Stranger Cubes vs Don't Kill The Dots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stranger Cubes
A retro-style action game where players catch falling cubes while avoiding obstacles. It offers an easy-to-learn mechanic that quickly escalates in difficulty, challenging players to see how far they can progress in its endless mode.
- Cube catching gameplay
- Spike avoidance mechanics
- Endless mode
- Escalating difficulty
- Retro visual style
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Catch the cubes and avoid the spikes. It's easy to learn but it gets really difficult! How far can you get in Endless Mode?
Don't Kill The Dots
Navigate a challenging arcade experience with simple one-touch controls. Dodge obstacles and eliminate targets to achieve the highest score possible. This game requires quick reflexes and mastery of its unique mechanics.
- Simple one-touch controls
- Dodge blue dots
- Kill red dots
- High score chasing
- Hard to master gameplay
- Sharp reflex requirement
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Survive as long as you can, with super simple one touch controls. You'll spin one way if you're touching the screen, and the other way if you aren't. Make no mistake; this game is simple to learn and hard to master. You must rely on sharp reflexes to dodge the blue dots and kill all the red dots. How high of a score can you get?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Don't Kill The Dots at 5.0 against Stranger Cubes's 2.0. Don't Kill The Dots also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Stranger Cubes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Don't Kill The Dots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stranger Cubes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Don't Kill The Dots holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Don't Kill The Dots has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Stranger Cubes ships an update every 35 months, Don't Kill The Dots every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stranger Cubes | Don't Kill The Dots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Nemoyten | Power-Up Game Studios LLC |
Customer experience
Stranger Cubes
Don't Kill The Dots
In-app purchases
Stranger Cubes
No in-app purchases
Don't Kill The Dots
- Remove Ads$1.99
