Comparison

CubeAlone vs pillchain

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

Head to head
About

CubeAlone

Features
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CubeAlone is a nice traditional puzzle app. It's made simple and it is totally accessible with VoiceOver. Features - sounds - hints for solving - accessible with VoiceOver

About

pillchain

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Pillchain is the kind of game you open “for a minute” and suddenly you’re still playing because everything feels so good. A bucket of glossy, candy-bright balls bounces and settles with satisfying physics, and with one touch you lock onto a color—the bucket lights up to match it, the world seems to lean in, and you start drawing a glowing chain through every ball you can reach. Keep connecting the same color to build an unstoppable link, watch your score explode, and feel the rush as a continuous tone climbs in pitch with every perfect addition. It’s smooth, punchy, and ridiculously rewarding when a huge chain snaps into a clean, sparkling clear. But it doesn’t stay easy. New balls rain down, the bucket gets tighter, and the game evolves as you survive: balls gradually shrink (down to a minimum you can still comfortably tap), then the challenge ramps by adding more colors and pressure. Every run becomes a battle of control—clear space, chase bigger chains, and don’t let the bucket overflow. When you finally get pushed over the edge, you’ll get a full breakdown of your run: your score, how long you lasted, your best chain, and which colors you crushed the most. Want to set the mood? Choose your music vibe (EDM, ambient, chill and more), fade smoothly between tracks, and fine-tune SFX and music volume exactly how you like. Play with ads at the bottom during gameplay, or grab the one-time “Remove Ads” in-app purchase and keep the bucket blissfully clean.

Screenshots

CubeAlone4 screens
pillchain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: pillchain at Free against CubeAlone's $0.99. CubeAlone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

pillchain is free to download; CubeAlone costs $0.99 up front. pillchain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CubeAlone asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
CubeAlone versus pillchain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCubeAlonepillchain
Price$0.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 39 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB336 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIiro ViitanenBeata Koziol-Cholewinski

In-app purchases

None

CubeAlone

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

pillchain

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is CubeAlone free?
CubeAlone costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is pillchain free?
pillchain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CubeAlone or pillchain have ads?
Neither CubeAlone nor pillchain shows ads.

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