Cube Runner vs Tail Glider
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
Tail Glider
Experience intuitive flight controls in a mobile arcade game. Race opponents for crystals to extend your ship's tail, but be aware that a longer tail increases danger. A single collision means instant defeat in this hyperspace adventure.
- Intuitive flight controls
- Hyperspace racing
- Crystal collection
- Tail extension mechanic
- High-risk gameplay
- Mobile arcade experience
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Master your flying like never before while discovering the joy of intuitive flight controls in a mobile arcade game. Race against two ace pilots for the crystals that fuel your ship and extend your growing tail, but beware… As your tail grows, the flying becomes ever more dangerous, because a single collision is death in Hyperspace!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tail Glider at 4.7 against Cube Runner's 3.9. Tail Glider also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Cube Runner's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (494 vs 18). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tail Glider holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cube Runner has 494 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Cube Runner's written reviews are positive against 83% of Tail Glider's.
Cube Runner ships an update every 5 months, Tail Glider every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cube Runner | Tail Glider |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (494 ratings) | 4.7 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.3% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 494 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andy Qua | Froglet Inc |
Customer experience
Cube Runner
Tail Glider
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
Tail Glider
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cube Runner
No in-app purchases
Tail Glider
No in-app purchases
