Cubelets vs Circuit Cubes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cubelets
Expand your robot building possibilities with this app for Cubelets robot blocks. Control your creations remotely and explore thousands of building ideas by swapping Cubelet personalities. Updates are also available for your robot blocks.
- Remote control robot constructions
- Personality Swap for Cubelet behavior
- Receive important updates
- Expand building horizons
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Enhance your robot play with the Cubelets app. The official app for Cubelets® robot blocks. The app is not required to enjoy your robot blocks, but is a great way to expand your building horizons. Use the remote control feature to control Cubelets inside of a robot construction. Or check out Personality Swap to change how any Cubelet behaves at the touch of a button! Must own Cubelets robot blocks in order to use this application. To learn more about Cubelets, visit https://www.modrobotics.com. For the latest Cubelets news, follow us on twitter @Cubelets. Cubelets robot blocks: The building blocks of better thinkers ************** Features ************** • Remote control robot constructions • Explore thousands of building possibilities with Personality Swap • Receive important updates about Cubelets
Circuit Cubes
Add power, motion, and light to toys with electronic building blocks. Control creations with various modes or basic programming. Compatible with major brick brands and includes kit instructions.
- Add power, motion, and light
- Compatible with major brick brands
- Control creations via app modes
- Basic programming interface
- Includes kit instructions
- Save custom builds
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Bring your toys to life with Circuit Cubes, the electronic building blocks that add power, motion, and light to your creations. Designed by STEM teachers, Circuit Cubes can turn on a light, power a motor, or make wheels spin — plus they are compatible with all major brand bricks. The Circuit Cubes app allows you to push the limits of what you can do with your builds. Control your creations by using Tank, Tinker, or Gamepad modes and even create basic programming in the Code interface. The app includes the instructions for all the Circuit Cubes kits. You can also save your own creations to My Builds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Circuit Cubes at 3.4 against Cubelets's 2.9. Cubelets's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Circuit Cubes holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 58 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Cubelets's written reviews are positive against 42% of Circuit Cubes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cubelets ships an update every 2 months, Circuit Cubes monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cubelets | Circuit Cubes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (30 ratings) | 3.4 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better | 42.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Modular Robotics | Tenka Inc |
Customer experience
Cubelets
Circuit Cubes
In-app purchases
Cubelets
No in-app purchases
Circuit Cubes
No in-app purchases
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