Comparison

Sugar Cuber vs Pulse Cross

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

Head to head
About

Sugar Cuber

Features
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You are stuck in an infinite track. While orbiting between four gears, You are infinitely repeating an inescapable path. You can never escape from here. A bar is rising from below to block you, And you must avoid collisions while changing the rotation speed. The method is easy. When you touch, the speed increases, and when you release, the speed returns to the original. As the level goes up, The width of the bars increases, And the number of bars also increases. The speed also changes. And then the wheel starts spinning. The direction of the wheel's rotation changes randomly, And depending on whether the direction of the wheel's rotation and your rotation direction are aligned, Your rotation speed changes. When you get a white block, you get points. Avoid the bars and try to get the highest score. This game is smooth, intuitive, And very easy to operate. In short, it's great for killing time. Try it.

About

Pulse Cross

An arcade shooter designed for one-hand play, featuring fast-paced action against waves of invaders. Enjoy a minimal, offline experience with no ads or tracking, focused solely on achieving a high score.

Highlights
  • One-hand portrait-mode controls
  • Procedurally generated neon-pixel art
  • Dynamic difficulty scaling
  • Offline play
  • No ads, tracking, or accounts
  • Persistent high score tracking
Features
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Pulse Cross is a bite-sized, high-energy arcade shooter built for one-hand play. These games were designed with privacy in mind and as a firm foot down to put apps on that App Store that you buy to truly play forever without needing and network or any information leaving your device! They're written to be as minimal as possible with always less than a 10MB foot print and using as few APIs as possible. A truly minimal so you can relax! Pilot a pulse-cross fighter against waves of invaders that get faster, smarter, and meaner the longer you survive. No menus, no upgrades, no timers — just you, the swarm, and a high-score that dares you to push one wave further. FEATURES - Neon-pixel art, procedurally generated — zero external assets - Fire-button + drag-to-steer controls built for portrait-mode thumb play - Dynamic difficulty: enemies march faster and shoot more the further you go - Persistent best score with a satisfying "NEW RECORD!" moment - Chunky sound design and camera shake that sells every hit - Works offline, no ads, no accounts, no tracking Designed for quick sessions. Pick it up for 30 seconds, beat your best, put it down. Repeat forever.

Screenshots

Sugar Cuber4 screens
Pulse Cross3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sugar Cuber at Free against Pulse Cross's $0.29. Sugar Cuber also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Pulse Cross's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On 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

Sugar Cuber is free to download; Pulse Cross costs $0.29 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sugar Cuber ships an update every 3 months, Pulse Cross every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sugar Cuber versus Pulse Cross: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSugar CuberPulse Cross
PriceFree — better$0.29
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB0 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperKAEGUREEJustin Miller

In-app purchases

None

Sugar Cuber

No in-app purchases

None

Pulse Cross

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sugar Cuber free?
Sugar Cuber is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pulse Cross free?
Pulse Cross costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sugar Cuber or Pulse Cross have ads?
Sugar Cuber shows ads; Pulse Cross does not.
Which is updated more often, Sugar Cuber or Pulse Cross?
Sugar Cuber ships an update every 3 months, and Pulse Cross every 3 days. Most recently, Sugar Cuber was updated on October 17, 2026 and Pulse Cross on October 2, 2026.

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