Magic Cubes vs NexCube
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Cubes
Engage with a classic 3D puzzle experience. Solve Rubik's Cubes with adjustable difficulty levels from 2x2 to 10x10. Track your progress with built-in timing features and reset or randomize cube positions.
- 3D Rubik's Cube simulation
- Adjustable difficulty levels (2x2 to 10x10)
- Randomize cube positions
- Reset cube positions
- In-game timer for speedcubing
- Classic puzzle gameplay
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This is a Classic Rubik's Cube game. You can select level between 2 and 10. In this game you can random cube position or reset the position. You can also record the time of finishing the cubes.
NexCube
This app allows users to time their puzzle cube solves, track personal bests, and analyze performance with detailed statistics. It features a unique competition mode for head-to-head battles and solo modes for various cube sizes.
- Official puzzle cube timing
- Competition Mode for battles
- Solo Mode for 2x2, 3x3, 4x4
- Unique scrambles
- Detailed solve time statistics
- Performance trend analysis
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Now available: the Official NexCube App to measure, store and analyse your best solve times. Unique is the Competition Mode in the app! You can instantly start a battle on your phone and record both times. PUZZLE CUBE TIMING ◆ The Official NexCube App ◆ Competition Mode: Battle with friends on one phone! ◆ Solo Mode: record your best 2x2, 3x3 and 4x4 cube times. ◆ Scrambles: get unique scrambles each time you play. STATISTICS & LEADERBOARDS ◆ Review your best times ◆ Replay specific scrambles. ◆ See average times, 3 out of 5, 10 out of 12, last 50 and more statistics. ◆ See if you are improving over time with trends icons.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NexCube at none against Magic Cubes's 2. NexCube also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and device support 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. Magic Cubes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. NexCube asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Magic Cubes against 3.0 for NexCube. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively.
Magic Cubes ships an update every 5 months, NexCube monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Cubes | NexCube |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (5 ratings) | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LUOYANG WAWAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | Goliath BV |
Customer experience
Magic Cubes
NexCube
In-app purchases
Magic Cubes
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Get All Styles$1.99
NexCube
No in-app purchases
