Comparison

Maze HyperCube Lite vs 4D Maze

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

Head to head
About

Maze HyperCube Lite

Explore a variety of multidimensional mazes, from simple lines to complex 4-dimensional tesseracts. This free game offers customizable maze sizes and optional aids like showing the best move. Upgrade to unlock a vast library of mazes.

Highlights
  • Multiple dimensions (1D, 2D, 3D, 4D)
  • Customizable maze sizes
  • Optional 'Show Best Move'
  • Optional 'Porous Walls'
  • Moves remaining indicator
  • Portal visualization
Features
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A free multidimensional maze game for the both iPhone and iPad. Many different sizes - Squares, Cubes, 4-dimensional Tesseracts, and mazes with any size sides like 5x2x7x3 or a double stacked square - 10x10x2. 1 dimensional lines 2 dimensional squares - up to 40x40 on the iPad, 20x20 on the iPhone 3 dimensional cubes - up to 40x40x40 on the iPad, 20x20x20 on the iPhone 4 dimensional tesseracts - up to 20x40x40x20 on the iPad, 10x20x20x10 on the iPhone Optional: Show Best Move, Make Best Move Optional: Porous Walls, Moves remaining indicator, Show Portals Combines Kramer&Kramer Apps MazeLine, MazeSquare, MazeCube and MazeTesseract into one App. And much much larger mazes can be selected on an iPad. Prior to upgrade, this free version allows 2 mazes of each size and complexity level (e.g. 4 mazes 17x17, 4 mazes 5x2x7x3, 4 mazes, 4 mazes 8x11x2x2, etc.). After upgrade there are 100 mazes of each size and complexity level. Screenshots: 1) a small 2-D maze 2) a large 2-D maze 3) a 3-D maze 4) a 4-D maze (4x3x2x2) 5) Select Maze screen

About

4D Maze

Navigate intricate mazes by sliding a marker through interconnected pathways. The game visualizes three dimensions normally and uses color to represent the fourth, offering a unique spatial puzzle experience.

Highlights
  • Four-dimensional maze navigation
  • Color-coded fourth dimension
  • Intuitive slider controls
  • Unique spatial puzzle mechanics
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Drag the slider to the goal, following tubes that snake around in four dimensions. 4D Maze draws the first three dimensions in the usual way, while using color to represent the fourth dimension.

Screenshots

Maze HyperCube Lite4 screens
4D Maze4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Maze HyperCube Lite at 86% against 4D Maze's 33%. Maze HyperCube Lite also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 4D Maze's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 14 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Maze HyperCube Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 4D Maze asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Maze HyperCube Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Maze HyperCube Lite's written reviews are positive against 33% of 4D Maze's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maze HyperCube Lite ships an update every 14 months, 4D Maze every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Maze HyperCube Lite versus 4D Maze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaze HyperCube Lite4D Maze
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter KramerJeff Weeks

Customer experience

Maze HyperCube Lite

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

4D Maze

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Maze HyperCube Lite

One-time1
  • package of mazes - 100 for each size and complexity level -$1.99
None

4D Maze

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maze HyperCube Lite free?
Maze HyperCube Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 4D Maze free?
4D Maze is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Maze HyperCube Lite or 4D Maze?
Maze HyperCube Lite is rated higher. Maze HyperCube Lite averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while 4D Maze averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Maze HyperCube Lite or 4D Maze have ads?
Neither Maze HyperCube Lite nor 4D Maze shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maze HyperCube Lite or 4D Maze?
Maze HyperCube Lite ships an update every 14 months, and 4D Maze every 7 months. Most recently, Maze HyperCube Lite was updated on October 2, 2026 and 4D Maze on September 28, 2026.

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