Comparison

Pin Puzzle vs Pop Cube Tale

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

Head to head
About

Pin Puzzle

Engage your mind with a physics-based puzzle game where strategic pin removal guides balls to a truck. Avoid bombs and color gray balls by touching colored ones to succeed. Personalize your game with unlockable styles and backgrounds.

Highlights
  • Strategic pin removal
  • Physics-based ball guidance
  • Ball coloring mechanics
  • Bomb avoidance
  • Customizable game elements
  • Unlimited levels
Features
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Find yourself the king of puzzle games? Looking for a game that combines relaxation, decompression, brainstorming, visual enjoyment and achievement? Congratulations! You've found Pin Puzzle: Pull Pins Out! Pin Puzzle: Pull Pins Out has a simple but addictive gameplay that requires a certain amount of skills and experience which can at the same time test your IQ. The game starts out simple enough with just a few pins need to pull, but as you level up and gain experience, you'll need to think more. Be careful! If you are not strategic enough, with a "boom", you lose the game and shall restart it. In addition to the simple level passing mechanics, Pin Puzzle: Pull Pins Out also offers you a personalized gaming experience. Players will unlock various styles of balls, pins, tracks, trucks, as well as beautiful game backgrounds, dazzling game animation effects and so on. Each player is allowed to design your own personalized game page. Game Features: - Gameplay: Smartly arrange the move order of pins. Then, the ball will fall along the track under the feature of gravity and finally be collected in the truck. Truck with full balls can make a successful drive. Or else, the game will be over. So think before you pull! - There are both colored balls and gray balls in the game. It should be noted that the gray balls should be colored before falling into the truck. Gray balls can be successfully dyed when they touch colored balls. Take colored balls in your journey instead of gray ones. - Attention! There will be bombs scattered on the track. Bomb explosions will destroy tracks or trucks, which may cause you to lose balls and finally cannot finish the journey successfully. You can keep challenging yourself, we will not set limits for you, cuz we've prepared surely enough levels for you to challenge! Join Pin Puzzle: Pull Pins Out now, spend time with players all over the world and enrich your leisure time!

About

Pop Cube Tale

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Introducing Pop Cube Tale: Physics-Infused Fun: Watch as cubes come to life with realistic physics and gravity behavior. Each cube boasts one of five distinct colors. Swipe and Pop: Engage in the excitement by swiping over touching cubes of the same color to make them burst! The more cubes you pop, the higher your score climbs. Collect Gems, Extend Time: Keep the game alive by collecting gems to extend your precious time. A strategic gem collection is the key to mastering each level. Achieve Greatness: Aim for 1,000 points and ensure time doesn't expire to complete the level successfully. Unlock new levels as you conquer each one with skill and precision. Compete and Conquer: Earn achievements and pit your skills against others in a weekly competition for the best score on an endless level. The competition is fierce – do you have what it takes to claim the top spot? Good Luck and Have Fun!: Embark on this exciting journey, test your cube-popping skills, and most importantly, have a blast playing "Pop Cube Tale." The challenge is set, and the cubes are ready – let the popping adventure begin!

Screenshots

Pin Puzzle4 screens
Pop Cube Tale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pop Cube Tale at none against Pin Puzzle's shown. Pin Puzzle's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 26 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pin Puzzle ships an update fortnightly, Pop Cube Tale every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pin Puzzle versus Pop Cube Tale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPin PuzzlePop Cube Tale
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews31.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.3K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 26 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrange One LimitedCogito LLC

Bugs and requests

Pin Puzzle

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Balls escaping enclosed areas after bomb explosions
  • Levels freezing or becoming unresponsive

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to remove ads by paying a one-time fee
  • Landscape mode support
  • More challenging levels for experienced players

Pop Cube Tale

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pin Puzzle

No in-app purchases

None

Pop Cube Tale

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pin Puzzle free?
Pin Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pop Cube Tale free?
Pop Cube Tale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pin Puzzle or Pop Cube Tale have ads?
Pin Puzzle shows ads; Pop Cube Tale does not.
Which is updated more often, Pin Puzzle or Pop Cube Tale?
Pin Puzzle ships an update fortnightly, and Pop Cube Tale every 26 months. Most recently, Pin Puzzle was updated on October 30, 2026 and Pop Cube Tale on October 25, 2026.

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