Comparison

Cube Runner vs Escape Lite

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Intuitive controls
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • First and third-person views
  • Zen mode for endless play
  • Customizable themes
  • Original soundtrack
Features
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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

About

Escape Lite

Engage in challenging puzzles and addictive gameplay across numerous levels. Utilize a variety of tools and creative thinking to find hidden paths and escape each unique scenario. This free version offers a substantial amount of content without advertisements.

Highlights
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Addicting gameplay
  • Hidden passageways
  • Creative thinking required
  • 60 levels included
  • No advertisements
Features
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Addicting gameplay and challenging puzzles make Escape a great game that will keep you occupied for countless hours. Use bombs, collect keys, pick locks, dodge shooters, push blocks,teleport around, and much more to escape from each puzzle. Make sure to keep an eye out for hidden passageways and other secrets, each level is designed to require creativity and innovative thinking. Escape comes with 50 levels with an additional 55+ levels available for in-app purchasing. Play this free version as much as you'd like. Escape contains 60 levels and no advertisements "It has very addicting gameplay and will keep you occupied for countless hours. The sounds and music that accompany the game guarantee excitement with every passing level" - planet-iphones.com "Overall this is a fun game with a lot of really creative puzzles" - iphoneappreviews.net "It keeps you thinking and trying to solve each level, there is a wide array of different puzzle elements to play with, and difficulty progression is well handled." - Touchpodium.com Make sure to check out Nuclear Nova's golf game simulator, GL Golf and GL Golf Lite. GL Golf is a 3D golfing game for the casual gamer. With a realistic physics system and great simple graphics, you and up to four players can golf twenty+ unique courses for countless hours. Also make sure to check out Nuclear Nova's new golf game, Rocket Golf and Rocket Golf Lite. Rocket Golf gives golfing a new twist with its 2D gameplay and clean 3D graphics. Challenge yourself to 36 unique holes over two courses. Rocket Golf provides accurate game physics while maintaining an arcade feel.

Screenshots

Cube Runner3 screens
Escape Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cube Runner at 80% against Escape Lite's 21%. Cube Runner also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (494 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cube Runner holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. 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. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Cube Runner's written reviews are positive against 21% of Escape Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cube Runner ships an update every 5 months, Escape Lite every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cube Runner versus Escape Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCube RunnerEscape Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (494 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews80.3% of reviews — better21.4% of reviews
Number of ratings494 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndy QuaNuclear Nova Software

Customer experience

Cube Runner

All ratings494 ratings
Positive71.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative22.5%
Written reviews675 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral7.3%
Negative12.4%

Escape Lite

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral28.6%
Negative50.0%

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

Escape Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cube Runner

No in-app purchases

None

Escape Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cube Runner free?
Cube Runner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Escape Lite free?
Escape Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cube Runner or Escape Lite?
Cube Runner is rated higher. Cube Runner averages 3.9 out of 5 from 494 ratings, while Escape Lite averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cube Runner or Escape Lite have ads?
Neither Cube Runner nor Escape Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cube Runner or Escape Lite?
Cube Runner ships an update every 5 months, and Escape Lite every 8 months. Most recently, Cube Runner was updated on October 8, 2026 and Escape Lite on September 28, 2026.

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