TROUBLE Puzzle vs eX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TROUBLE Puzzle
This unique 3D puzzle game challenges your logic, attentiveness, and patience. It encourages you to think differently and find sophisticated solutions to improve your intelligence and memory. Compete with players worldwide to achieve high scores.
- Unique 3D puzzle gameplay
- Improves logic and memory
- Multiple difficulty modes
- Achievements and leaderboards
- Offline play
- Realistic 3D graphics
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Train your brain! Improve your logic, attentiveness and patience. If you enjoy playing chess, checkers, backgammon, memo and other logical games, you will love this game! New unique puzzle that makes you think. Start thinking differently, get out of your comfort zone, find sophisticated solutions to improve your intelligence and memory. This game is as educational and logical as 15 puzzle. You have to think over this puzzle no less than over the brainteasers such as math problems, rebuses, charades. This mind-blowing game has been created to make you smarter. Solve the trouble like a boss! • Realistic 3D-graphic and animation • New unique puzzle that has no analogues • Multiple difficulty modes • Simple and convenient controls • Achievements and leaderboards • Bright contemporary design • Play this game for free and even offline • Solve this puzzle as quickly as possible to beat your and other players high scores, just like at Rubik's Cube speedcubing competition. Find your own extraordinary solution and take your place on the pedestal competing with players from all over the world.
eX
Engage in real-time online battles and competitions with an AI-powered smart cube that shuffles itself. Experience a unique blend of physical puzzle-solving and digital gameplay.
- Real-time online battles
- Automatic cube shuffling
- AI-powered smart cube
- Online competitions
- Unique puzzle gameplay
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Play real-time online battles and competitions with eX-Mars, the world's first smart cube that automatically shuffles cubes!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TROUBLE Puzzle at 4.4 against eX's 3.0. TROUBLE Puzzle also leads on ratings volume (425 vs 7) and review sentiment (60% vs 50%). eX's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). 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. TROUBLE Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. eX asks for nothing beyond the download.
TROUBLE Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TROUBLE Puzzle has 425 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of TROUBLE Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 50% of eX's.
TROUBLE Puzzle ships an update every 5 weeks, eX every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TROUBLE Puzzle | eX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (425 ratings) — better | 3.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 425 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QURAI SOFTWARE - FZCO | Smart Cube Labs Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
TROUBLE Puzzle
eX
Bugs and requests
TROUBLE Puzzle
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes upon opening
- Softlocks during gameplay
- Control lag after ads
- Game takes user to home screen unexpectedly
- Crashes when attempting new puzzle modes
Requested features
4 requests- Hint button or hint system
- More levels or additional games
- Easier difficulty options
- Better difficulty progression
eX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TROUBLE Puzzle
- Remove ads$0.99
eX
No in-app purchases
