Stranger Cubes vs Block Buster Balls
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?
Block Buster Balls
Aim and shoot balls to break an army of blocks. Utilize special power-ups and strategic tools like laser sights and 2-balls to overcome tricky block types and survive. Track your progress and aim for high scores in this challenging twist on a classic concept.
- Laser Sight for precision aiming
- 2-Balls for double damage
- Rewind to restart levels
- Power Blocks and powerups
- Special block types (Boosters, Steelies, Ghosts, Portals)
- Progress tracking (games, blocks, score, damage-per-second)
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Can you survive? You're facing a relentless army of blocks... Do you have enough balls - and skill - to destroy them? Use your Laser Sight for precision aiming. Use your 2-Balls for maximum destructive power. Rewind if you make a mistake. Earn extra balls and powerups along the way. But be careful. These blocks are tricky. > Boosters add points to their neighbors when hit. > Steelies stop your balls dead in their tracks. > Ghosts let your balls pass right through without rebounding. > Portals teleport your balls to other portals, sowing chaos. FEATURES > Power Blocks appear every few levels, granting powerups > Rewinds let you start a level over if miss your shot > Laser Sights bounce off walls to show the path your balls will take > 2-Balls make all your balls do double damage > Fast Forward is handy when those last balls are slow to drop > Bail Out ends the level even with balls flying > See & Hear how much damage you're doing in points per second > Tracks your total games, blocks and points > Tracks your highest level, score, and damage-per-second > No Ads - No interruptions - Maximum privacy UPGRADES & POWERUPS This game is supported by in-app purchases. > Permanent upgrades are available to get more and better Power Blocks. > Consumable powerup bundles are also available. Block Buster Balls is a new and challenging twist on a familiar concept. Try it today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Block Buster Balls at 4.8 against Stranger Cubes's 2.0. Block Buster Balls also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). Stranger Cubes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, ads, 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. Block Buster Balls sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Stranger Cubes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Block Buster Balls holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Block Buster Balls has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Stranger Cubes ships an update every 35 months, Block Buster Balls every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stranger Cubes | Block Buster Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 14.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Nemoyten | Funnerware |
Customer experience
Stranger Cubes
Block Buster Balls
In-app purchases
Stranger Cubes
No in-app purchases
Block Buster Balls
- 25 Rewinds$0.99
- 25 Laser Sights$1.99
- Better Powerup Blocks$2.99
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- 25 2-Ball Damage Doublers$2.99
- Block Blitz Bundle$4.99
- More Powerup Blocks$4.99
- Block Buster Combo$5.99
- Block Buster Combo$7.99
Questions
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