Cube Runner vs Curveball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cube Runner
Navigate a dynamic landscape, skillfully dodging an array of hazardous cubes. Experience exhilarating flight through tight gaps and canyons with highly responsive, intuitive controls. Enjoy multiple gameplay modes and customizable visual themes.
- Intuitive controls
- Obstacle avoidance
- Multiple difficulty levels
- First and third-person views
- Zen mode for endless play
- Customizable themes
- Original soundtrack
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Fly across a landscape whilst avoiding the many treacherous cubes which lie in your path. Swoop through narrow gaps and fly through canyons with the greatest of ease using intuitive controls. FEATURES: - Simple and responsive controls - Various levels of difficulty - First and third person view - Zen mode - just fly forever - Different themes including retro mode and custom - make Cube Runner look how you want it! - The classic Cube Runner music written and produced by Nick Burstein and Nate Belasco of Fancy Hat Productions. - All other music by Bjornar Kibsgaard - https://bjokib.com
Curveball
Experience a 3D twist on a classic arcade game. Control your paddle to curve and direct the ball, adding spin based on paddle speed. Challenge yourself through single-player levels or compete online.
- 3D Pong gameplay
- Paddle control for ball curving
- 10 single player levels
- Online multiplayer
- Gem collection system
- Unlockable paddle designs
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Curveball is like a 3D version of pong. The player controls their paddle to curve and direct the ball to try and get it past their opponent. The faster the paddle is moving when you hit the ball, the more curve will be put on it Features: - 10 single player levels to try and beat - Hard mode - Full online multiplayer - Collect gems through single player or by winning multiplayer matches - Use gems to buy up to 5 additional paddles, all with different designs - Ad Free Images by Addison Jones Music by Shan Chagani
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cube Runner at none against Curveball's 1. Cube Runner also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 64%) and ratings volume (504 vs 68). Curveball's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Curveball sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cube Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Curveball holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cube Runner has 504 ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Cube Runner's written reviews are positive against 64% of Curveball's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cube Runner ships an update every 5 months, Curveball every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cube Runner | Curveball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (504 ratings) | 4.1 (68 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.3% of reviews — better | 63.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 504 — better | 68 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andy Qua | Jamal Hashim |
Customer experience
Cube Runner
Curveball
User reviews
Cube Runner
From 504 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth controls and gameplay
- 🎶 Blessed audio experience
- 👍 Simple yet fun design
- 🕹️ Nostalgic and addictive
- 🏆 Great high score challenges
Room to improve
- 🎮 Sensitive steering controls
- 🎨 Distracting new visuals
- 🔇 Lack of original music option
- 🔄 Speed resets on pause
- 🔀 Removed first-person view
Curveball
From 68 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Nostalgic experience
- 👍 Simple and easy to learn
- 👍 Great for casual gaming
- 👍 Competitive fun
Room to improve
- 👆 Finger blocks view
- 👎 Game can freeze
- 👎 Diamonds disappear
- 👎 Annoying music/sounds
- 👎 Multiplayer doesn't work
Bugs and requests
Cube Runner
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when downloading level packs
- Incompatible with older iOS versions
- Calibration issues on newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Customizable control sensitivity
- Retro visual mode
- Option to toggle original soundtrack
- Vertical gameplay mode
- Level editor and sharing
Curveball
Reported bugs
6 issues- Game stops mid-hit and freezes
- Score of 0 after breaking highest score
- Diamonds constantly disappear
- Multiplayer doesn't work
- Game center issues for multiplayer
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- Question marks when searching for a match
Requested features
6 requests- Option for offset control
- Move paddle to finger location on touch
- Add more levels
- Disable music/sounds
- Imessage app or online match setup for multiplayer
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- Joystick simulator in bottom corner
In-app purchases
Cube Runner
No in-app purchases
Curveball
- 5000 Gems$1.99
