Comparison

slyme. vs Retro Snake Classic

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

Head to head
About

slyme.

Navigate a growing snake, consuming apples to increase its length. Avoid colliding with your own body to survive and achieve a high score in this classic arcade challenge.

Highlights
  • Chase and eat apples
  • Grow your snake
  • Avoid self-collision
  • Classic arcade gameplay
  • High score challenge
Features
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slyme is the ultimate classic mobile game: chase the apple(s), eat the apple(s), and grow the key is to eat as many as you can yet manage a snake that's growing & you can't eat yourself obviously!

About

Retro Snake Classic

Experience classic arcade fun with a pixel-perfect snake game. Enjoy smooth controls, increasing speed, and border wrap gameplay. Compete globally via Game Center and share your high scores.

Highlights
  • Smooth pixel-perfect snake movement
  • Classic food eating mechanics
  • Increasing speed as you grow
  • Border wrap gameplay
  • Global leaderboard and achievements
  • Score sharing with custom cards
  • Authentic retro graphics and sound
Features
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Retro Snake Classic is the most addictive arcade snake game for iOS — built to deliver pure old-school fun with a clean, native Apple experience. CLASSIC GAMEPLAY, PERFECTED • Smooth pixel-perfect snake movement on a retro style grid • Eat regular food (+10 pts) and rare special food (+50 pts) • Speed increases as you grow — how long can you survive? • Border wrap: exit one side, enter the other GAME CENTER • Global leaderboard — compete with players worldwide for the highest score • 10 achievements to unlock: from your first bite to reaching legendary status • Track your progress and compare with friends directly in-app RETRO FEEL, MODERN POLISH • Authentic pixel graphics with old mobiles inspired color palette • Retro sound effects and haptic feedback • Smooth 60fps gameplay on all supported devices • Portrait-only for one-handed play SHARE YOUR SCORE • Generate a beautiful 9:16 share card ready for Stories • Share directly to any app with your score and personal best FULLY LOCALIZED • 31 languages supported — the game speaks your language PRIVACY FIRST • No registration or account required • No personal data collected • High score stored locally on your device • Optional Game Center integration managed entirely by Apple --- Retro Snake Classic brings back the game that defined a generation. Whether you're chasing a new personal best or competing on the global leaderboard, every run is a pure test of reflexes and focus — beautifully native on iPhone.

Screenshots

slyme.1 screens
Retro Snake Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Retro Snake Classic at 5.0 against slyme.'s 4.4. Retro Snake Classic also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly) and monetization model (ad-supported vs paid). slyme.'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Retro Snake Classic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: slyme. has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

slyme. ships an update monthly, Retro Snake Classic daily. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
slyme. versus Retro Snake Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterslyme.Retro Snake Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.516.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMyles CutchemberAlvaro Araoz de la Fuente

Customer experience

slyme.

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Retro Snake Classic

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

slyme.

No in-app purchases

None

Retro Snake Classic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is slyme. free?
slyme. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retro Snake Classic free?
Retro Snake Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, slyme. or Retro Snake Classic?
Retro Snake Classic is rated higher. slyme. averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Retro Snake Classic averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do slyme. or Retro Snake Classic have ads?
Retro Snake Classic shows ads; slyme. does not.
Which is updated more often, slyme. or Retro Snake Classic?
slyme. ships an update monthly, and Retro Snake Classic daily. Most recently, slyme. was updated on November 8, 2026 and Retro Snake Classic on October 31, 2026.

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