Comparison

sn vs sugar (game)

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

Head to head
About

sn

A modern take on the classic snake game. Guide a dot to connect with others, growing your tail without collision. Compete for the top score and longest tail on the leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Touch and drag controls
  • Connect dots to grow tail
  • Avoid colliding with tail
  • Compete for high scores
  • Leaderboard rankings
  • Modern snake gameplay
Features
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sn - 11th in "focus" (aa, uu, ff, au, rr, ao, rl, sp, th, ki, ci, sn, lo, ba, ov, sh, fi, do, ru & ti) sn is a truly modern snake. Touch and drag to move the dot, connect it to as many other dots as you can without colliding with your tail. The more in your tail, the harder it gets - but the dynamic doesn't change, simple. You can also top the leaderboard and compete for the best score / longest tail. Get stuck into the addiction of sn right now, a great new addition to your collection of focused General Adaptive apps. Thanks for all your support, I hope you're enjoying the "focus" series thus far. Handmade in Australia, General Adaptive

About

sugar (game)

Draw lines on your screen to guide falling sugar into cups. Enjoy a calming puzzle experience with visually satisfying sugar particles. This game offers a fresh, free puzzle challenge.

Highlights
  • Draw to direct sugar
  • Soothing particle physics
  • Relaxing puzzle gameplay
  • Free puzzle experience
  • Creator of color puzzle series
Features
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Draw on the screen to direct sugar into the cups. Experience the soothing puzzling with sugar particles trickling across the screen. A relaxing puzzle game from the creator of the color puzzle series and the "sugar, sugar" games. It was time for a brand new free sugar puzzle experience so I hope you'll enjoy this! @BartBonte

Screenshots

sn3 screens
sugar (game)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: sn at none against sugar (game)'s shown. sn also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). sugar (game)'s advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 59%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. sn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and sugar (game) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for sn against 4.3 for sugar (game). Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 509 and 410 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of sn's written reviews are positive against 82% of sugar (game)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

sn ships an update every 4 months, sugar (game) monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
sn versus sugar (game): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametersnsugar (game)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (509 ratings)4.3 (410 ratings)
Positive reviews58.5% of reviews81.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings509 — better410
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB21 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperGeneral Adaptive Apps Pty LtdBart BONTE

Customer experience

sn

All ratings509 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral9.4%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews299 reviews
Positive58.5%
Neutral11.7%
Negative29.8%

sugar (game)

All ratings410 ratings
Positive79.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative14.4%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.3%

User reviews

sn

From 509 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and fun
  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Unique concept

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🔒 Restrictive paywall
  • 🔋 Intrusive ads

sugar (game)

From 410 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging but not frustrating
  • 🚀 Satisfying and well thought out
  • 🚀 Addictive and fun
  • 🚀 Simple yet clever
  • 🚀 Nostalgic and classic

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches or bugs
  • 🔍 Difficult levels without ability to skip
  • 📺 Frequent unskippable ads
  • 🎨 Lack of colorblind accessibility
  • 🎨 Unsatisfying visuals or art style

Bugs and requests

sn

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing and force closing
  • Inability to play past certain scores
  • Inconsistent scoring and mechanics

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and challenges
  • Ability to save and resume progress
  • Leaderboards and social features

sugar (game)

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not progressing after completion
  • Sugar disappearing or not registering correctly
  • Restart button accidentally pressed instead of gravity switch

Requested features

6 requests
  • Undo/reset option per level
  • Ability to skip difficult levels
  • Colorblind mode or options
  • More levels and content updates
  • Landscape mode support on tablets
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  • Customization options

In-app purchases

1 purchases

sn

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

sugar (game)

One-time1
  • premium unlock$2.99

Questions

Is sn free?
sn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is sugar (game) free?
sugar (game) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, sn or sugar (game)?
sn and sugar (game) are both rated 4.3 out of 5 on the App Store, from 509 and 410 ratings respectively.
Do sn or sugar (game) have ads?
sugar (game) shows ads; sn does not.
Which is updated more often, sn or sugar (game)?
sn ships an update every 4 months, and sugar (game) monthly. Most recently, sn was updated on October 15, 2026 and sugar (game) on October 11, 2026.

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