Comparison

Save the Cube! vs Hoodoku

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

Head to head
About

Save the Cube!

Slide and match colorful blocks to their corresponding gates in this engaging puzzle game. With progressively challenging levels and satisfying gameplay, it's perfect for quick breaks or longer sessions. Enjoy a clean visual style and play anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Slide and match blocks to gates
  • Satisfying controls and visuals
  • Progressively challenging levels
  • Playable in short sessions
  • Offline play supported
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A Fresh Block Puzzle Experience! Slide, match, and clear colorful blocks in this satisfying puzzle game that challenges your mind and rewards your focus. Your goal is simple: Move each block to its matching gate and clear the board. With each level, the challenge grows — and so does the satisfaction. Whether you're here for a quick break or a deeper session, there's always something rewarding to solve. Enjoy smooth gameplay, a clean visual style, and a premium puzzle experience built to keep you coming back. Game Features: Slide and Match – Move blocks to their matching gates and clear the board Feel the Flow – Satisfying controls and visuals that make every move enjoyable Progressively Challenging – Levels start easy, then evolve into deeper puzzles Perfect for Short Sessions – Pick up and play whenever you like Offline Friendly – No Wi-Fi? No problem. Play anytime, anywhere Whether you're unwinding after a long day or chasing your next perfect solve, this is the puzzle game that makes every move count.

About

Hoodoku

This logic puzzle game challenges you to place owls on a grid, ensuring no two owls share a row, column, or grove. It offers daily puzzles, weekly competitions with prizes, and a social feature to compete with friends. Customize your owl with various cosmetic items.

Highlights
  • Daily shared puzzles
  • Weekly leaderboard competitions
  • Friend-based challenges
  • Customizable owl cosmetics
  • Offline play support
  • Shape mode for colorblind accessibility
Features
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One owl per row. One owl per column. One owl in every grove — and no two owls touching. Easy to learn, wonderfully stubborn to master. Hoodoku is a cozy logic puzzle. Every board has exactly one solution: swipe X's across the squares that can't work, and when only one perch remains, that's where the owl lives. No timers, no pressure — just you, a quiet grove, and a very patient owl named Otto. EVERY NIGHT, A NEW ROOST One shared puzzle drops each night. One try. Solve it fast and clean, then see where you land on tonight's leaderboard. A WEEKLY RACE WORTH WINNING Every grove you solve adds to your weekly total. When the week closes, the top three owls on the podium take gold, silver, and bronze — and a coin prize to match. Then the board wipes clean, and the race starts fresh. FLY WITH FRIENDS Every owl gets a shareable owl code. Add your friends' codes and your flock gets its own weekly board — see exactly who to beat before the week closes. No accounts, no contact lists, just codes. A GROVE THAT NEVER RUNS OUT Boards grow from 8×8 to 10×10 as you climb, and there's always another level waiting. Level 12 is the same level 12 for everyone — compare fair and square. COLLECT THE AVIARY Earn coins by solving and dress Otto up — snowy owl, barn owl, disco owl, neon owl, and more. Then open the Wardrobe: glasses, hats, outfits and earrings, worn proudly on every leaderboard row. Cosmetics only: in Hoodoku, skill is the only advantage. KEEP THE NIGHT STREAK Play one grove a night to keep your streak alive. Every seventh night, Otto brings a gift — and now you claim it yourself from the home screen. YOURS, QUIETLY • No account, no sign-up, no email address — ever • Play offline or online, anywhere • Shape mode gives every grove its own symbol, so colors are never a barrier • Cozy for a quiet evening, competitive when you want it to be Pull up a branch. The grove is waiting.

Screenshots

Save the Cube!4 screens
Hoodoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hoodoku at 100% against Save the Cube!'s 53%. Hoodoku also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 13). Save the Cube!'s advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and monetization model 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. Save the Cube! sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Hoodoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hoodoku holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Save the Cube! has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Save the Cube!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Hoodoku's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Save the Cube! ships an update weekly, Hoodoku every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Save the Cube! versus Hoodoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSave the Cube!Hoodoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (18 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better3
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size241 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPickcel GamesRobert Deckert

Customer experience

Save the Cube!

All ratings18 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative72.2%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative41.2%

Hoodoku

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Save the Cube!

One-time11
  • Mini Coin Pack$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • Power Bundle$4.99
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  • Small Coin Pack$7.99
  • No Ads$7.99
  • Super Bundle2 variants$9.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$14.99
  • Mega Bundle2 variants$19.99
  • Big Coin Pack$29.99
  • Ultra Bundle$49.99
  • Supreme Bundle$99.99
None

Hoodoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Save the Cube! free?
Save the Cube! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hoodoku free?
Hoodoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Save the Cube! or Hoodoku?
Hoodoku is rated higher. Save the Cube! averages 2.2 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Hoodoku averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Save the Cube! or Hoodoku have ads?
Both Save the Cube! and Hoodoku show ads.
Which is updated more often, Save the Cube! or Hoodoku?
Save the Cube! ships an update weekly, and Hoodoku every 2 days. Most recently, Save the Cube! was updated on October 17, 2026 and Hoodoku on October 18, 2026.

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