Comparison

Cut the Rope vs Stage Dive Legends

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

Head to head
About

Cut the Rope

Guide a cute monster to eat candy by solving physics-based puzzles. Utilize new gadgets and superpowers to overcome challenges and collect stars. Explore a secret lab with a new scientist character.

Highlights
  • Innovative physics gameplay
  • New gadgets and superpowers
  • Collect gold stars
  • Unlock new levels
  • Adorable character
  • Outstanding graphics
Features
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NOTE: EXPERIMENTS MAY CAUSE CRAVINGS! A mysterious cardboard box lands on the Professor’s desk… and inside is Om Nom, a tiny monster with an enormous sweet tooth! Naturally, the Professor can’t resist turning this discovery into a series of candy-fueled experiments — and now you get to join the fun. Step into a bustling lab packed with physics-based puzzles. Use rockets, magnets, electricity, ropes, tension, suction cups, water mechanics, robotic arms, ant colonies, and more ingenious contraptions. Your mission sounds simple — get the candy to Om Nom — but each puzzle will test your wits in surprising ways! WHY PLAYERS CAN’T STOP PLAYING: • 200 cleverly designed physics puzzles across 8 inventive level packs • A playful toolbox of gadgets and superpowers to crack tricky challenges • Collect shiny stars, uncover hidden treasures, and unlock bonus levels • Charming animations and cutscenes that bring the Professor’s lab to life • Perfect for fans of logic puzzles, single-player challenges, and clever physics fun Think smart, experiment boldly, and keep Om Nom well-fed in this addictive puzzle adventure. Every level offers a fresh opportunity to test your logic, timing, and creativity in a lab full of delightful surprises! Cut the Rope: Experiments is free to download and play, however, some in-game items can be purchased for real money, including randomised items. For more information, please see our Terms of Use (https://www.zeptolab.com/terms) and Privacy Policy (https://www.zeptolab.com/privacy).

About

Stage Dive Legends

Experience the thrill of a rock star's world tour, performing epic stage dives and collecting power-ups. Smash guitars, avoid obstacles, and customize your character to become a legend. Play through challenging missions with a hard-rocking soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Global tour across cities
  • Perform stage dives
  • Collect power-ups
  • Customize rock star
  • Master challenging missions
  • Hard-rocking soundtrack
Features
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Whether it’s New York, London, Berlin or Paris – your tour will take you to cities all over the globe! Join the endless fun in this epic rock star saga and experience the most legendary moment at every rock show: the stage dive! Smash your guitar, speed up and jump into the cheering crowd! Rush through the concert hall and get carried away by your freaked-out fans. Perform crazy stunts, collect golden coins and use amazing power-ups to entertain the party crowd! Avoid flying obstacles like bombs, bananas and the occasional burger. ‘Stage Dive Legends’ is a super-fast runner game with lots of excitement and fun. Play to hard-rocking songs, run backstage, customize your favorite rock star and find the best way to top the records! Explore a vast amount of missions in a race through cities all over the globe. Prove your skills and become a true stage dive legend! Let's rock! Features: - FREE TO PLAY - Awesome tour around the world - Master challenging missions - Collect crazy power-ups - Customize your own rock star - Beat the high score - Hard-rocking soundtrack - MFi game controller support - Game Center support You can play ‘Stage Dive Legends’ entirely for FREE, though various items are available via in-app purchase. If you don’t want to use in-app purchases, please deactivate them in your device settings. Thank you for playing ‘Stage Dive Legends’! Get in touch with HandyGamesTM: http://www.handy-games.com Join us on Facebook: http://www.fb.com/handygames Stay tuned on Google+: http://goo.gl/qkjngm Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://goo.gl/2Kq6yY Check news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/handy_games Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/handygames © www.handy-games.com GmbH

Screenshots

Cut the Rope4 screens
Stage Dive Legends4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stage Dive Legends at none against Cut the Rope's shown. Stage Dive Legends also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Cut the Rope's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 29 months) and ratings volume (837 vs 2). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Cut the Rope sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Stage Dive Legends sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stage Dive Legends holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cut the Rope has 837 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Cut the Rope's written reviews are positive against 54% of Stage Dive Legends's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cut the Rope ships an update every 4 months, Stage Dive Legends every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cut the Rope versus Stage Dive Legends: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCut the RopeStage Dive Legends
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (837 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.4% of reviews — better54.2% of reviews
Number of ratings837 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 29 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB367 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZeptoLab UK LimitedTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbH

Customer experience

Cut the Rope

All ratings836 ratings
Positive81.9%
Neutral6.2%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews443 reviews
Positive75.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative19.0%

Stage Dive Legends

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative37.3%

User reviews

Cut the Rope

From 837 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Amazing game
  • 😊 Cute and fun
  • 🧠 Challenging and engaging
  • 💕 Love Om Nom

Room to improve

  • 😩 Too many ads
  • 💰 Candy/energy system is frustrating
  • 🤬 Subscription model is too expensive

Stage Dive Legends

From 2 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and entertaining
  • 👍 Good time killer
  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Nice runner game
  • 👍 Cool theme

Room to improve

  • anúncios Excess advertising
  • 🐛 Game crashes
  • 🐛 Game not loading
  • 🐛 Game freezes
  • 🐛 Guitar game not working

Bugs and requests

Cut the Rope

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not saving progress
  • Restore purchases not working
  • Crashes and freezes on some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Option to remove ads permanently
  • Ability to earn more candies/energy without ads

Stage Dive Legends

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Fonts are broken (squares instead of letters)
  • Game does not load
  • Game crashes
  • Game freezes
  • Guitar game does not work
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  • Extremely unforgiving regarding death
  • Lag in the game
  • Ads cover half the screen
  • Black screen on launch
  • Game freezes at loading screen

Requested features

5 requests
  • Fix guitar game bug
  • Improve controls
  • Reduce ads
  • Allow background changes
  • Increase clothing options

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Cut the Rope

One-time10
  • Superpower 20$1.99
  • Candies 25$1.99
  • Big candies sack$1.99
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  • Big superpowers sack$1.99
  • Unlock all level packs + 100 FREE Candies$3.99
  • Huge candies sack$3.99
  • Huge superpowers sack$3.99
  • Jumbo candies sack$7.99
  • Candies Unlimited$14.99
  • Superpower Unlimited$24.99
7 purchases

Stage Dive Legends

One-time7
  • 25 Hearts$1.99
  • Remove ads$2.99
  • 10,000 Coins$3.99
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  • 100 Hearts$9.99
  • 200 Hearts$17.99
  • 50,000 Coins$19.99
  • 100,000 Coins$36.99

Questions

Is Cut the Rope free?
Cut the Rope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stage Dive Legends free?
Stage Dive Legends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cut the Rope or Stage Dive Legends?
Stage Dive Legends is rated higher. Cut the Rope averages 4.3 out of 5 from 837 ratings, while Stage Dive Legends averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Cut the Rope or Stage Dive Legends have ads?
Cut the Rope shows ads; Stage Dive Legends does not.
Which is updated more often, Cut the Rope or Stage Dive Legends?
Cut the Rope ships an update every 4 months, and Stage Dive Legends every 29 months. Most recently, Cut the Rope was updated on November 5, 2026 and Stage Dive Legends on November 1, 2026.

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