Snake26 vs Paeki
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snake26
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Play the classic Snake game—simple, fast, and addictive. Eat to grow, avoid crashing, and push your high score as far as you can. Features • Classic Snake gameplay • Smooth swipe controls • Quick restart and short rounds • High score challenge • Clean, lightweight design How long can you survive?
Paeki
Uncover a daily hidden image by revealing frosted tiles. Guess the picture using fewer tiles for a higher score. Offers hints, competitive leaderboards, and a premium upgrade for unlimited play and stats.
- Daily hidden picture puzzles
- Tile revealing mechanic
- Scoring based on tiles revealed
- Hints and clues
- Game Center leaderboards
- Achievements
- Puzzle Archive (Pro)
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One hidden picture. Sixteen frosted tiles. How sharp is your eye? Every day Paeki gives you a fresh image hidden beneath a grid of frosted glass tiles. Tap a tile to reveal a piece of the picture, then type your guess. The fewer tiles you need, the higher your score. It understands what you mean — synonyms, close answers, and common variations all count. HOW IT WORKS • A new puzzle every day at midnight — same image for everyone • Each tile you reveal costs points — guess early for a better score • Use hints if you're stuck — category hint or a detailed clue • Share your result as an emoji grid without spoiling the answer COMPETE WITH FRIENDS • Game Center leaderboard — daily rankings by score (fewer tiles, higher score) • 10 achievements to unlock: streaks, speed solves, perfect scores, and more • Share your emoji grid and challenge friends to beat your tile count PAEKI PRO (one-time purchase) • Puzzle Archive — revisit every past puzzle and relive your best solves • Weekly Challenge — 7 themed puzzles a week with a cumulative score • Nerd out on your stats — solve rate, average score, streaks, and trends • Practice Mode — unlimited puzzles filtered by category and difficulty • Ten visual themes to make the game yours PRIVACY FIRST • No accounts, no sign-in, no cloud storage • No third-party SDKs, no tracking, no ads — ever • Apple-native diagnostic signposts only (visible via Console.app to you, not us) • Your scores, your streaks, your device. Period. Two full years of daily content — more than 1,200 handpicked images across nature, architecture, food, animals, and more, with fresh puzzles in every update. Requires iOS 26. Privacy Policy: https://kynossstudios.com/paeki-privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snake26 at none against Paeki's 1. Snake26 also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. Paeki sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Snake26 asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Snake26 | Paeki |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Russell Smith | Steven Knauss |
In-app purchases
Snake26
No in-app purchases
Paeki
- Paeki Pro$2.99
