iCube Lite vs Qubo
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!
Qubo
This app provides a distraction-free timer for puzzle cube enthusiasts to track and improve their solving times. It features precision timing, automatic personal best tracking, and a clean interface to help users focus on their performance.
- Precision timing to hundredths of a second
- Hold-to-start system
- Automatic personal best tracking
- Clean, minimalist interface
- Progress saving for all records
- Supports multiple cube types
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Qubo is a speedcubing timer that stays out of the way. Long-press to ready it, release to start, then tap anywhere on the screen to stop — no aiming for a small button while the clock is running. COMPETITION SCRAMBLES Scrambles for 3×3, 2×2 and Pyraminx are drawn at random from every state the puzzle can reach — the same standard used at official competitions. 4×4 and Windmill get random-move scrambles with redundant turns filtered out. Tap the scramble to see it as a full sequence of moves. SESSION STATS See how a practice run actually went: your personal best, a trend line across the session, and Ao5 and Ao12 averages for each puzzle. Every solve is kept with the scramble it was given and any +2 or DNF, stored on your device. PERSONAL BESTS Each puzzle tracks its own record, and your bests follow you across devices through iCloud. New records get the celebration they deserve. PUZZLES 3×3 is free, always. 2×2, 4×4, Windmill and Pyraminx each unlock with a one-time purchase — no subscriptions, ever. Curious about a locked puzzle? Watch a short video to earn free solves and try it before you buy. Whether you're learning your first algorithm or chasing sub-10, Qubo gives you competition-grade timing without the clutter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Qubo at 4.7 against iCube Lite's 3.9. iCube Lite's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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 Qubo sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Qubo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of iCube Lite's written reviews are positive against 75% of Qubo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iCube Lite ships an update every 3 months, Qubo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCube Lite | Qubo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (10 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 佳敏 周 | DigitalSandbox |
Customer experience
iCube Lite
Qubo
In-app purchases
iCube Lite
- Remove Ads$0.99
Qubo
- Unlock 2×2 Cube$0.99
- Unlock Pyraminx Cube$0.99
- Unlock 4×4 Cube$0.99
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- Unlock Windmill Cube$0.99
- Unlock All Cubes$2.99
