Comparison

Puzzle School vs Magic Cube Getting Started

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

Magic Cube Getting Started

Features
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Magic Cube is a popular and educational toy in the world. It can be played in a variety of ways. It can exercise memory, enhance logical thinking ability vision of overall situation. Every year, various competitions about Rubik's Cube are held all over the world. This app is mainly aimed at the novices with rich and colorful content. * Get to know - An introduction to the history of the Rubik's Cube, showing the structure of the Rubik's Cube with animations. * Notation - Basic knowledge required for restoring the Rubik's Cube. * Solution - Step by step guide the player to restore the Rubik's Cube. * Play - Play 3D Rubik's Cube here with just slide your fingers. * Style - Choose your favorite cube style here.

Screenshots

Puzzle School4 screens
Magic Cube Getting Started4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Puzzle School at none against Magic Cube Getting Started's shown. Puzzle School also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 40 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzle School ships an update every 2 months, Magic Cube Getting Started every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Puzzle School versus Magic Cube Getting Started: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle SchoolMagic Cube Getting Started
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (622 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings622 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 40 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFS GIIKER TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD少箐 岑

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

Magic Cube Getting Started

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Puzzle School

No in-app purchases

None

Magic Cube Getting Started

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puzzle School free?
Puzzle School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Cube Getting Started free?
Magic Cube Getting Started is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Puzzle School or Magic Cube Getting Started have ads?
Magic Cube Getting Started shows ads; Puzzle School does not.
Which is updated more often, Puzzle School or Magic Cube Getting Started?
Puzzle School ships an update every 2 months, and Magic Cube Getting Started every 40 months. Most recently, Puzzle School was updated on September 25, 2026 and Magic Cube Getting Started on September 15, 2026.

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