Comparison

Sandy Snakes vs SNAKE

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

Head to head
About

Sandy Snakes

Features
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Drag your snakes, drain the sand, and clear the board! Trays packed with colored sand fill the grid, and hungry snakes are coiled between them. Drag a snake by any part of its body, thread it through the gaps, and bring its head to sand of its own color — it swallows the grains on contact. Every route you pick decides whether the board empties or clogs. What's inside: Grid puzzle with real space pressure: Every cell matters. Snakes are solid to each other, so the room you leave yourself is the puzzle. Drag, thread, slurp: Grab any segment and pull. The whole snake follows your finger, head first, through gaps barely wide enough. Sand that falls: Empty a column and the sand above it pours down. What was out of reach a second ago is suddenly right under your head. Match your colors: Each snake only eats its own color, and only carries enough hunger for its share. Waste it and the board can't be cleared.Beat the clock: The timer is always running. Plan fast, drag faster. Explore new worlds: Clear stages, unlock new layouts, and face boards that get tighter with every level. Easy to learn, tough to master: One finger, one rule — then find out how much puzzle fits in a single grid. Think you can find the path that empties the whole board?

About

SNAKE

Navigate a glowing player through an arena, collecting cores while avoiding your own past movements that reappear as obstacles. This fast-paced arcade game challenges you to plan your routes carefully to survive longer and achieve new high scores.

Highlights
  • Collect cores
  • Avoid afterimage obstacles
  • Fast-paced arcade gameplay
  • One-finger controls
  • Solo Survival mode
  • Quick tutorial
Features
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Your past movement comes back as the danger. SNAKE: AfterImage is a fast, one-finger arcade game where every route you take can become an obstacle. Guide your glowing player around the arena, collect cores, and watch your previous paths return as moving afterimages. The longer you survive, the more carefully you have to plan your next move. Learn the rules in a quick tutorial, chase a new best score in Solo Survival, and jump straight back in when a run ends. Simple to pick up. Harder to outmaneuver yourself.

Screenshots

Sandy Snakes4 screens
SNAKE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sandy Snakes at none against SNAKE's 6. Sandy Snakes also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). SNAKE's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price 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 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Sandy Snakes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sandy Snakes ships an update every 2 weeks, SNAKE every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sandy Snakes versus SNAKE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSandy SnakesSNAKE
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (34 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB20 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBrew GamesQuick Technologies LLC

In-app purchases

None

Sandy Snakes

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

SNAKE

One-time6
  • 5 Second Chances$0.99
  • 1,000 Orbs$0.99
  • 3,500 Orbs$1.99
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  • 8,888 Orbs$2.99
  • 20,000 orbs$5.99
  • 77,777 Orbs$14.99

Questions

Is Sandy Snakes free?
Sandy Snakes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SNAKE free?
SNAKE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sandy Snakes or SNAKE have ads?
Sandy Snakes shows ads; SNAKE does not.
Which is updated more often, Sandy Snakes or SNAKE?
Sandy Snakes ships an update every 2 weeks, and SNAKE every 2 days. Most recently, Sandy Snakes was updated on October 4, 2026 and SNAKE on October 17, 2026.

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