What the Cubes vs Pixel Rescue!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Shred cube sculptures
- Figure out bus order
- Watch freed cubes sprint
- Outsmart special buses
- Savor final send-off
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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/
Pixel Rescue!
Engage in a 3D pixel art color-matching puzzle game where you command rescue boats to free adorable baby octopuses trapped in intricate patterns. Strategically match colors, fill boats, and unlock layers to solve challenging puzzles and create satisfying visual disassembly.
- 3D pixel art color matching
- Rescue baby octopuses with boats
- Layer-by-layer pattern disassembly
- Hundreds of unique patterns
- Strategic docking spot management
- Brain-teasing mechanics like linked boats and locks
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Welcome to Pixel Rescue! It's a fun and challenging 3D pixel art color-matching puzzle game! Here, adorable baby octopuses are trapped in giant pixel art patterns. As the rescue team commander, you'll dispatch rescue boats of different colors to safely pick them up! How to Play? • Observe & Match: Check the color of the outermost octopuses, then choose a matching boat to dock. • Fill Up & Set Sail: Once a boat is docked, baby octopuses of the same color will automatically line up and board. Keep an eye on the boat's capacity — once it's full, it will automatically set sail! • Unlock Layer by Layer: The inner octopuses are revealed only after the outer ones are picked up. Plan the pickup order wisely, clear the entire board, and win! Game Features: • A Treat for Perfectionists: Watch giant pixel art patterns get ""disassembled"" layer by layer and enjoy an incredibly satisfying and relaxing experience! • Tons of Beautiful Patterns: From adorable animals to amazing objects, hundreds of 3D patterns made up of baby octopuses are waiting for you. • Strategy Meets Challenge: Docking spots are limited! Plan every move carefully to avoid congestion and failed rescues. • Plenty of Brain-Teasing Mechanics: As you progress through the levels, you'll encounter special mechanics like ""linked boats"" and ""locks and keys,"" making the puzzles even more strategic. • Relaxing & Soothing Experience: Vibrant 3D cartoon visuals, cute baby octopuses, and satisfying sound effects help you unwind anytime, anywhere. Download Pixel Rescue now, set sail on your rescue adventure, and see how many levels you can conquer!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: What the Cubes at 100% against Pixel Rescue!'s 0%. What the Cubes also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (34 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. What the Cubes sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pixel Rescue! sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
What the Cubes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: What the Cubes has 34 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of What the Cubes's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pixel Rescue!'s.
What the Cubes ships an update every 10 days, Pixel Rescue! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | What the Cubes | Pixel Rescue! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (34 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 415 MB | 367 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | +4 |
| Developer | Feel Games Yazilim Oyun ve Bilisim Teknolojileri Anonim Sirketi | PLAYNEXX |
Customer experience
What the Cubes
Pixel Rescue!
In-app purchases
What the Cubes
- Offer 2$1.99
- Offer 5$4.99
- Offer 7$6.99
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- 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
Pixel Rescue!
- 1500$1.99
- LimitedGroup$4.99
- NoAds$8.99
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- 7500$8.99
- SmallGroup$9.99
- NoAdsGroup$11.99
- 15000$16.99
- MediumGroup$19.99
- 37500$34.99
- UltraGroup$36.99
- 75000$64.99
- 150000$99.99
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