Rules! vs Tubesnake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rules!
Engage in a fast-paced, challenging, and fun puzzle game with a hundred levels. Features a daily brain workout for Apple Watch and animated stickers. Offers multiple game modes and unique mechanics.
- Daily Apple Watch brain workout
- Animated sticker pack
- Beginner, Expert, or Timeless game modes
- Multi-touch interface
- Color perception assistance
- Surprising new game mechanics
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• Includes a daily brain workout mini-game for Apple Watch • Includes animated sticker pack • App Store – Best Apple Watch Game of 2015 • App Store – Best of 2014 • German Developer Award 2014 – Best mobile Game • German Video Game Award 2015 – Best mobile Game • Pocket Gamer Awards 2015 Finalist Best Casual/Puzzle Game & Most Innovative Game RULES! is a cute puzzle game that's challenging, fast-paced and fun. • Choose your preferred type of game: Beginner, Expert or Timeless • “What’s presented here is a stylish, original, clever puzzle game that I’m having trouble putting down long enough to write this review.” ~ Gamezebo “A delightfully constructed memory test that grows in complexity and appeal the deeper in you go.” ~ Pocket Gamer “The Coding Monkeys have never released anything that wasn’t utterly brilliant, therefore Rules shall almost certainly be brilliant.” ~ Pocket Tactics Follow RULES! into a hundred level-deep maze of cuteness and order: • Multi-touch interface at its finest • Color perception assistance mode • Whales, Unicorns, Robots and Squirrels! • A plethora of surprising new game mechanics
Tubesnake
Guide a pixel character through a map using your watch's crown. Compete with friends to achieve high scores in this addictive game designed for Apple Watch and iPhone.
- Watch crown control
- Pixel character navigation
- High score tracking
- Multi-device support (Apple Watch & iPhone)
- Addictive gameplay
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A highly addictive game for everyone with a little time on their hands, literally. Guide your pixel through the map by using the crown on your watch and beat your friends highscores! This game works great on both Apple Watch and iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tubesnake at 100% against Rules!'s 69%. Tubesnake also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Rules!'s advantage is ratings volume (67 vs 15). On ads, 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
Rules! costs $2.99 and Tubesnake $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tubesnake holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Rules!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Tubesnake's.
Rules! ships an update monthly, Tubesnake weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rules! | Tubesnake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (67 ratings) | 4.6 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #120 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 13.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 137b | Hesselbom Tech AB |
Customer experience
Rules!
Tubesnake
Bugs and requests
Rules!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Freezing and crashing issues, especially on Apple Watch
- Unresponsive tapping on certain tiles
Requested features
5 requests- Option to save progress and continue from last level
- Randomized rule order
- Difficulty settings with longer time limits
- Colorblind accessibility options
- More game modes and challenges
Tubesnake
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rules!
No in-app purchases
Tubesnake
No in-app purchases
