Comparison

Cubeway vs Noctagram

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

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About

Cubeway

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Tired of puzzle games buried in timers, lives and pop-ups? Cubeway is a calm, beautiful isometric block puzzle you clear one satisfying tap at a time. Every cube points somewhere - tap it and it slides away, as long as its path is clear. Take a 3D tower apart, fully offline. Most free puzzle games interrupt you every minute with a countdown, a life meter or another ad wall. You just want to relax, look at something lovely and let your brain click into place. Cubeway is built for exactly that: a floating stack of colorful cubes, each with an arrow, that you take apart from the outside in. Read the arrows, find the block that can escape, tap it and watch it glide out. It is instantly readable, deeply satisfying and never rushes you - just you, a tower of cubes and the quiet click of another block sliding free. HOW IT WORKS - Tap a cube and it slides in the direction of its arrow, out of the tower. - A cube only moves if every space along its arrow is empty, so pick the block that frees the next. - Blocked cubes gently wobble, nudging you toward the ones that can leave. - You can never get stuck: any clear cube is always safe to remove, so there are no dead ends. 100 HANDCRAFTED LEVELS - Start with a tiny cube and grow into big, layered isometric towers. - Earn up to three stars by clearing a level without a single wrong tap. - The difficulty ramps gently, so beginners and puzzle veterans both stay in flow. A NEW DAILY TOWER - Everyone in the world gets the exact same tower each day, so you can compare and compete. - Build a daily streak and keep your run alive on a clean consistency calendar. - Share a result card of your time and streak with friends in one tap. ENDLESS ZEN MODE - Unwind with infinite, gently growing towers - no stars, no timer, no pressure. - Perfect for winding down before bed or on a quiet coffee break. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Watch blocks cleared, stars, best times and accuracy climb across real stats. - Spot your habits on a GitHub-style consistency heatmap. - Unlock around 40 tiered achievements as you master the stack. MADE TO FEEL GREAT - Crisp light and dark themes to match your mood or the room. - Satisfying haptics on every slide and clear. - A clean, distraction-free interface in six languages. - Colorful, friendly cubes that stay easy to read on any screen size. STUCK? TAP FOR HELP - Use a hint to highlight a cube that can move right now. - Undo a tap if you slide the wrong block - no run is ever ruined. PERFECT FOR - Fans of block, unblock and tap-away puzzles, relaxing brain-training players, and anyone who wants a calm offline 3D puzzle to dip into for two minutes or twenty - on the commute, on the sofa or before sleep. PRIVATE AND FULLY OFFLINE - No account, no sign-up and no coins, ever. - Play with no internet connection, anywhere you go. - Your levels, streak and stats stay on your device. Download Cubeway and take the tower apart, one satisfying tap at a time. Read the arrows, free the next block and clear the stack at your own pace, no internet required. Your move.

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Noctagram

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A quieter kind of nonogram โ€” where every puzzle you solve becomes a constellation in a night sky that is entirely your own. Noctagram is a picture-logic puzzle game (nonogram / picross / griddler) wrapped in a calm, star-lit world. Read the number clues, fill the grid row by row โ€” but here the finished picture doesn't just vanish. It ignites. A single line traces through your solved cells, a constellation takes shape, and you name it and seal it into your sky forever. Solve enough, and the darkness fills with stars only you have lit. โ€” WHY NOCTAGRAM IS DIFFERENT โ€” A sky you build, not a gallery you clear. Most nonogram games hand you a pixel picture and move on. Here, each solution is a named constellation added to one living, growing night sky. Your progress isn't a percentage โ€” it's a map of light. 248 constellations, every one named by hand. No random shapes. Each puzzle was designed and christened in the style of a real star chart โ€” unique, quietly poetic, waiting in the dark for you. Made to be calm. No timers. No lives. No pressure. Just clean logic, soft light, and a gentle soundscape. Play a single grid to unwind, or lose an hour among the stars. โ€” HOW IT PLAYS โ€” โ€ข Classic nonogram rules โ€” deduce the picture from the number clues. โ€ข Puzzles from small and cozy to large and deep (5ร—5 up to 20ร—20). โ€ข A warm coral fill and a cool marking cross โ€” easy on the eyes, clear at a glance. โ€ข A hand-crafted "sealing" ceremony every time you complete a puzzle. โ€ข Auto-save and one-tap continue โ€” pick up exactly where you left off. Fill the grid. Light the stars. Name your sky. Noctagram โ€” picross beneath the night.

Screenshots

Cubeway4 screens
Noctagram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Noctagram at none against Cubeway's shown. Cubeway's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Cubeway versus Noctagram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCubewayNoctagram
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 days
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size29 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFerran EspunaTuTu Fun Games Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Cubeway

No in-app purchases

None

Noctagram

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cubeway free?
Cubeway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Noctagram free?
Noctagram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cubeway or Noctagram have ads?
Cubeway shows ads; Noctagram does not.

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