Comparison

Lewis the Snake vs Genesis

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

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Lewis the Snake

Features
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Lewis the Snake is a modern take on the classic: one endless open world, filled with food, power-ups, ticking bombs and rival snakes that grow just like you do. Steering takes one finger: hold the screen and Lewis follows. Eat to grow, weave past rivals, and snatch power-ups before they do. Every 10 seconds another snake joins the world. How long can you last? HOW IT PLAYS • One-finger steering, no swiping, no buttons • An infinite world with no walls: the only danger is everything in it • Speed boosts, slow-downs, shields and magnets, and your rivals use them too • Bombs with visible countdowns: outrun the blast or shield through it • Every dot scores points, and chaining quick bites pays more and more • Shave past danger for close-call bonuses: your score only ever goes up • One second chance per run: revive at half length and keep going WATCH THE SKY • Wind gusts sweep the world, pushing every snake and even the food • Meteor storms rain stones from above: a marked shadow is your only warning • Get caught under one and it's over, and the rubble it leaves is just as deadly • Rivals dodge the same storms you do. Not all of them make it • The harder the difficulty, the wilder the weather SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY • Daily Challenge: everyone in the world plays the same board, 3 attempts, one shared daily leaderboard • Build a daily streak, with an optional reminder so you never lose it • Live milestones and personal-best pressure as you close in on your record GAME CENTER • Leaderboards for every difficulty, your streak, and the Daily Challenge • 16 achievements to hunt down • High scores synced across your devices with iCloud MAKE IT YOURS• 11 snake skins and 8 board themes, including animated Galaxy, Dino and Cat b• 3 trophy skins that money can't buy: earn them with your score alone• Zen Mode: no rivals, no bombs, no game over. Just you, the food, and a calmFREE TO PLAY, FAIR FOREVEREasy and Medium, the Daily Challenge, streaks, achievements and score sharing ptional one-time purchase unlocks Hard and Extreme, a second revive every run,Zen Mode, and every premium skin and board theme, plus all future premium cont No ads. No subscriptions. No tracking. Ever. Plays in 28 languages, on iPhone and iPad.

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Genesis

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Genesis: Bioforge -- Grow every creature that ever lived! Genesis is a cozy, clever hex puzzle wrapped in the greatest story ever told — the story of life on Earth. Snap glowing gene-cells together so their edges match, and when the genome hums into place, something wakes up: a spark, a cell, a swimmer, a climber… one hundred creatures in all, waiting across four billion years. Your guide is Pip — a tiny, cheerful spark of life who's been around since the very beginning and has opinions about trilobites. Pip teaches as you play, celebrates your wins, and nudges (never nags) when you're stuck. The puzzle is gentle to learn and genuinely satisfying to master Every chapter adds one new idea — rotating cells, choosy sockets, cracked pieces that need extra care — taught with a friendly demo, never a wall of text. Early levels are a warm bath. Later levels will make you put your tea down. What makes Genesis different - A living collection — every level you clear wakes a new creature for your album. Watch your menagerie grow from the first glimmer of light toward the first curious mind. - Deep time, warmly told — 100 levels across 20 eras of Earth's history, from Primordial Dawn through ancient seas, great forests, and beyond, with true bits of science tucked into every chapter. - Cozy on the outside, cerebral on the inside — gooey, glossy cells, a board that glows back at every snap, and puzzles with real "aha" underneath the charm. - Generous by design — the whole 100-level journey is free to finish. No energy meters, no timers ticking while you think, no walls. Optional extras (a hint, a little Genome, a fancy board skin) are there if you want them — never required. - Made for every player — colorblind assist, reduced motion, high contrast, and simple one-handed portrait play. - Chase mastery — earn up to three stars on every level with cleaner, smarter solves, and keep a daily streak going. No account. No reading required to play. Just you, Pip, and the slow, wonderful business of becoming. And Genesis keeps growing — new worlds, creatures, and modes are on the way in free updates. Your album has room to spare. Life never stops becoming. Let's begin!

Screenshots

Lewis the Snake4 screens
Genesis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lewis the Snake at none against Genesis's shown. Lewis the Snake also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Genesis's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Lewis the Snake sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Genesis sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lewis the Snake ships an update every 2 days, Genesis every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Lewis the Snake versus Genesis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLewis the SnakeGenesis
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrontLetterAly Shehata

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lewis the Snake

One-time1
  • Full Game$2.99
6 purchases

Genesis

One-time6
  • Small Genome Pack$0.99
  • Medium Genome Pack$1.99
  • Pure Genesis$2.99
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  • Large Genome Pack$4.99
  • Founder's Pack$4.99
  • Mega Genome Pack$9.99

Questions

Is Lewis the Snake free?
Lewis the Snake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Genesis free?
Genesis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lewis the Snake or Genesis have ads?
Genesis shows ads; Lewis the Snake does not.
Which is updated more often, Lewis the Snake or Genesis?
Lewis the Snake ships an update every 2 days, and Genesis every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lewis the Snake was updated on October 25, 2026 and Genesis on October 24, 2026.

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