Comparison

Emoji Drop vs Piano Cube !

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

Head to head
About

Emoji Drop

Guide a character through challenging levels filled with traps and obstacles. Utilize shields and one-tap controls to help the character reach their goal and complete each stage. Features include 50 levels, an endless mode, and the ability to earn free level skips.

Highlights
  • Guide emoji through traps
  • Use shields on tricky parts
  • Earn free level skips
  • One tap controls
  • 50 levels
  • Endless Mode
Features
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Guide Emoji through traps and other dangers to reach his Girl and complete the levels! FEATURES: • Use Shields on tricky parts • Earn FREE level skips • One tap controls • 50 levels • Endless Mode • Totally addictive #emoji drop - STALK US: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeadCoolApps Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeadCoolApps Web: http://www.DeadCoolApps.com

About

Piano Cube !

This app combines cube solving with music creation. Memorize algorithms through melodies or compose music by manipulating cube patterns. It's a fun and unique tool for cubers of all levels.

Highlights
  • Cube solving with musical algorithms
  • Compose music using cube patterns
  • Support for 2x2x2 and 3x3x3 cubes
  • Customizable piano keyboards
  • Timer, scramble, and reset functions
  • Progress and preferences autosave
  • Switchable cube size and design
Features
Currently charting
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Memorizing cube algorithms may be challenging, while music is very easy to memorize. Double your muscle memory with the Piano Cube! Every melody is an algorithm, and every algorithm is a melody. Discover new algorithms or compose music just by turning the 2×2×2 or 3×3×3 cube! Create cube patterns or algorithms using musical patterns! The Piano Cube is a fantastic, unique, and fun tool suitable for beginners, intermediates, and advanced cubers. Main features: - A selection of 16 2×2×2 and 3×3×3 cubes - Western and Japanese cube color schemes - Preset and customizable piano keyboards - Timer, turn metric, scramble and reset functions - Progress and preferences autosave function - Change the cube size and its design on the fly - Select your preferred musical instrument - Switch between portrait and landscape modes - Choose dark or light mode - Full-screen cube-solving mode - Enable/disable sounds - Ad-Free

Screenshots

Emoji Drop4 screens
Piano Cube !4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Piano Cube ! at 100% against Emoji Drop's 35%. Piano Cube ! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 15 months). Emoji Drop's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On ads 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

Emoji Drop is free to download; Piano Cube ! costs $2.99 up front. Emoji Drop sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Piano Cube ! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emoji Drop ships an update every 15 months, Piano Cube ! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Emoji Drop versus Piano Cube !: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmoji DropPiano Cube !
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.3 (55 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#84 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDead Cool AppsEmilian Brenici

Customer experience

Emoji Drop

All ratings55 ratings
Positive76.4%
Neutral20.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive35.2%
Neutral9.9%
Negative54.9%

Piano Cube !

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Emoji Drop

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game resets to level 1
  • App closes unexpectedly
  • Emoji doesn't jump when tapped
  • Ads interfere with gameplay
  • Paid ad removal not permanent

Requested features

5 requests
  • Fix game progress resets
  • Improve jump responsiveness
  • Add more levels
  • Allow choosing different emojis
  • Implement a store for in-game items

Piano Cube !

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Emoji Drop

One-time6
  • No Ads$1.99
  • Skip Level$1.99
  • Level Skip$2.99
Show 3 more
  • Buy 5 Shields$2.99
  • Buy 25 Shields$4.99
  • Buy 100 Shields$12.99
None

Piano Cube !

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emoji Drop free?
Emoji Drop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Piano Cube ! free?
Piano Cube ! costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Emoji Drop or Piano Cube ! have ads?
Neither Emoji Drop nor Piano Cube ! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emoji Drop or Piano Cube !?
Emoji Drop ships an update every 15 months, and Piano Cube ! every 5 months. Most recently, Emoji Drop was updated on November 1, 2026 and Piano Cube ! on November 6, 2026.

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