Comparison

Delete After Reading vs Cubi Layers

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

Head to head
About

Delete After Reading

Engage in an interactive adventure that blends reading with puzzle-solving. Uncover a secret mission to retrieve a stolen videogame and alter destiny, all while ensuring your actions remain undetected.

Highlights
  • Interactive reading and story gameplay
  • Escape room style puzzles
  • Unique storytelling format
  • Adventure mission
  • Stealth and puzzle mechanics
Features
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A book you can play, or a game you can read, Delete After Reading is a crafted combination of an adventure story and puzzle games about cheating your destiny. An original storytelling format for armchair detectives and escape room aficionados of all ages. On the worst day of your life, you find a strange device with a file named “Delete After Reading”. It’s a classified document. Nina, Cinco, and Tomate, a clandestine group of kids (they happen to be dead, but they’ve never let that small detail interfere with their daily, uh, lives) want you to join them on a secret mission to repair Destiny’s latest injustice: the despised millionaire Martin Skrilhex has stolen the only existing copy of the highly coveted videogame “The Curse of Penguin Island” so only he can play it. Together you’ll have to sneak into the magnate’s mansion and steal back the videogame, so kids around the world can play it. But this mission will only be successful if Destiny does not find out that you are changing his plans, so never ever forget to delete the file after reading it. Main features: - Text is the gameplay, a cool and innovative mix of interactive reading, story, and escape room puzzles. - An immersive storytelling format that broadens the view of what games (and books) could be. - A thrilling adventure story for the whole family.

About

Cubi Layers

Features
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Cubi Layers is an endless cube-matching puzzle where every move reveals what comes next. Match two available cubes of the same color, clear layers, build combos, and push deeper into procedurally generated drops. The next layer is visible, so strong runs come from planning ahead rather than tapping at random. Features: - Endless procedural runs with increasing challenge - Solver-checked layouts designed to remain playable - Visible next layer for tactical planning - Combos, Fever mode and score chains - 85 achievements and personal bests - Hints and undo to help plan your next move - Optional rewarded ads for extra lives - Offline music and sound effects created for the game - Progress and settings stored locally on your device - 9 interface languages Easy to learn, increasingly demanding, and built for short sessions or long record-chasing runs.

Screenshots

Delete After Reading4 screens
Cubi Layers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cubi Layers at none against Delete After Reading's 1. Delete After Reading's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence 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. Delete After Reading sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cubi Layers asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Delete After Reading versus Cubi Layers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDelete After ReadingCubi Layers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (74 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings74 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size393 MB124 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPatrones y EsconditesMikhail Orlov

Bugs and requests

Delete After Reading

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Cannot scroll on MacBook Pro
  • Symbols on TV are incorrect
  • Cannot buy the game on Mac
  • Chapter 5 is terrible on Mac
  • TV did not show channels 7-9 until reloading app
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  • Audio did not play after reloading

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add a save/continue feature
  • Make all levels free or reduce price
  • Add iCloud syncing
  • Add built-in video walkthroughs
  • Improve scrolling on iOS
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  • Adjust controls for Mac users
  • Fix text spacing issues
  • Provide clearer guides for puzzles

Cubi Layers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Delete After Reading

One-time1
  • Full Game$4.99
None

Cubi Layers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Delete After Reading free?
Delete After Reading is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cubi Layers free?
Cubi Layers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Delete After Reading or Cubi Layers have ads?
Cubi Layers shows ads; Delete After Reading does not.
Which is updated more often, Delete After Reading or Cubi Layers?
Delete After Reading ships an update every 4 weeks, and Cubi Layers every 4 weeks. Most recently, Delete After Reading was updated on October 22, 2026 and Cubi Layers on October 18, 2026.

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