir free?
Sudoku Noir is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Snake or Sudoku Noir have ads?
Both Snake and Sudoku Noir show ads.
Which is updated more often, Snake or Sudoku Noir?
Snake ships an update every 2 months, and Sudoku Noir daily. Most recently, Snake was updated on October 23, 2026 and Sudoku Noir on October 24, 2026.

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