Cubes Away! vs Arrow Dash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cubes Away!
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Cubes Away is a hands-on 3D puzzle that feels like the real thing. Tap the arrow cubes off the board and take apart cute models built entirely of cubes. It feels like holding a real puzzle in your hands: rotate the model, plan your moves, and clear every cube. Just you and the puzzle, at your own pace. If you like physical Gadgets, you'll gonna love it!
Arrow Dash
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Every board is packed with arrows. Tap one and it flies — but only if its path is clear. Find the order, unlock the jam, empty the board. Arrow Dash is a puzzle you can think in. No timers on the campaign, no lives running down while you stare at a board. Just you and a knot of arrows that has exactly one way out. ▸ 250 HAND-TUNED LEVELS The first twenty teach you. After that the boards become pictures — a cactus, a guitar, a cat, a horse — every one built from arrows and every one solvable by construction. Later chapters add spinning turntables and fog that hides an arrow's heading until you open the board up around it. ▸ LIVE 1v1 MULTIPLAYER Race a real opponent on an identical board. Same arrows, same start, fastest to clear wins. • Elo rating from 1000, with tiers from Fletcher to Legend • Difficulty follows the stronger player, so nobody gets an easy board • Send emotes mid-match and shake hands after it • Global ratings board Unlocks after four cleared levels, so your first match is a fair one. ▸ WEEKLY CHALLENGE — PLAY FOR A CASH PRIZE One hard board a week. The same board for every player on Earth, from Monday to Monday. Post the fastest clear and you top the table. Finish the week on top and the prize is yours — paid in your own currency, wherever you are. Prizes are announced in-app each week. • Identical worldwide, so every time on the board is comparable • Gold, silver and bronze for the podium • Past winners kept on the board, so you can see who actually collected • Enter with coins or a free ad ▸ BUILT TO FEEL GOOD A warm paper-and-ink board, arrows that bump and spring when they cannot go, and a puzzle that never punishes you for thinking. Play with sound off on a commute or with the volume up at home — it works either way. • 9 languages: English, हिन्दी, Español, Português, Bahasa Indonesia, Tiếng Việt, Italiano, العربية, فارسی • Global and per-level leaderboards • Sign in to carry your progress to a new phone • Daily rewards and a coin shop • Plays fully offline — the weekly board is generated on your device Free to play. No purchase required to enter the weekly challenge.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cubes Away! at none against Arrow Dash's shown. Cubes Away! also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Arrow Dash's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cubes Away! ships an update every 2 weeks, Arrow Dash every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cubes Away! | Arrow Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 307 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Grupo Promineo S.L. | META FUTURES ENTERPRISE |
In-app purchases
Cubes Away!
No in-app purchases
Arrow Dash
No in-app purchases









