Cube Samurai vs Newtro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cube Samurai
Embark on an endless running adventure across exotic planets to defeat the Conetrooper threat. Jump, slash, and slam your way through challenges, collect power-ups, and upgrade your samurai to become a legend.
- Endless running gameplay
- Explore exotic planets
- Epic boss fights
- Unlockable outfits and accessories
- New power-ups
- Purchasable upgrades
- Mission system for rewards
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The Cube Samurai is back in an all new endless runner! This time they're out to eliminate the Conetrooper threat once and for all. Run, Jump, Slash and Slam your way across distant planets to become the hero our universe needs. Features: - Many exciting and exotic planets to explore. - All new epic boss fights that test your reflexes. - A large selection of stylish outfits and accessories for the Cube Samurai. - New power-ups to grab along your journey. Flame Sword anyone? - Purchasable upgrades to make you a true legendary Samurai. - New missions to earn some extra cash that helps you in the long run! Are you ready to give the Conetroopers a RUN for their money!?
Newtro
Experience a minimalist, pixel-art brick breaker arcade game. Control bars with one hand to prevent balls from falling, destroy bricks, and complete levels within time limits and without losing lives. Offers a relaxing solo player experience with unique gameplay challenges.
- Minimalist pixel-art graphics
- One-handed gameplay
- Offline play
- Multiple levels with varied gameplay
- Time-based challenges
- Achievement system
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Re discover the brick breaker like you never did ! Minimalist, made with some crispy pixels, this arcade game will test your skills without stress, enjoy ! Newtro - Brick Breaker is a non competitive, solo player mobile game. With the help of a finger, you will be able to control one or more bars simultaneously, not only to prevent the ball from going out, but to overcome the four challenges that all the levels will include. Once you have mastered the direction of the balls, you will have the opportunity to complete the levels in the allocated time and without losing a life. This will give you the chance to complete the difficult versions of each level. You have two ways to discover this arcade game: - Go through all the levels, explore the original gameplays and relax with Ludmila Postel's Sound Design! - Take the challenge and try to completely destroy the level wall! How to play the game? - The balls are launched after a first touch of the screen. - Destroy all the bricks. - Get 4 achievements from each level. Successes: - finish the level with at least one life - finish a level without losing a life. - finish a level within the time limit. - finish the level in difficult version Features : - Free to play - Many levels with varied gameplay - Easy to play, designed to be played with one hand - Offline, no conection required - Tablet not supported - Leaderboard not supported The game is initially released with 48 different levels but many updates are planned: - the addition of many more levels - the addition of graphic and musical themes - the addition of collectables in case of complete success of a level group
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cube Samurai at 100% against Newtro's 40%. Cube Samurai also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.0). Newtro's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (45 vs 1). On 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
Cube Samurai is free to download; Newtro costs $1.99 up front. Cube Samurai sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Newtro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cube Samurai holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Newtro has 45 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cube Samurai's written reviews are positive against 40% of Newtro's.
Cube Samurai ships an update every 3 months, Newtro fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Cube Samurai | Newtro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (45 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 45 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 234 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Red Meat Games, Inc. | EVB Studio |
Customer experience
Cube Samurai
Newtro
In-app purchases
Cube Samurai
- Some Coins$0.99
- Some Gems$0.99
- Many Coins$3.99
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- Many Gems$3.99
- Lots of Coins$6.99
- Lots of Gems$54.99
Newtro
- Dark Knight Color Palette$0.99
- GameBoy Color Theme$0.99
- Ads remover$1.99
