Comparison

Cube Dive vs Cube Escape

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

Head to head
About

Cube Dive

Features
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Petri the Jolly Penguin needs your guidance to complete each level. Dive and jump around, paint cubes, run away from enemies, collect candy, hunt for fish and squids, avoid traps and obstacles, be quick! Beware of falling cubes! * Play with a single finger. Swipe diagonally in any direction needed. Anywhere on the screen. Make a longer swipe for longer jumps. * Alternatively touch any neighboring cube to make Petri jump towards it. Touch longer or harder a cube in any four directions to jump over multiple cubes and obstacles. * Play single-screen multiplayer with a friend. Team up against sharks, orcas, yetis and snakes, or go against each other to see who would survive longer and paint more cubes. * Get rid of enemies - freeze or drown them by using the snowflake and sun bonuses. * Top up your lives by trading 10 of your hard-earned gold stars for a Life Bonus that you need to catch. * Ran out of lives? No problem, just share your achievement and continue from where you left off. * Start at Easy Skill, the game will increase your difficulty level once you finish a full round of levels. Game Rules: Each level completes when all tower cubes are painted. 3 gold stars are granted for each level if: - the level is complete within the time limit - no candy is left uneaten on the tower - there was no player casualty during the level Enemies are not born equal. Some are plain stupid, others are really smart and nasty. Use the helicopters to get rid of the worst ones - the snakes. They would only die while trying to catch you in the air… Single-Screen Multiplayer Modes: Team Play - Help each other paint the tower as fast as possible with as little damage as you can! DeathMatch - Last man standing wins. Make sure to survive longer but keep an eye on the painted cube count! Paint Mania - Let the best painter win! The more painted cubes, the better! Time Attack - Level completes only when the time is up. Repaint as many opponent cubes as possible! All multiplayer modes - DON’T overload cubes - landslides! We respect your privacy and your joy - we don't collect any personal data, neither do we spoil your gaming with ads. Just buy once and play as much as you like - for no additional cost, on all of your iOS devices. No in-app purchases needed, no subscriptions, just enjoy and let us know if you'd like something to be better. *** A kind notice to iPhone 4S, iPad 2, iPad 3 and iPad Mini owners: While we’ve put reasonable efforts into supporting and testing the game on these traditional devices, they simply can’t provide the same enjoyable experience as with newer devices. You’re going to miss some features such as 60 FPS animation, realistic character reflections, shiny cubes and items, a whole bunch of funny animations to cheer you up even if you don’t win.

About

Cube Escape

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A new style match puzzle game to relax. It is satisfying to match all color blocks.

Screenshots

Cube Dive4 screens
Cube Escape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cube Escape at Free against Cube Dive's $0.99. Cube Escape also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). Cube Dive's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Cube Escape is free to download; Cube Dive costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cube Dive ships an update every 2 months, Cube Escape daily. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Cube Dive versus Cube Escape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCube DiveCube Escape
Price$0.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size372 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTen Touch Ltd.Hamba Studio Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Cube Dive

No in-app purchases

None

Cube Escape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cube Dive free?
Cube Dive costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cube Escape free?
Cube Escape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cube Dive or Cube Escape have ads?
Cube Escape shows ads; Cube Dive does not.
Which is updated more often, Cube Dive or Cube Escape?
Cube Dive ships an update every 2 months, and Cube Escape daily. Most recently, Cube Dive was updated on September 29, 2026 and Cube Escape on October 1, 2026.

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