Comparison

Cubimon vs Astral Falling Block Lines

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

Head to head
About

Cubimon

A spooky match-3 puzzle game where you line up monster cubes to make them disappear before they reach the top. Master simple drag controls and chain combos for high scores across four difficulty levels. Enjoy offline play on iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • Drag controls for matching
  • Chain matches for combos
  • Caged and shrunken cube challenges
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Offline play
  • High score tracking
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

Astral Falling Block Lines

Engage in a retro space battle by clearing rows of falling blocks. Compete against an AI opponent across 50 stages or challenge nearby friends. Earn crystals to unlock permanent board themes and enjoy an original electronic soundtrack.

Highlights
  • 50 campaign stages
  • Offline play
  • Nearby VS multiplayer
  • Crystal rewards for themes
  • Spoken announcements
  • Original electronic music
Features
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Find your flow. Break their orbit. Astral Falling Block Puzzle is a falling-block puzzle battle through 50 stages of a space expedition. Move and rotate pieces, clear full rows and reach your line target before an on-device AI opponent. A single cleared row defends without attacking. Double, triple and four-row clears create one, two and four attack rows. Incoming rows are canceled first, reducing outgoing attacks. - 50 campaign stages with gradually increasing challenge - Nearby survival battles between two Apple devices, with no line target - Three block swaps per campaign battle, costing one crystal each - Compact combo and attack alerts that keep your playfield visible - Spoken attack announcements, urgent incoming warning sounds and optional haptics - Original electronic music that changes automatically during play - Optional two-lane bonus races: five stars earn one crystal, with one more for finishing, up to four total - Permanent board themes unlocked with earned crystals - Campaign progress and unfinished battles saved on your device Choose whether to play each bonus race or skip its reward and continue to the next stage. Gray attack rows can be cleared, but do not count toward the line target or generate attacks. The campaign works offline without an account. Nearby VS uses local wireless discovery; both devices need the app, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled, and local-network permission. Nearby battles do not spend or award crystals and contain no items. Optional completed rewarded ads grant one crystal, up to three ad rewards per rolling 24 hours. A post-race ad can be claimed once per eligible race and shares this limit. Earning stops at 100 crystals. Existing balances above that are kept. Banner ads occupy a separate area away from controls. Ads require internet and may not always be available. No in-app purchases or subscriptions. Game interface: English. Progress is stored locally; deleting the app may remove it. Stages 51-100 are planned and are not playable in this version.

Screenshots

Cubimon4 screens
Astral Falling Block Lines3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cubimon at none against Astral Falling Block Lines's shown. Cubimon also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). Astral Falling Block Lines's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cubimon against 5.0 for Astral Falling Block Lines. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cubimon has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cubimon ships an update every 4 months, Astral Falling Block Lines daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cubimon versus Astral Falling Block Lines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCubimonAstral Falling Block Lines
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB50 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperChristophe PereiraDaehwan Kim

Customer experience

Cubimon

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

Astral Falling Block Lines

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cubimon

No in-app purchases

None

Astral Falling Block Lines

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cubimon free?
Cubimon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Astral Falling Block Lines free?
Astral Falling Block Lines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cubimon or Astral Falling Block Lines?
Cubimon and Astral Falling Block Lines are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Cubimon or Astral Falling Block Lines have ads?
Astral Falling Block Lines shows ads; Cubimon does not.
Which is updated more often, Cubimon or Astral Falling Block Lines?
Cubimon ships an update every 4 months, and Astral Falling Block Lines daily. Most recently, Cubimon was updated on November 3, 2026 and Astral Falling Block Lines on October 31, 2026.

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