Join4 for iMessage vs Cubis Kingdoms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Join4 for iMessage
Challenge friends in a classic connect four game directly through iMessage. Strategically place your colored counters to be the first to achieve four in a row and win the game.
- Play via iMessage
- Turn-based gameplay
- Strategic counter placement
- Challenge friends
- Connect four win condition
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Can you Join4? Challenge your friends over iMessage to see who can be the first to connect 4 of their coloured counters! Take it in turns to place counters, strategically blocking each other until one of you finds a way to win!
Cubis Kingdoms
Restore a cursed kingdom by making strategic matches of three-dimensional cubes. Collect elements, use power-ups, and overcome obstacles across hundreds of levels. Rebuild habitats and bring back the kingdom's inhabitants to its former glory.
- Unique 3D match-3 gameplay
- Collect elements to restore the kingdom
- Power-ups and obstacles
- 200 levels across 6 regions
- Boss battles
- Swap cubes in queue
- Element spawning mechanics
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Make matches. Collect elements. Save the world. At last! The latest installment of the beloved, Cubis, Match 3, franchise is here! It’s a brand new world with Cubis Kingdoms. Cubis fans will recognize the famously unique, three dimensional gameplay, but with a whole new twist. This time around, every match counts. Make matches in order to collect precious elements required to restore the kingdom. Clear the board to earn elixirs that return people and animals to their once cursed land. Along the way, meet your cute and helpful allies who aid your progress with exciting, new, power-ups. Strategically blast rows, explode cubes, and destroy all obstacles in your path. With 200 levels, travelling through six, whimsical, regions, the fun can go on for days. Are you up for the adventure? Cubis Kingdoms provides three times the puzzling fun. First, enjoy dynamic levels where new cubes appear after each move creating a whole new kind of strategic play. Next, straighten your thinking cap for the puzzle challenge levels. Try to solve these puzzles before you run out of moves. Lastly, to advance to the next chapter, players must battle a pesky gargoyle “Boss” who curses the board as you match your way to victory. In Cubis Kingdoms, the end of the level is only the beginning of the fun. Players spend their earned elements to remove the mysterious curse and return their kingdom to its former splendor. As their habitats are restored, players can use the Life Elixirs they earn by clearing the boards to call back the kingdom’s inhabitants and complete the restoration. Sound exciting? IT IS! Try it now and restore the Kingdom to its resplendent glory. DAYS OF PLAY! 6 Chapters, 150 Normal levels, plus 50 Bonus levels hidden throughout the map. SWAP CUBES! Do you see a better match with your next cube? No problem! Now you can swap the cubes in your queue! ELEMENT SPAWNING: Elements will appear as you play - the next cubes to spawn will be highlighted below the board. Strategically launch your cubes to make back-to-back matches with a single shot! 7 CUBE COLORS Each representing elements such as Bounty, Water, Ingenuity, Time, Joy, Weather and Stardust 6 POWER UPS Including All-Powerful Phoenix Eggs, Cube blasting Ermines, Turtle Shells (to fill holes) and Raven Fire (to destroy tar) 6 OBSTACLES Including the classic blockers as well as new ones like Cats, Frost, Tar, Holes, and Portals _________________________ Dive into all of iWin’s amazing games! Cash games: Jewel Quest for Cash Solitaire for Cash Cubis for Cash Bubble Town for Cash Casual Games: Jewel Quest: 7 Seas Deal or No Deal Jewel Quest --- Also note that this game optionally offers a subscription to join ALL ACCESS, which turns off ads and allows unlimited gameplay. If you opt to join the club, a $4.99 purchase will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. You can try the pass out for 7 days for free. Subscriptions will automatically renew each month unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. For more information, see our Terms (https://m.iwin.com/terms-of-service) and Privacy Policy (https://m.iwin.com/privacy-policy).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cubis Kingdoms at Free against Join4 for iMessage's $0.99. Cubis Kingdoms also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 59 months). Join4 for iMessage's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On review sentiment, 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
Cubis Kingdoms is free to download; Join4 for iMessage costs $0.99 up front. Cubis Kingdoms sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Join4 for iMessage asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cubis Kingdoms holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cubis Kingdoms has 330 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Join4 for iMessage's written reviews are positive against 44% of Cubis Kingdoms's.
Join4 for iMessage ships an update every 59 months, Cubis Kingdoms weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Join4 for iMessage | Cubis Kingdoms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 3.8 (330 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 43.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 330 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 59 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Cotton | iwin, Inc. |
Customer experience
Join4 for iMessage
Cubis Kingdoms
Bugs and requests
Join4 for iMessage
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Cubis Kingdoms
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezes or crashes on certain levels
- No ads available after a certain point
Requested features
4 requests- Add more levels and content updates
- Implement a reset/restart option
- Improve tutorial and onboarding experience
- Provide cross-device sync for progress
In-app purchases
Join4 for iMessage
No in-app purchases
Cubis Kingdoms
- All Access Games$4.991 Month
- All Access Subscriptions7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Unlock Full Game$9.99
Questions
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