Comparison

Sqube Darkness vs Retro

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

Retro

Navigate a treacherous pyramid maze, collecting treasures and avoiding deadly creatures. Use your gun to defend yourself against ghosts, mummies, vampires, and skeletons. Discover helpful cheats to aid your escape.

Highlights
  • Pyramid maze navigation
  • Treasure collection
  • Enemy avoidance and combat
  • Multiple enemy types
  • In-game cheats (POKEs)
  • 6 levels of increasing difficulty
Features
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Escape from the pyramid and discover its treasures. Find the exit at the top level of the maze while avoiding deadly creatures and collecting objects. You can shoot your gun to scare ghosts away, make mummies disappear and kill vampires and skeletons. Press back to access the in-game menu and enable helpful cheats (POKEs). Fred was originally developed for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum in 1983 by Fernando Rada, Paco Menéndez and Carlos Granados and distributed by Indescomp. It was licensed, together with Bugaboo (The Flea) by Quicksilva near the end of 1983. It was initially published in the United Kingdom, and shortly after in Spain by Investrónica. Retro-Fred is a modern port of Fred. It aims to replicate the original game as closely as possible. A version developed in Scratch is also available. Retro-Fred is free software, distributed under the GNU General Public License. It is available for free. It does not store any user data and it does not need any usage permissions. Visit https://www.8bitfred.com and https://github.com/8bitfred/retro-fred for more information. The game The objective of the game is to reach the exit of the pyramid, located in the top level. The game has 6 levels of increasing difficulty. Each level has more and more difficult enemies: * Ghosts: they can go through the maze walls. They cannot be killed, but when they are shot they change the direction of movement. * Rats: they move laterally. Fred must jump vertically to avoid them. They cannot be killed. * Acid drops: run quickly to avoid getting hit by them. * Mummies: they walk slowly on the horizontal passages and fall quicky down the vertical corridors. They disappear when they get hit by a bullet, and reappear in a different location. * Chameleons: they walk on the side of the vertical corridors and jump from one side to the other. * Vampires: they fly in the maze and change directions randomly. They can be killed by shooting them. * Skeletons: they walk on the horizontal corridors and climb up and down the ropes, trying to follow Fred. They die when hit by a bullet. Objects There are different types of objects that Fred can collect inside the maze: * Treasures: they are worth 500 to 1500 points, plus extra bonuses when you reach the exit. * Power-up: increases the power level. * Ammo-up: recharges the number of bullets to the maximum level. * Map: shows a map of the section of the map near Fred. The corridors are shown in white and the walls in blue. After finishing a level you will get 5000 points, and 1000 bonus point for each treasure collected during the game.

Screenshots

Sqube Darkness4 screens
Retro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Retro at none against Sqube Darkness's 22. Retro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). Sqube Darkness's advantage is ratings volume (32K vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Retro 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sqube Darkness ships an update every 5 weeks, Retro every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sqube Darkness versus Retro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSqube DarknessRetro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (32K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings32K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size336 MB7 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperUNICO STUDIOMiguel Catalina

Customer experience

Sqube Darkness

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

Retro

All ratings2 ratings
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

Retro

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

Retro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sqube Darkness free?
Sqube Darkness is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retro free?
Retro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sqube Darkness or Retro?
Retro is rated higher. Sqube Darkness averages 4.8 out of 5 from 32K ratings, while Retro averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Sqube Darkness or Retro have ads?
Sqube Darkness shows ads; Retro does not.
Which is updated more often, Sqube Darkness or Retro?
Sqube Darkness ships an update every 5 weeks, and Retro every 3 days. Most recently, Sqube Darkness was updated on November 1, 2026 and Retro on October 21, 2026.

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