Comparison

Puzzle School vs Cube CFOP

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

Head to head
About

Puzzle School

Learn to solve a scrambled cube with step-by-step 3D animated lessons. Discover creative patterns to design your cube and track your progress with a professional timer.

Highlights
  • Quick cube solver
  • Cube pattern designs
  • Beginner's 3D lessons
  • Cube timer
  • Step-by-step solving
Features
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Scrambled cube on your hand? Puzzle School help you to solve it! Quick Cube Solver Enter the color of the cube, app will analyze it and lead you to solve it in 30 steps. Cube Patterns Creative and beautiful patterns for you to choose, make your cube an artwork on your desk. Beginners' Cube Lessons Fluent 3d animation, learn to solve the cube step by step by choose the relate status according to the real one on your hand. Cube Timmer Professional formula from speed cubing race, mark down every little bit progress on your way. Contact: marketing@giiker.com Website: www.giiker.com

About

Cube CFOP

Master the 3x3 cube with this comprehensive guide to the Fridrich method. Learn F2L, OLL, and PLL algorithms, save your favorites, and practice with daily flashcards. Designed for speedcubers by speedcubers.

Highlights
  • F2L (First 2 Layers) guide
  • 1-Look & 2-Look OLL
  • PLL (Permutation of Last Layer) algorithms
  • Notations reference
  • Favorites list with flashcards
Features
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Learn CFOP, the most popular speedcubing method, one case at a time. Every F2L, OLL and PLL algorithm, with flashcards, quizzes and a timed drill to make them stick. EVERY CASE OF CFOP • 41 F2L, 57 OLL and 21 PLL cases, plus 2-Look OLL and 2-Look PLL to get you started. • Alternative algorithms for many cases: pick the one that suits your hands, or write your own. The editor checks that it solves the case. • Watch any algorithm on a 3D cube, and tap a move to play up to it. • See any F2L, OLL or PLL case from each of its four angles, and write or create the algorithm for that angle. • Setup moves for each case, and room for your own alias and note. • Search by name, alias, group or note. LEARN WITH FLASHCARDS • Add the cases you are working on to Learning. • Spaced repetition brings each card back when it is due. Grade it Again, Hard, Good or Easy. • Practice your hard, new or random cards whenever you like. • Report: a heat map of your study days, your streak, and what is due in the next 7 days. PRACTICE UNTIL IT IS AUTOMATIC • OLL and PLL Recognition Quizzes: name the case from its pattern, against the clock. • F2L Corner Quiz: name the sticker a corner hides. • Execution Drill: time a case and beat your best. GUIDES • The CFOP method step by step: Overview, Cross, F2L, OLL and PLL. The Cross guide starts from the daisy, for a first cross. • Example Solve: watch one whole solve on the 3D cube, with every step and case named. • Notation, with every move shown on a cube. • Finger Patterns: the triggers and grips behind fast turning. MADE FOR THE WAY YOU CUBE • Your color scheme and the way you hold the cube. • Light, Dark or System appearance. • iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo, with two-column layouts on wide screens and hardware keyboard shortcuts. One purchase. No ads, no subscription, no account and no usage analytics.

Screenshots

Puzzle School4 screens
Cube CFOP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Puzzle School at Free against Cube CFOP's $2.99. Puzzle School also leads on ratings volume (622 vs 166) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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

Puzzle School is free to download; Cube CFOP costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Puzzle School against 4.8 for Cube CFOP. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 622 and 166 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Puzzle School's written reviews are positive against 89% of Cube CFOP's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzle School ships an update every 2 months, Cube CFOP every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Puzzle School versus Cube CFOP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle SchoolCube CFOP
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (622 ratings)4.8 (166 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.5% of reviews — better89.3% of reviews
Number of ratings622 — better166
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFS GIIKER TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTDTuan Truong

Customer experience

Puzzle School

All ratings622 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.0%

Cube CFOP

All ratings166 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.1%

User reviews

Puzzle School

From 622 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Very helpful for beginners
  • 💡 Excellent tutorials and guidance
  • 🚀 Fast cube solving/restoration
  • 🆓 No payment required (for some)
  • 🤩 Makes cubing easy and fun

Room to improve

  • ⚠️ Ads can be intrusive
  • ⚠️ Limited energy/bolts for solving
  • 🐛 Network errors when watching ads
  • 🐛 Some cubes not solvable
  • 🐛 Doesn't work with 2x2 cube

Cube CFOP

From 166 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for learning CFOP
  • 👍 Useful for practicing algos
  • 👍 Good for beginners
  • 👍 Helps with speed cubing
  • 👍 Easy to understand

Room to improve

  • 👎 Not for absolute beginners
  • 👎 F2L explanation lacking
  • 👎 Animation not offline
  • 👎 Flashcards limited to favorites

Bugs and requests

Puzzle School

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Network error when trying to watch ads
  • App does not work with 2x2 cube
  • Tutorial issue with yellow cross leads to infinite loop
  • Some cubes are not restorable

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add camera input for color selection
  • More languages available
  • Add 4x4 and 5x5 cube support
  • Add more tutorials/formula explanations
  • Remove ads or reduce ad energy cost
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  • Add search functionality
  • More free songs/content without membership

Cube CFOP

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Animation doesn't work offline

Requested features

13 requests
  • Add 2 Look PLL option
  • Sync between devices (iPhone/iPad)
  • Setup generator for OLL, PLL
  • 3D resolution animation
  • How to read algorithms explanation
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  • More advanced flashcard customization
  • Option to disallow rotation moves
  • Similar app for Roux method
  • Include cross method explanation
  • Add function to shuffle cube after solving
  • Remove ads (paid version)
  • Allow rotation of cube picture for different algs
  • Reshuffle favorites and alg lists

In-app purchases

None

Puzzle School

No in-app purchases

None

Cube CFOP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puzzle School free?
Puzzle School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cube CFOP free?
Cube CFOP costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Puzzle School or Cube CFOP?
Cube CFOP is rated higher. Puzzle School averages 4.7 out of 5 from 622 ratings, while Cube CFOP averages 4.8 from 166 ratings.
Do Puzzle School or Cube CFOP have ads?
Neither Puzzle School nor Cube CFOP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Puzzle School or Cube CFOP?
Puzzle School ships an update every 2 months, and Cube CFOP every 3 months. Most recently, Puzzle School was updated on October 16, 2026 and Cube CFOP on October 15, 2026.

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