Comparison

Cube Card vs Runi

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cube Card

A strategic puzzle card game where you move character cards to attack monsters and blocks. Collect gold and health potions while earning skill cards and unlocking new dungeons and characters. Features roguelike elements for a unique experience each time.

Highlights
  • Offline and Airplane mode playable
  • Strategic one-handed control
  • 21 unique character abilities
  • 20 diverse dungeons
  • Over 80 monsters and cards
  • Character ability level-ups
Features
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"Cube Card" is a simple rule puzzle card game that moves character cards with strategic play. (Playable in Offline, Airplane mode) Attack monsters and blocks with weapons, character's Hp, and bombs, and collect points by collecting gold while recovering character's health with potions. You can acquire new dungeons and characters by increasing the number of points while earning skill cards with the power of the cube. You can also unlock characters' abilities and new skill cards with gold from dungeons. You can challenge dungeons with 21 characters of unique abilities. They are Archer, Sorceress, Adventurer, Priest, Dr.crow, Paladin, Bard, Knight, Thief, Witch, Pirate, Maid, Solar Knight, Miner, Succubus, Miko, Samurai, Ninja, Princess, Royal knight and Dancer. Gameplay with a mix of Roguelike elements provides new dungeons and new experiences each time. ◆ Game Features - Playable in Offline, Airplane mode - Fast game progress! Counter-Attack, Dodge and Critical Attack! - Simple one-handed control and strategic play - 21 characters of unique abilities - Various 20 Dungeons (Normal, Mimic, Gold, Chaos Dungeon) - 80+ Monsters and various cards - Enhance your character by 20 ability level up - Various weapons, attributes and trophies - Various powerful 42 skill cards - 2D cartoon style graphic - Language supported : English, Korean, Japanese

About

Runi

Engage in a cozy word search and crossword game with hand-crafted puzzles. Enjoy a daily challenge and themed packs without ads, logins, or subscriptions. Own the game forever with a single purchase.

Highlights
  • Hand-crafted word search and crossword puzzles
  • Daily fresh puzzle
  • 480 themed puzzles across 12 packs
  • Kid-friendly mode with 6 packs
  • One-time purchase for full ownership
  • iCloud sync for progress and settings
  • No ads, no logins, no subscriptions
Features
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Word puzzles, but warm. Runi is a hand-crafted word-search and crossword game you pay for once and actually own. No ads. No logins. No subscriptions. Just 480 themed puzzles, a fresh daily every morning, and a cozy little wheel of letters to swipe through. THE WORD GAME YOU ACTUALLY OWN Other word games keep asking. Asking you to watch a video for a hint. Asking you to upgrade. Asking you to sign in. Runi asks once - $5.99 unlocks the whole game, forever. That's it. HOW IT PLAYS Every level is a word salad - 4 to 7 letters scrambled on a wheel at the bottom of the screen. Drag your finger across them to spell words. The words you find slot into a themed crossword above. Touch a tile twice in a row to reuse a letter. Hit detection is tuned so the wheel feels precise even on a fast swipe. The crossword is capped to stay phone-readable, never a wall of micro-text. 12 THEMED PACKS, 360 HAND-CURATED LEVELS Every crossword has a theme that holds it together. Forest, Ocean, Cosmos, Archive, Kitchen, Critters, Music, Body, Weather, Sport, Garden, Travel - 30 levels each, every target word on-theme. Bonus words pulled from a 4,675-word common-word dictionary so the surprises feel earned, not random. KIDS MODE, 6 PACKS, 120 LEVELS A separate kid-friendly mode with shorter wheels, simpler themes, and big-friendly tiles. Colors, Critters, Numbers, Playtime, Wheels, Yum. The first pack in each mode is free forever - try before you buy. A NEW DAILY EVERY MORNING One puzzle a day, free for everyone, generated fresh. Finish it for bonus hints. Build a streak. No notifications nagging you, no "come back" pop-ups - it's there when you want it. HINTS AND SKIPS, HANDLED FAIRLY Start with 10 hints and 3 skips. Refresh every 24 hours. Earn more by finding bonus words and clearing levels. No coin economy, no premium currency, no "watch an ad for a hint" - the loop is just play, earn, play. iCLOUD SYNC, PRIVATELY Progress, favourites, settings, wallet - all sync across your iPhone and iPad via your Apple ID. No account to create. No data sent to us. Apple's iCloud, your data, full stop. WHAT YOU GET WITH RUNI PRO - All 12 themed adult packs (360 puzzles) - All 6 kids packs (120 puzzles) - Every future pack we ship, included - No price increase for existing players, ever WHAT YOU GET FREE, FOREVER - The full Forest pack (30 puzzles) - The first kids pack - A fresh daily puzzle, every day - No ads. None. Not even a "watch to unlock" button. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No login. No accounts. No analytics. No tracking SDKs. No ads, so no ad networks. Runi doesn't know who you are and doesn't want to. Made small on purpose. Privacy policy: https://sararu.net/runi/privacy-policy.html Terms of use: https://sararu.net/runi/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Cube Card4 screens
Runi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Runi at Free against Cube Card's $1.99. Runi also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%). Cube Card's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 17.0). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Runi is free to download; Cube Card costs $1.99 up front. Runi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cube Card asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cube Card against 5.0 for Runi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Cube Card's written reviews are positive against 100% of Runi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cube Card ships an update every 3 weeks, Runi monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cube Card versus Runi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCube CardRuni
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKyoungBin ImClaudiu Valentin Sararu

Customer experience

Cube Card

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative18.2%

Runi

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cube Card

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Runi

One-time1
  • Runi Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Cube Card free?
Cube Card costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Runi free?
Runi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cube Card or Runi?
Cube Card and Runi are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Cube Card or Runi have ads?
Neither Cube Card nor Runi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cube Card or Runi?
Cube Card ships an update every 3 weeks, and Runi monthly. Most recently, Cube Card was updated on November 7, 2026 and Runi on November 5, 2026.

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