Comparison

QBco vs MicroMacro

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

Head to head
About

QBco

Features
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Challenge your mind with QBco— Tic-Tac-Toe reimagined in three dimensions. Play on a 3×3×3 cube where strategy goes beyond the flat grid. Align three in a row across any axis — horizontal, vertical, or diagonal — through all three layers. Features: - Single player mode with AI opponent - Online multiplayer — match with friends or random opponents - Online multiplayer with friends or random opponents - Intuitive touch controls with orbit camera and pinch-to-zoom - Color-coded victory lines to visualize winning combinations - Session score tracking across rematches - Multiple game modes including unlock center cell challenge Simple to learn, hard to master. The classic game you know, now with a whole new dimension.

About

MicroMacro

Explore a massive city map filled with hidden details to solve a variety of criminal cases. Search for clues, follow suspects, and make deductions to unravel mysteries. Play the first three cases for free, with more available through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Investigate crimes on a huge city map
  • Search for clues and follow suspects
  • Solve twisted criminal cases
  • Cooperative hidden picture gameplay
  • Cartoonish style and clever storylines
  • Adaptation of award-winning board game
Features
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Investigate crimes on a huge city map, jam-packed with hidden details, challenging puzzles, weird folks—and lots of crimes. Search for clues, follow suspects and make clever deductions to solve twisted, yet witty criminal cases. - Play your FIRST THREE criminal cases FOR FREE! - Unlock the main game with 22 ADDITIONAL CASES via in-app purchase. - Ready for more? Our first expansion pack brings 14 CHALLENGING investigations in 2 new districts. MicroMacro: Downtown Detective is an adaptation of the iconic and award-winning board game series MicroMacro: Crime City and comes with a whole new city map, its own set of cases, and innovative game mechanics, turning the cooperative hidden picture board game into a captivating solo adventure. Your help is needed, Detective! Crime City is shaken by crimes. Deadly secrets, sneaky robberies and ruthless murders are lurking around every corner. How was the famous violinist killed? Why did rockstar Axl Otl have to die? And: can you put a stop to the mischiefs of the notorious Polly Pickpocket? Find clues, solve tricky puzzles—and catch the culprits. With its cartoonish style, cozy gameplay and clever storylines, Micro Macro: Downtown Detective is the perfect combination of hidden picture game and detective game. On the huge city map you’ll follow suspects and spot them at different points in time while they’re moving through the bustling city. So what are you waiting for—get to work, detective.

Screenshots

QBco4 screens
MicroMacro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QBco at none against MicroMacro's 2. MicroMacro's advantage is chart position (#68 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MicroMacro sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. QBco asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QBco ships an update every 9 days, MicroMacro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
QBco versus MicroMacro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQBcoMicroMacro
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (722 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—89.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—722 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#68 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB588 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMANUEL HOSSEINI SOHISoft Boiled Games

Bugs and requests

QBco

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MicroMacro

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Typo in the tutorial

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add a mode to play without any guidance, just marking the relevant clues
  • Allow drawing circles and arrows on the map

In-app purchases

None

QBco

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

MicroMacro

One-time2
  • Unlock Expansion Pack 1$3.99
  • Unlock main game$5.99

Questions

Is QBco free?
QBco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MicroMacro free?
MicroMacro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do QBco or MicroMacro have ads?
Neither QBco nor MicroMacro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QBco or MicroMacro?
QBco ships an update every 9 days, and MicroMacro every 3 weeks. Most recently, QBco was updated on October 30, 2026 and MicroMacro on November 4, 2026.

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