Knotty Rush vs Cubes Up!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Knotty Rush
Shoot targets to acquire powerful bullet belts and upgrade your weaponry. Collect coins to unlock a variety of new guns. Experience a game focused on progression and firepower.
- Shoot targets for bullet belt upgrades
- Increase firepower with more bullet belts
- Unlock new guns with collected coins
- Progression-based gameplay
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Get new and more powerful bullet belts by shooting the targets. More bullet belt means more power! Unlock new guns by collecting coins.
Cubes Up!
Engage in a satisfying arcade experience where you shoot and upgrade your arsenal to destroy incoming cubes. Progress through levels by enhancing your firepower and clearing waves of targets.
- Shoot cubes
- Upgrade guns
- Destroy targets
- Arcade gameplay
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-Shoot the cubes! -Upgrade your guns! -Destroy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cubes Up! at 100% against Knotty Rush's 17%. Cubes Up! also leads on rating (3.3 vs 2.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cubes Up! holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Knotty Rush's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cubes Up!'s.
Knotty Rush ships an update every 4 weeks, Cubes Up! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Knotty Rush | Cubes Up! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (9 ratings) | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 235 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lost Panda Games Oyun Yazilim Bilisim Teknolojileri Ticaret Anonim Sirketi | Umut Aydin |
Customer experience
Knotty Rush
Cubes Up!
In-app purchases
Knotty Rush
No in-app purchases
Cubes Up!
No in-app purchases
