Comparison

XCubes vs MiniXL

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

Head to head
About

XCubes

This app offers a multidimensional spreadsheet system for creating and editing data cubes. It simplifies data analysis and visualization with interactive charts and easier formula maintenance compared to traditional spreadsheets. Users can import data from Excel files.

Highlights
  • Multidimensional data cubes
  • Drag-and-drop dimension exploration
  • Simplified formula maintenance
  • Automatic dimension resizing
  • Interactive 2D and 3D charts
  • MS Excel file import
Features
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XCubes is a multidimensional spreadsheet system allowing you to create and edit cubes the easy way. Compared to spreadsheets cubes can store larger amounts of data and enable data exploration/analysis by dragging and dropping the cube's dimensions. Cubes use less formulas which makes their maintenance much easier than spreadsheets. You can use the provided dimensions or create your own to build your cubes. Cubes will automatically grow or shrink when adding or removing dimensions or when adding or removing items in dimensions. Real names are used in formulas and across the system instead of traditional cell references. XCubes generates a large variety of fully interactive 2D and 3D business charts for a new experience of data visualization. You can open MS Excel files directly in the app to copy/paste data into cubes. *** Stay tuned for new features to come.

About

MiniXL

Create calculation sheets with a simple two-column interface for labels and numbers/formulas. Synchronize your work across devices via iCloud and import/export data as CSV. Access a wide range of mathematical and scientific functions directly from a keyboard extension.

Highlights
  • Two-column table for labels and numbers/formulas
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
  • CSV import and export
  • Keyboard extension with functions
  • Rational fraction display for results
  • Classical and scientific functions
Features
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Easily create calculation sheets: it is much more simple to use MiniXL than a calculator! Key features: - Two columns table that you use like a regular spreadsheet. - First column is dedicated to labels, second column is dedicated to numbers and formulas. - Your spreadsheets are stored like documents that are synchronized through iCloud among all you devices. - Import and export calculation sheets as CSV documents. - Display calculation result as rational fraction. - MiniXL includes all classical and scientific function, directly accessible from its keyboard extension. - Functions available: * Add, example: "2+3 = 5" * Subtract and negate, example: "-3-2 = -5" * Multiply, example: "3*2 = 6" * Divide, example: "12/3 = 4" * Use parenthesis to define order of operations, example: "(2+3/2)/(12*3+1) * Exponentiation, example: "3**2 = 9" * Modulus of a value, example: "10**3 = 1" * Factorial, example: "5! = 120" * Exponentiation, example: "pow(2,3) = 8" * Square root, example: "sqrt(9) = 3" * Cubic root, example: "cuberoot(27) = 3" * Nth root, example: "nthroot(27,3) = 3" * Constants, example: "pi, e, phi" * Logarithmic functions, example: "log(), ln(), exp()" * Trigonometric functions, example: "sin(), cos(), tan(), asin(), acos(), atan(), sinh(), cosh(), tanh(), versin(), vercosin(), coversin(), covercosin()" * Statistic functions, example: "average(), median(), stddev()"

Screenshots

XCubes2 screens
MiniXL3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MiniXL at 67% against XCubes's 33%. MiniXL also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and rating (3.8 vs 3.5). XCubes's advantage is iOS requirement (10 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MiniXL holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of XCubes's written reviews are positive against 67% of MiniXL's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XCubes ships an update every 6 weeks, MiniXL every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
XCubes versus MiniXL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXCubesMiniXL
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings)3.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarc braunMathieu Morgensztern

Customer experience

XCubes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

MiniXL

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

XCubes

No in-app purchases

None

MiniXL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XCubes free?
XCubes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MiniXL free?
MiniXL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, XCubes or MiniXL?
MiniXL is rated higher. XCubes averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while MiniXL averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do XCubes or MiniXL have ads?
Neither XCubes nor MiniXL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XCubes or MiniXL?
XCubes ships an update every 6 weeks, and MiniXL every 3 days. Most recently, XCubes was updated on June 2, 2026 and MiniXL on June 5, 2026.

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