John Dark vs Swipey Cube
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
John Dark
Navigate a world that rotates with your taps, knocking away enemies and avoiding hazardous moving walls. Collect coins to unlock new characters and vibrant colors for your world. Challenge yourself to see how far you can progress before succumbing to obstacles or the chasing wormhole.
- World rotation mechanic
- Enemy combat
- Hazardous moving walls
- Coin collection
- Character unlocks
- Color customization
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Tap, Hop and Flip! Rotate your world and knock away enemies! Be careful of moving walls, they can do a lot of hurt if hit. Collect coins or reach new levels to get more characters and color John's world. How far can you get before a wall hits you in the face or the chasing wormhole catches you?
Swipey Cube
Engage your mind with a variety of puzzle challenges. Rotate, swap, and slide cubes to uncover hidden patterns across over 180 levels. Unlock special items and boosters as you achieve high scores.
- Multiple game modes
- Over 180 levels
- Pattern matching
- Sliding block puzzles
- Sudoku variations
- Unlockable boosters
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Swipe to find the hidden patterns! Introducing Swipey Cube: a new take on old puzzle classics. Over 180 levels await. MULTIPLE GAME MODES Enjoy our 7 exciting game modes: - Pattern Mode: rotate cubes to solve the puzzle - Exchange Mode: swap cubes like a match 3 - Bomb Mode: Tap the cubes but avoid the bombs - Swipe Mode: swipe to move cubes back together - Slider Mode: like a sliding block puzzle - 'Cubicross' Mode: Solve Nonogram type puzzles - Sudoku Mode: Play Sudoku in a new and interactive way HIGH SCORE PERKS Star Store: Score big to unlock boosters and unique items
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: John Dark at none against Swipey Cube's 3. John Dark also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Swipey Cube's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 15 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Swipey Cube sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. John Dark asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for John Dark against 5.0 for Swipey Cube. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
John Dark ships an update every 15 months, Swipey Cube weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | John Dark | Swipey Cube |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gianluca Pironti | Swipey Games LLC |
Customer experience
John Dark
Swipey Cube
In-app purchases
John Dark
No in-app purchases
Swipey Cube
- 50 Gold Coins$0.99
- 150 Gold Coins$2.99
- 300 Gold Coins$4.99
