Comparison

Impaled vs Sqube Darkness

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

Head to head
About

Impaled

Experience a challenging one-touch platformer with diverse levels. Jump, fly, and slide through unique environments, encountering various creatures and vehicles. Master your skills to progress further in this engaging arcade adventure.

Highlights
  • One-touch controls
  • Varied level speeds
  • Flying mechanics
  • Diverse characters and vehicles
  • Skill-based progression
Features
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Great variation of Geometry Dash! Navigate amazing levels in this one touch platformer. Jump, fly and slide as you develop your skill and take your hero ever further. New levels and playing styles keep you constantly on the edge. This is the game all jumping games want to grow up to be! * Levels of different speeds. * Slow down or speed up. * Fly like a spaceship. * Meet penguins, horses, dinosaurs and a whale. * Fly an airplane and go on a boat. * Handle high speed or slow but precise jumps.

About

Sqube Darkness

Navigate challenging geometry puzzles and obstacles as a heroic cube. Master precise jumps and runs to escape enemies and reach freedom in this action-packed platformer. Improve your cube's stats and compete for high scores.

Highlights
  • Flexible control methods (buttons or swipe)
  • Difficult but rewarding gameplay
  • Increase character stats and skills
  • Compete for high scores globally
  • Offline play supported
  • Beautiful geometry visuals
Features
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Run, jump, and hide in this action packed platformer game! Can you get the high score? Take the role of a heroic cube who funrun through difficult geometry puzzles and blockjumps. In a world of black and white geometry shapes, jump free and run towards freedom. Difficult but rewarding gameplay! Sqube Darkness is a platformer geometry cube game with dangerous enemies and hard obstacles. Players use their reflexes to jump and run at the correct moments to escape from the attacks of the Eyes. Running games are quite popular, but Sqube Darkness doesn’t follow the geometry formula used by other kinds of freeballgames. There is a vast array of unique levels and you will never get tired of run and jump action. Different ways to play! Players can use swipe or on-screen button controls to run and jump. This freerun game is truly free and all cubes can feel block jumping however they like. As a game with beautiful geometry shapes and geometry dashes, you will always feel sharp! Increase your stats and skills! Each temple running gives you stat points to develop your heroic cube character. Buy boosters and increase stats to run and jump better and faster. As a free run cube, you will always find something to improve with your geometry cube character. Challenge the world! Set a high score and compare yourself against the other players in the world. Subway surfing might be good at this game, but you can prove to be better at run and jump action. Control your geometry cube perfectly to get into the top spots! Features: • Flexible gameplay with two different control methods: Buttons or swipe. • Difficult but rewarding gameplay. • It is safe to play and can be labeled as one of the ‘gamesforkids.’ • Beautiful visuals will make you feel like a cube in a geometry world. • Run and jump better after each playthrough by increasing your skills and buying boosters. • Completely free game experience. • No internet required. • Frequent updates to add new game modes and challenges. • Fun for all ages: The best game for family & friends’ gatherings! • Download this funny game for free. • Great exercise for the brain. • Simple and highly addictive game play. • Play without the internet. • Play offline. Have fun!

Screenshots

Impaled4 screens
Sqube Darkness4 screens

Verdict

The call

Impaled and Sqube Darkness both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 97% of Impaled's written reviews are positive against 36% of Sqube Darkness's. Impaled also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Sqube Darkness's advantage is ratings volume (32K vs 76). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Impaled sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Sqube Darkness sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. 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 — 4.7 for Impaled against 4.8 for Sqube Darkness. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sqube Darkness has 32K ratings behind it against 76, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of Impaled's written reviews are positive against 36% of Sqube Darkness's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Impaled ships an update monthly, Sqube Darkness every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Impaled versus Sqube Darkness: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImpaledSqube Darkness
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (76 ratings)4.8 (32K ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.8% of reviews — better35.7% of reviews
Number of ratings7632K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB336 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChoofun Games ABUNICO STUDIO

Customer experience

Impaled

All ratings76 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive96.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative0.0%

Sqube Darkness

All ratings31,545 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews1,119 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral11.7%
Negative52.6%

Bugs and requests

Impaled

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sqube Darkness

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing and crashing
  • Ads not closing properly
  • Inconsistent jump registration

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add lore and story
  • Implement difficulty levels
  • Improve jump mechanics
  • Reduce ad frequency

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Impaled

One-time4
  • More Skips5 variants$0.99
  • More Skips$1.99
  • No Ads$2.99
Show 1 more
  • More Skips$2.99
22 purchases

Sqube Darkness

Subscriptions1
  • Ads Pass (Monthly)$7.991 Month
One-time21
  • 3000 CP$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Starter Kit$1.99
Show 18 more
  • Sale Remove Ads$1.99
  • 12000 CP$2.99
  • Sale Champion's Choice$2.99
  • Runner Kit$4.99
  • 20000 CP$4.99
  • Daily Value Combo$4.99
  • CP Starter$4.99
  • Remove Ads v2$4.99
  • Sprinter Kit$5.99
  • Champion's Choice$5.99
  • Premium Upgrade Loyalty$9.99
  • CP Core$9.99
  • 50000 CP$9.99
  • Marathoner Kit$11.99
  • Premium Upgrade$14.99
  • Iron Man Kit$15.99
  • CP Mega$19.99
  • Premium Forever$19.99

Questions

Is Impaled free?
Impaled is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sqube Darkness free?
Sqube Darkness is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Impaled or Sqube Darkness?
Sqube Darkness is rated higher. Impaled averages 4.7 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while Sqube Darkness averages 4.8 from 32K ratings.
Do Impaled or Sqube Darkness have ads?
Sqube Darkness shows ads; Impaled does not.
Which is updated more often, Impaled or Sqube Darkness?
Impaled ships an update monthly, and Sqube Darkness every 5 weeks. Most recently, Impaled was updated on October 20, 2026 and Sqube Darkness on October 22, 2026.

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