cube farm vs Up in a Cup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
cube farm
Engage in a semi-idle farming simulation with endless progression and a dynamic market. Collect and train pets for battles, and enjoy quick sessions without ads or pay-to-win elements. An online expansion adds competitive multiplayer and collectible tarot cards.
- Semi-idle farming gameplay
- Endless progression with prestige
- Dynamic produce market
- Pet collection and battling
- Online multiplayer battles
- Cloud saves
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-no ads or pay-to-win mechanics -quick sessions, break from scrolling -endless progression with prestige bonuses -time slows at higher layers, with larger harvests -dynamic produce market with supply and demand -pets to collect, feed, train, and battle NEW! cube farm: online [expansion required] -challenge friends to gooster battles -compete for rating in the ranked arena -take a phone break with your gooster at the park -collect tarot cards to use at the park -backup data to the cloud with cloud saves
Up in a Cup
Launch a disk through challenging obstacles to reach a cup and score points. Navigate through 100 unique levels, each with five distinct phases that increase in difficulty. Enjoy pure, uninterrupted arcade gameplay.
- Arcade-style gameplay
- Launch disk through obstacles
- Score points by reaching cups
- 100 challenging levels
- Five distinct level phases
- Increasing difficulty
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Develop your skill in this arcade-style game by launching a disk through a field of obstacles upward and into a cup to gain points. Every level is filled with challenges. There are 100 levels of fun and frustration, each with 5 different phases: the unadorned “prime” level, followed by clouds, wind, hail, and the curiously named "Cupside Down". Once all levels have been completed, the cycle begins again, but with a twist. No ads or in-app purchases. Just fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: cube farm at Free against Up in a Cup's $0.99. cube farm also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (547 vs 4). Up in a Cup's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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
cube farm is free to download; Up in a Cup costs $0.99 up front. cube farm sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Up in a Cup asks for nothing beyond the download.
Up in a Cup holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: cube farm has 547 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of cube farm's written reviews are positive against 100% of Up in a Cup's.
cube farm ships an update fortnightly, Up in a Cup every 9 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | cube farm | Up in a Cup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (547 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 547 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tarot Focus, LLC | Clay Pot Apps |
Customer experience
cube farm
Up in a Cup
Bugs and requests
cube farm
Reported bugs
2 issues- Swiping issues on farm layers
- Inconsistent performance and input lag
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to save preferred layout settings
- More engaging battle system
- Clearer in-game instructions
Up in a Cup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
cube farm
- Bunny Egg$0.99
- Heart Egg$0.99
- Snowman Egg$0.99
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- Santa Egg$0.99
- Turkey Egg$0.99
- Jack Egg$0.99
- Darkness Egg$0.99
- Online Access$1.99
- Welcome Bundle$8.99
- Complete Bundle$9.99
Up in a Cup
No in-app purchases
