Snail Bob vs Snail Bob 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snail Bob
Guide a snail through 80 challenging levels filled with puzzles and obstacles. Collect hidden stars to unlock bonus content and test your pop culture knowledge with unlockable art.
- 80 mind-bending puzzle levels
- Collect hidden stars
- Unlock bonus content
- Variety of locations and themes
- Pop culture reference puzzles
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Meet Bob, he's a snail on a mission and he needs your help. Guide Bob through 80 levels of mind-bending, puzzling goodness. Collect hidden stars to unlock fun bonus content—can you find them all? COME OUT OF YOUR SHELL Travel to a variety of locations as you complete each chapter. Help Bob get through the dangerous construction site, avoid wildlife and pitfalls in the forest, and watch you don't get sand in your shell in ancient Egypt! NOT FOR THE SLUGGISH You'll need to use your puzzle solving skills as well as snappy reflexes if your want to get to the end of each tricky level. With a variety of puzzle types in each stage you'll never be bored. Keep a sharp eye out for stars hiding in the background too! VINCENT VAN BOB As you collect stars on your journey you unlock hilarious portraits and sculptures. Put your pop culture knowledge to the test and see if you can guess the reference in each one!
Snail Bob 2
Guide a snail through challenging levels by activating various mechanisms. This physics puzzle game offers a fun and brain-teasing experience for all ages, featuring numerous levels and customization options.
- Physics-based puzzle gameplay
- 120 levels across 4 worlds
- Customize Bob with outfits
- Find hidden stars and jigsaw pieces
- Suitable for all ages and families
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The award winning physics puzzle game is back! Finally fully FREE version! As in the original game Bob simply crawls onwards regardless of the situation. And your job is to press buttons, switch levers, move platforms and activate other machines to not give Bob to perish or be gobbled. Snail Bob 2 is perfect for players of all ages and skills. This is a kind and funny game, which makes rack your brain but won't break it and definitely makes you smile :) - 120 levels spread across 4 unique worlds - Dressing Bob in tons of different outfits (you can even dress up him in Pixel, After Shower and Dragon costumes) - Find all hidden stars and jigsaw pieces (many hidden objects on levels) - Great family puzzle perfect suitable for kids and for adults, and also to play together - Sequel of the famous web-game that has been played over a billion times! ***Supported devices: iPhone 4, iPad 2, iPad Mini and up***
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Snail Bob 2 at Free against Snail Bob's $2.99. Snail Bob 2 also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 2.5K). Snail Bob's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (98% vs 72%). On rating, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Snail Bob 2 is free to download; Snail Bob costs $2.99 up front. Snail Bob sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Snail Bob 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Snail Bob against 4.6 for Snail Bob 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snail Bob 2 has 13K ratings behind it against 2.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Snail Bob's written reviews are positive against 72% of Snail Bob 2's.
Snail Bob ships an update every 6 weeks, Snail Bob 2 every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Snail Bob | Snail Bob 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better | 4.6 (13K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.8% of reviews — better | 72.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K | 13K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 289 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Andrei Kovalishin | HC GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED |
Customer experience
Snail Bob
Snail Bob 2
User reviews
Snail Bob
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and challenging gameplay
- 👍 Great for all ages
- 👍 Engaging puzzles
- 👍 Cute and charming characters
- 👍 Nostalgic for many users
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
- 🔍 Limited number of levels
- 🔍 Difficulty progressing to unlock new levels
- 🔍 Repetitive gameplay after completing all levels
Snail Bob 2
From 13K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🐌 Cute and creative main character
- 🧩 Enjoyable puzzle-solving challenges
- 🎨 Variety of levels and stories
- 👨👩👧👦 Great for kids and families
Room to improve
- 🔍 Difficulty finding hidden stars/puzzle pieces
- 🕰️ Levels can be too challenging at times
- 💸 Excessive ads, even in paid version
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🚫 Incompatibility issues on some devices
Bugs and requests
Snail Bob
Reported bugs
2 issues- Levels resetting after device restarts
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and worlds to explore
- Ability to unlock new levels without having to complete previous ones
- Expanded gameplay mechanics and challenges
- New characters or themes
Snail Bob 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on level 15 of Fantasy story
- Spinner feature not working as intended
- Purchased premium features not unlocking
- Progress not saving after device reset
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and chapters
- Ability to save/restore progress
- Option to disable ads in paid version
- Difficulty settings or level selection
- Multiplayer or co-op mode
In-app purchases
Snail Bob
- Key to the Chapters$1.99
Snail Bob 2
- Bario Outfit$0.99
- Batsnail Outfit$0.99
- Droid Outfit$0.99
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- House Outfit$0.99
- King Outfit$0.99
- Pixel Outfit$0.99
- Snowman Outfit$0.99
- Unlock All Chapters$1.99
- Premium$2.99
- Unlock All Outfits$5.99
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