Comparison

Midnight Run vs Cubefront

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

Head to head
About

Midnight Run

An endless runner game where you evade a pursuer with a knife. Swipe to dodge obstacles like fire and trees across a path. Survive with your three lives in this classic teleport-themed experience.

Highlights
  • Endless running gameplay
  • Classic teleport effect
  • Knife-wielding pursuer
  • Obstacle avoidance (fire, trees)
  • Swipe controls
  • Three lives system
Features
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Midnight Run Classic is endless running game with classic teleport effect. The bad boy is following you with the knife. You have 3 lives to survive. Avoid deadly obstacles like fire and trees and anything on your way. CONTROL : You can move left or right by swiping on screen.

About

Cubefront

Features
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Cubefront is a fast, blocky first-person shooter built for iPhone. Drop into quick 5v5 battles against bots, plant the bomb, hold the line and climb the ranks. Fully offline, no account needed. FAST BLOCK BATTLES • Team Deathmatch, Free For All and Bomb Defusal with a round economy and buy menu • Pick a match length: short, standard or long • Bots hunt you down, take different routes, throw grenades, plant and defuse 13 WEAPONS TO MASTER • Pistols, SMGs, shotguns, assault rifles, an LMG, a marksman rifle and sniper rifles • Every gun has its own model, recoil and feel, with full reload animations • Upgrade damage, stability, magazine size and reload speed • Collect camos and earn Gold by mastering a weapon 5 AGENTS, ONE SIGNATURE ABILITY EACH • Smoke orbs, flashbangs, a tailwind dash, a field medic heal and a recon pulse • Hold to charge your throws for grenades and thrown abilities 17 HANDCRAFTED MAPS • Tight arenas, town streets, a temple garden, a volcanic fortress and a moon base • Wide open battlefields with sniper towers and 70 m sightlines • Doorways, tunnels, roofed rooms, windows and teleporters CAMPAIGN & PROGRESSION • 54 operations with 3 stars each • Level up for more health, new weapons, maps and difficulty tiers • Five difficulties from Practice to Elite: learn at your own pace, then take on the best bots • Soldier page shows your health, unlocks and career stats • Daily missions, login rewards and a 30-tier Season Pass PLAY YOUR WAY • Mobile-first touch controls with optional gyro aiming, auto-fire and aim assist • Move and resize every button, and set button opacity and field of view • Adjust sensitivity any time, even mid-match from the pause menu • Battery-friendly graphics settings keep your phone cool GAME CENTER • Leaderboards, achievements and weekly challenges in the Apple Games app Cubefront is free to play with optional in-app purchases. VIP Membership is an auto-renewing monthly subscription that boosts coins and XP, adds daily gems and exclusive cosmetics. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.indiesoftwaredev.com/app/cubefront?tab=privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Midnight Run4 screens
Cubefront4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Midnight Run at none against Cubefront's 10. Midnight Run also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Cubefront's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Cubefront sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Midnight Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Midnight Run versus Cubefront: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMidnight RunCubefront
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 11 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB10 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSIMCHAVITE LLCThe Revolution of Technology LLC

In-app purchases

None

Midnight Run

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Cubefront

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Membership$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • Pouch of Gems$0.99
  • Coin Crate$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
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  • Bag of Gems$4.99
  • Sharpshooter Bundle$4.99
  • Chest of Gems$9.99
  • Coin Truck$9.99
  • Vault of Gems$19.99
  • Mountain of Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Midnight Run free?
Midnight Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cubefront free?
Cubefront is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Midnight Run or Cubefront have ads?
Midnight Run shows ads; Cubefront does not.
Which is updated more often, Midnight Run or Cubefront?
Midnight Run ships an update every 11 days, and Cubefront every 11 days. Most recently, Midnight Run was updated on November 4, 2026 and Cubefront on October 31, 2026.

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