Comparison

bitSnake vs N04 Retro Snake

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

Head to head
About

bitSnake

Experience a classic arcade game with a modern twist. Navigate a growing snake, collect power-ups to boost your score and speed, and avoid obstacles. Compete for the top spot on global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Simple tap or swipe controls
  • Pause game with two-finger tap
  • Red berries increase score and speed
  • Blue berries multiply score
  • Yellow berries shrink the snake
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
Features
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Ready to play a new simple but awesome snake game? Free to play and no ads. Simple controls: Tap or swipe anywhere on the screen to change direction; Tap with two fingers to pause the game; Red berries give you points and speed you up; Blue berries slows you down and multiplies your score; Yellow berries make you smaller. Game Center leader boards and achievements! Support the development and it's existence through inApp purchase of skins! ---------------------------------------------------

About

N04 Retro Snake

Features
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We want to remember the classic game of the classic Nokia cell phone, a true revolution for those days... The Snake

Screenshots

bitSnake4 screens
N04 Retro Snake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: N04 Retro Snake at none against bitSnake's 2. N04 Retro Snake also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). bitSnake's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. bitSnake sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. N04 Retro Snake asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bitSnake ships an update every 3 weeks, N04 Retro Snake every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
bitSnake versus N04 Retro Snake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbitSnakeN04 Retro Snake
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS18.014.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTomas Stankiewicz BaldassarriFelipe Monti

In-app purchases

2 purchases

bitSnake

One-time2
  • leave a tip$0.99
  • snake colors$1.99
None

N04 Retro Snake

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is bitSnake free?
bitSnake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is N04 Retro Snake free?
N04 Retro Snake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do bitSnake or N04 Retro Snake have ads?
Neither bitSnake nor N04 Retro Snake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bitSnake or N04 Retro Snake?
bitSnake ships an update every 3 weeks, and N04 Retro Snake every 2 months. Most recently, bitSnake was updated on October 24, 2026 and N04 Retro Snake on October 25, 2026.

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