# Retro Widget: Snake Battles

> Relive the games from 90s'!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1534337551](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1534337551)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1534337551`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Shitij Chadha
- **Category:** Casual
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (102 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2021-11-06
- **First published:** 2020-10-03
- **Size:** 14 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/retro-widget-snake-battles/id1534337551)
- **Website:** [https://twitter.com/retrowidget](https://twitter.com/retrowidget)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://gist.github.com/powerbro/b5e7196fa15cc17f335c4e34ad8a2b53](https://gist.github.com/powerbro/b5e7196fa15cc17f335c4e34ad8a2b53)

## Description

**Relive the 90s arcade era** with Retro Widget: Snake Battles, featuring the original Snake II. Challenge friends to top the Game Center leaderboards across 5 mazes and 9 levels. Also available on your Apple Watch for portable nostalgia.

**Home Widget experience** delivers classic vibes with live system info: carrier strength and name, battery level, clock, and a backlight option with dark mode, bringing arcade-style convenience to your home screen.

## Rankings

- #135,648 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the nostalgia and widget-driven retro Snake experience, but report performance and integration issues that affect playability.

### Pros

- Strong nostalgia and Nokia-style retro vibe
- Home Screen widget recreates the Nokia UI and is easy to access
- Easy to use and intuitive
- Leaderboard/social features add a competitive nostalgic edge
- Pixel art detail and authentic retro animations

### Cons

- Laggy, unresponsive controls at higher speeds
- Widget signal readout is unreliable or not updating
- Apple Watch support often doesn’t work
- Cannot play directly from the Home Screen widget
- Missing classic sound effects (beeper and dying sound)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1534337551)