Barrel River vs Cube Heroes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barrel River
Navigate a dangerous river in a barrel, dodging obstacles and collecting gold coins. Compete with friends for the highest score in this action-packed game.
- Navigate a barrel down a river
- Avoid rocks and jumping fish
- Collect gold coins
- Compete for high scores
- Action-packed gameplay
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Flow down the brutal water of the mighty barrel river with nothing but your wits and a rickety old barrel to guide you! Barrel river is a fun filled action game where you must flow down the river avoiding rocks and deadly jumping fish. As an added bonus, King Midas has touched the river with his magical golden touch, and his gold coins can be found on the river as well. Collect coins and try to stay alive on this deadly river. Your score is determined by how far you make it and how many coins you have collected. Compete with friends for the top score! **Special Credit** The music for Barrel River came from Kevin MacLeod at incompetech. Search for him online, he's got some awesome tracks!
Cube Heroes
Embark on an infinite jumping adventure as a cube hero, where precise timing is crucial to avoid falling. Unlock a variety of characters by mastering jumps and achieving in-game milestones. Compete globally to showcase your longest runs and highest obstacle scores.
- Infinite jumping gameplay
- Unlockable characters
- Milestone-based progression
- Global leaderboards
- High score challenges
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Our cube heroes embark on an infinite jumping adventure where every jump can be the last ! Starting with the Cowboy unlock all the other 12 characters either by timing jumps accordingly or achieving cunning milestones. Play with the Alien, the Dragon , the Ninja and choose the Snowman to have an early Christmas feel ! Whatever you do, there is only 1 rule: don't fall. Compete in global leaderboard and showcase the longest run for all the world to see. Prove commitment and score the highest number of jumped obstacles, get 10,000 to unlock the final character: the Dragon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cube Heroes at none against Barrel River's 1. Cube Heroes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Barrel River's advantage is update cadence (every 15 months vs every 41 months). On price, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Barrel River sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cube Heroes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Barrel River ships an update every 15 months, Cube Heroes every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barrel River | Cube Heroes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months — better | Every 41 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | Pixel Works Software SRL |
Customer experience
Barrel River
Cube Heroes
In-app purchases
Barrel River
- Advertising Removal$1.99
Cube Heroes
No in-app purchases
