Comparison

PixelBoy vs Cube Craft

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

Head to head
About

PixelBoy

Experience classic arcade and handheld games on a virtual retro console. Enjoy tight controls, satisfying pixel art, and unlock new content by playing. Syncs progress across devices and offers customization options.

Highlights
  • Built-in classic games
  • Pick up and play instantly
  • Earn points to unlock content
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Customizable themes and settings
  • MFi controller support
Features
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PixelBoy is a virtual retro handheld console with built-in games all crafted to feel like classics you grew up with. Snake, Breakout, Space Invaders, Asteroids, Flappy Bird, Tanks, and many more each with tight controls and that satisfying pixel glow. PICK UP AND PLAY Every game runs right on the device. No downloads, no loading screens. Tap and go. EARN AND UNLOCK Play games to earn points. Spend them to unlock new games, console skins, and color themes. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Your progress, unlocks, and points sync automatically via iCloud. Pick up on your iPad where you left off on your iPhone. CUSTOMIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE Three difficulty levels. Multiple sound themes. Adjust music and effects volume independently. PixelBoy remembers your preferences. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED No sign-ups, no emails, no personal data collected. Just open and play. FEELS LIKE REAL HARDWARE A d-pad that tilts. Buttons that press into carved wells. Speaker grills, power LEDs, and molded plastic textures all rendered in detail. MAKE IT YOURS Console skins with unique materials: matte, glossy, metallic, carbon fiber. Multiple color themes and display styles to unlock as you play. BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Portrait on iPhone. Landscape GBA-style layout with controls at your thumbs on iPad. Feels natural on both. MFi CONTROLLER SUPPORT Pair a game controller for the full console experience.

About

Cube Craft

Create and design 3D voxel worlds with intuitive tools. Place, paint, and edit blocks with various brush sizes and editing functions. Enhance your creations with themes, lighting, and visual effects, then save and share your masterpieces.

Highlights
  • WYSIWYG voxel builder
  • Place, erase, paint blocks
  • Symmetry mode
  • Creator tools (select, copy, move, paste)
  • Day/night toggle and visual effects
  • Themed block collections
  • Automatic background autosave
Features
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Cube Craft is a WYSIWYG voxel builder for quick 3D creation. Build your world your way:. Place, erase, or paint blocks with adjustable brush sizes. Symmetry mode for mirrored building. Creator tools: Select, Copy, Move, and Paste for precise edits. Add and remove lights to shape the mood. Random block mode for happy accidents. Make it look great:. Themes plus day/night toggle. Sky, post effects (Bloom/Toon/Cinematic), seasonal styling, and block collections (Classic, SciFi, Medieval, Cyber, Nature). Save and pick up later:. Automatic background autosave. World Library for named saves (Pro). Challenges and competition:. Daily speed challenge to place a target number of blocks. Optional Game Center leaderboard submission. Export and share (Pro Export):. Import a photo as a texture. Export world data as .json. Export a snapshot as .png. Share data + photo together. Controls are touch-first: drag to orbit, pinch to zoom, and two-finger pan to move the camera target. There're massive number of features including Gravity trigger.

Screenshots

PixelBoy4 screens
Cube Craft3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PixelBoy at Free against Cube Craft's $0.99. Cube Craft's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On ads, 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

PixelBoy is free to download; Cube Craft costs $0.99 up front. PixelBoy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Cube Craft sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PixelBoy ships an update every 8 days, Cube Craft every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PixelBoy versus Cube Craft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelBoyCube Craft
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuraj BhattaraiEyeOS Store Inc.

Customer experience

PixelBoy

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

Cube Craft

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PixelBoy

One-time3
  • 50 Points$0.99
  • 150 Points$1.99
  • 500 Points$3.99
1 purchases

Cube Craft

One-time1
  • Pro$1.99

Questions

Is PixelBoy free?
PixelBoy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cube Craft free?
Cube Craft costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do PixelBoy or Cube Craft have ads?
Neither PixelBoy nor Cube Craft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PixelBoy or Cube Craft?
PixelBoy ships an update every 8 days, and Cube Craft every 2 days. Most recently, PixelBoy was updated on September 30, 2026 and Cube Craft on October 1, 2026.

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