Comparison

Simple Snake vs Snake Bar

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

Head to head
About

Simple Snake

Features
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Craving a blast from the past? The classic Snake game you love is back, bigger and better than ever! Simple & Intuitive: Just tap left or right to control the snake - perfect for all ages! Fullscreen Frenzy: Experience the action in glorious fullscreen, maximizing your gaming experience. Leaderboard Challenge: Compete with friends and the world to become the ultimate snake master! Download Now and Get Ready to Get Hooked!

About

Snake Bar

Features
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Yet another snake game ?ย  This one dates back to 1987, on Macintosh. Same developer (older)... Initially based on the concept of Snake Byte for Apple II, it includes many more features. Features: - The snake must eat all the apples to move on to the next level before the timer adds more apples.ย  - 30 levels in the original REAL-SNAKE world from 1987. - Several worlds/sets of levels are available, and you can create and share your own. - Several themes are available, based on classical movies: from High Noon to Duel or SF movies. - 5 different speeds, the last one being almost unplayable. - Your best scores and the best in the world are recorded, and the corresponding games can be viewed in replay. - Original music that you will only find here, but which you can turn off.

Screenshots

Simple Snake3 screens
Snake Bar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Snake at every 4 days against Snake Bar's every 8 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Snake ships an update every 4 days, Snake Bar every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Simple Snake versus Snake Bar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple SnakeSnake Bar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better13.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size15 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrbay Caglayan SimsekGeorges Malamoud

In-app purchases

None

Simple Snake

No in-app purchases

None

Snake Bar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Snake free?
Simple Snake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snake Bar free?
Snake Bar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Snake or Snake Bar have ads?
Neither Simple Snake nor Snake Bar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Snake or Snake Bar?
Simple Snake ships an update every 4 days, and Snake Bar every 8 days. Most recently, Simple Snake was updated on October 30, 2026 and Snake Bar on October 30, 2026.

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