Hoop Protect vs Cubes Up!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hoop Protect
Guide a growing crowd to block enemies and break through obstacles. Strategically expand your group to overcome challenges and achieve victory. Enjoy a simple yet engaging gameplay experience.
- Collect friendly crowds
- Block enemy crowds
- Break walls
- Strategic gameplay
- Casual experience
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Collect all the friendly crowd and close the hoop in front of the enemy crowd to stop them from clashing. Use the collected friendly crowd numbers to break the wall and just go on!
Cubes Up!
Engage in a satisfying arcade experience where you shoot and upgrade your arsenal to destroy incoming cubes. Progress through levels by enhancing your firepower and clearing waves of targets.
- Shoot cubes
- Upgrade guns
- Destroy targets
- Arcade gameplay
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-Shoot the cubes! -Upgrade your guns! -Destroy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hoop Protect at 4.2 against Cubes Up!'s 3.3. Cubes Up!'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hoop Protect holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Hoop Protect ships an update monthly, Cubes Up! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hoop Protect | Cubes Up! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 235 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Manish Kumar | Umut Aydin |
Customer experience
Hoop Protect
Cubes Up!
In-app purchases
Hoop Protect
No in-app purchases
Cubes Up!
No in-app purchases
