Comparison

Cubimon vs Monorail

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Intricate puzzle solving
  • Rearrange colorful cubes
  • Level synchronized music
  • Multiple combos
  • Special elements
  • Multitouch support
  • Global hi-score leaderboard
Features
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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?

About

Monorail

This logic puzzle game challenges players to draw rails to create a single loop connecting all stations. With 880 puzzles ranging from easy to super-hard, it fosters visual and spatial reasoning skills. It's a fun, geometric challenge for all ages.

Highlights
  • 880 unique puzzles
  • Visual/spatial reasoning development
  • Simple to learn, challenging to master
  • Puzzles from easy to super-hard
  • Geometric and visual gameplay
  • Single loop puzzle objective
Features
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MONORAIL: a new logic puzzle for touch screens. * 880 Puzzles * Fosters development of visual/spacial reasoning skills * Works great on iPad * Simple to learn, challenging to master * Puzzles range from easy to super-hard * Designed by nerds, fun for all Monorail is challenging and fun like sudoku, and entirely visual/spacial/geometric. There are no numbers or symbols. You solve puzzles by drawing rails to create a working monorail system. The object of each puzzle is to create a single loop (closed path) of rails connecting all stations so the monorail can circle around endlessly. Kindergartners can solve the beginner levels. Mathematicians from MIT have struggled to solve the most difficult ones. Get on the Monorail train today! We hope you enjoy. -- IBA Puzzles (Glenn and Aaron Iba) We welcome your feedback at ibapuzzles@gmail.com.

Screenshots

Cubimon4 screens
Monorail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cubimon at 5.0 against Monorail's 3.9. Cubimon also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). Monorail's advantage is ratings volume (851 vs 7) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Monorail sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Cubimon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cubimon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monorail has 851 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cubimon's written reviews are positive against 95% of Monorail's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cubimon ships an update every 4 months, Monorail every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cubimon versus Monorail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCubimonMonorail
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better3.9 (851 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better95.1% of reviews
Number of ratings7851 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB11 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperChristophe PereiraIBA Puzzles

Customer experience

Cubimon

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Monorail

All ratings854 ratings
Positive68.0%
Neutral9.6%
Negative22.4%
Written reviews327 reviews
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative3.7%

Bugs and requests

Cubimon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Monorail

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Swastika symbol appearing in level 12 on 6x6 free part
  • In-app purchase issues when upgrading devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free or additional levels
  • Ability to save and resume progress
  • Retina display support
  • Hint system or solution guide
  • Ability to view previously solved puzzles

In-app purchases

None

Cubimon

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Monorail

One-time5
  • FULL VERSION OF MONORAIL$0.99
  • Rectangle Puzzles (discounted)$0.99
  • Hexagon Puzzles (discounted)$0.99
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  • Rectangle Puzzles$1.99
  • Hexagon Puzzles$1.99

Questions

Is Cubimon free?
Cubimon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monorail free?
Monorail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cubimon or Monorail?
Cubimon is rated higher. Cubimon averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Monorail averages 3.9 from 851 ratings.
Do Cubimon or Monorail have ads?
Neither Cubimon nor Monorail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cubimon or Monorail?
Cubimon ships an update every 4 months, and Monorail every 4 weeks. Most recently, Cubimon was updated on October 23, 2026 and Monorail on October 21, 2026.

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