# Zobrist Cube > Spatial puzzle game assembling polycubes into a 3x3x3 cube. (iPhone/iPad app by Zobrist Enterprises, Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zobrist-cube/id1177665688 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Zobrist Enterprises, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1251814244) - Category: Games, Board, Puzzle - Price: Free - Rating: 2.80/5 from 12 App Store ratings · 4 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 8.0 · 19 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2017-06-13 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zobrist-cube/id1177665688/reviews.md ## What is Zobrist Cube? A 3x3x3 cube consists of 27 single cubelets. Polycubes can be made of from 1 to 5 cubelets and are the shapes that everyone remembers from spatial IQ tests. The challenge presented is to assemble 6 or 7 different polycubes into a 3x3x3 cube. Sounds easy? Some of the combinations are easy and fun for all ages, but there are some devilish combinations that will truly test your spatial skill. The free smartphone app comes with 40 puzzles at different skill levels. The pieces for a particular combination are presented sequentially for assembly into the whole cube. When inserting one piece, there are control arrow touch pads for moving and flipping the piece into its location in the solution. There is a help touch pad to show a good solution location for the current piece. A timing function measures your skill at the full solution and the best time is kept for each puzzle. Use of the help button turns off the timing, but of course you can start over to get a recorded time. The best world times can be inserted into the smartphone game scoring utility using your nickname. TUTORIAL The best way to learn the game is to go directly to a puzzle. Do this by going to the home screen which has the word START pulsing in color and intensity. Push the start button, which takes you to the SELECT LEVEL screen. The five choices differ only by the number and sizes of polycubes used to assemble the 3x3x3 big cube. So you can select any of the choices here, for example, select Easy Set I. Going to Easy Set I, you will see eight puzzles represented by the letters of the pieces for each particular puzzle. The puzzles on the top (in blue) are unlocked and you can play those puzzles by touching the desired blue bar. The magenta puzzles have a lock symbol and you cannot select them yet. They will become unlocked as the earlier puzzles are solved. Now selecting one of the puzzles will show the puzzle pieces near the top of the screen in a suggested order of solution. The first piece will already be placed in a solution location, and the second piece will be placed BUT NOT NECESSARILY IN A SOLUTION LOCATION. Your challenge is to move the piece into a solution location. Moves are accomplished with the set of five arrows at the bottom of the screen. Two of the arrows shift the piece laterally. Notice that the shift is always in one direction, the direction of the arrow. When the piece gets as far as it can in the direction, it cycles backwards to the other extreme of that direction. This allows one arrow to move the piece in either direction. The curvy arrows are for flips and rotations and also use one direction with cycling. Altogether, this allows five arrows to do the work of ten. ## Key features - Assemble polycubes into a 3x3x3 cube - 40 puzzles at different skill levels - Intuitive touch controls for moving and flipping pieces - Help feature for piece placement guidance - Timing function to measure solution speed - Unlockable puzzles based on progress ## Recent user reviews (4 of 4) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zobrist-cube/id1177665688/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Does Not Work At All *2021-11-09* Every time I try to open the app, it just does nothing and then closes. It never really even opens, it just comes back to my Home Screen immediately. ### 3/5 — Needs a lot of work *2021-04-05* I've purchased several of the actual plastic puzzle sets for friends and myself. Problems with this app are: 1. The order of placing the pieces is fixed and can't be chosen by the user. The user should be able to place pieces in any order (and remove any piece already placed). 2. The 2 buttons for piece translation movement (left, right) are erratic and instead of just moving the piece in the direction of the arrow, sometimes cause the piece being placed to unexpectedly ROTATE. 3. The 3 buttons to rotate the piece in the x, y, or z axis sometimes causes a rotation in an unexpected axis, which really messes up piece placement. 4. This is minor, but when finally successfully placing the last piece, the spinning "success" cube is shown without the user being given a chance to see and rotate the cube. A short delay would suffice, or perhaps require the user to press the down ("grab next piece") arrow. 5. The "snap back to position" when the user releases their finger could be delayed to allow the user to view the cube from that viewpoint for slightly longer. 6. Finally, it would be nice to allow the user to select a puzzle code from the printed code book. Other than these problems, this app is a great start ! ### 2/5 — Eh *2018-04-20* Clever game but it’s super frustrating when the cube won’t move and stay in place. Just keeps snapping back and I can’t see what area I’m trying to put my shape in. Also the controls are a little unclear for moving the pieces. Very confusing but an attempt was made. ### 1/5 — Confusing and hard to control *2018-04-14* bad ## Frequently asked questions about Zobrist Cube ### What is Zobrist Cube? Zobrist Cube is a free smartphone game where players assemble polycubes into a 3x3x3 cube. It features 40 puzzles with varying difficulty levels to test spatial reasoning skills. ### How do I play Zobrist Cube? You select a puzzle from the START screen, then use touch controls to move and flip polycube pieces into their correct locations within the 3x3x3 cube. The game guides you through the assembly process. ### Does Zobrist Cube have ads? No, Zobrist Cube does not contain advertisements. It is a completely free and ad-free experience for players. ### Can I track my progress in Zobrist Cube? Yes, Zobrist Cube includes a timing function that measures your skill at completing puzzles. The best times for each puzzle are saved, and you can even compare your scores globally. ### Are there different difficulty levels in Zobrist Cube? Yes, Zobrist Cube offers 40 puzzles across different skill levels. Puzzles are unlocked as you progress, with some becoming available only after solving earlier ones. ### What devices is Zobrist Cube available on? Zobrist Cube is available on iPhone and iPod devices. It is designed for iOS mobile platforms. ### How often is Zobrist Cube updated? The latest version of Zobrist Cube is 1.0.5 (25), last updated on October 31, 2017. Updates are not frequent, with the last one being several years ago. ### What is the age rating for Zobrist Cube? Zobrist Cube has an age rating of 4+. This indicates it is suitable for children aged 4 and above, making it a family-friendly game. ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 1.0.5 (25) — 2017-10-31 This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. last piece clicks solution ### 1.0.3 — 2017-08-24 training mode ### 1.0.1 — 2017-07-07 correction to solution algorithm for case krsuvw2 domino piece ### 1.0 — 2017-06-13 No release notes. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*