Comparison

What the Cubes vs Pop Flow 3D

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

Head to head
About

What the Cubes

Solve intricate cube puzzles by strategically deploying buses to collect colored blocks. Unravel complex sculptures by finding the correct order to free buried cubes and fill your transport.

Highlights
  • Shred cube sculptures
  • Figure out bus order
  • Watch freed cubes sprint
  • Outsmart special buses
  • Savor final send-off
Features
Read full description

What The Cubes turns everything into blocks, and every block into a puzzle. Chubby elephants and grinning robots, strawberries, lighthouses, UFOs, matryoshka dolls: a whole world built from colorful little bricks. Your job: take each sculpture apart until nothing is left. Your only tool: holes. Send out a hole, and every free block of its color pops off the sculpture and drops in, one after another, until the hole is full and closes up. Sounds easy, until you look closer. The color you need is buried under three others. Each hole only fits so many blocks. Space on the board is tight. Send the wrong hole and it sits there half-empty, taking up a spot while the blocks it wants stay trapped deep inside the sculpture. This is a real puzzle: somewhere in that pile of blocks is the right order, and you have to find it. Study the shape, work out what sits on top of what, send the hole that opens up the next one, and the whole sculpture comes apart in one glorious chain. That moment, when the plan clicks and the shape melts away, is what What The Cubes is all about. And the puzzles keep finding new ways to fight back. Colors hide deep inside, revealed only as the outer layers come off. Mystery holes keep their color secret. Frozen holes thaw only after enough other holes are sent. Linked holes insist on going together, and locked holes wait for a key. Every level is a fresh shape with a fresh knot to untangle, and once it's gone, another is always waiting. In What The Cubes, you will: - Take apart adorable block sculptures, from tiny cacti to fire trucks and pirate flags - Figure out the right hole order to free the blocks buried deepest - Watch freed blocks pour into their hole, the reward for every good move - Outsmart frozen, hidden, linked and locked holes as the puzzles get craftier - Savor the perfect finish when the last block drops in Every sculpture is a knot made of blocks. The holes are how you untie it. Can you clear them all? Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pop Flow 3D

Engage in a satisfying 3D color matching puzzle by rotating balloon sculptures and using colorful monkey shooters to pop matching balloons. Hundreds of levels offer a range from relaxing to challenging, with fun boosters to aid your progress.

Highlights
  • 3D color matching gameplay
  • Rotateable balloon sculptures
  • Monkey shooters with color matching
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Fun boosters
  • Satisfying visual and sound effects
Read full description

Pop Flow is the 3D color match puzzle that is simple to play and hard to stop. Rotate a floating balloon sculpture, choose your colorful monkey shooters, and pop every balloon of the matching color to complete levels. One tap is all it takes. HOW TO PLAY - Tap a monkey to send it out - Each monkey only pops balloons of its own color - Rotate the 3D object to find hidden colors - Clear the board before your bench fills up FEATURES - Satisfying color match gameplay - Real 3D levels you can rotate and study - Adorable monkey shooters and bright art - Juicy pops with delightful effects and sound - Hundreds of levels from relaxing to challenging - Fun boosters: Claw Machine, Shuffle, Turbo Fan, and Extra Bench Slot HUNDREDS OF LEVELS From your first easy pops to tricky color puzzles, every level adds a fresh twist. New blockers, new shapes, and smarter challenges keep the flow going. Whether you want to relax with a few quick pops or test your brain on a tough board, Pop Flow is the color match puzzle that fits any moment. Download now and start popping!

Screenshots

What the Cubes4 screens
Pop Flow 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

What the Cubes and Pop Flow 3D both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of What the Cubes's written reviews are positive against 86% of Pop Flow 3D's. Pop Flow 3D's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (123 vs 36). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. What the Cubes sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pop Flow 3D sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for What the Cubes against 4.8 for Pop Flow 3D. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 123 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of What the Cubes's written reviews are positive against 86% of Pop Flow 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

What the Cubes ships an update every 10 days, Pop Flow 3D every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
What the Cubes versus Pop Flow 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhat the CubesPop Flow 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (36 ratings)4.8 (123 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings36123 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size415 MB291 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFeel Games Yazilim Oyun ve Bilisim Teknolojileri Anonim SirketiFortune Mine Games

Customer experience

What the Cubes

All ratings28 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pop Flow 3D

All ratings76 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

What the Cubes

One-time10
  • Offer 2$1.99
  • Offer 5$4.99
  • Offer 7$6.99
Show 7 more
  • No Ads$6.99
  • Offer 8$7.99
  • No Ads Bundle$9.99
  • Offer 15$14.99
  • Offer 30$29.99
  • Offer 55$54.99
  • Offer 100$99.99
10 purchases

Pop Flow 3D

One-time10
  • PopFlow.Pack_1.99$1.99
  • PopFlow.Pack_5.99$5.99
  • PopFlow.Pack_7.99$7.99
Show 7 more
  • PopFlow.Pack_9.99$9.99
  • PopFlow.Pack_14.99$14.99
  • PopFlow.Pack_39.990$39.99
  • PopFlow.Pack_49.99$49.99
  • PopFlow.Pack_59.99$59.99
  • PopFlow.Pack_74.99$74.99
  • PopFlow.Pack_99.99$99.99

Questions

Is What the Cubes free?
What the Cubes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pop Flow 3D free?
Pop Flow 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, What the Cubes or Pop Flow 3D?
Pop Flow 3D is rated higher. What the Cubes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Pop Flow 3D averages 4.8 from 123 ratings.
Do What the Cubes or Pop Flow 3D have ads?
Both What the Cubes and Pop Flow 3D show ads.
Which is updated more often, What the Cubes or Pop Flow 3D?
What the Cubes ships an update every 10 days, and Pop Flow 3D every 5 days. Most recently, What the Cubes was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pop Flow 3D on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons