Comparison

Puzzle School vs SU 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

SU CFOP

This app provides a 3D animated guide to solving a Rubik's cube using the CFOP method. It offers an intuitive way for beginners to memorize algorithms with interactive animations and adjustable step timings. The app includes a comprehensive library of algorithms and supports reverse playback for easy learning.

Highlights
  • 3D animated Rubik's cube solving
  • CFOP method algorithm guide
  • Interactive 3D animations with pause/play
  • Adjustable step waiting times
  • 119 algorithm cases included
  • Reverse order playback
Features
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SU CFOP is an exquisite Rubik's cube fridrich method card, which gives beginners an intuitive experience of memorizing algorithms. The Rubik's cube in your hand can be solved follow the animation - Simple and beautiful UI, lightweight volume, optimized to less than 20 MB, never taking up much of your precious storage space - Small as it is, the sparrow has all the vital organs. Including 119 cases of algorithms, plus dozens of fancy algorithms - 3D animation supports playing and pausing at any time. You can set the waiting time of each step, so that you can turn the Rubik's cube in your hand at leisure - 3D animation supports reverse order playback, allowing you to follow and restore all cases

Screenshots

Puzzle School4 screens
SU CFOP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Puzzle School at 4.7 against SU CFOP's 3.8. Puzzle School also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). SU CFOP's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. SU CFOP sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Puzzle School asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Puzzle School holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 623 and 321 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Puzzle School's written reviews are positive against 82% of SU CFOP's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzle School ships an update every 2 months, SU CFOP every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Puzzle School versus SU CFOP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle SchoolSU CFOP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (623 ratings) — better3.8 (321 ratings)
Positive reviews92.5% of reviews — better81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings623 — better321
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFS GIIKER TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD俊海 苏

Customer experience

Puzzle School

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

SU CFOP

All ratings295 ratings
Positive67.8%
Neutral6.4%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

User reviews

Puzzle School

From 623 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

SU CFOP

From 321 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Helpful for learning CFOP
  • 💡 Visualizations are good
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 👍 Easy to use for custom algorithms
  • 🌟 Great for improving cubing speed

Room to improve

  • 😵 Algorithms difficult to read
  • 🪲 Ads are annoying
  • messy Interface is messy and confusing

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

SU CFOP

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add an inverse/reverse feature
  • Add support for more cases/methods
  • Allow recording multiple formulas and selecting which to play

In-app purchases

None

Puzzle School

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SU CFOP

One-time3
  • Unlock 9999 Minutes$0.99
  • Unlock Forever$2.99
  • Flash Sale Alert$2.99

Questions

Is Puzzle School free?
Puzzle School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SU CFOP free?
SU CFOP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Puzzle School or SU CFOP?
Puzzle School is rated higher. Puzzle School averages 4.7 out of 5 from 623 ratings, while SU CFOP averages 3.8 from 321 ratings.
Do Puzzle School or SU CFOP have ads?
SU CFOP shows ads; Puzzle School does not.
Which is updated more often, Puzzle School or SU CFOP?
Puzzle School ships an update every 2 months, and SU CFOP every 5 days. Most recently, Puzzle School was updated on October 24, 2026 and SU CFOP on October 24, 2026.

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