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6/10

Arrow Cube

Tap arrows off a 3D cube in the right sequence to clear every face without breaking a chain.

Core mechanic

Swipe to rotate a cube, tap arrows to remove them in dependency order until the cube is bare.

Controls

Swipe to rotate the cube; tap an arrow to remove it if its path is unblocked.

Theme

Minimal 3D cube with glowing arrows, satisfying chain clears, single-screen logic.

Why now

CubeAway sits at #3 Action in Canada with 5.5K ratings and 4.5 stars — proven demand for the exact formula.

Signals · overall 6/10
Hook
7/10

CubeAway itself now has 84.6K Google Play reviews at 4.5 stars with 1M+ downloads and 41K App Store reviews at 4.66 — the hook is commercially proven and clearly under-stated by the brief.1M+ downloads, 4.5★, 84.6K reviews on Google Play#23 top-free, 4.66★, 41K App Store reviews

Virality
6/10

Cube/pin-tap visuals are inherently satisfying for TikTok/Reels (ASMR-style walkthroughs already proliferate on YouTube), but the formula is so widely cloned that 'surprise' virality is largely spent.ASMR-style walkthroughs of tap-cube puzzle clones indicate shareable formatNear-identical clone shows format travels, not novelty

Simplicity
8/10

Swipe-rotate + tap is one gesture plus one input; depth comes from level design, not systems — trivial to prototype and iterate.

Monetization
7/10

CubeAway lists ads + in-app purchases and a clean per-level ad/rewarded format; category benchmarks show strong interstitials and revive rewarded video — standard hypercasual puzzle CPI/RPU math applies.CubeAway monetization: ads + IAP confirmed

Whitespace
2/10

The mechanic is already heavily cloned — 'Arrow Pro 3D' (literally 'rotate the cube, release arrows, clear surfaces'), 'Tap Block: 3D Cube Away Puzzle', 'Cube Away 3D', and 'Swipe Puzzle 3D' all crowd the same shelf within months of CubeAway's launch.Direct clone with identical pitch copy'Cube Away 3D' clone already on Play Store

CubeAway - 3DPuzzle · #13 top free · CA · GOODROID,Inc.App Store · 2026-07-20 (5d ago)