Comparison

StepRace vs CUBISTIC

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

Head to head
About

StepRace

This turn-based racing game challenges players to strategically plan their moves by selecting accelerations. Anticipate momentum, corners, and braking to outmaneuver opponents on handcrafted tracks. Features include move previews, leaderboards, and live online races.

Highlights
  • Turn-based acceleration strategy
  • Move previews and velocity display
  • 12 handcrafted tracks
  • Personal challenges
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Live online races
  • VoiceOver support
Features
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StepRace brings classic vector racing back: instead of steering directly left or right, every turn changes your racer's acceleration. Speed and direction carry forward, so planning ahead matters more than fast reflexes. Choose one of nine accelerations. Move previews immediately show which options are safe, which cross the finish line and where a crash awaits. Leave the road and your velocity resets. Features: • 12 handcrafted tracks, from flowing starter courses and free endurance runs to demanding mountain and night circuits • Route and circuit rules with visible, ordered checkpoint areas • Move previews, velocity display and an automatic follow camera • Personal challenges to finish in fewer and fewer moves • A Game Center leaderboard for every track • Live online races against a friend with alternating turns and blocking racing lines • Five free tracks plus permanent Challenge and Elite track-pack unlocks • Direct feedback by email and quick access to App Store ratings • English and German interface • VoiceOver support and scalable controls Like the graph-paper classic, the racer who best anticipates momentum, corners and braking distance wins.

About

CUBISTIC

Guide a small character to their exit by strategically placing various cubes to create a path. Solve 50 unique levels with a distinct visual style inspired by classic handheld gaming consoles. The initial levels are free to explore.

Highlights
  • Cube combination puzzles
  • 50 unique levels
  • Game Boy inspired graphics
  • Character pathfinding
  • Door animations
Features
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Help this little man to find the way to his door. Combine different Cubes to solve the 50 levels. For making a valid path you just drop cubes from above. There are six different kind of blocks. Every level ends with an unique door animation. The first 12 levels are free to play. The games graphic is inspired by the old Game Boy optic but just with colors.

Screenshots

StepRace4 screens
CUBISTIC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CUBISTIC at 3.8 against StepRace's 1.8. CUBISTIC also leads on iOS requirement (6.1 vs 17.0). StepRace's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. CUBISTIC sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. StepRace asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CUBISTIC holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of StepRace's written reviews are positive against 94% of CUBISTIC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepRace ships an update every 3 days, CUBISTIC every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
StepRace versus CUBISTIC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepRaceCUBISTIC
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (13 ratings)3.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better94.1% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.06.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBernhard HeringJohannes Pfahler

Customer experience

StepRace

All ratings13 ratings
Positive7.7%
Neutral7.7%
Negative84.6%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CUBISTIC

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

None

StepRace

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

CUBISTIC

One-time5
  • 10 Extra Levels 1/2$0.99
  • 10 Extra Levels 2/2$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
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  • Full Version$0.99
  • Level Flatrate$1.99

Questions

Is StepRace free?
StepRace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CUBISTIC free?
CUBISTIC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StepRace or CUBISTIC?
CUBISTIC is rated higher. StepRace averages 1.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while CUBISTIC averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do StepRace or CUBISTIC have ads?
Neither StepRace nor CUBISTIC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StepRace or CUBISTIC?
StepRace ships an update every 3 days, and CUBISTIC every 3 months. Most recently, StepRace was updated on October 2, 2026 and CUBISTIC on October 10, 2026.

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