Cubimon vs Crystal Shot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cubimon
A captivating puzzle adventure where colorful cubes come to life. Solve intricate puzzles by rearranging vibrant blocks and unlock secrets across mesmerizing levels. Offers hours of brain-teasing fun with intuitive controls and stunning visuals.
- Intricate puzzle solving
- Rearrange colorful cubes
- Level synchronized music
- Multiple combos
- Special elements
- Multitouch support
- Global hi-score leaderboard
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The monsters are rising. Line them up before they reach the top! Cubimon is a fast, spooky match-3 puzzle game. Cubes full of cheeky monsters climb up from the bottom of the screen under a haunted, moonlit sky. Drag a cube left or right along its row to line up 3 or more of the same color, horizontally or vertically, and watch them pop. Let a single cube reach the top and it's game over. EASY TO LEARN, HARD TO PUT DOWN • Simple drag controls: slide cubes along their row to make matches • Chain matches quickly for Combo x2, x3, x4 and the mighty Super Combo • Hold the speed-up button to bring new monsters in faster • Every 50 monsters released takes you up a level, and the game (and its music) speeds up with you TWISTS THAT KEEP YOU ON YOUR TOES • Caged cubes can't be matched until their cage breaks open • Shrunken cubes only match in one direction • Red monsters join in at higher levels • Reach level 5 and the giant one-eyed monster gets angry PLAY YOUR WAY • Four difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard and Insane • A separate hiscore for every difficulty, plus stats for monsters released and combos • Built-in help shows you how to play in seconds • Adjustable sound and music • No internet connection needed • Made for iPhone and iPad How long can you hold back the monsters?
Crystal Shot
Engage in a relaxing shooting experience with beautiful music and streamlined visuals. Simple tap controls focus on concentration, offering over 100 stages and challenging difficulty modes. Frequent updates ensure continuous fun.
- Streamlined visuals
- Soothing background music
- Simple tap controls
- Over 100 stages
- Higher difficulty modes
- Frequent updates
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Shoot enemies while relaxing to beautiful music in the background ◆Stunning streamlined visuals invite you into a whole new world! ◆Soothing sounds play to the beat of your gameplay, making for both an engaging and relaxing experience! ◆Controls are simple - all you have to do to play is tap! Everything depends on your ability to concentrate. ◆More than 100 stages are available in total! And frequent updates means there's no shortage of fun to have! ◆Plenty of higher difficulty modes are waiting for the bravest of players! Record yourself and show your skills off to your friends!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cubimon at none against Crystal Shot's 1. Cubimon also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Crystal Shot's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (35 vs 7). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Crystal Shot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cubimon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cubimon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crystal Shot has 35 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Cubimon ships an update every 4 months, Crystal Shot every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cubimon | Crystal Shot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.6 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christophe Pereira | G-MODE Corporation |
Customer experience
Cubimon
Crystal Shot
In-app purchases
Cubimon
No in-app purchases
Crystal Shot
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