Comparison

Cube Runner vs PapiTrampoline

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
Read 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

About

PapiTrampoline

Control a red ball character to defeat incoming vegetable monsters by jumping on them. Achieve higher scores by defeating multiple monsters consecutively without landing. Navigate through different game levels, including Normal and Wave modes.

Highlights
  • Jump on monsters to defeat them
  • Score multipliers for consecutive jumps
  • Avoid crashing into monsters
  • Two game levels: Normal and Wave
  • Unlock higher levels with scores
Features
Read full description

OMG! Many vegetable monsters are coming. You are Mr.Papi (red ball guy). Touch the buttons at the screen bottom to move and jump from ground. Jump on the monsters to defeat them. - If you defeat many monsters without landing, you get more scores. - If you crash into the monsters from side or bottom, the game is over. - The monsters are onions, pumpkins, carrots and tomatoes. This game contains the following 2 levels - Normal and Wave (higher levels are unlocked by scores).

Screenshots

Cube Runner3 screens
PapiTrampoline3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PapiTrampoline at 4.8 against Cube Runner's 3.9. PapiTrampoline also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.0). Cube Runner's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (494 vs 42). 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

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

PapiTrampoline holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cube Runner has 494 ratings behind it against 42, 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 89% of PapiTrampoline's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cube Runner ships an update every 5 months, PapiTrampoline every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cube Runner versus PapiTrampoline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCube RunnerPapiTrampoline
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (494 ratings)4.8 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.3% of reviews88.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings494 — better42
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndy QuaYohei Iwasaki

Customer experience

Cube Runner

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

PapiTrampoline

All ratings42 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.2%

User reviews

Cube Runner

From 494 App Store ratings

What 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

PapiTrampoline

From 42 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Simple and easy to learn
  • 👍 Fun and enjoyable
  • 👍 Great time killer
  • 👍 Good for passing time

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game lagging since iOS 7 update
  • 🐛 Game running by itself
  • 🐛 Trapped by carrots and peppers/onions
  • 🐛 Vegetables as enemies
  • 🐛 Carrot looks menacing

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

PapiTrampoline

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game lagging since iOS 7 update
  • Game running by itself
  • Points reset to zero
  • Can't install on iOS 4.2.1
  • Buttons sometimes don't work

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more features
  • High scores to be saved
  • Make it compatible with iOS 4.2.1
  • Change enemies to something else
  • Don't make carrot look menacing
Show 2 more
  • Fix carrots and peppers/onions trapping issue
  • Fix buttons not working sometimes

In-app purchases

None

Cube Runner

No in-app purchases

None

PapiTrampoline

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cube Runner free?
Cube Runner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PapiTrampoline free?
PapiTrampoline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cube Runner or PapiTrampoline?
PapiTrampoline is rated higher. Cube Runner averages 3.9 out of 5 from 494 ratings, while PapiTrampoline averages 4.8 from 42 ratings.
Do Cube Runner or PapiTrampoline have ads?
Neither Cube Runner nor PapiTrampoline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cube Runner or PapiTrampoline?
Cube Runner ships an update every 5 months, and PapiTrampoline every 16 months. Most recently, Cube Runner was updated on September 30, 2026 and PapiTrampoline on September 28, 2026.

Other comparisons