Snowball in Hell vs SimpleSticks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snowball in Hell
Navigate a charming side-scrolling platformer as a small snowball. Master one-thumb controls to guide the character through perilous environments. Enjoy an ad-free and privacy-focused gaming experience.
- Side-scrolling platformer gameplay
- Simple one-thumb controls
- Escape dangerous terrain
- Ad-free experience
- No data collection
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help the little snowball escape through dangerous terrain. A side-scrolling platformer game. One thumb control. NO ADS. NO DATA COLLECTION.
SimpleSticks
A fast-paced stickman platformer with one-touch controls. Navigate an endless world of floating platforms and obstacles, with two game modes offering progressive challenges and unique environments. Collect coins and power-ups to achieve high scores.
- One-touch jump controls
- Endless procedurally generated levels
- Two distinct game modes
- Five unique visual zones
- Offline play supported
- High score tracking
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SimpleSticks is a fast-paced stickman platformer that's easy to pick up but impossible to put down. Tap to jump and guide your stick figure through an endless world of floating platforms, treacherous obstacles, and exciting power-ups. START SIMPLE, GO FAR Run automatically through beautifully crafted environments. Time your jumps to land on platforms, collect coins for bonus points, and see how far you can push your high score. TWO GAME MODES - Simple Mode: Pure running and jumping — test your reflexes in a clean, distraction-free experience. - Classic Mode: 60+ progressive features unlock as you play — coins, double jumps, moving platforms, enemies, shields, conveyor belts, spikes, and much more. FIVE UNIQUE ZONES Journey through five distinct environments, each with its own look and feel: - Plains — Where every run begins - Frost — Icy blue landscapes - Desert — Warm sandy terrain - Twilight — Mysterious purple haze - Forest — Lush green canopy PROGRESSIVE CHALLENGE Classic Mode rewards your skill with new gameplay mechanics that unlock as your score climbs. What starts as a simple run transforms into a thrilling obstacle course with enemies, fireballs, wind gusts, crumbling platforms, and boss encounters. FEATURES - One-touch controls — just tap to jump - Minimalist stickman art style - Procedurally generated levels — every run is unique - Offline play — no internet required - Lightweight and fast — under 1 MB - Track your high scores across both modes How far can your stickman go?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Snowball in Hell at none against SimpleSticks's shown. Snowball in Hell also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). SimpleSticks's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Snowball in Hell against 5.0 for SimpleSticks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Snowball in Hell | SimpleSticks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jesse Spiro | Fantasyscape Inc |
Customer experience
Snowball in Hell
SimpleSticks
In-app purchases
Snowball in Hell
No in-app purchases
SimpleSticks
No in-app purchases
Questions
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