Comparison

Snake Zero vs QmiRun Snake

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

Head to head
About

Snake Zero

Features
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Snake. The way it should feel. No ads. No subscriptions. No accounts. No tracking. One purchase, forever — or play free, forever. Snake Zero is the classic Snake game, rebuilt with tight controls, satisfying haptics, handcrafted visual themes, and three distinct ways to play. HOW IT PLAYS Tap a direction. Eat. Grow. Don't crash. That's it. The grid is clean, the movement is honest, and the controls respond instantly. Built for one-hand play on the bus, in line, between meetings, or whenever you want one perfect run. Three modes: • SNAKE RETRO — the original, the way you remember it • SNAKE ZERO — manual movement, mystery boxes, efficiency scoring • RUSH — swipe through lanes, build combos, dodge close, and charge Rush Mode NEW IN 1.11.1: RUSH MODE Rush is a fast, 2D Snake runner built for quick replayable runs. Swipe left and right across three lanes. Collect point blocks. Grab food. Dodge boxes. Build your combo. Fill the Rush Meter. Then smash through obstacles during Rush Mode and chase a new best score. Rush includes: • Handcrafted obstacle patterns • Combo multipliers • Close-call rewards • Rush Meter and obstacle smashing • Shield, Magnet, and Slow Time power-ups • In-run objectives • New results stats and best-score moments It still feels like Snake. Just faster. 20 HANDCRAFTED THEMES Themes are not skins. Each one is a complete look: colors, materials, board frame, particles, post-processing, and audio designed together. Free, included with download: • Original — neon classic • Retro LCD — Game Boy nostalgia • Void — pure darkness • Paper — warm sepia • Ember — warm coals • Monochrome — black & white • Ocean — deep blue • Terminal — CRT phosphor Premium ($4.99 one-time, includes future packs): • Neon City • Synthwave • Sakura • Frost • Gold • Hacker • Mint • Coral • Storm • Obsidian • Aurora • Desert …and more shipping with every update. TRY EVERY PREMIUM PACK FREE Tap any premium theme to preview it for the rest of your session. No paywall pop-ups, no time pressure. Buy when you find one you love. PRIVACY: ZERO DATA COLLECTED No analytics. No ad SDKs. No login. No network calls except the App Store payment. Your scores and unlocks live on your device. That's it. APP ICON CHOICES Pick your home-screen vibe. Multiple icon variants ship with the app — choose in Settings. ACCESSIBILITY • Hardware keyboard support • High-contrast theme options • Reduced-motion respected • Haptic feedback toggle WHO MADE THIS Snake Zero is built by Dr. X, an independent developer who wanted a Snake game that doesn't beg, doesn't track, and doesn't waste your time. If you like it, the $4.99 unlock keeps it that way.

About

QmiRun Snake

Guide a jelly-candy snake through a twilight arena, gobbling stardrops to grow and outsmarting rivals. Cut off opponents to KO them and collect their trails, but beware of wrong turns. Climb leaderboards and complete daily challenges in this offline-capable game.

Highlights
  • One-thumb joystick controls
  • Collect and customize adorable snake skins
  • Daily challenges and rewards
  • Chain KOs for streak bonuses
  • Offline gameplay
  • Private iCloud progress sync
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Welcome to QmiRun Snake and the Dreamsky Arena! Guide your jelly-candy snake through a twinkling twilight sky, gobble glowing stardrops to grow longer, and outsmart the rival snakes sharing the arena. Cut them off to KO them, then scoop up the sparkling trail they leave behind. One wrong turn and it's your snake that pops! Climb the leaderboard, chain KOs for streak bonuses, and take on the Daily Challenge. Each run brings a lively arena full of rivals to outplay. FEATURES • Smooth one-thumb joystick controls with a boost button • A huge, lively arena packed with rival snakes • Collect 10 adorable skins: Pip, Cloud Hopper, Nebula, Sunny, Bamboo, Crystal, Lava, Toxic, Rainbow and 24K • Design your own snake with solid, gradient and pattern color modes • Daily rewards, daily missions and player levels • Chain KOs for streak bonuses • Personal records, achievements and skill-only skins • Revive once per run to keep your length • Private iCloud progress sync with automatic local fallback No account, no ads, no analytics and no tracking. Gameplay works offline. Grab your snake, light up the night, and rise to the top of the Dreamsky Arena.

Screenshots

Snake Zero4 screens
QmiRun Snake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QmiRun Snake at none against Snake Zero's 1. QmiRun Snake also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Snake Zero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QmiRun Snake asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snake Zero ships an update every 2 months, QmiRun Snake every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Snake Zero versus QmiRun Snake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnake ZeroQmiRun Snake
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB108 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperEDUCACION GLOBAL, INCQmiRun Limited

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Snake Zero

One-time1
  • Unlock All Premium Themes$4.99
None

QmiRun Snake

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snake Zero free?
Snake Zero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QmiRun Snake free?
QmiRun Snake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Snake Zero or QmiRun Snake have ads?
Neither Snake Zero nor QmiRun Snake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snake Zero or QmiRun Snake?
Snake Zero ships an update every 2 months, and QmiRun Snake every 5 days. Most recently, Snake Zero was updated on November 9, 2026 and QmiRun Snake on November 1, 2026.

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