iCube Lite vs Byte Cube
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCube Lite
This utility app functions as a timer for speedcubing, speedstacking, and Flying Cup challenges. It offers a straightforward and polished interface for timing your puzzle-solving or stacking endeavors.
- Speedcubing timer
- Speedstacking timer
- Flying Cup timer
- Simple interface
- Elegant design
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iCube Pro is a speedcubing/speedstacking/Flyingcup timer in your pocket! It's a simple and elegant timer app that you must have!
Byte Cube
Track your cube-solving times, analyze your progress with detailed statistics, and learn new algorithms. This app offers realistic 3D graphics and customization options to enhance your puzzle-solving experience.
- Cube timer with best time, Ao 5, Ao 12
- Random scrambles
- Solves history and graph
- Download/upload algorithms
- Realistic 3D graphics
- Customizable puzzle colors
- Cloud sync for solves
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- Cube Timer - Best time, Ao 5, Ao 12 - Random scrambles - Solves history and graph - Download / Upload cube algorithms - Realistic 3D graphics and animation - Customize the color of the puzzles - Sync solves - WCA Verification An app that helps you learn the puzzles everywhere you go! If you upgrade to become a Byte Cube Premium, you'll get unlimited access to everything Byte Cube has to offer: - Store data in the cloud and synchronize in real time(solves, sessions, tags, color template etc) - 3d puzzle model - Add more algorithm colors - Unlock hint(Cross, EOLine, First Block) - Remove Ads - and more All for $0.99/month or $5.99/year Your Byte Cube Premium will automatically renew each month, and you will be charged $2.99 through your iTunes account within 24-hours prior to the end of the current monthly cycle. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings up until 24-hours before the end of the current period, but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Please visit our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service for more information: Privacy Policy: https://bytecubeapp.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://bytecubeapp.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Byte Cube at 4.7 against iCube Lite's 3.9. Byte Cube also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (61 vs 10). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. iCube Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Byte Cube sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Byte Cube holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Byte Cube has 61 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of iCube Lite's written reviews are positive against 79% of Byte Cube's.
iCube Lite ships an update every 3 months, Byte Cube weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCube Lite | Byte Cube |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (10 ratings) | 4.7 (61 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 61 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 佳敏 周 | 巍 赵 |
Customer experience
iCube Lite
Byte Cube
In-app purchases
iCube Lite
- Remove Ads$0.99
Byte Cube
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium 1 Month$1.991 Month
- 6 Months Premium$3.996 Months
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- Premium Yearly$5.991 Year
- Premium 6 Months$6.996 Months
- Premium 12 Months$7.991 Year
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