Vector vs Cut the Cable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vector
Experience a retro space shooter with dazzling vector graphics and particle effects, reminiscent of unreleased 1980s arcade machines. Engage alien invaders with unique shield mechanics and collect power-ups in an asteroid bonus level.
- Advanced vector graphics and particle systems
- Retro arcade-style gameplay
- Alien shields requiring timed shots
- Asteroid bonus level with power-ups
- Analog synthesized sounds and retro soundtrack
- iCade compatibility
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Based on a mythical vector arcade machine of the late 1980s that was never released, Vector-Z is a space shooter with advanced vector graphics and particle systems designed to dazzle your senses… it's as if the 1980's arcades never went away and the games kept getting better. Vector-Z is a unique, retro-style arcade game with glowing multicolor vector-graphics, analog synthesized sounds, and a retro soundtrack with amazing spaced out tunes to zap extraterrestrial invaders to. Some of Vector-Z's aliens have shields you have to time your shots to break through. There’s also an asteroid bonus level where you can break up asteroids for points, and break up bigger asteroids for power-ups, including bonus shields, extra lives, score multiplier, and a faster fire rate. HINTS: • Vector-Z’s ship holds 2 missiles. One fires from each wing, so there’s a slight offset. There is also a brief reload time. • Aliens are worth more points when they are attacking you. Even more points when they are really close! • Go for the bonus points from accuracy: at 50% you get 100 pts per hit, 200 pts at 75%, 400 pts at 90%, and 800 bonus pts per hit with 100% accuracy! • Aim for the bigger asteroids to collect hexagonal power-ups Vector-Z is compatible with iCade, and requires iOS 7.1 or later.
Cut the Cable
A physics-based puzzle game where players strategically cut ropes to guide a falling object to its target. Master timing and momentum to achieve perfect drops and high scores. Features simple controls with increasing difficulty and new challenges.
- Strategic rope cutting
- Physics-based gameplay
- Simple one-tap controls
- Combo bonuses
- Global leaderboard
- New obstacles
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Cut the Cable – Drop & Land Every cut matters. ▶ Cut the rope at the right moment. ▶ Swing, drop, bounce, and land. ▶ One mistake can ruin the whole run. Easy to learn. Hard to master. ▶ Simple one-tap controls ▶ Two ropes, more ways to play ▶ Perfect drops and combo bonuses ▶ New obstacles every run ▶ Global leaderboard Can you make the perfect landing? Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cut the Cable at 100% against Vector's 40%. Cut the Cable also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.2). Vector's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume 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
Cut the Cable is free to download; Vector costs $0.99 up front. Cut the Cable sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Vector asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cut the Cable holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Vector's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cut the Cable's.
Vector ships an update every 6 weeks, Cut the Cable daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vector | Cut the Cable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juggleware, LLC | Hai Nam Trinh |
Customer experience
Vector
Cut the Cable
In-app purchases
Vector
No in-app purchases
Cut the Cable
- ZedDrop Revive$0.99
- Premium Upgrade$1.99









