Mancala. vs Cube Crusher 3D!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mancala.
Experience Mancala, an ancient strategy board game. Move marbles counter-clockwise, aiming to collect the most in your home hole. Enjoy a classic game of skill and foresight.
- Ancient board game gameplay
- Counter-clockwise marble movement
- Strategic home hole collection
- Simple rules, deep strategy
- Single-player game
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Mancala (also known as Kalah) is an ancient board game. Pick up marbles from any of bottom holes and move them counter-clockwise. If your move ends at your home hole (right one) you can move again. The game ends when all six holes on either side are empty. The winner is the player with the most marbles in home hole.
Cube Crusher 3D!
Merge same-colored cubes by dragging and matching them to crush blocks and clear levels. Utilize powerful boosters like bombs and rockets to achieve high scores and climb the global leaderboards. Experience thousands of unique levels in this engaging puzzle game.
- Merge colored cubes
- Blast blocks
- Complete thousands of levels
- Use boosters (bombs, rockets, hammers)
- Climb leaderboards
- Original gameplay concept
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Merge cubes, blast blocks and complete levels! Can you get to level 100? Connect blocks from the same color to crush them! Make the longest chains and break them to get the fever! Easy to control, simple drag the block and match with the adjacent same-colored blocks! Use boosters to help you clear the board and climb up the leaderboards to become the number one in the world! Featuring: ◉ Original concept and gameplay ◉ Colored cubes & balls ◉ Boosters including: bombs, rockets & hammers! ◉ Leaderboards ◉ Thousands of levels ◉ Loads of fun! ◉ And much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mancala. at 80% against Cube Crusher 3D!'s 10%. Mancala. also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, update cadence, 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. Mancala. sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Cube Crusher 3D! sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mancala. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mancala. has 37K ratings behind it against 5.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Mancala.'s written reviews are positive against 10% of Cube Crusher 3D!'s.
Mancala. ships an update every 2 months, Cube Crusher 3D! every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mancala. | Cube Crusher 3D! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (37K ratings) — better | 4.4 (5.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.8% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37K — better | 5.6K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #133 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 252 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Skosyrev | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Mancala.
Cube Crusher 3D!
User reviews
Mancala.
From 37K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Well-built app
- 👍 Enjoyable to play
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Great to learn
- 👍 Fast gameplay for practice
Room to improve
- 🐛 AI too easy to beat
- 💰 Paid version required for more features
- 💰 Hints/diamonds cost money
- 🤔 Confusing rules and gameplay
- 🤔 Predictable AI patterns
Cube Crusher 3D!
From 5.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and engaging game
- 👍 Relaxing gameplay
- 💎 Addictive and challenging
Room to improve
- 🔍 False advertising - game not as shown in ads
- 🛑 Too many intrusive ads
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔋 Drains device battery quickly
- 🔒 Requires internet connection to play
Bugs and requests
Mancala.
Reported bugs
2 issues- Hint button not working properly
- Peg solitaire mode has unsolvable levels
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode
- Difficulty settings for AI
- Earn in-game currency through gameplay
- More single-player modes and puzzles
- Clearer in-app instructions and rules
Cube Crusher 3D!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes after winning a level
- Coins not awarded properly after completing levels
- Merging blocks not functioning as expected
Requested features
3 requests- Offline play mode
- More level difficulty options
- Ability to choose specific block types
In-app purchases
Mancala.
- 50 diamonds$1.99
- 55 diamonds$1.99
- 90 diamonds$2.99
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- Advanced Features$4.99
- 150 diamonds$4.99
- Avalanche Advanced Features$4.99
- 145 diamonds$4.99
- 180 diamonds$6.99
- 350 diamonds$9.99
- 750 diamonds$19.99
Cube Crusher 3D!
- Small Gems Pack$1.99
- Small Energy Pack$1.99
- No Ads$2.99
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- No Ads$3.99
- Beginner's Bundle$3.99
- Pack of Coins$3.99
- Medium Gems Pack$5.99
- Master Bundle$9.99
- Huge Coins Pack$15.99
- Big Gems Pack$23.99
- Unlock-All Bundle$24.99
Questions
Is Mancala. free?
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