Comparison

Cube Defender vs Ricochette

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

Head to head
About

Cube Defender

Engage in an action-packed tower defense strategy game. Collect and merge units to build a powerful deck for base defense, destroy waves of enemies, and conquer challenging levels. Compete in PvP battles and join clans for exclusive perks.

Highlights
  • Merge and upgrade towers
  • Defend against waves of enemies
  • Real-time strategy
  • PvP battles
  • Clan system
  • Quests and rewards
Features
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Get ready for a rush TD game full of action, adventure, and endless fun, the amazing TD action offline game Welcome to the Cube Defender: Casual TD - a realm of tower defense, clans, magic, and mayhem! Collect units, assemble, and merge a deck for base defense Download and play this great time-killer Tower Defense game and enjoy its smooth and easy controls. If you are a fan of not only normal cube strategy but also a TD clash game, Cube Defender: Casual Tower defense TD got what you need. Destroy wave after wave of creeps and watch them explode in this fast-paced tower defense. Navigate through infinite challenging levels of TD and protect your home with powerful defense towers. You have the ability to merge and upgrade your magic towers in real time. Also, players can freely place their towers at any point on the board. Use this advantage to deal with different types of enemies. Summon cube defenders and don't let your strategy brain rest to conquer all the quests in this game. Plenty of cute but fearsome cube warriors at your disposal Keen-eyed Crossbow Archers and crafty Trappers to angry Bombard and graceful Drummer are ready for a TD clash. Create a strategy and tactic for a castle defense around the strengths of your deck by merging units and carefully managing your mana! Heroes are also important to remember because they are the strongest champions. Defeat the opposition in PvP! Conquer the enemy's tower defense to advance and gain more trophies! Battle the most powerful players in defense games to get amazing rewards! But, in TD games, luck might be erratic. When you lay siege to the castle and breach enemy defenses, stick to your strategy and conquer through cunning and brains! Join a clan to receive exclusive perks! Clan unity is key to victory in both cooperative and competitive tower defense! Your life will be easier and more fascinating with quests! Each task that is finished yields valuable rewards! Features: - Many variations of waves and enemies - New Levels update constantly - 10+ types of towers and to be added more - Different creep with Boss Creeps with Special Powers! - Easy to play, Hard to Master! Create a castle defense to fend off evil bosses and their henchmen. As long as everyone is fighting monsters, defense games are never boring! Play TD games successfully to earn rare goodies! Get ready for battle and defend the castle! Clash, conquer, win, prevail! Cube Defender: Casual TD is free to download and play! Defend now! So what are you waiting for? We need you, Mighty warriors!!!

About

Ricochette

Features
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A paddle, a ball, and a wall that fights back. 40 stages, with a peak every 10. Clear one without losing a ball and it keeps a frame of its own, along with your best score. A NEW FIELD EVERY DAY The same one for everybody, and one attempt. Losing the three lives ends the day — and pays tokens all the same, because a day played is a day played. The streak counts the days you won, and one forgotten day a week does not break it. 48 POWER-UPS, 5 CATEGORIES The frame tells you what an item does before you catch it. A circle changes the ball, a bar changes the paddle, a red diamond is a trap. You never have to guess what you just caught. 14 BALL TYPES Fire, thunder and eleven more, each with a trail of its own. You never lose sight of your ball, not even with 6 of them on the field. COMBOS THAT HAVE NAMES 6 named combinations waiting to be found. Thermal shock, chain reaction, short circuit. Each one is a discovery, not a tooltip. TWO BOARDS, NEVER ADDED UP Playing without help and using a continue have separate lists, of equal weight. The board of the day resets with the day — everybody played the same field, and that is the only perfectly fair comparison this game makes. STATUSES YOU CAN SEE Paddle and field effects stack. The rail shows 6 of them at a time, each with a time ring and, if you want them, the seconds as a number. Nothing about guessing when the laser runs out. ACCESSIBILITY ON THE FIRST SCREEN High contrast, reduced flashing, numeric timers and 3 speed scales. Nothing hidden in a submenu. TOKENS, AND WHAT THEY ARE FOR You earn tokens by playing, and spend them to continue a run where it ended. Every run also has one continue that costs no tokens. Nothing is locked behind a payment: all 40 stages are there from the start. All forty stages and the daily challenge work offline. Only the boards need a network. Available in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Ads never interrupt a match and never cover the arena. Between stages there is a full-screen ad, spaced out and off after the first stages. Rewarded videos are optional and always begin with your tap.

Screenshots

Cube Defender4 screens
Ricochette4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ricochette at none against Cube Defender's 10. Cube Defender's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cube Defender sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Ricochette asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cube Defender ships an update every 3 weeks, Ricochette fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cube Defender versus Ricochette: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCube DefenderRicochette
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB32 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHiker Games Joint Stock CompanyDouglas Possas

Bugs and requests

Cube Defender

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ranking event changes before completion
  • Difficulty spikes in certain levels
  • Broken links to terms of service and privacy policy

Requested features

4 requests
  • More varied PVP modes
  • Improved unit balancing
  • Regular events and new card additions
  • Better visibility of enemy information

Ricochette

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Cube Defender

One-time10
  • Some Gems$0.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Premium 3 Days$2.99
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  • Handful of Gems$4.99
  • Super Starter Pack$4.99
  • Starter Growth Fund$4.99
  • Legendary Starter Pack$5.99
  • Purse of Gems$9.99
  • Growth Fund$9.99
  • Premium 30 Days$19.99
None

Ricochette

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cube Defender free?
Cube Defender is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ricochette free?
Ricochette is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cube Defender or Ricochette have ads?
Both Cube Defender and Ricochette show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cube Defender or Ricochette?
Cube Defender ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ricochette fortnightly. Most recently, Cube Defender was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ricochette on October 24, 2026.

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