Pump the Rock vs Cubes Up!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pump the Rock
Automate the process of inflating and breaking stones to progress in this idle simulation game. Connect machines to enhance your stone-breaking operations and keep the game running.
- Inflate stones
- Break stones
- Automate with machines
- Idle progression
- Stone breaking operations
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Inflate the stones, break them after inflating, automate this process by connecting machines, and continue the game!
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: Pump the Rock at 4.0 against Cubes Up!'s 3.3. Cubes Up!'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
Pump the Rock holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Pump the Rock ships an update every 6 weeks, Cubes Up! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pump the Rock | Cubes Up! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 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 | 130 MB | 235 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | FUBU GAMES OYUN YAZILIM VE BILGI TEKNOLOJILERI TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI | Umut Aydin |
Customer experience
Pump the Rock
Cubes Up!
In-app purchases
Pump the Rock
No in-app purchases
Cubes Up!
No in-app purchases
