Snake 2 vs Mad Snake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snake 2
Experience a vibrant take on the classic snake game with colorful segments and no buttons. Swipe to control your growing worm across the full screen and compete for top spots on global leaderboards. Customize your gameplay by adjusting speed and food availability.
- Classic snake gameplay
- Colorful snake segments
- Swipe controls
- Full screen gameplay
- Customizable speed and food
- Global leaderboards
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Enjoy the classic Snake gameplay from brick phones of yore with Snake 2 - FGSWG, but now in landscape and with no buttons. Swipe to move the snake! This lets you play on the whole screen, letting you make a giant colorful snake. Every section of the snake is a random color! Choose the speed and amount of food there is for the snake. See if you can top the global leaderboards! Download now!
Mad Snake
Experience a retro snake game with modern polish and smooth controls. Navigate through 13 unique levels, each with increasing challenges and themed arenas. Unlock Mad Mode for an endless survival challenge and use fireball power-ups to blast through obstacles.
- 13 unique themed levels
- Fireball power-ups
- Enemy snake and obstacles
- Mad Mode endless challenge
- Customizable snake skins
- Offline play
- Game Center leaderboards
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The Snake Game You Can't Put Down - slither, survive, and conquer all 13 levels to unlock the ultimate challenge: Mad Mode! Mad Snake is a fast-paced arcade snake game for iPhone with modern polish, smooth controls, and a thrilling level progression that will test your reflexes and strategy. Simple to learn. Impossible to stop. START SIMPLE, GET WILD Begin with the basics in Level 1, then face static obstacles, green apples worth triple points, a cunning enemy snake that patrols the board, and fiery power-ups that let you fight back. Each level ramps up the speed and challenge. 13 UNIQUE LEVELS Level 1 - Learn the ropes with a clean grid Level 2 - Dodge static obstacles placed across the board Level 3 - Chase green apples for bonus points before they vanish Level 4 - Avoid the enemy snake while collecting apples Level 5 - The ultimate test: max speed, all hazards, green apple hunt Level 6 - A stunning Forest arena with a whole new look and feel Level 7 - A sun-soaked Beach arena: gather seashells and weave around tide pools Level 8 - A frosty Snow arena: collect snowflakes while dodging silent snowmen Level 9 - A rugged Outback arena: snag avocados while bounding clear of kangaroos Level 10 - A star-spangled USA arena: grab burgers in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty Level 11 - A lively Rio Carnival arena: feast on BBQ as you wind between palm trees Level 12 - A festive Fiesta Grande arena: collect tacos and steer around prickly cacti Level 13 - A serene Cherry Blossom arena: gather sushi beneath drifting cherry blossoms POWER UP WITH FIREBALLS Eat fire to spit fireballs. Blast through obstacles, take out the enemy snake, and clear your path when things get tight. Every flame you collect gives you ammo to burn. UNLOCK MAD MODE Beat all 13 levels to enter Mad Mode - an endless survival challenge where you push for the highest score possible. How long can you last? FEATURES - 4 unique snake skins to customize your style - Fireball power-ups - eat fire to torch obstacles and enemies - Responsive D-Pad and swipe-screen controls with reversal protection - Green apples that appear for limited time - grab them for 3x points - Static obstacles and a roaming enemy snake to keep you on your toes - Share your score directly to social media - 3 lives per run - every move counts - Game Map lets you navigate levels and track your progression - Local high score board - track your top 10 games - Game Center leaderboard - compete with players around the world - Sound effects and haptic feedback - Works offline - play anywhere, anytime - Privacy first - all data stays on your device Free to play. Optional in-app purchases to remove ads, customise snakes, and unlock advanced arenas.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mad Snake at 5.0 against Snake 2's 3.7. Mad Snake also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). Snake 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Mad Snake sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Snake 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mad Snake holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Snake 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mad Snake's.
Snake 2 ships an update every 3 months, Mad Snake every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snake 2 | Mad Snake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PQD Apps | Rodrigo Bonilha Tolledo |
Customer experience
Snake 2
Mad Snake
In-app purchases
Snake 2
No in-app purchases
Mad Snake
- Snake Skin Sunglasses$0.99
- Snake Skin Sunflower$0.99
- Snake Skin Pride$0.99
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- Unlock All Skins$1.99
- Skip to Level 9$1.99
- Skip to Level 10$1.99
- Skip to Level 12$1.99
- Skip to Level 11$1.99
- Skip to Level 13$1.99
- Unlock Everything$9.99









