Cube Slide vs Jump Kid Retro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cube Slide
Tap to roll a cube across a runway, sliding into passing tiles. Collect gold to unlock new characters and challenge yourself to slide as far as possible.
- Tap controls for rolling
- Slide across runway
- Avoid tile edges
- Collect gold
- Unlock new characters
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Tap on left and right side of the screen to roll into side of passing tiles. Avoid front edges of the tiles as you slide across the runway. Roll into gold tiles to collect gold and purchase awesome new characters. How far can you slide? Challenge your self.
Jump Kid Retro
Embark on a retro platforming adventure to rescue a child and win a heart. Jump on enemies, defeat bosses, and master challenging star collection mechanics. Experience classic 8-bit graphics and chiptune music.
- Retro pixel art graphics
- Chiptune music soundtrack
- Jump on enemies to defeat them
- Boss battles at the end of each world
- 3-star rating system per level
- All worlds unlocked
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This is the full version of the classic Jump Kid game, all worlds are unlocked and no ads!! Help the girl get her kid back, maybe you can win her heart? Jump on enemies to kill them. Beat the boss at the end of each world. On every level you start with 2 stars. Loose a life, and you are down to 1 star. Collect the star that appears in the end of each level. Try to get and keep all 3 stars, it's friggin hard!! Jump Kid is a retro platformer inspired by old school platform games. 8-bit retro graphics and fantastic chiptune music.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cube Slide at Free against Jump Kid Retro's $0.99. Cube Slide also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Jump Kid Retro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). 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
Cube Slide is free to download; Jump Kid Retro costs $0.99 up front. Cube Slide sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Jump Kid Retro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Jump Kid Retro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cube Slide has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cube Slide ships an update fortnightly, Jump Kid Retro every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cube Slide | Jump Kid Retro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nomadic Bear Games | Tommy Hass |
Customer experience
Cube Slide
Jump Kid Retro
In-app purchases
Cube Slide
- 100 Gold bars$0.99
- 300 Gold bars$1.99
- 1000 Gold bars$4.99
Jump Kid Retro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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