Comparison

Cube Boom! vs Commons Arcade

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

Head to head
About

Cube Boom!

A satisfying color puzzle game where tapping cubes sends them into a stack above. Match colors, clear paths, and break blocks to reveal hidden cubes. Plan your moves carefully to clear the board and complete the colorful stack before running out of space.

Highlights
  • Color matching puzzles
  • Cube stacking mechanics
  • Path clearing challenges
  • Hidden cube discovery
  • Strategic move planning
  • Level-based progression
Features
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Cute elephants. Serious destruction. Tap the right elephant, blast through matching voxel blocks, and watch colorful structures crumble in the most satisfying way. Sounds easy? Think again. Every move matters, and one wrong choice can block your path. Pick the color. Crush the cubes. Clear the whole board. Can you destroy it all?

About

Commons Arcade

Enjoy a curated collection of classic and original games on your iPhone and iPad. Play offline with no ads, accounts, or purchases. Save your progress and personal bests across multiple titles.

Highlights
  • Collection of classic and original games
  • Offline play
  • Saved progress and personal bests
  • No ads, accounts, or purchases
  • Open source
Features
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A collection of thoughtfully made games for iPhone and iPad. Play Solitaire, Brick Breaker, 2048, Minesweeper, Cornerwise, Sudoku, Traffic Jam, and Tic-Tac-Toe. Play on your own or share a game on one device. Pick up where you left off, with saved progress and personal bests. Free and offline. No ads, accounts, purchases, or tracking. Open source. Built together.

Screenshots

Cube Boom!4 screens
Commons Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Commons Arcade at 5.0 against Cube Boom!'s 3.0. Commons Arcade also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Cube Boom!'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Commons Arcade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cube Boom! ships an update every 2 months, Commons Arcade every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Cube Boom! versus Commons Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCube Boom!Commons Arcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB5 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAnil DogukanOsphor Labs LLC

Customer experience

Cube Boom!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Commons Arcade

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cube Boom!

No in-app purchases

None

Commons Arcade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cube Boom! free?
Cube Boom! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Commons Arcade free?
Commons Arcade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cube Boom! or Commons Arcade?
Commons Arcade is rated higher. Cube Boom! averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Commons Arcade averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cube Boom! or Commons Arcade have ads?
Cube Boom! shows ads; Commons Arcade does not.
Which is updated more often, Cube Boom! or Commons Arcade?
Cube Boom! ships an update every 2 months, and Commons Arcade every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cube Boom! was updated on October 30, 2026 and Commons Arcade on October 31, 2026.

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