Comparison

Snake Cubes vs Snake Vortex!

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

Head to head
About

Snake Cubes

Experience the classic snake game with a modern, elegant 3D cubic design. Navigate through levels by collecting balls while avoiding your tail and walls. Discover unique features like Snakeportations for an increasingly challenging and visually pleasing gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Elegant 3D cubic design
  • Classic snake gameplay
  • Collect balls to advance
  • Avoid tail and walls
  • Snakeportations and surprises
  • Randomized gameplay
  • 21 challenging levels (Premium)
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SNAKE CUBES shows you what the classic game of Snake would look like if it were originally made for the iPhone. It keeps the simple and direct but increasingly difficult gameplay which made the original so popular. But the graphics have changed – the old monochromatic groups of pixels are transformed into an elegant 3D cubic-based extravaganza. Advance through the levels by collect the balls and avoid hitting your tail or the walls. You’ll discover new things such as the Snakeportations and many more. Underneath it’s still the same game that generations have worn their thumbs out trying to master. You can be sure that playing SNAKE CUBE on your iPhone or iPad will be more pleasing to your thumbs… and your eyes. • Premium version contains 21 challenging levels. • Beautiful and clean cubic design • Snakeports (snake teleports) and other surprises • Random gameplay every time • Easy to start but difficult to master New levels sliding in soon!

About

Snake Vortex!

Control a snake by swiping the screen to collect balls and grow longer. A longer snake allows you to break through more obstacles and achieve higher scores. Enjoy this classic arcade-style challenge.

Highlights
  • Swipe controls
  • Collect balls to grow longer
  • Break through obstacles
  • Achieve high scores
  • Simple arcade gameplay
Features
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Swipe the screen to control the snake to collect more balls to make the snake longer. Longer snakes allow you to pass more obstacles and get higher scores. GOOD LUCK!

Screenshots

Snake Cubes3 screens
Snake Vortex!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snake Vortex! at none against Snake Cubes's 1. Snake Vortex! also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Snake Cubes's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, update cadence 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 Cubes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Snake Vortex! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Snake Cubes against 5.0 for Snake Vortex!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snake Vortex! has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snake Cubes ships an update every 3 months, Snake Vortex! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Snake Cubes versus Snake Vortex!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnake CubesSnake Vortex!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB185 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvan Cigic广杰 周

Customer experience

Snake Cubes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Snake Vortex!

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Snake Cubes

One-time1
  • Premium Version$0.99
None

Snake Vortex!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snake Cubes free?
Snake Cubes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snake Vortex! free?
Snake Vortex! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Snake Cubes or Snake Vortex!?
Snake Cubes and Snake Vortex! are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Snake Cubes or Snake Vortex! have ads?
Snake Vortex! shows ads; Snake Cubes does not.
Which is updated more often, Snake Cubes or Snake Vortex!?
Snake Cubes ships an update every 3 months, and Snake Vortex! every 4 months. Most recently, Snake Cubes was updated on October 7, 2026 and Snake Vortex! on October 6, 2026.

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