Cube Runner II vs Snowball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cube Runner II
Navigate challenging 3D courses by twisting, turning, and tilting your device. Create and share custom levels with friends using an intuitive editor. Experience fast-paced gameplay with both the classic and a new time trial mode.
- Time Trial mode
- Accelerometer controls
- Internal level editor
- Share custom levels
- Stackable blocks for complex designs
- Fast 3D graphics
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Updated for iOS 11. The blocks are back but with a new challenge. With the new Time Trial mode, not only must you twist and turn to avoid the cubes, but tilt forward and back to be the fastest through the course. Use the inbuilt level to create new layouts and share them with friends. Featuring: Fast 3D graphics Intuitive controls - use the built-in accelerometer to fly across the terrain. Original Cube Runner game included and new Time Trial mode. Internal level editor - create and test your own levels from within the game. Stackable blocks - no longer are you limited to single blocks, now create bridges, tunnels, walls, etc Share your created levels for others to play. Coming soon: Game Centre support much more!
Snowball
Guide a penguin on a journey to collect snowflakes and build a giant snowball. Navigate treacherous crumbling floors with simple swipe or tilt controls. Enjoy an ad-free and purchase-free gaming experience.
- Collect snowflakes
- Build a snowball
- Crumbling floor mechanic
- Swipe controls
- Tilt controls option
- No ads
- No in-app purchases
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Snowball is easy to play, but hard to master. Play as a penguin trying to collect enough snowflakes to make his very own snowball, but watch out as the floor crumbles below! Simply swipe to move, or enable classic tilt controls via the options menu. The game contains no ads or in-app purchases. Snowball has been available exclusively for iPhone since 2008.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cube Runner II at 4.9 against Snowball's 2.9. Cube Runner II also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 48%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). Snowball's advantage is ratings volume (185 vs 31). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cube Runner II holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snowball has 185 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Cube Runner II's written reviews are positive against 48% of Snowball's.
Cube Runner II ships an update every 14 months, Snowball every 9 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Cube Runner II | Snowball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (31 ratings) — better | 2.9 (185 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews — better | 48.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 185 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andy Qua | Paul Ewers |
Customer experience
Cube Runner II
Snowball
User reviews
Cube Runner II
From 31 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Excellent level editor
- 🕹️ Challenging time trials
- 🌟 Great nostalgia and classic feel
- 💻 Smooth performance on newer devices
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes, especially in level editor
- 🔧 Confusing and complicated level editor
- 🔇 Missing music and sound effects
- 💻 Performance issues on older devices
- 🔍 Lack of support for larger iPhone screens
Snowball
From 185 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and entertaining
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Great time waster
- 👍 Cool graphics
- 👍 Simple to pick up and play
Room to improve
- 👎 Not worth the price
- 👎 Lacks features
- 👎 Repetitive gameplay
- 👎 Annoying music
- 👎 Poor controls (older versions)
Bugs and requests
Cube Runner II
Reported bugs
4 issues- Level editor crashes when switching to night mode
- Level preview behaves differently from actual level
- Inability to see score/time after death
- Tapping to restart doesn't work in time trials
Requested features
5 requests- Add music and sound options
- Improve level editor usability
- Implement level sharing and downloading
- Optimize performance for older devices
- Add support for larger iPhone screens
Snowball
Reported bugs
2 issues- Poker invite message appears every time
- Sound plays even on vibrate
Requested features
6 requests- Add levels
- Add mission mode
- Add unlockable characters
- Option to turn off sound
- Remove poker invite message
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- Option to revert to older version
In-app purchases
Cube Runner II
No in-app purchases
Snowball
No in-app purchases
Questions
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