Cube Runner vs PapiStep
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
PapiStep
Guide a character upwards by tapping to jump onto moving platforms. Avoid falling off the screen to keep playing. The game ends if your character falls.
- Tap to jump
- Ascend higher
- Moving platforms
- Endless gameplay
- Left/right screen wrap
Read full descriptionHide full description
You control Mr.Papi (red ball guy) to go up higher. All you have to do is tap anywhere to jump! Platforms are moving left or right automatically, and you should jump timely to land on a next platform. - The left side of the screen is connected with the right side. - If he falls down, the game is over.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PapiStep at 4.8 against Cube Runner's 4.0. PapiStep also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.0). Cube Runner's advantage is ratings volume (504 vs 5) and review sentiment (80% vs 60%). 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.
PapiStep holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cube Runner has 504 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Cube Runner's written reviews are positive against 60% of PapiStep'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, PapiStep every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cube Runner | PapiStep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (504 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.3% of reviews — better | 60.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 504 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andy Qua | Yohei Iwasaki |
Customer experience
Cube Runner
PapiStep
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
PapiStep
From 5 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Nostalgic childhood game
- 👍 Addictive and challenging gameplay
- 💯 Masterpiece and best game ever
- 🚀 Fun and passes time
- 🌟 Highly recommended for PapiJump players
Room to improve
- 😠 Too hard and frustrating
- 👎 Boring after a while
- 🐌 Slow to respond
- 🤷 Confusing and hard to play
- 😞 Not as good as other Papi games
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
PapiStep
Reported bugs
6 issues- Won't lean
- Doesn't show up on homescreen
- Takes to random internet page
- Papi does not jump when trying to make him jump
- Can't control Papi at all
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- Doesn't jump automatically
Requested features
4 requests- Papi Step 2 game
- More graphics and music
- Different difficulties
- Add something new to make it different
In-app purchases
Cube Runner
No in-app purchases
PapiStep
No in-app purchases
