The Bear vs CubeQuest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Bear
Embark on a friendship adventure with a bear and a little one across a magical universe. This interactive bedtime experience features hand-drawn animations and original music, offering a calming story about togetherness and belonging.
- Interactive bedtime experience
- Friendship-forming adventure
- Hand-drawn animations
- Specially composed music
- Touching story
- Calming experience
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The Bear is an interactive bedtime experience for everyone. The game is free-to-try with no ads. You can play the first chapter for free and unlock the remaining 4 chapters with a single in-app purchase. Lead the bear and the little one through a friendship-forming adventure as they travel across the atmospheric universe of the World of Gra. Relax and stargaze with these weird little characters, as they tell you stories of togetherness, of letting go and of the longing to find a place you belong. The Bear has been lovingly crafted with hundreds of hand drawn animations, specially composed music and a touching story to create a uniquely calming experience, that feels like a bedtime story, read to you by a loved one.
CubeQuest
Embark on a puzzle-solving adventure in a beautifully designed world. Navigate through 60 handcrafted levels, unlock new abilities, and discover hidden secrets. This game offers a unique challenge for players who enjoy intricate puzzles and platforming elements.
- Handcrafted puzzle platformer
- 60 challenging levels
- Unlockable abilities
- Hidden secrets
- 4 diverse biomes
- Game Center achievements
- iCloud sync
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CubeQuest - A QB Game, the successor to the beloved puzzle platformer "QB - A Cube's Tale," sends you and QB into a beautifully designed world to once again test your puzzle-solving skills. Along the way, you'll unlock new abilities, search for hidden secrets, and puzzle your way through 60 exciting levels. Features: - Handcrafted puzzle platformer - Beautiful world with 4 diverse biomes - 60 levels ranging from easy to mind-cracking - Game-Center-Achievements - iCloud sync Looking for a unique puzzle game unlike anything else? Give CubeQuest a try! Play the first levels for free. If you like it, you can purchase the full game for additional content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Bear at every 2 weeks against CubeQuest's every 3 months. The Bear also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 118). CubeQuest's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. The Bear sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and CubeQuest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CubeQuest holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Bear has 1.1K ratings behind it against 118, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of The Bear's written reviews are positive against 79% of CubeQuest's.
The Bear ships an update every 2 weeks, CubeQuest every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Bear | CubeQuest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) | 4.8 (118 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.1% of reviews | 79.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 118 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.7 GB | 338 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mucks Games | Stephan Goebel |
Customer experience
The Bear
CubeQuest
User reviews
The Bear
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😊 Liked the stars and music
- 👍 Cute, calming, and relaxing
- 🎨 Beautiful art style and animations
- 💡 Meaningful story and themes
- 🤗 Touching and emotional
Room to improve
- 💰 Need to pay for additional chapters
- 🐛 Progress not saved properly
CubeQuest
From 118 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Beautiful graphics and design
- 🧠 Challenging and clever puzzles
- 👍 Engaging gameplay
- 💡 Innovative mechanics
- 💰 Fair pricing and value
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive for some users
- ⏳ Limited number of levels
- 🤔 Some levels feel impossible
- 📱 Landscape mode requested
- 🔊 Sound cannot be turned off
Bugs and requests
The Bear
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game resets when leaving the screen
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Make the full game free
- Add a demo or trial version
CubeQuest
Reported bugs
3 issues- Level 43 star impossible to obtain
- Game freezes iPad
- Star on level 9 unobtainable without upgrade
Requested features
3 requests- Add more levels
- Implement landscape mode
- Option to turn off sound
In-app purchases
The Bear
- Buy us a cookie!$0.99
- Unlock all chapters$2.99
- Buy us a coffee!$2.99
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- Buy us lunch!$3.99
CubeQuest
- Buy the Game$4.99
Questions
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