Stranger Cubes vs Tsikara
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?
Tsikara
Embark on an interactive 2D platformer adventure inspired by a classic Georgian fairy tale. Help a young boy and his bull, Tsikara, escape danger, collect magical items, and overcome challenges to rescue the boy from a fortress.
- 2D platformer gameplay
- Interactive fairy tale story
- Collect magical items
- Chase sequences
- Rescue missions
- Unique illustrations
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Tsikara is a 2D platformer game based on a Georgian fairy tale. The story of the fairy tale is as follows: a young boy has a bull named Tsikara. The boy’s stepmother decides to get rid of both him and Tsikara. Tsikara reveals the plan to the boy, and together they flee from home. In the first part of the tale, the boy collects magical items. In the second part, the stepmother, mounted on a boar, chases the boy and Tsikara. In the third part, Tsikara must rescue the boy, who has been imprisoned in a nine-lock fortress. The game is an interactive fairy tale, featuring illustrations created by artist Giorgi Jinchardze.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tsikara at 5.0 against Stranger Cubes's 2.0. Tsikara also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 35 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tsikara holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tsikara has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Stranger Cubes ships an update every 35 months, Tsikara every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stranger Cubes | Tsikara |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Nemoyten | StormBringer Studios |
Customer experience
Stranger Cubes
Tsikara
In-app purchases
Stranger Cubes
No in-app purchases
Tsikara
No in-app purchases
Questions
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