Comparison

Sqube Darkness vs Up And Down Game

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

Head to head
About

Sqube Darkness

Navigate challenging geometry puzzles and obstacles as a heroic cube. Master precise jumps and runs to escape enemies and reach freedom in this action-packed platformer. Improve your cube's stats and compete for high scores.

Highlights
  • Flexible control methods (buttons or swipe)
  • Difficult but rewarding gameplay
  • Increase character stats and skills
  • Compete for high scores globally
  • Offline play supported
  • Beautiful geometry visuals
Features
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Run, jump, and hide in this action packed platformer game! Can you get the high score? Take the role of a heroic cube who funrun through difficult geometry puzzles and blockjumps. In a world of black and white geometry shapes, jump free and run towards freedom. Difficult but rewarding gameplay! Sqube Darkness is a platformer geometry cube game with dangerous enemies and hard obstacles. Players use their reflexes to jump and run at the correct moments to escape from the attacks of the Eyes. Running games are quite popular, but Sqube Darkness doesn’t follow the geometry formula used by other kinds of freeballgames. There is a vast array of unique levels and you will never get tired of run and jump action. Different ways to play! Players can use swipe or on-screen button controls to run and jump. This freerun game is truly free and all cubes can feel block jumping however they like. As a game with beautiful geometry shapes and geometry dashes, you will always feel sharp! Increase your stats and skills! Each temple running gives you stat points to develop your heroic cube character. Buy boosters and increase stats to run and jump better and faster. As a free run cube, you will always find something to improve with your geometry cube character. Challenge the world! Set a high score and compare yourself against the other players in the world. Subway surfing might be good at this game, but you can prove to be better at run and jump action. Control your geometry cube perfectly to get into the top spots! Features: • Flexible gameplay with two different control methods: Buttons or swipe. • Difficult but rewarding gameplay. • It is safe to play and can be labeled as one of the ‘gamesforkids.’ • Beautiful visuals will make you feel like a cube in a geometry world. • Run and jump better after each playthrough by increasing your skills and buying boosters. • Completely free game experience. • No internet required. • Frequent updates to add new game modes and challenges. • Fun for all ages: The best game for family & friends’ gatherings! • Download this funny game for free. • Great exercise for the brain. • Simple and highly addictive game play. • Play without the internet. • Play offline. Have fun!

About

Up And Down Game

Navigate a ball through randomly spawning obstacles, collecting stars to unlock new cosmetic items. The challenge increases as you play, testing your reflexes and aiming for a high score.

Highlights
  • Dodge spikes
  • Collect stars
  • Unlock new balls
  • Increasing difficulty
  • High score challenge
Features
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Spikes and stars are randomly spawning in front of the ball. Move the ball up and down to avoid the spikes and to collect the stars. Your main goal is to score as much as you can. As the game progresses it becomes harder and harder. Use the stars to buy new balls in the shop menu.

Screenshots

Sqube Darkness4 screens
Up And Down Game3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Up And Down Game at 100% against Sqube Darkness's 36%. Up And Down Game also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 22) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Sqube Darkness's advantage is ratings volume (32K vs 1). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sqube Darkness sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Up And Down Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Up And Down Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sqube Darkness has 32K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Sqube Darkness's written reviews are positive against 100% of Up And Down Game's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sqube Darkness versus Up And Down Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSqube DarknessUp And Down Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (32K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size336 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUNICO STUDIOAleksa Racovic

Customer experience

Sqube Darkness

All ratings31,545 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews1,119 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral11.7%
Negative52.6%

Up And Down Game

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Sqube Darkness

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing and crashing
  • Ads not closing properly
  • Inconsistent jump registration

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add lore and story
  • Implement difficulty levels
  • Improve jump mechanics
  • Reduce ad frequency

Up And Down Game

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

22 purchases

Sqube Darkness

Subscriptions1
  • Ads Pass (Monthly)$7.991 Month
One-time21
  • 3000 CP$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Starter Kit$1.99
Show 18 more
  • Sale Remove Ads$1.99
  • 12000 CP$2.99
  • Sale Champion's Choice$2.99
  • Runner Kit$4.99
  • 20000 CP$4.99
  • Daily Value Combo$4.99
  • CP Starter$4.99
  • Remove Ads v2$4.99
  • Sprinter Kit$5.99
  • Champion's Choice$5.99
  • Premium Upgrade Loyalty$9.99
  • CP Core$9.99
  • 50000 CP$9.99
  • Marathoner Kit$11.99
  • Premium Upgrade$14.99
  • Iron Man Kit$15.99
  • CP Mega$19.99
  • Premium Forever$19.99
None

Up And Down Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sqube Darkness free?
Sqube Darkness is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Up And Down Game free?
Up And Down Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sqube Darkness or Up And Down Game?
Up And Down Game is rated higher. Sqube Darkness averages 4.8 out of 5 from 32K ratings, while Up And Down Game averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sqube Darkness or Up And Down Game have ads?
Both Sqube Darkness and Up And Down Game show ads.

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