Comparison

Snake Bar vs Sketchbook Runner

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

Head to head
About

Snake Bar

Features
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Yet another snake game ?  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.  - 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.

About

Sketchbook Runner

Draw bridges and ramps to guide a stickman across gaps in this hand-drawn platformer. Race against others in real-time multiplayer or tackle challenging boss levels. Customize your character with earned cosmetics.

Highlights
  • Draw bridges and ramps
  • Hand-drawn doodle art style
  • Real-time multiplayer races
  • 50 hand-built levels
  • Endless mode
  • Character customization
  • Offline campaign play
Features
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Your runner can't stop. The page is full of gaps. All you have is a pencil. Sketchbook Runner is a hand-drawn doodle platformer where you draw lines to bridge every gap. Your stickman runs on its own — you draw the path. Drag to draw a bridge, a ramp or a loop. Tap to jump. Beat 50 hand-built levels across 10 chapters, run forever in endless mode, or race up to 4 players live. DRAW THE LINE. DON'T FALL. Gaps are everywhere. Draw ink lines to cross them — flat to walk, sloped to launch, a quick loop to bounce sky-high. Run out of ink mid-bridge and you fall. Drawing IS the game, and every chapter teaches a new trick with your pencil. RACE LIVE — MULTIPLAYER Race up to four players in real time on the same level and watch their ink appear stroke for stroke. Climb the global leaderboards, or chase a ghost: the world's #1 run or your own personal best. TEN CHAPTERS, TEN BOSSES • Pencil Marks — learn to draw across gaps. • Take a Leap — tap to jump when drawing is too slow. • Sharp Edges — plan your bridges around spikes. • Saw Mill — arc over spinning blades. • Moving Targets — time your lines past swinging saws. • Upside Down — gravity flips. Run on the ceiling. • The Eraser — draw a loop to bounce sky-high. • Head in the Clouds — ride updrafts, fight headwinds, catch a glider. • The Ruler — draw across the bars to break through walls. • The Author — every mechanic at once, and the page fights back. Every chapter ends in a boss that rewrites the rules. The Critic snatches your pencil. The Spike Lord forces a bouncing rhythm. The Eraser scrubs your lines off the page. Vertigo flips the world. ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW • Endless mode that re-seeds every week — the same course for everyone. • Daily challenge: one level pays double pencils every 24 hours. • A 7-day daily reward streak. • Three-star ratings and hidden treasure chests on every level. DRESS UP YOUR STICKMAN 20+ hand-drawn cosmetics — top hats, capes, crowns, halos, devil horns — plus pet followers (a cat, a dog, a ghost and more) and ink colors from plain graphite to rainbow and glitter. Three-star a level to unlock fun mods like Moon Boots, Big Head and Tiny Runner. NO TIMERS, NO PAYWALLS No energy meters. No lives on a clock. Nothing you can buy gates your progress — every cosmetic is earned by playing. The campaign plays offline, as long as you like. DRAWN AT RUNTIME Every line on screen — platforms, spikes, saws, the stickman, the cosmetics — is drawn procedurally. No sprites. Sharp on every phone and tablet.

Screenshots

Snake Bar4 screens
Sketchbook Runner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Snake Bar at none against Sketchbook Runner's shown. On price, update cadence, 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

Snake Bar ships an update every 8 days, Sketchbook Runner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Snake Bar versus Sketchbook Runner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnake BarSketchbook Runner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB95 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperGeorges MalamoudMatt Panton

In-app purchases

None

Snake Bar

No in-app purchases

None

Sketchbook Runner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snake Bar free?
Snake Bar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sketchbook Runner free?
Sketchbook Runner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Snake Bar or Sketchbook Runner have ads?
Sketchbook Runner shows ads; Snake Bar does not.
Which is updated more often, Snake Bar or Sketchbook Runner?
Snake Bar ships an update every 8 days, and Sketchbook Runner every 2 weeks. Most recently, Snake Bar was updated on October 30, 2026 and Sketchbook Runner on October 31, 2026.

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