Cube Runner vs Memory Shard
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
Memory Shard
Guide a girl through the universe to collect scattered memory shards and piece together her past. This casual game features physics-based challenges, simple visuals, and a captivating soundtrack.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Casual game
- Simple and clean visuals
- Beautiful soundtrack
- Universe exploration
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Help the girl gather scattered memory shards across the universe and recover her past. ∎ Physics-based gameplay ∎ Casual game ∎ Simple and clean visuals ∎ Beautiful soundtrack
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Memory Shard at 5.0 against Cube Runner's 3.9. Memory Shard also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Cube Runner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Memory Shard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cube Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Memory Shard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cube Runner has 494 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cube Runner ships an update every 5 months, Memory Shard every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cube Runner | Memory Shard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (494 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 494 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Andy Qua | CellXU Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Cube Runner
Memory Shard
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
Memory Shard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cube Runner
No in-app purchases
Memory Shard
- Donate$0.99
Questions
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