Cube AR vs Magic Cube Puzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cube AR
This app simplifies solving a cube puzzle by using augmented reality. It detects your cube and provides visual, step-by-step arrow guidance directly on the puzzle, making it easy to learn and master.
- Auto cube detection
- Effortless scanning
- Guiding arrows
- Front/back camera flexibility
- Final layer mastery (paid)
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Struggling to crack the cube code? Baffled by cryptic book guides or confusing websites? Say hello to your new best friend – this app makes solving a cube a breeze! Just follow the clever arrows overlaid right on your cube, and you’ll be a cube-conquering champ in no time! Free Features That Rock: • Auto Cube Detection: Simply flash your cube at the camera, and voilà – it’s recognized instantly! • Effortless Scanning: Rotate your cube, and let the app do the heavy lifting – no tedious manual input required. • Guiding Arrows: Watch as arrows magically appear on your cube, pointing you exactly where to twist – whether it’s a single face or the whole puzzle! • Camera Flexibility: Use your front or back camera – whatever vibe you’re feeling. Unlock the Pro Move (Paid Feature): • Final Layer Mastery: Nail that tricky last layer with expert precision and swagger. Download now and turn cube chaos into cube coolness! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Magic Cube Puzzle
Experience the classic magic cube puzzle on your mobile device. This app offers various cube sizes, practice modes, and a solver to help you learn and master the puzzle. Enjoy realistic graphics, customizable skins, and ambient sounds for a relaxing cubing experience.
- Multiple cube sizes (2x2 to 5x5)
- Cube solver and learning modes
- Practice modes and cube timer
- Customizable cube and background skins
- Realistic 3D graphics and animations
- Ambient sounds and fun sound effects
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The popular magic cube puzzle on your phone, Magicube! Play with this cube as you solve the puzzle with logic, concentration and patience. Play this game, which features magic cubes puzzles scrambled and waiting to be solved. Magicube - Cube Solver Features; - Cubes featuring the 2x2, to 5x5x5 cube. - Solve and Learn with new modes. - Game Modes to practice cubing, a standalone cube timer, a tutorial as well as a pattern-matching game mode. Learn exciting cool patterns. - Skins for cubes and backgrounds. - Ambient Sounds to give a relaxing environment for cubing. - Realistic 3D graphics and animation - Fun sound effects to boost the gameplay - Simple swipe controls to control the cube - Solve and Learn to solve the cube with the cube solver.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magic Cube Puzzle at 3.9 against Cube AR's 2.1. Magic Cube Puzzle also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Cube AR's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3K vs 327). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Cube AR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Magic Cube Puzzle sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Magic Cube Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cube AR has 3K ratings behind it against 327, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Cube AR's written reviews are positive against 26% of Magic Cube Puzzle's.
Cube AR ships an update every 6 months, Magic Cube Puzzle every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cube AR | Magic Cube Puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (3K ratings) | 3.9 (327 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.2% of reviews | 26.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 327 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pin-Chou Liu | Kofi Austin |
Customer experience
Cube AR
Magic Cube Puzzle
User reviews
Cube AR
From 3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Solved cube in 7 minutes
- 👍 Worked perfectly
- 🚀 Amazing app
- 👍 Figured out how to solve
- 👍 Helped solve cube
Room to improve
- 💰 Have to pay for final layer
- 🐛 Scanning issues
- 🐛 Doesn't work with all cubes
- 🐛 Laggy and glitchy
- 💰 Expensive for a cube solver
Magic Cube Puzzle
From 327 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📚 Teaches cube solving techniques effectively
- ✅ Helps solve physical Rubik's cubes
- 🎯 Simple and easy to follow instructions
- 👍 User-friendly for beginners
- 💯 Comprehensive solving guidance
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive ads throughout gameplay
- 💰 Paywall for multiple cube sizes (2x2, 4x4, 5x5)
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
- 🔀 Cube colors get messed up during moves
- 😕 Confusing UI with letter notation (R, U, D)
Bugs and requests
Cube AR
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inconsistent scanning
- Fails to detect cube
- Doesn't work in certain lighting
- Freezes during use
Requested features
3 requests- Support for 2x2, 4x4, 5x5 cubes
- Teach algorithms and solving logic
- Make final layer free
Magic Cube Puzzle
Reported bugs
10 issues- Cube glitches and distorts during rotations
- Pieces fly outside cube boundaries
- Colors get messed up when moving cube
- Pattern recognition fails despite correct input
- Cube breaks or becomes scrambled after solving
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- Turning system only rotates front face
- Spots disappear when rotating cube
- App crashes or shows black screen
- Cube gets squashed during fast solving
- Cube rotates without user input
Requested features
8 requests- Implement cube scanning feature instead of manual color input
- Add ability to rotate/view all sides of cube freely
- Reduce or remove ads from experience
- Make all cube sizes (2x2, 4x4, 5x5) free
- Improve turning system mechanics
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- Add more gameplay modes and variations
- Fix timer functionality
- Provide digital cube solving option
In-app purchases
Cube AR
- Final Layer Solution$0.99
Magic Cube Puzzle
- Unlimited Monthly$0.991 Month
- No Ads$2.99
- Skin Pack$2.99
- Ambience Pack$2.99
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- Solver Pack$3.99
- Pro Pack$3.99
- Puzzle Pack$3.99
- Master Pack$5.99
- Super Pack$5.99
- Ultimate Pack$7.99
- Lifetime Access$9.99
Questions
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