Smokey's Scouts vs Cube Bop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smokey's Scouts
Embark on a forest-friendly match 3 adventure as an aspiring scout. Help Smokey prevent wildfires by clearing hazards and learn vital fire safety tips through engaging mini-games. Earn badges and currency to aid your training and protect the wilderness.
- Match 3 gameplay
- Wildfire prevention education
- Fire safety mini-games
- Earn badges and in-game currency
- Forest-themed adventure
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Smokey's Scouts is a forest-friendly match 3 game where players take on the role of aspiring scouts. Players are tasked with helping Smokey in preventing wildfires by removing fire hazards along their hike. Players will learn about Smokey’s history and wildfire prevention and safety through additional mini-games along the way. Completing tasks results in being awarded badges and game currency (bear tokens) to better assist scouts in their training. Smokey’s Scouts is a match 3 title inspired by both Smokey Bear and the Mid Atlantic Forest Fire Protection Compact’s mission to support wildfire prevention/safety awareness. Columbus College of Art & Design and Mid Atlantic Forest Fire Protection Compact created Smokey's Scouts during a sponsored learning collaboration within CCAD's Game Art & Design program. Together, with help from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the United States Forest Service, they created this prototype game to increase forest fire prevention and fire safety awareness among teens, young adults, and their families.
Cube Bop
Tap blocks to clear them before the grid fills up. Earn in-game currency to purchase cosmetic upgrades and power-ups. Compete with friends and players worldwide on global leaderboards.
- Block tapping gameplay
- Power-up purchases
- Customizable backgrounds
- Global leaderboards
- Multiple game modes
- Increasing difficulty
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Cube Bop is a simple game. Tap the blocks to make them disappear! If the grid fills, you lose! Buy Power-Ups and Backgrounds from the Bop Shop using Gold Stars you find along the way. Compete with other players, and track your results using the global Game Center leaderboards! With multiple game-modes and increasing difficulty, you can enjoy hours of fun with friends and family!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cube Bop at 5.0 against Smokey's Scouts's 4.5. Cube Bop also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 50 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Smokey's Scouts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (15 vs 2). On price 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. Cube Bop sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Smokey's Scouts asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cube Bop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smokey's Scouts has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Smokey's Scouts's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cube Bop's.
Smokey's Scouts ships an update every 50 months, Cube Bop monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smokey's Scouts | Cube Bop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 50 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 310 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Columbus College of Art & Design | Joseph Lawlor |
Customer experience
Smokey's Scouts
Cube Bop
In-app purchases
Smokey's Scouts
No in-app purchases
Cube Bop
- Star Bundle (5)$1.99
- Star Bundle (10)$3.49
- Star Bundle (50)$14.99
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- Star Bundle (100)$29.99
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