Cube Runner vs Classic BrickBreaker
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
Classic BrickBreaker
Relive the nostalgia of a classic arcade game with this faithful iOS remake. Experience the original gameplay, pixel-perfect graphics, and familiar mechanics. It's designed to bring back the fun you've missed on your iOS device.
- Authentic classic gameplay
- Pixel-perfect graphics
- Original mechanics
- iOS remake
- Nostalgic experience
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Everyone’s favorite time-waster is back! This iOS remake of the old classic BrickBreaker offers an authentic experience of the original game, anatomically correct down to every pixel, movement, and feature. Specifically made to replace all that you have been missing since switching to an iOS device. ***Advertisements can be limited and disabled (without payment) from the options menu. However, if you enjoy Classic BrickBreaker and don't mind ads too much, please consider keeping ads on.***
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Classic BrickBreaker at 4.5 against Cube Runner's 4.0. Classic BrickBreaker also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 503). Cube Runner's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 72%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Classic BrickBreaker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 503 and 2.3K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Cube Runner's written reviews are positive against 72% of Classic BrickBreaker'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, Classic BrickBreaker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cube Runner | Classic BrickBreaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (503 ratings) | 4.5 (2.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.3% of reviews — better | 71.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 503 | 2.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andy Qua | Solomon Sapiro |
Customer experience
Cube Runner
Classic BrickBreaker
User reviews
Cube Runner
From 503 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
Classic BrickBreaker
From 2.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Nostalgic classic game
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 💡 Ability to control ad frequency
- 👍 Faithful recreation of original BlackBerry version
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 🔇 Sound effects can't be turned off
- 🔍 Difficulty progressing due to lack of lives
- 🎮 Controls not as responsive as BlackBerry version
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
Classic BrickBreaker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes after completing levels
- Sound settings don't work as expected
- Ball movement becomes erratic at times
Requested features
4 requests- Add more levels
- Increase availability of extra lives
- Implement save/resume functionality
- Allow choosing difficulty level
In-app purchases
Cube Runner
No in-app purchases
Classic BrickBreaker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Cube Runner free?
Is Classic BrickBreaker free?
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