Comparison

TunesHolic vs PHOTON³ (PhotonCube)

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

Head to head
About

TunesHolic

Experience a thrilling rhythm action game with your favorite music. Enjoy accurate beat analysis, customizable gameplay options, and a character system to enhance your score. Compete with friends and players worldwide through various ranking systems.

Highlights
  • Play with your own songs
  • Real-time automatic note-analysis
  • Adjustable note speed and difficulty
  • Portrait/Landscape modes
  • Character system with leveling
  • Global and friend rankings
Features
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▶▶ Affirm emphatically, 'TunesHolic' is the best rhythm action game. ◀◀ The best realtime rhythm action game with your favorite songs! Here is just the world of rhythm games that you have never imagine. We recommend that you experience it now. √ Features - Universal App. (Optimized for iPhone6/6+/5/5c/5s) - This app includes the five exciting and entertaining rhythmic musics. - You could play the rhythm game with your own songs. - This app provides you a note of accurate beat and good feeling hit. - This app provides you only real-time automatic note-analysis in the world. - Various rewards system and SNS interlocking. (Facebook, Twitter, KakaoTalk, etc) √ Various Options - Portrait mode / Landscape mode. - 6 kinds of line mode : 3 lines ~ 8 lines. - Adjustable speed of notes - 4 levels of difficulty : Easy/Normal/Hard/Extreme. - 2 types of note : Long-note and Slide-note. - By various items, you can enjoy the game even more fun. √ Character system - 12 characters are ready. - You can choose one character for free. - You can get more characters using coins or jewels, then grow your characters level. - You can get more points if you have many characters. √ Ranking system - Ranking by each Line/Period/Country/Playback duration/Level. - Ranking of Game Center. - Weekly ranking of Facebook friends. √ Game Movie - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvFYjcY7wFU&feature=youtu.be

About

PHOTON³ (PhotonCube)

A unique puzzle game where players manipulate light beams to solve challenges. Use "Reflect," "Combine," and "Split" to direct seven colored lights to their matching goals across over 50 stages. Requires basic knowledge of light science and creative thinking.

Highlights
  • Reflect, Combine, and Split light beams
  • Direct seven colored light beams
  • Solve over 50 puzzle stages
  • Stage editing functionality
  • Play user-created stages via QB codes
  • Unlock all stages and features
Features
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Photon Cube is a unique puzzle game utilizing the function of light. "Reflect" "Combine" "Split" "Lift" "Carry" "Turn" "Push" Direct seven colored light beams! The stage is cleared when all lights are directed to their colored goals! What you need to clear the 50 plus stages is just a little knowledge on the science of "light". And an "infinite imagination"! Price: - App body: (free) ** Some paid content is available. Please be sure to check the terms of use when using it. Not purchased: - You can play up to "Planet 1" of MainStory. - "Stage edit" is not available. - You can play by "QB code" input. ** "QB code" is a stage created by other people in "stage edit" coded. It is common to all platforms and can be distributed by Twitter and others. ** Up to three "QB codes" can be saved. All stage release ticket: - MainStory's "Planet" will be released and will be able to play. Stage edit function Open ticket: - "Stage Edit" will be available. - It becomes possible to save three or more "QB codes". All opening tickets: - "Release of all stages" "Stage Edit" will be able to play. ** It is a profitable pack.

Screenshots

TunesHolic4 screens
PHOTON³ (PhotonCube)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TunesHolic at fortnightly against PHOTON³ (PhotonCube)'s every 38 months. TunesHolic also leads on ratings volume (61 vs 4) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). PHOTON³ (PhotonCube)'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. TunesHolic sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and PHOTON³ (PhotonCube) sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PHOTON³ (PhotonCube) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TunesHolic has 61 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of TunesHolic's written reviews are positive against 100% of PHOTON³ (PhotonCube)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TunesHolic ships an update fortnightly, PHOTON³ (PhotonCube) every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TunesHolic versus PHOTON³ (PhotonCube): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTunesHolicPHOTON³ (PhotonCube)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (61 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB201 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSmartPlaylandSMILEAXE Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

TunesHolic

All ratings61 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral7.9%
Negative7.1%

PHOTON³ (PhotonCube)

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

TunesHolic

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes after login with Facebook
  • App crashes when importing songs
  • App crashes after ads
  • Cannot play songs after closing and reopening app
  • Results not shown after song completion due to crash
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  • Game freezes during gameplay
  • Song import fails
  • Notes not in sync with music
  • App crashes when selecting a song
  • Purchased items not reflecting in-game

Requested features

11 requests
  • Update the app
  • Allow changing note appearance (even paid)
  • Delete purchase history
  • More music variety
  • Option to not display cover art
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  • Create own taps
  • Add power-ups
  • Allow more than 5 songs at a time
  • Fix song import issues
  • Improve sync with music
  • Add dark mode

PHOTON³ (PhotonCube)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

TunesHolic

One-time10
  • 5 Jewels$0.99
  • 5,000 Points.$0.99
  • Remove Ads.$0.99
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  • 17 Jewels.$2.99
  • 16,500 Points.$2.99
  • 40 Jewels.$6.99
  • 40,000 Points.$6.99
  • Upgrade Unlimited Ver.$9.99
  • 100 Jewels.$13.99
  • 250 Jewels.$27.99
3 purchases

PHOTON³ (PhotonCube)

One-time3
  • "Stage Edit" open ticket.$0.99
  • All stages open ticket.$1.99
  • Full feature open ticket.$2.99

Questions

Is TunesHolic free?
TunesHolic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PHOTON³ (PhotonCube) free?
PHOTON³ (PhotonCube) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TunesHolic or PHOTON³ (PhotonCube)?
PHOTON³ (PhotonCube) is rated higher. TunesHolic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while PHOTON³ (PhotonCube) averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do TunesHolic or PHOTON³ (PhotonCube) have ads?
Neither TunesHolic nor PHOTON³ (PhotonCube) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TunesHolic or PHOTON³ (PhotonCube)?
TunesHolic ships an update fortnightly, and PHOTON³ (PhotonCube) every 38 months. Most recently, TunesHolic was updated on October 14, 2026 and PHOTON³ (PhotonCube) on September 30, 2026.

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