Comparison

Cube Flow vs Swap Sticks

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

Head to head
About

Cube Flow

Features
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Tap a block. Watch it break into cubes and ride the belt. Cube Flow is a color-sorting puzzle built on a factory line. Stacked blocks wait on the feeders. Every tap sends one of them onto the conveyor, cube by cube, and the belt carries it toward the crates waiting at the top of the line. Match the color, fill the crate, ship it out. Clear every crate to finish the level. HOW IT PLAYS - Tap a feeder to release its front block onto the belt. - Cubes ride the branch line, merge into the loop and roll past three crates. - A crate only accepts its own color. Send the wrong one and it keeps circling. - Crates fill as one solid growing block, then pop and slide away. - Clear all crates to win. THINK BEFORE YOU TAP The belt only holds so much. Flood it with colors nothing is waiting for and the line stalls: no room to feed, nothing that can be delivered, level over. Every level is a small logistics problem. Which block goes first? Which color can wait a lap? Which feeder do you keep in reserve? There is no timer breathing down your neck, but there is always an order that works and plenty that do not. FEATURES - Simple one-tap control, no dragging, no fiddly aiming - tap anywhere on a feeder. - Hand-built levels, each one a different belt layout to read. - Blocks in every size, from thin slivers to wide slabs that eat half the line. - Iced blocks that only thaw once you get a delivery through. - Linked blocks that will not move unless both halves are ready at once. - Deeply satisfying flow: cubes leap into the crate, merge and grow, and the finished block jumps off the line. - Plays in portrait, one hand, anywhere. Gameplay works offline. - Free to play, with ads. Cozy enough for a queue, tight enough that you will restart a level to get the order right. Get the line moving.

About

Swap Sticks

Features
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Swap Sticks is a satisfying puzzle game where you swap colorful stick stacks and create the perfect alignments! Move stacks around the grid and arrange sticks of the same color in horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines. When matching sticks line up correctly, they pop and disappear! Each stack can contain up to three sticks with different rotations, so every swap can change the board in unexpected ways. With limited moves available, you'll need to plan carefully and make every swap count. Clear all the sticks from the board before you run out of moves to complete the level. Can you find the perfect swaps and pop them all? Enjoy.

Screenshots

Cube Flow4 screens
Swap Sticks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Swap Sticks at daily against Cube Flow's every 3 days. On price, ads, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cube Flow ships an update every 3 days, Swap Sticks daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Cube Flow versus Swap Sticks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCube FlowSwap Sticks
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size180 MB126 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBackpack GamesMehmet Fatih Sahin

In-app purchases

None

Cube Flow

No in-app purchases

None

Swap Sticks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cube Flow free?
Cube Flow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swap Sticks free?
Swap Sticks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cube Flow or Swap Sticks have ads?
Both Cube Flow and Swap Sticks show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cube Flow or Swap Sticks?
Cube Flow ships an update every 3 days, and Swap Sticks daily. Most recently, Cube Flow was updated on October 19, 2026 and Swap Sticks on October 24, 2026.

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