Comparison

Cube AR vs Constellations

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Auto cube detection
  • Effortless scanning
  • Guiding arrows
  • Front/back camera flexibility
  • Final layer mastery (paid)
Features
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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/

About

Constellations

Features
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Rest your eyes on a waiting star and it kindles. A line follows. Keep looking, and a figure comes out of the dark. Constellations is played by looking at it. The front camera follows where your eyes rest — no tapping, no dragging, no hurry. There is no timer, no score, and no way to lose. Looking somewhere else simply does nothing. FIRST DARK IS FREE The first chapter is a complete night: seven figures, about twenty minutes, and an ending that says so. It is free forever, and it is not a demo. Nobody knows whether eye tracking will work for their eyes until they try it, and asking for money before that is asking you to gamble on your own face. THE SKY LEARNS YOUR EYES Every star you light teaches the game where your eyes actually are. It is better at the end of a session than at the start, and it remembers between them. There is a calibration screen, but it is there to start over with rather than something to get through. BUILT TO BE PLAYABLE How long a star waits before it lights is yours to set, from brisk to very forgiving — and it is free, forever, like every other control here. So is the reach, reduced motion, a colour-blind-safe palette, blink-to-choose, and a full touch mode for anyone the camera cannot read or who would rather not switch it on. Nothing about accessibility is ever behind a price, and nothing you have already drawn is ever taken away. NOTHING IS RECORDED No photograph, no video, no audio. The camera feed is read frame by frame by Apple's face tracking and discarded. Nothing about your face, your gaze, or your sky ever leaves this device. FORTY-THREE FIGURES, SEVEN NIGHTS Every figure is a real constellation, standing where it truly stands. First Dark is the sky you already half-know — the Big Dipper, the Little Dipper, Orion, Cassiopeia, the Swan, the Southern Cross. First Dark. The Long Cold. Emberfall. The Green Hour. Highwater. Last Light. And The Far South, the half of the sky that never rises over most of the world. Each night has its own palette and its own drone, and each one ends deliberately rather than rolling into the next. Twenty minutes is the session this is built for. Ending well is a feature. BEFORE YOU BUY Face tracking needs an iPhone with an A12 chip or later — iPhone XS and newer. Without it the game plays by touch instead, with nothing withheld. Two moments need a hand rather than an eye, and both of them belong to iOS rather than to us: the camera permission prompt, and the App Store payment sheet. Everything in between is yours to do by looking.

Screenshots

Cube AR4 screens
Constellations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Cube AR at 3 against Constellations's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Cube AR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Constellations sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cube AR versus Constellations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCube ARConstellations
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews23.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPin-Chou LiuWilliam Alexander

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

Constellations

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cube AR

One-time1
  • Final Layer Solution$0.99
3 purchases

Constellations

One-time3
  • The sky$1.99
  • The sky$4.99
  • The sky$9.99

Questions

Is Cube AR free?
Cube AR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Constellations free?
Constellations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cube AR or Constellations have ads?
Neither Cube AR nor Constellations shows ads.

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