Comparison

Word Cubed ( 3D ) vs Arabilis

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

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About

Word Cubed ( 3D )

Experience a fresh take on word search with this 3D puzzle game. Manipulate a rotating cube to find hidden words and expand your vocabulary. Offers multiple cube sizes, extensive word lists, and challenging campaigns.

Highlights
  • 3D cube manipulation
  • Multiple cube sizes (4x4 to 8x8)
  • Over 110 word lists
  • Multiple campaign modes
  • Challenge friends
  • Brain and vocabulary exercise
Features
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Word Search on a cube! "Word Cubed" refreshes the game of word search into something new and compelling, a 3-D word puzzle worthy of gracing the screen of your mobile device. * Spin the cube - Find the words! * Think 3-dimensional - Think outside the box! * Discover the hidden word to win the game! * 5 Cube Sizes - 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, 7x7, 8x8! * 110 Word Lists - 150,000 words US English! * 5 Campaigns - puzzle series ranging from 10 - 30 games each! * Challenge your friends! * Great for exercising your brain and building vocabulary! Word Cubed is the ‘Rubik's Cube’ of word search. It’s like if Word Search and ‘Boggle’ had a baby and made it in 3-D they’d call it ‘Word Cubed.’ You manipulate a 3-D cube floating in mid air looking for words that can wrap and twist around the sides of the cube. Move the cube up, down, 180 degrees to the left, 90 degrees to the right, there’s nothing like it. Word Cubed is highly addictive because its rotating 3 dimensional cube challenges players to quickly discover words. Find the word, score points. Once you find them all there’s one more hurdle to clear, you must discover a special ‘hidden’ word to win the game. So have fun, improve your mind and vocabulary, and play Word Cubed! Compatible with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

About

Arabilis

This arcade farming puzzle game combines color matching with roguelike elements. Plant, grow, and harvest vegetables in randomized gardens, facing unpredictable challenges each season. Choose between a challenging Arabilis mode or a relaxing mode with no hazards.

Highlights
  • Color matching for vegetable growth
  • Randomized garden challenges each season
  • Arabilis Mode for increased difficulty
  • Relax Mode for a casual experience
  • Simple one-finger controls
  • Offline and Gamecenter leaderboards
Features
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-- PocketGamer App Army -- "Absolutely recommended to anyone who enjoys puzzle games." "If you like puzzle games I think there's a lot here to learn/discover and it will keep you coming back. I definitely want to spend more time with it and attempt to master its mechanics" "There is definitely lots here for lovers of this genre." -- PocketGamer - Bronze Rating -- “It's a very unique concept to combine colour matching, roguelike elements and farming in a single game, I do think it's well worth the price tag“ Arabilis: Super Harvest is an arcade farming puzzle game. You are planting, growing and harvesting vegetables in gardens filled with randomized challenges. Each season will provide a new garden for you to efficiently farm for points. Each year passing will increase the difficulty and amount of challenges you face, how many years can you last? How high will your score be? ----------- Match, grow and harvest ----------- Match the color of the vegetables to let them grow. They can be harvested or even evolve into massive sizes. Harvest enough vegetables and you will progress to the next season. ---------- No play session will be the same ---------- Mother Nature can be unpredictable. The weather and the animals in each season might interfere with your plans. No play session will ever be the same. For each new season a new garden is randomly selected which contains random weather conditions, hazards and items. --------- Arabilis Mode and Relax Mode --------- Arabilis offers two game modes to fit your mood. Feel like a challenge? Then try Arabilis mode with it's random gardens, weather conditions, items and animals and increasingly more difficult seasons in each new year. Just want to relax? Plant and harvest vegetables? Then Relax mode will do just that! No weather conditions or animals and no items, just you and the vegetables. Features: - 44+ unique garden levels. - 4 seasons, each with a unique look and feel. Gardens can contain random: * Different weather conditions. * Usable items. * Animals that steal or manipulate your crops. - Arabilis's mascot Ara will guide you while playing. - Play 3 game modes: * Arabilis Mode * Relax Mode. * One Harvest Mode - Simple one finger controls. - Extensive tutorials and guides. - Offline leaderboards. - Gamecenter Leaderboards & Challenges - Supported languages: English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Indonesian - Ad-free. - No in-app purchases. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PocketGamer - Bronze Rating “It's a very unique concept to combine colour matching, roguelike elements and farming in a single game, I do think it's well worth the price tag“ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Screenshots

Word Cubed ( 3D )3 screens
Arabilis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Word Cubed ( 3D ) at Free against Arabilis's $0.99. Word Cubed ( 3D ) also leads on ratings volume (29 vs 2). Arabilis's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). On 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

Word Cubed ( 3D ) is free to download; Arabilis costs $0.99 up front. Word Cubed ( 3D ) sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Arabilis asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arabilis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Cubed ( 3D ) has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Cubed ( 3D ) ships an update every 5 months, Arabilis weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Word Cubed ( 3D ) versus Arabilis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord Cubed ( 3D )Arabilis
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (29 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJWACK APPSTim Overvliet

Customer experience

Word Cubed ( 3D )

All ratings29 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral10.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%

Arabilis

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Word Cubed ( 3D )

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock all packages$0.991 Month
One-time12
  • Green Pack$0.99
  • Gold Pack$0.99
  • Ruby Pack$0.99
Show 9 more
  • 10 Hints$0.99
  • Purple Pack$0.99
  • Gold & Green Pack$1.99
  • 25 Hints$1.99
  • Purple & Ruby Pack$1.99
  • Ruby, Gold & Green Pack$2.99
  • Purple, Ruby & Gold Pack$2.99
  • All Color Pack$3.99
  • 100 Hints$3.99
None

Arabilis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Word Cubed ( 3D ) free?
Word Cubed ( 3D ) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arabilis free?
Arabilis costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Word Cubed ( 3D ) or Arabilis?
Arabilis is rated higher. Word Cubed ( 3D ) averages 4.6 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Arabilis averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Word Cubed ( 3D ) or Arabilis have ads?
Neither Word Cubed ( 3D ) nor Arabilis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Word Cubed ( 3D ) or Arabilis?
Word Cubed ( 3D ) ships an update every 5 months, and Arabilis weekly. Most recently, Word Cubed ( 3D ) was updated on August 15, 2026 and Arabilis on September 24, 2026.

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