Comparison

Cube Stack vs lightON

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

lightON

Engage your logic and spatial intelligence with this retro 2D sliding puzzle game. Shift rows and columns on a neon grid to light up all positions, inspired by magic cube mechanics. Offers 200 challenging levels with progressive difficulty and no time limits.

Highlights
  • 2D sliding logic puzzles
  • Retro neon grid design
  • 200 challenging levels
  • Progressive difficulty
  • No time limits
  • Offline play
Features
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Master the retro neon grid! Shift rows and columns in this addictive 2D puzzle inspired by the magic cube mechanics. Can you solve all 200 hard levels? Download now! Take a deep dive into lightON, a challenging retro puzzle game designed to test your logic and spatial intelligence. Inspired by the mechanics of the famous magic cube, lightON brings a unique 2D twist to the genre. Your goal is simple but deceptive: move the blocks until all grid positions are lit. HOW TO PLAY • Swipe to shift rows and columns. • Blocks wrap around the screen – what goes out the right, comes back on the left! • Match the shapes to their target positions to light them ON. • Solve the board with the minimum number of moves. GAME FEATURES • Progressive Difficulty: Start with simple 3x3 grids and 2 block types. As you advance, face massive 6x6 boards with 4 distinct elements that will melt your brain. • Extensive Content: 8 Level Packs containing 200 unique levels. • Retro Aesthetics: Enjoy a clean, neon-style interface that focuses purely on gameplay. • No Time Limits: Think as long as you need. This is a pure logic test. • Offline Play: Train your brain anywhere, anytime. Are you ready to switch the light on? Download now and prove your mastery over the grid!

Screenshots

Cube Stack4 screens
lightON4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cube Stack and lightON both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of lightON's written reviews are positive against 50% of Cube Stack's. Cube Stack's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 lightON sells 10 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 4.5 for lightON. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Cube Stack's written reviews are positive against 93% of lightON's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cube Stack ships an update every 2 weeks, lightON every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cube Stack versus lightON: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCube StacklightON
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews92.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarim AngamaAleksandar Milosavljevic

Customer experience

Cube Stack

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

lightON

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative2.4%

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
10 purchases

lightON

One-time10
  • Extra Credits$0.99
  • Unlock Level Pack$0.99
  • Energy$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Unlock Level Pack 3$0.99
  • Unlock Level Pack 2$0.99
  • Unlock Level Pack 4$0.99
  • Unlock Level Pack 5$0.99
  • Unlock Level Pack 7$0.99
  • Unlock Level Pack 6$0.99
  • Unlock Level Pack 8$0.99

Questions

Is Cube Stack free?
Cube Stack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is lightON free?
lightON is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cube Stack or lightON?
Cube Stack and lightON are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Cube Stack or lightON have ads?
Both Cube Stack and lightON show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cube Stack or lightON?
Cube Stack ships an update every 2 weeks, and lightON every 3 months. Most recently, Cube Stack was updated on October 5, 2026 and lightON on October 17, 2026.

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