Bounce Defence vs Cubes Up!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bounce Defence
Bounce balls off bumpers to make them stronger and break blocks. Merge bumpers to create more powerful balls and advance through the game.
- Bounce balls off bumpers
- Strengthen balls with bounces
- Break blocks
- Merge bumpers
- Advance through levels
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The more you bounce the balls off the bumpers, the stronger your ball becomes and the easier you can move forward by breaking the blocks. Merge the bumpers and bounce back more powerful balls.
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 rating: Bounce Defence at 4.0 against Cubes Up!'s 3.3. Cubes Up!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Bounce Defence sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Cubes Up! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bounce Defence holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively.
Bounce Defence ships an update every 5 weeks, Cubes Up! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bounce Defence | Cubes Up! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 235 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Upperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi | Umut Aydin |
Customer experience
Bounce Defence
Cubes Up!
In-app purchases
Bounce Defence
- Power Balls$1.99
- Multiplier Bumper$1.99
- 10 Flame Balls$1.99
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- 10 Bolt Balls$1.99
- 3x Multiplier Bumper$2.99
- 5x Multiplier Bumper$3.99
- No Ads$4.99
- 30 Tickets & No Ads$5.99
- Big Sale$7.99
- Mega Bundle$8.99
- Mega Sale$9.99
- Ultra Sale$11.99
Cubes Up!
No in-app purchases
