Comparison

Spore Cubes vs Just Draw

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

Head to head
About

Spore Cubes

A classic cube-popping puzzle game where players click matching colored cubes to clear the playfield. Offers 10 skill levels and saves high scores for each.

Highlights
  • Match and destroy colored cube groups
  • Clear the entire playfield
  • 10 skill levels
  • Saves high scores per level
  • Classic web game remake
Features
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Spore Cubes (TM) is the classic web game that captivated millions of players with its addictive and deceptively simple gameplay in the early days of the web. You'll be instantly hooked with this remake of the original brain-training game from 25 years ago! ** Inducted into the Puzzles.com Hall of Fame and featured in the book "Flash 5 Cartoons and Games" ** Click colored cubes to match and destroy groups of the same color until the ENTIRE PLAYFIELD has been cleared! It's easy to play but difficult to master and will keep you coming back to the same game for "just one more try!" This version now has 10 skill levels to keep your brain trained and challenged and your best score is saved for each level. Can YOU clear ALL cubes off each playfield? It's harder than it looks. * * * Please help us improve the game by giving it 5 stars rating and give us suggestions in your review.

About

Just Draw

Use your creativity to identify missing objects in pictures and draw them in the correct spot. Each level presents a unique puzzle that tests your wit and artistic skills. The app's drawing algorithm recognizes even imperfect sketches.

Highlights
  • Draw missing objects
  • Solve unique puzzles
  • Creative problem-solving
  • Addictive touch controls
  • Image recognition for sketches
  • Amusing level stories
Features
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People need your help! Pictures will be presented to you and it is up to you to use your creative wit to find what the missing object is and draw it in the right spot! It’s about to rain and the poor guy has no shelter? Draw him an umbrella! The girl is cold and shivering - time to sketch in a sun! Each level is a brain teaser that only the smartest can figure out. Never has solving puzzles been this much fun. Every level is carefully thought out and crafted to challenge you. Worried about being a bad drawer? Don’t be! Our drawing algorithm can recognize even the wonkiest of the sketches, doodles, and images you might create. Let’s see how smart you really are. Come test your artistic, creative, witty, puzzle solving brain of yours. Game Features: 1. Simple but addicting mechanics Touch the screen to draw! It’s that simple. Your phone becomes your own sketch pad! 2. Solve tons of puzzles Every level is unique with different answers. It is up to you to discover the missing ingredients! Never has drawing and clue hunting been so much fun together. 3. Don’t worry about being perfect Our impressive image recognizer can identify the hardest of recognizable pictures. Just do your best and you’ll get it! 4. Picture worth of 1000 words Every level is unique with its own amusing story. Come experience the fun! Whether you are a painter, a drawer, a designer, or an artist, or you just like puzzles, Just Draw is the game for you. This is the best and most rewarding and drawing puzzler there is. Good luck putting down Just Draw. Visit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game! Follow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles; https://lionstudios.cc/ Facebook.com/LionStudios.cc Instagram.com/LionStudioscc Twitter.com/LionStudiosCC Youtube.com/c/LionStudiosCC ---

Screenshots

Spore Cubes4 screens
Just Draw3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Just Draw at Free against Spore Cubes's $1.99. Just Draw also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (5.6K vs 1). Spore Cubes's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases and device support 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

Just Draw is free to download; Spore Cubes costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spore Cubes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Just Draw has 5.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Spore Cubes's written reviews are positive against 61% of Just Draw's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spore Cubes ships an update every 10 months, Just Draw every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Spore Cubes versus Just Draw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpore CubesJust Draw
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (5.6K ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better60.8% of reviews
Number of ratings15.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB170 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSPORE ProductionsLion Studios

Customer experience

Spore Cubes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Just Draw

All ratings5,567 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral7.1%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews679 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral9.9%
Negative29.3%

Bugs and requests

Spore Cubes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Just Draw

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Drawing not registering correctly
  • Ads interrupting gameplay

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to pay for ad-free version
  • Improved drawing recognition
  • More level variety

In-app purchases

None

Spore Cubes

No in-app purchases

None

Just Draw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spore Cubes free?
Spore Cubes costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Just Draw free?
Just Draw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spore Cubes or Just Draw?
Spore Cubes is rated higher. Spore Cubes averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Just Draw averages 4.3 from 5.6K ratings.
Do Spore Cubes or Just Draw have ads?
Just Draw shows ads; Spore Cubes does not.
Which is updated more often, Spore Cubes or Just Draw?
Spore Cubes ships an update every 10 months, and Just Draw every 2 months. Most recently, Spore Cubes was updated on October 23, 2026 and Just Draw on November 1, 2026.

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