Snube vs Linking Boy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snube
Navigate a snake through a 3D cube world, collecting food while avoiding self-collision. This fast-paced arcade puzzle tests your spatial awareness, reaction time, and patience.
- 3D cube world navigation
- Snake food collection
- Spatial awareness challenge
- Reaction time testing
- Patience-based gameplay
- Fast-paced arcade action
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If you like arcades or puzzles this is for you. The game is simple and fast. It's meant to test your spacial awareness, reaction time, and above all... patients. Play Snube, the game where you are a snake looking for food but you cannot leave the 3D confines of your cube world.
Linking Boy
Experience fast and feature-rich emulation for Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy games. Enjoy multiplayer Link cable emulation, unlock achievements with RetroAchievements, and customize your gameplay with speed control, cheats, and enhanced visual options.
- Fast GBA/GBC/GB emulation
- Link cable multiplayer
- RetroAchievements support
- Speed control (fast-forward/slow-down)
- Cheat support
- Customizable virtual controls
- Save states
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Linkboy is the successor to the popular My Boy! emulator, offering fastest GBA/GBC/GB emulation with unique features like Link and RetroAchievements. KEY FEATURES • Optimized performance — smooth, efficient emulation with minimal battery use • High compatibility — runs nearly all games flawlessly • Link cable emulation — play up to 4 players via local network or on the same device • RetroAchievements support — unlock achievements while you play • Speed control — fast-forward up to 100× or slow down for detailed play. • Cheat support — codes for multiple systems • Cartridge features emulation — gyroscope, light sensor, rumble • Controller & keyboard support — flexible many-to-many button mappings • Customizable virtual controls — move, resize, and configure buttons freely • Save states — multiple slots, save and load anytime • Visual enhancements — combine multiple GPU shaders for a new look • Manage game folders — easily add, remove, or organize your game collection • Modern UI — clean design with Material You styling DISCLAIMER This app is not affiliated with, authorized, endorsed, or licensed in any way by Nintendo, its affiliates, or subsidiaries. No games are included. Screenshots feature either public domain titles or copyrighted works owned by their respective rights holders. IGRS Rating: 3+ — by the Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Snube at 5.0 against Linking Boy's 4.2. Snube also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). Linking Boy's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Linking Boy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Snube asks for nothing beyond the download.
Snube holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Linking Boy has 43 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Snube's written reviews are positive against 78% of Linking Boy's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snube | Linking Boy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 78.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 255 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phillip Donnelly | Pixel Respawn LLC |
Customer experience
Snube
Linking Boy
In-app purchases
Snube
No in-app purchases
Linking Boy
- Premium Features$5.99









