Shortcut Run vs Cubiq 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shortcut Run
Race against opponents by collecting floorboards to build bridges and take shortcuts. Outsmart your rivals to reach the finish line first with stylish cheating. Enjoy simple, efficient controls.
- Collect floorboards
- Build bridges
- Take shortcuts
- Race against opponents
- Simple controls
- Efficient gameplay
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Race against opponents, and stack up all the floorboards you can pick up along the way! If you're clever enough, get out of the way and build bridges and take shortcuts to get to the finish line before everyone else! Cheating has never been so stylish! Simple gameplay with efficient and easy to learn controls.
Cubiq 3D
Engage in a unique 3D puzzle experience with two distinct gameplay modes. Recreate target structures by strategically moving colored cubes or slide blocks across a grid, navigating around obstacles to match a pattern. Offers increasingly challenging levels with intuitive controls and live feedback.
- Two unique puzzle modes: Classic 3D and Top View 2D
- 3D structure-building puzzles
- Strategic top-view sliding puzzles
- Front, Back, Left, and Right target previews
- Fixed Ice blocks in Top View 2D
- Live match percentage feedback
- Game Center leaderboard support
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CUBIQ 3D is a collection of unique spatial puzzle challenges designed to test how you think, plan, and solve. Explore four distinct game modes: • Classic 3D — Rotate, move, and match colorful cubes in a true 3D puzzle environment. • White World — Guide colored cubes across dynamically generated platforms, overcome walls and moving bridges, and reach the matching targets. • Top View 2D — Solve colorful cube puzzles from above by planning every move. • Circuit 2D — Connect the circuit and complete each puzzle using logic and strategy. Track your levels, best times, and moves as you progress through increasingly challenging puzzles. FEATURES • 4 unique puzzle modes • Procedurally generated White World layouts • Challenging 3D and 2D puzzles • Level progression • Time and move tracking • Game Center leaderboard • Multiple visual themes • Clean, colorful 3D presentation • No ads Think differently. Plan your moves. Master every Cubiq challenge. Created by Anjaan Games Studio.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cubiq 3D at none against Shortcut Run's 1. Cubiq 3D also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Shortcut Run's advantage is ratings volume (239K vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Shortcut Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cubiq 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cubiq 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shortcut Run has 239K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Shortcut Run ships an update every 2 months, Cubiq 3D every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortcut Run | Cubiq 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (239K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 239K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 313 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Amit Kandial |
Customer experience
Shortcut Run
Cubiq 3D
Bugs and requests
Shortcut Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes and crashes frequently
- Invisible obstacles and visual glitches
- Unable to delete the app from device
Requested features
4 requests- Add multiplayer mode with real opponents
- Introduce more challenging levels and obstacles
- Increase variety of skins and customization options
- Improve gender representation in character selection
Cubiq 3D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shortcut Run
- No Ads$2.99
Cubiq 3D
No in-app purchases
