Comparison

Squared2 vs Cubini

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

Head to head
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Squared2

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No Ads, No Subscriptions, No Tracking. Draw the fourth side. Claim the box. Take another turn. In Squared2, one well-timed move can open a whole chain and turn a close game around. The pencil-and-paper classic Dots and Boxes is back for quick matches and friendly rivalries. Play with two, three, or four people, or challenge the computer. This is a game I remember playing in school with my friends, and I am so pleased to bring it to a new, modern digital format. This game goes by a few other names too, depending on where you grew up: Boxes, Squares, Paddocks, or Pigs in a Pen. MORE WAYS TO PLAY TOGETHER - Pass & Play: gather around one screen and take turns. - Live online: challenge friends and trade moves in real time. - Turn-based online: take your turn when it suits you, without needing everyone online together. - Nearby: connect on separate devices and play people in the room. Each seats two, three, or four players. Online matches use Game Center. Local and nearby play do not require a Game Center account. Online features are subject to account restrictions. THE PAPER CLASSIC, MADE FOR YOUR SCREEN Clean dot grids, colorful claims, and an ink-on-paper design in light and dark keep the board easy to follow. Play on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac, with support for 50 languages. One purchase covers all four: play with the Siri Remote on the TV, or with menus and the keyboard on the Mac. OPTIMIZED FOR IPHONE DUO Open the phone and the board fills the inner display; close it and your game carries on, on the outer display, right where you were. SIMPLE RULES. SATISFYING TACTICS. Join two dots with a line. Complete a box and it belongs to you, marked with your initial or player number. You also get another turn. Finish with the most boxes to win. The challenge is knowing which line to leave. Give away the wrong opening and your opponent may collect a chain of boxes before you play again. Look ahead, time your moves, and make the next turn count. How to Play and the Video Instructions teach the chain strategy. PICK YOUR PACE Choose eight board presets, from 3ร—3 dots to a sprawling 12ร—12 grid. Start small for a quick round or settle into a larger contest. The Swedish opening begins with the border already drawn, changing the choices from the first move. Four computer strengths, Easy through Expert, give you room to learn and a reason to improve. Ask for a hint when you want a nudge, undo during local play to try another approach, and revisit a finished game with Watch Replay. KEEP YOUR PLACE. BUILD YOUR RECORD. Local games save as you play, with room for up to six unfinished games, and iCloud carries them to your other devices. Return when you're ready for the next round. Earn XP in qualifying games, climb the levels, and pursue 28 achievements and six Game Center leaderboards. Track your wins, boxes, chains, and progress. Pass & Play is for the rivalry, not XP. One purchase. No subscriptions or in-app purchases. No third-party ads or tracking. We may show you our other games. Pick a board. Bring your friends. Leave them one less box.

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Cubini

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A dice game you learn in minutes and keep playing for months. Roll two dice, mark your board and complete lines: think bingo, but you choose every move. Play solo for free, pass the phone around, or play online with friends. No ads, no subscription. A game takes about 10 minutes. How it plays - two dice with the values 0 through 5, and the 0 on die A is the Nexus die: a golden star that counts as any value from 0 to 5 - five rows with a fixed sequence, each with its own color and its own symbol - every row runs left to right, and whatever you skip is gone - points for full rows, full columns and the two diagonals - the golden Nexus star in the center counts toward four lines at once - the roller throws and marks two squares, the riders mark one on the sum Modes - Solo against 1 to 3 virtual players, on three levels - Pass and play with 2 to 6 players on one device - Online with 2 to 6 players, public or behind a room code - Single round, best of 3, or a tournament over 5 rounds - Two game types: Original, and Vertical with columns from top to bottom (with the unlock) Also in the app - leaderboards for the week, the month, the year to date, the year and all time - the rules on eight pages, with examples - color blind accessible: every row carries its own symbol - full VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support - fifteen languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish, Indonesian, Japanese and Korean What it costs Cubini is free to download. Solo against virtual players is free to play. Pass and play, online games, tournaments and the leaderboards are free to try for 14 days. After that one purchase of EUR 3.99 unlocks them for good. Buy during the 14-day trial and it costs EUR 2.99. No subscription, no ads. Privacy Cubini collects no personal data for advertising and does not track you across apps. The privacy policy is at www.vibecode-studio.nl/apps/cubini/privacy.

Screenshots

Squared24 screens
Cubini4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cubini at Free against Squared2's $1.99. Cubini also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Squared2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (4 vs 1). On ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Cubini is free to download; Squared2 costs $1.99 up front. Cubini sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Squared2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Squared2 ships an update weekly, Cubini every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Squared2 versus Cubini: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquared2Cubini
Price$1.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size12 MB10 MB
Age rating+4+4
DeveloperHOLLENDER CONSULTING LLCGert Hoetmer

In-app purchases

None

Squared2

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cubini

One-time2
  • Cubini Early Unlock$2.99
  • Unlock Cubini$3.99

Questions

Is Squared2 free?
Squared2 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cubini free?
Cubini is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Squared2 or Cubini have ads?
Neither Squared2 nor Cubini shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Squared2 or Cubini?
Squared2 ships an update weekly, and Cubini every 3 days. Most recently, Squared2 was updated on November 6, 2026 and Cubini on October 31, 2026.

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