Comparison

Spore Cubes vs PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO

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

PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO

Experience classic NEOGEO puzzle gameplay on your smartphone. Reproduce the original arcade look and feel with customizable screen settings and enjoy online ranking modes. Features quick save/load and virtual pad customization for comfortable play.

Highlights
  • Reproduce original NEOGEO look and feel
  • Customizable screen settings
  • Online ranking modes
  • Quick save/load functionality
  • Virtual pad customization
  • Classic puzzle gameplay
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NEOGEO's masterpiece games are now available in the app !! And in recent years, SNK has partnered with Hamster Corporation to bring many of the classic games on the NEOGEO onto modern gaming environments through the ACA NEOGEO series. Now on smartphone, the difficulty and look NEOGEO games had back then can be reproduced through screen settings and options. Also, players can benefit from online features such as online ranking modes. More, it features quick save/load and virtual pad customization functions to support comfortable play within the app. Please take this opportunity to enjoy the masterpieces that are still supported to this day. [Game introduction] PUZZLED is a puzzle game released by SNK in 1990. Control Rad‘s airship and Am’sair balloon, and make your way up through the block-filled Tower of the Sun in order to meet the God of Sun. Embark on an exciting adventure that will send you the puzzle skies! [Recommendation OS] iOS 13 and above ©SNK CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Arcade Archives Series Produced by HAMSTER Co.

Screenshots

Spore Cubes4 screens
PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Spore Cubes at every 10 months against PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO's every 29 months. Spore Cubes also leads on price ($1.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Spore Cubes costs $1.99 and PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Spore Cubes against 5.0 for PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spore Cubes ships an update every 10 months, PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Spore Cubes versus PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpore CubesPUZZLED ACA NEOGEO
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 months — betterEvery 29 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSPORE ProductionsSNK CORPORATION

Customer experience

Spore Cubes

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

PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spore Cubes

No in-app purchases

None

PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spore Cubes free?
Spore Cubes costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO free?
PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spore Cubes or PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO?
Spore Cubes and PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Spore Cubes or PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO have ads?
Neither Spore Cubes nor PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spore Cubes or PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO?
Spore Cubes ships an update every 10 months, and PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO every 29 months. Most recently, Spore Cubes was updated on October 23, 2026 and PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO on October 17, 2026.

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