Comparison

Cube Stack vs Blast to Merge

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

Head to head
About

Cube Stack

Catch falling cubes and stack matching colors to increase your score in this fast-paced arcade puzzle game. Avoid black cubes, collect coins, and utilize your drone companion to master the challenge. It's easy to learn but difficult to master.

Highlights
  • Stack matching colors
  • Avoid penalty cubes
  • Reject unwanted cubes
  • Collect coins
  • Multiple game modes
  • Beat high scores
  • Refreshed visual experience
Features
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It’s raining colorful cubes! Help your little robot stay in control as blue, green and orange cubes fall from above. Catch them and stack matching colors to push your score higher. But be careful: not every cube is your friend. Avoid black cubes, reject unwanted ones, collect coins and rely on your drone companion to keep the action under control before time runs out. SqUARe-X is a fast and addictive puzzle arcade game that blends skill, timing and strategy in a colorful robot-powered challenge. Features: • Stack matching colors to increase your score • Avoid black penalty cubes • Reject cubes you don’t need • Collect coins • Challenge yourself in different game modes • Beat your best score • Enjoy a refreshed visual experience with redesigned cubes, robot characters and backgrounds Easy to play. Hard to master. Try SqUARe-X and see how long you can keep control.

About

Blast to Merge

A brain training puzzle game where you merge numbered bubbles. Tap contacting bubbles with the same numbers to create larger bubbles with increased values. Enjoy hours of entertainment and cognitive training.

Highlights
  • Merge numbered bubbles
  • Tap contacting bubbles
  • Create larger bubbles
  • Brain training
  • Hours of entertainment
Features
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Blast to Merge is a different kind of puzzle game. It's simple, just tap on the contacting bubbles with the same numbers and you'll see they will be a bigger bubble with a bigger number. Tap tap tap and go bigger. Entertain and train your brain for hours.

Screenshots

Cube Stack4 screens
Blast to Merge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Blast to Merge at 3K against Cube Stack's 4. Blast to Merge also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Cube Stack's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 31%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Cube Stack sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Blast to Merge sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Cube Stack against 4.6 for Blast to Merge. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blast to Merge has 3K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Cube Stack's written reviews are positive against 31% of Blast to Merge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 22, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cube Stack versus Blast to Merge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCube StackBlast to Merge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)4.6 (3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better30.9% of reviews
Number of ratings43K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarim Angamakadir ozden

Customer experience

Cube Stack

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Blast to Merge

All ratings2,966 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral5.7%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive30.9%
Neutral17.3%
Negative51.9%

Bugs and requests

Cube Stack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Blast to Merge

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes
  • Levels resetting unexpectedly
  • Ads not working as intended

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to disable 3D graphics
  • Improved stability and bug fixes
  • Fair monetization model

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Cube Stack

One-time4
  • Small pack coins$0.99
  • Remove ads$0.99
  • Medium pack coins$1.99
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  • Big pack coins$2.99
12 purchases

Blast to Merge

One-time12
  • Remove ads$1.99
  • 150 coins$1.99
  • 500 coins$4.99
Show 9 more
  • small pack$6.99
  • 1000 coins$9.99
  • medium pack$12.99
  • 2000 coins$19.99
  • big pack$24.99
  • 4000 coins$39.99
  • epic pack$49.99
  • 8000 coins$79.99
  • legendary pack$99.99

Questions

Is Cube Stack free?
Cube Stack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blast to Merge free?
Blast to Merge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cube Stack or Blast to Merge?
Blast to Merge is rated higher. Cube Stack averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Blast to Merge averages 4.6 from 3K ratings.
Do Cube Stack or Blast to Merge have ads?
Both Cube Stack and Blast to Merge show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cube Stack or Blast to Merge?
Cube Stack ships an update every 2 weeks, and Blast to Merge every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cube Stack was updated on August 22, 2026 and Blast to Merge on September 26, 2026.

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