Comparison

Duel vs CubeTime

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

Head to head
About

Duel

Easily track life points for two players during Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game duels on a single device. Features include customizable themes, background support, and quick operations for life point adjustments. It also offers randomized dice rolls, coin flips, and match progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Two-player interface
  • Customizable themes and backgrounds
  • Speed Duel support
  • Randomized die roll and coin flip
  • Match progress and history tracking
  • Quick life point operations
Features
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The easiest all-in-one Life Point tracker for your Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game duels! Simple but powerful, both players can be in control on the same device! -FEATURES- • Easy to understand design • NEW: Speed Duel support! Choose from one of 4 life point totals to begin the duel with! • 20+ themes! Choose your colour scheme based on various characters and events! • Custom background support! Choose any image on your phone to create a custom field center! • Two-player interface allowing each player to track their life points. • Quick access to addition, subtraction, and halving operations. • Fully randomised & animated die roll and coin flip. • Field center frame option: use your device to signify the middle of the field for easy play on any surface! • Toggle screen auto-lock to keep your device unlocked for the whole duel. • Track match progress! Keep track of each duel result! • History recording! Easily view and undo any actions taken!* *Requires in-app purchase to enable. -LEGAL- Yu-Gi-Oh! and all related materials are copyright 1996 Kazuki Takahashi Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, and all related materials are copyright KONAMI Corporation. All rights reserved. Duel: Yu-Gi-Oh LP Tracker is an unofficially developed application and is not endorsed by or affiliated with KONAMI Corporation. This reference application is intended purely for informational purposes only and to assist players enjoy the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game.

About

CubeTime

This advanced speedcubing utility app offers an official WCA scrambler for legal solves, including complex 4x4 and blind scrambles. It features refined session support with multiphase and competition simulation modes, alongside detailed performance graphs and integrated tools like an average calculator.

Highlights
  • Official WCA scrambler
  • Random state 4x4 scrambles
  • Blind scramble rotations
  • Multiphase timing
  • Competition simulation
  • Detailed performance graphs
  • Average calculator
Features
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The most advanced speedcubing utility app ever created, all packaged within an incredibly minimal and modern interface. CubeTime is currently the only iOS app that uses the official WCA scrambler. No more illegal or invalid scrambles! This includes WCA-complient random state 4x4 scrambles and rotations for blind scrambles. Not only do we have well-refined session support, we also have different session types, suiting all your solving needs. Special sessions include multiphase – where you can time phases during solves, and comp sim – where you can simulate competitions at home. Aside from showing you basic statistics, we provide detailed (and of course - beautiful) graphs and visuals, to allow you to gain a better understanding of your solving performance. We also provide you tools, all within one app – so don't need to clutter your phone with many single-featured apps! Tools include an average calculator, a batch scramble generator and more.

Screenshots

Duel4 screens
CubeTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CubeTime at none against Duel's 1. CubeTime also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (319 vs 49). Duel's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Duel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CubeTime asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Duel against 4.7 for CubeTime. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CubeTime has 319 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Duel's written reviews are positive against 92% of CubeTime's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duel ships an update every 4 months, CubeTime every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Duel versus CubeTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuelCubeTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (49 ratings)4.7 (319 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews92.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49319 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn BussellB AND X SOFTWARE LIMITED

Customer experience

Duel

All ratings48 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative7.7%

CubeTime

All ratings266 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews263 reviews
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.6%

Bugs and requests

Duel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

CubeTime

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when deleting solves in certain sessions
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between events
  • Issues with the average calculator function

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to import/export solve data
  • Horizontal mode and two-handed timer start/stop
  • More customization options (color themes, etc.)
  • Improved iPad support and layout
  • Algorithm trainer or practice tools
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  • Inspection time countdown with audio cues

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Duel

One-time1
  • Pro Version$0.99
None

CubeTime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Duel free?
Duel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CubeTime free?
CubeTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Duel or CubeTime?
CubeTime is rated higher. Duel averages 4.6 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while CubeTime averages 4.7 from 319 ratings.
Do Duel or CubeTime have ads?
Neither Duel nor CubeTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Duel or CubeTime?
Duel ships an update every 4 months, and CubeTime every 9 days. Most recently, Duel was updated on October 24, 2026 and CubeTime on October 22, 2026.

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