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.
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.
- Innovative physics gameplay
- New gadgets and superpowers
- Collect gold stars
- Unlock new levels
- Adorable character
- Outstanding graphics
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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).
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.
- Global tour across cities
- Perform stage dives
- Collect power-ups
- Customize rock star
- Master challenging missions
- Hard-rocking soundtrack
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Cut the Rope | Stage Dive Legends |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (837 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.4% of reviews — better | 54.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 837 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 29 months |
| 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 | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 367 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZeptoLab UK Limited | THQ Nordic Mobile GmbH |
Customer experience
Cut the Rope
Stage Dive Legends
User reviews
Cut the Rope
From 837 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Cut the Rope
- 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
Stage Dive Legends
- 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?
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Do Cut the Rope or Stage Dive Legends have ads?
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