Shadow Survivors vs Cubefront
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shadow Survivors
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SHADOW SURVIVORS - Defeat the Darkness, Forge Your Legend A fast-paced roguelike survival game inspired. Fight alone against dark forces, combine powerful skills, and conquer an epic 20-stage journey. FEATURES - 5 UNIQUE HEROES: Lich variants, each with different stats and abilities - 10 POWERFUL SKILLS: Lightning, fireball, black hole, sun strike - 8-LEVEL PROGRESSION: Each skill upgrades from level 1 to 8 - 20 STAGES: 10 progressive boss battles plus endless mode - SMART TARGETING: Auto-attack system, you just need to move - COMBO BUILDS: Combine skills to create your own combat style - LEADERBOARD: Track and beat your highest scores - 9 LANGUAGES: English, Turkish, Spanish, German, Portuguese and more EASY CONTROLS - Left thumb: movement joystick - Attack is fully automatic - enemies are auto-targeted - Playable with one hand or two WHY YOU SHOULD PLAY - Plays offline, no internet required - No account creation, fully anonymous - Watching ads is completely optional - No in-app purchases - NO pay-to-win OPTIMIZATION Optimized for iPhone 8 and all newer models. 60 FPS smooth gameplay, small file size, fast launch. PLAY ANYWHERE A game can last 5 minutes or 30 minutes. On the bus, in line, on a break - start instantly, stop whenever you want. Are you ready for the darkness?
Cubefront
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Cubefront is a fast, blocky first-person shooter built for iPhone. Drop into quick 5v5 battles against bots, plant the bomb, hold the line and climb the ranks. Fully offline, no account needed. FAST BLOCK BATTLES • Team Deathmatch, Free For All and Bomb Defusal with a round economy and buy menu • Pick a match length: short, standard or long • Bots hunt you down, take different routes, throw grenades, plant and defuse 13 WEAPONS TO MASTER • Pistols, SMGs, shotguns, assault rifles, an LMG, a marksman rifle and sniper rifles • Every gun has its own model, recoil and feel, with full reload animations • Upgrade damage, stability, magazine size and reload speed • Collect camos and earn Gold by mastering a weapon 5 AGENTS, ONE SIGNATURE ABILITY EACH • Smoke orbs, flashbangs, a tailwind dash, a field medic heal and a recon pulse • Hold to charge your throws for grenades and thrown abilities 17 HANDCRAFTED MAPS • Tight arenas, town streets, a temple garden, a volcanic fortress and a moon base • Wide open battlefields with sniper towers and 70 m sightlines • Doorways, tunnels, roofed rooms, windows and teleporters CAMPAIGN & PROGRESSION • 54 operations with 3 stars each • Level up for more health, new weapons, maps and difficulty tiers • Five difficulties from Practice to Elite: learn at your own pace, then take on the best bots • Soldier page shows your health, unlocks and career stats • Daily missions, login rewards and a 30-tier Season Pass PLAY YOUR WAY • Mobile-first touch controls with optional gyro aiming, auto-fire and aim assist • Move and resize every button, and set button opacity and field of view • Adjust sensitivity any time, even mid-match from the pause menu • Battery-friendly graphics settings keep your phone cool GAME CENTER • Leaderboards, achievements and weekly challenges in the Apple Games app Cubefront is free to play with optional in-app purchases. VIP Membership is an auto-renewing monthly subscription that boosts coins and XP, adds daily gems and exclusive cosmetics. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.indiesoftwaredev.com/app/cubefront?tab=privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cubefront at none against Shadow Survivors's shown. Shadow Survivors's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Shadow Survivors sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Cubefront sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shadow Survivors ships an update every 2 days, Cubefront every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shadow Survivors | Cubefront |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BURAK EROL | The Revolution of Technology LLC |
In-app purchases
Shadow Survivors
- 500 Altın$1.99
- Reklamları Kaldır$2.99
- 1500 Gold$3.99
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- 4000 Gold$7.99
- 10000 Gold$14.99
Cubefront
- VIP Membership$4.991 Month
- Pouch of Gems$0.99
- Coin Crate$1.99
- Starter Pack$1.99
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- Bag of Gems$4.99
- Sharpshooter Bundle$4.99
- Chest of Gems$9.99
- Coin Truck$9.99
- Vault of Gems$19.99
- Mountain of Gems$49.99
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