Comparison

1 Chance vs Kubo

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

Head to head
About

1 Chance

Test your speed, intelligence, and dexterity across 14 unique mini-games. With only one attempt per game, the pressure is on to achieve the highest score and climb the global leaderboards. Discover secrets and bonus games in this minimalist, high-stakes challenge.

Highlights
  • 14 varied mini-games
  • Minimalist design
  • Global leaderboards
  • Unique gaming experience
  • Secrets and bonus games
Features
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Featured by Apple as Game of the Day and in New Games We Love. Downloaded over 800,000 times. 1 Chance is a collection of tiny, beautifully made games that test your timing, memory, logic, words and more. Every game takes seconds to learn and one try to prove yourself. DAILY CHANCE Five new games every day, the same for everyone in the world. About three minutes. One try each. Build a streak, beat your best and share your score card with friends. THE ONE CHANCE 14 classic games, remastered. You can only ever play them once. No practice, no restarts, no second go. Find a quiet moment and make it count. If a call or crash interrupts you, you get a fair fresh go. OVER 90 GAMES Stop the clock to the millisecond. Pour a drink to the line. Remember a constellation. Sort the water. Crown the board. Spot the odd shade. Fold a cube in your head. Find words in a letter grid. Pin a city on a 3D globe. Every game is built from scratch with gorgeous animation, satisfying haptics and sound. CHESS AND SUDOKU, THE CLASSICS Two complete premium games for Pro members. Chess with a beautiful 3D board, five computer opponents, a full course of 31 lessons from first moves to endgames, 783 puzzles and a review of every game. Sudoku with five levels from Easy to Master, a Daily Sudoku and hints that teach you the technique. Free players can try both with a short ad. TEN SKILLS, ONE PROFILE Timing, speed, memory, math, words, perception, precision, knowledge, spatial and logic. Your skill profile shows where you shine and where to grow, and Insights reveal your form, your trends and the time of day you play best. STREAKS THAT MATTER Keep your flame alive with a beautiful streak tracker, a month by month calendar and milestones to chase. Miss a day? Save your streak. Earn achievements as you go, and unlock new app icons along the way. MADE FOR EVERYONE • Full VoiceOver support and Dynamic Type • Assist mode with longer clocks • Designed for iPhone and iPad • Available in 14 languages: English, Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish • Game Center leaderboards and achievements • Gentle daily reminders, only if you want them 1 CHANCE PRO Go further with Pro: • A bonus game every day • Practice any game, any time, as often as you like • The Secret Vault, with new games every month • Play every past Daily you missed • Streak shields that protect your streak automatically • Full Insights and skill trends • Chess and Sudoku, complete premium games • No ads, ever Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Free players can play the Daily Chance every day. A short ad plays before the results are revealed, and you can choose to watch one to unlock extra goes. Made with care by Tai, an independent developer. Thank you for playing. Privacy Policy: https://taiomi.com/onechance/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Kubo

Features
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Kubo is a simple and addictive hyper-casual stacking game. A block moves on the screen - tap to place it at the right time! The part that protrudes is cut and falls. Your tower is shrinking more and more... how many floors can you reach? Perfectly align 3 blocks in a row to trigger the PERFECT and enlarge your tower! Each game lasts less than a minute - perfect for transport, breaks, or when you have 30 seconds to kill. Features: - Ultra simple one-tap gameplay - Perfect Stack system that rewards precision - Immersive synthwave music - Ranking of scores - Vibrant colors and particle effects - Free, without registration

Screenshots

1 Chance4 screens
Kubo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kubo at every 3 days against 1 Chance's every 6 weeks. Kubo also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 1 Chance sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Kubo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

1 Chance ships an update every 6 weeks, Kubo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
1 Chance versus Kubo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter1 ChanceKubo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (399 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings399 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaiwo Omisoreseydou diallo

Bugs and requests

1 Chance

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Typing games not registering input
  • Sizing issues on iPad
  • Scoring/progression bugs in some mini-games

Requested features

4 requests
  • Daily/weekly challenges
  • Ability to replay games
  • More language support
  • Improved leaderboard functionality

Kubo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

1 Chance

Subscriptions3
  • Another Chance Unlimited$1.997 Days
  • Another Chance Unlimited$2.991 Month
  • Another Chance Unlimited$19.991 Year
One-time10
  • A Small Tip$0.99
  • Another Chance$0.99
  • A Medium Tip$1.99
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  • Another Chance X 3$1.99
  • Another Chance X 5$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • A Big Tip$4.99
  • 1 Chance Pro Lifetime$20.99
  • 1 Chance Pro Lifetime$34.99
  • A Massive Tip$99.99
1 purchases

Kubo

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is 1 Chance free?
1 Chance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kubo free?
Kubo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 1 Chance or Kubo have ads?
Both 1 Chance and Kubo show ads.
Which is updated more often, 1 Chance or Kubo?
1 Chance ships an update every 6 weeks, and Kubo every 3 days. Most recently, 1 Chance was updated on October 27, 2026 and Kubo on October 24, 2026.

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