Whale Trail vs Kubik
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Whale Trail
Embark on a vibrant journey as a whale, collecting items, performing aerial maneuvers, and battling enemies. Unlock new characters, enhance abilities, and explore numerous challenge levels. Enjoy a visually stunning and engaging arcade experience.
- Fly as Willow the Whale
- Collect Blubbles and earn Krill
- Unlock playable friends
- Upgrade Willow's skills
- Smash enemies
- 96 Challenge levels
- Classic and Challenge game modes
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***Previously Apple Game of the Week*** 26,000+ 5 Star Ratings! (and counting) Fly as Willow the Whale, collect Blubbles, loop the loop, unlock playable friends, upgrade Willow's skills, smash enemies and meet bonkers characters along the way. ================================= > ‘The next smash hit in iOS gaming.’ - TNW > ‘The game is GORGEOUSLY cute. Try it out for a buck.’ - Gizmodo > ‘Whale Trail is an absolute joy.’ - TouchArcade > ‘The kind of winningly simple concept from which App Store phenomena are made.’ - Edge > ‘Impossible not to like, stellar production values and solid gameplay.’ - Pocket Gamer > ‘Ditch your jetpack, it’s time to ride the psychedelic Whale Trail.’ - Kotaku > ‘It’s simple and gorgeous. There’s rarely been a better gaming value for money.’ - T3 ================================= • Soundtrack by Gruff Rhys of ‘The Super Furry Animals’ • Simple and intuitive one touch gameplay • 2 game modes, Classic and Challenge • Earn Krill and use it in Willow's store • Upgrade Willow's skills • Unlock playable friends • Use 'Treats' while flying for instant bonuses! • 96 Challenge levels, can you 3 STAR them all? • Smash the Thunder Bros in 'Frenzy' mode • Launch into space at speed-boosts • Compete against friends with Game Center • Heaps of challenging missions to unlock
Kubik
Arrange falling blocks by rotating a platform to clear layers and destroy cubes. Avoid letting the tower reach the limit. Collect gems to unlock unique low-poly planets.
- Rotate platform to match falling blocks
- Clear layers to destroy cubes
- Prevent tower from reaching limit
- Collect gems
- Unlock low-poly planets
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Place the falling blocks correctly in order to clear layers! Swipe left or right to rotate the platform, and match falling blocks. Complete layers to destroy cubes and never let the tower reach the limit! Collect gems to unlock 17 artistic low-poly planets!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Kubik at none against Whale Trail's shown. Kubik also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). Whale Trail's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 64%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Whale Trail sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Kubik sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Whale Trail holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whale Trail has 4.3K ratings behind it against 230, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Whale Trail's written reviews are positive against 64% of Kubik's.
Whale Trail ships an update every 2 months, Kubik every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Whale Trail | Kubik |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.3K ratings) — better | 4.4 (230 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better | 63.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 230 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ustwo games | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Whale Trail
Kubik
Bugs and requests
Whale Trail
Reported bugs
3 issues- Krill not properly credited after completing levels
- Game freezing on certain device models
- Whale controls not responsive on larger screens
Requested features
4 requests- Multiplayer mode
- More customization options for whales
- Wider screen support for newer devices
- Additional levels and worlds to explore
Kubik
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Whale Trail
- Unlock Pack 1$1.99
- Unlock Pack 2$1.99
- Pocket Money$1.99
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- Unlock Pack 3$1.99
- Bucket Full$2.99
- Serious Clams$6.99
- Swimming In It$19.99
Kubik
- Remove Ads$1.99









