Comparison

Sliding Puzzle vs Snack Drop

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

Head to head
About

Sliding Puzzle

Features
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Features: Board Sizes: Choose your challenge from 3×3 to 8×8 grids. Auto Save & Resume: Exit the app anytime—your progress is always saved. Next Number Hint: color hints help you find your next tile faster and with less frustration. Match Number Animation: Enjoy satisfying visual feedback when a tile reaches its correct position. Line Match Effect: Get rewarded with extra feedback every time you complete a full row—keeps the game engaging even mid-play. Retry Same Board: Play the same shuffled board again to improve your time or challenge a friend to beat it. Shuffle Option: Don’t like the initial layout? Reshuffle as many times as you like before starting. — Sliding Puzzle: Essential is a modern take on the classic 15 puzzle (number puzzle) experience. Designed with minimal visuals and a focus on tactile satisfaction, this game is perfect for quick sessions or deep focus play.

About

Snack Drop

Features
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Drop. Merge. Snack. Repeat! Snack Drop is a deliciously simple merge puzzle: drop cute smiling foods into the jar, match two of a kind, and watch them grow into bigger and tastier treats. Easy to learn, impossible to put down. MERGE YOUR WAY UP Start with a tiny cherry and merge all the way to a giant watermelon — every merge scores points toward the level goal. TASTY LEVELS Travel through the Fruit Basket and more — each with its own foods, colors, and challenge. GETS TRICKIER Narrower jars, wooden pegs, and wilder drops. Levels 11 and 12 are for true merge masters. POWER-UPS Stuck? Swap your next food, drop a bomb, upgrade a bite, or shake the whole jar. NO WIFI NEEDED Play anywhere, anytime. Your progress saves automatically.

Screenshots

Sliding Puzzle4 screens
Snack Drop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Snack Drop at none against Sliding Puzzle's shown. Snack Drop also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). Sliding Puzzle's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sliding Puzzle ships an update every 2 days, Snack Drop daily. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Sliding Puzzle versus Snack Drop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSliding PuzzleSnack Drop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroki NakamuraAKASH SHRESTHA

In-app purchases

None

Sliding Puzzle

No in-app purchases

None

Snack Drop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sliding Puzzle free?
Sliding Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snack Drop free?
Snack Drop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sliding Puzzle or Snack Drop have ads?
Sliding Puzzle shows ads; Snack Drop does not.
Which is updated more often, Sliding Puzzle or Snack Drop?
Sliding Puzzle ships an update every 2 days, and Snack Drop daily. Most recently, Sliding Puzzle was updated on September 11, 2026 and Snack Drop on September 24, 2026.

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