Splashy Cube vs Be Brave, Barb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Splashy Cube
Navigate a colorful labyrinth, rolling a block and splashing balls of the same color. Avoid different colored balls, spikes, and gaps to reach the end of each challenging level. Master your skills with easy-to-learn controls and beautiful visuals.
- Colorful labyrinth navigation
- Block rolling mechanics
- Same-color ball splashing
- Obstacle avoidance (spikes, gaps)
- Easy tap controls
- Beautiful visuals
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Embark on an exciting adventure through colorful labyrinth. Check this most colorful block vs ball game! Roll the block through space and avoid balls trying to stop you. Keep on rollin’! Complete colorful levels and master your skills through experience. How to play: * Tap left or right to move * Splash balls in the same color, * Avoid balls in a different colors, * Don’t touch the spikes (ouch!) and try not to fall in the gaps, * Reach the end of the labyrinth to progress Easy to learn controls. Beautiful and colorful visuals.
Be Brave, Barb
Embark on a gravity-bending platforming adventure as a cactus seeking lost positive affirmations. Navigate 100 challenging levels, defeat bosses, and uncover secrets in this unique quest to face fears and have a nice day.
- Gravity-bending platforming
- 100 levels
- 5 boss battles
- Collect positive affirmations
- Unlock secrets
- Controller support
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Barb the cactus has lost her positive affirmations! How will she get through the day? How will she face her fears? How will she defeat King Cloudy and his evil henchmen? I have no idea. Maybe you should play this gravity-bending platforming adventure right now and find out? • An all-new platforming adventure from the creator of Dadish • Walk all over the walls, ignore gravity, who cares • Lots of positive affirmations to find • 100 levels • 5 bosses • Questionable therapy • Secrets to unlock • Controller support • Funky tunes • Rad graphics • Face your fears • Have a nice day
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Be Brave, Barb at 4.4 against Splashy Cube's 3.7. Be Brave, Barb also leads on ratings volume (93 vs 13) and review sentiment (76% vs 67%). Splashy Cube's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Splashy Cube sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Be Brave, Barb sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Be Brave, Barb holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Be Brave, Barb has 93 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Splashy Cube's written reviews are positive against 76% of Be Brave, Barb's.
Splashy Cube ships an update every 9 days, Be Brave, Barb monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Splashy Cube | Be Brave, Barb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (13 ratings) | 4.4 (93 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 76.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 93 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Orbital Knight sp. z o.o. | Thomas Young |
Customer experience
Splashy Cube
Be Brave, Barb
Bugs and requests
Splashy Cube
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Be Brave, Barb
Reported bugs
3 issues- Restore purchases not working
- Crashes when restarting levels
- Ads still appearing despite purchase
Requested features
3 requests- Gallery to view collected affirmations
- Ability to replay intro cutscene
- Improved level scrolling and responsiveness
In-app purchases
Splashy Cube
- Disable ads$2.99
- Special Skin$2.99
- Special Offer$3.99
Be Brave, Barb
- Remove Ads$6.99
Questions
Is Splashy Cube free?
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