Comparison

The Cube App vs Rest Assured

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

Head to head
About

The Cube App

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for cube enthusiasts of all levels. It features a competition-style timer, session tracking with detailed statistics, and an extensive library of algorithms with learning aids. Easily manage, share, and back up your cube solve data.

Highlights
  • Customizable competition timer
  • Session tracking and statistics
  • Algorithm library with illustrations
  • Visual scramble representation
  • Data export and import
  • Offline functionality
Features
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The perfect app for cubers. Beginners or professionals, speedcubers or not! Every single tool a cuber would ever need, combined into an app that you can bring wherever you go with your cube. Quick awesome feature list: - Customizable timer to record solves with, that behaves like a competition timer. - Create and customize sessions to track your timed solves in. - See statistics and graphs of sessions. - Export and import sessions so you can share or backup your data. - Different scramble types to choose from in timer. - Displays visual representation of a scramble. - Simplistic and smart look, easy to navigate through. - Over a thousand algorithms to learn (each having its own illustration). - Algorithms are customizable, and notes can be added. - 'Learn' feature that makes learning algorithm sets easy and fun. - Practice lots of algorithms with another learning feature similar to flash cards - Keep track of all your personal bests, either manually or automatically. - Does not require an internet connection.

About

Rest Assured

This app helps musicians build consistent, focused, and rewarding practice routines. It allows users to plan sessions, track time, set goals for multiple instruments, and review progress through a calendar and history. Advanced features include a metronome, recording capabilities, and a tuner.

Highlights
  • Practice goal setting for multiple instruments
  • Session tracking with timer
  • Notes and reflections
  • Calendar view of practice history
  • Advanced metronome with tempo trainer
  • Practice recording and playback
  • Chromatic tuner and drone
Features
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Rest Assured — Music Practice Log Build a more consistent, focused, and rewarding music practice routine. Rest Assured helps musicians plan their practice, stay on time, and see their progress. Set goals for multiple instruments, organize practice routines, time each session, add notes and reflections, and review your activity through a calendar and detailed practice history. Whether you’re learning your first instrument or refining an advanced repertoire, Rest Assured gives you the tools to practice with purpose. Included at no cost: • Set practice goals for multiple instruments • Track sessions with a countdown timer or stopwatch • Record practice dates, durations, categories, notes, goals, and reflections • Explore your practice history and search previous sessions • View your consistency and minutes practiced on a visual calendar • Follow weekly statistics, personal bests, and practice trends • Customize the app’s color theme and accessibility settings Rest Assured Pro Unlock additional tools designed to make every practice session more productive. Advanced metronome • Choose a preset tempo, adjust it with a slider, or use tap tempo • Practice with quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, or triplets • Select straight or swung rhythms • Accent the first beat of each measure • Use Tempo Trainer to gradually increase the tempo after a chosen number of measures Practice recordings • Record your practice and listen back for self-evaluation • Automatically associate recordings with the session’s date, time, and instrument • Compare recordings to hear how your playing develops Chromatic tuner and drone • Identify the nearest pitch and see how many cents sharp or flat you are • Customize the Concert A reference pitch • Transpose by up to 12 semitones • Play a sustained reference note with the built-in drone Deliberate practice • Define a passage or skill you want to improve • Set a target number of clean repetitions • Track your progress toward completing the goal Hands-free controls • Start a practice session using Siri • Start and complete sessions from Apple Watch Routines • Add structure to your practices • Sections include: scales, warm up, repertoire, songs, and more PRIVACY POLICY: https://zaquirk.github.io/Rest-Assured/Privacy-Policy/
 SUPPORT: https://zaquirk.github.io/Rest-Assured/Support/
 TERMS OF USE: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

The Cube App4 screens
Rest Assured4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rest Assured at 5.0 against The Cube App's 3.9. Rest Assured also leads on ads (none vs shown). The Cube App's advantage is ratings volume (153 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. The Cube App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rest Assured sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rest Assured holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Cube App has 153 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
The Cube App versus Rest Assured: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Cube AppRest Assured
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (153 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings153 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLudvig SandhChris Quirk

Bugs and requests

The Cube App

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Timer not starting/stopping correctly
  • Solves getting mixed between sessions
  • Crashes when accessing certain algorithm sets
  • Scramble generator producing invalid/easy scrambles

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for more events (Square-1, One-Handed, etc.)
  • Improve algorithm organization and accuracy
  • Add ability to manually input scrambles
  • Implement cloud sync and data export/import
  • Improve timer functionality and gestures

Rest Assured

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Cube App

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$3.99
3 purchases

Rest Assured

Subscriptions2
  • Rest Assured Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Rest Assured Pro - Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Rest Assured Pro - One-time$19.99

Questions

Is The Cube App free?
The Cube App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rest Assured free?
Rest Assured is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Cube App or Rest Assured?
Rest Assured is rated higher. The Cube App averages 3.9 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while Rest Assured averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do The Cube App or Rest Assured have ads?
The Cube App shows ads; Rest Assured does not.

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