Comparison

Patlax vs Popping Cubes!

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

Head to head
About

Patlax

Engage in a math-based puzzle game where the objective is to pop cubes. Each level presents unique goals, but the core mechanic involves strategically clearing cubes.

Highlights
  • Math-based gameplay
  • Cube popping mechanics
  • Varied level objectives
  • Puzzle solving
Features
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Do some math to pop some cubes! Every level comes with different objectives, but the one constant is that you need to pop them cubes!

About

Popping Cubes!

Features
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Try & match the three cubes on a rotating cylinder by moving around it. Watch out for the dropping cubes and try to eliminate as many cubes within the limited amount of moves as possible.

Screenshots

Patlax3 screens
Popping Cubes!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Patlax at none against Popping Cubes!'s shown. Popping Cubes!'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Patlax ships an update every 7 months, Popping Cubes! every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Patlax versus Popping Cubes!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatlaxPopping Cubes!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCagatay Onur SengorNebih Basaran

In-app purchases

None

Patlax

No in-app purchases

None

Popping Cubes!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Patlax free?
Patlax is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Popping Cubes! free?
Popping Cubes! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Patlax or Popping Cubes! have ads?
Popping Cubes! shows ads; Patlax does not.
Which is updated more often, Patlax or Popping Cubes!?
Patlax ships an update every 7 months, and Popping Cubes! every 2 days. Most recently, Patlax was updated on November 3, 2026 and Popping Cubes! on November 3, 2026.

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