Comparison

Pixel Snake vs Snake Gauntlet

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Snake

Features
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Pixel Snake brings the timeless arcade classic to iPhone — pure, fast and beautifully retro. EAT. GROW. SURVIVE. Guide your snake to the food, grow longer, and don't bite your tail. Simple to learn, impossible to put down. PLAY YOUR WAY • Classic solo mode with progressive speed • Versus AI — three difficulty levels, from chill to ruthless • Two players on ONE device — face-off across the screen, each with their own controls • Swipe, D-Pad or motion controls MAKE IT YOURS • 8 background themes, 10 snake colors, 4 snake styles • Prize food mode for risk/reward strategy • Adjustable grid size and speed COMPETE • Game Center leaderboard and 26 achievements • Local top 15 high scores • Apple Watch app with Digital Crown controls — scores sync via iCloud --- SUPPORT Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: https://www.appcomin.com/contact Website: https://www.appcomin.com Privacy Policy: https://www.appcomin.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.appcomin.com/terms

About

Snake Gauntlet

Experience a faster, more challenging version of the classic snake game. Navigate through levels, dodge enemies and hazards, and use power-ups to survive. Play on your iPhone or Apple Watch with intuitive controls and engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Fast snake gameplay with swipe controls
  • Full-screen iPhone and native Apple Watch play
  • Enemies, falling acid, and fireball power-ups
  • Revive system with golden beans
  • Four difficulty modes and Endless Infinite Mode
  • Offline play with no ads or tracking
Features
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Snake Gauntlet is the classic snake you remember — faster, meaner, and built for Apple Watch and iPhone. Steer with a swipe, wrap around the edges, and grow as you eat. But this isn't your old phone's snake: dodge roaming enemies, outrun falling acid, and torch threats with fireballs. Climb the levels, bank golden-bean revives, and see how far your reflexes take you. FEATURES • Pure, fast snake gameplay — swipe to steer, tap to fire • Plays full-screen on iPhone and natively on Apple Watch • Roaming enemies, falling acid, and fireballs to fight back • Golden beans bank a revive, so one mistake isn't the end • Four difficulty modes — Easy, Normal, Hard, and Extreme • Endless Infinite Mode to chase your best score • Crisp haptics and punchy retro sound • No ads. No tracking. No accounts. Plays completely offline. Whether you've got ten seconds on your wrist or ten minutes on your phone, Snake Gauntlet is one-more-run fun.

Screenshots

Pixel Snake4 screens
Snake Gauntlet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pixel Snake at Free against Snake Gauntlet's $2.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Pixel Snake is free to download; Snake Gauntlet costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Pixel Snake versus Snake Gauntlet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel SnakeSnake Gauntlet
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFLAVIO COMINAlexander Bolton200296098771

In-app purchases

None

Pixel Snake

No in-app purchases

None

Snake Gauntlet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Snake free?
Pixel Snake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snake Gauntlet free?
Snake Gauntlet costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixel Snake or Snake Gauntlet have ads?
Neither Pixel Snake nor Snake Gauntlet shows ads.

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