GoCube™ vs Magic Cube Puzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GoCube™
This app reimagines the classic cube puzzle with smart technology for an interactive experience. It offers guided tutorials for beginners, advanced analytics for improving players, and competitive online leagues. Enjoy casual games using the cube as a controller, making it fun for all skill levels.
- Interactive tutorials for beginners
- Advanced statistics and analytics
- Online cubing league and competitions
- Casual puzzle games using cube as controller
- Real-time feedback and guidance
- Multiplayer matches and leaderboards
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GoCube is the classic rubik's cube puzzle game, reimagined and redesigned for the 21st century - a Smart and Connected Cube. With its new technology, the Smart Cube offers a new and exciting playing experience for all levels of players, all ages and all capabilities, Including: Fun interactive tutorials for beginners Statistics and challenges for players who wish to level up their game The world's first online cubing league and competition, turning the Rubik's Cube into a social connected world. More than that, GoCube offers casual puzzle games that use the rubik's cube as a controller, enabling anyone to enjoy the classic smarty toy, even if they are not interested in learning how to solve it. Go-Learn (for beginners) A fun interactive tutorial will safely guide you through the world's most known cube puzzles secrets. The tutorials breaks the complex solving challenge into small fun mini-steps, and includes videos, tips and real time feedback (from the GoCube in your hands, to the virtual one on your screen). With GoCube YOU CAN solve the rubik's Cube in no time! Go-Improve (for intermediates & pros) - Practice and monitor your progress with advanced stats and analytics. GoCube measures your play down to the milliseconds. It provides accurate data for your cube solve time, speed, and moves. GoCube will automatically identify your rubik's cube solving algorithm, and will provide you the relevant measurement for each individual step in it. Go-Compete (for all levels) - GoCubes matches include various playing modes, from fun scrambling competitions (spaceship racing for all levels) to pro's versus battle matches. Get into the world's first leaderboard, and join live competitions. Play against your friends or vs strangers. To ensure a fair match, GoCube recognizes the starting position of each player and guides them through a unique set of moves to reach a common starting position. Go-Play- Mini-games, missions and third party games incorporate various aspects of cubing in order to improve handling skills, instincts, or simple games for pure fun. GoCube is a one-of-a-kind smart connected speed cube, for many hours of fun! Connect your GoCube to your iPhone or iPad, and start GoCube NOW! * Be sure that your device meets the following minimum requirements: iPhone 6s or higher Bluetooth version 4.1 or higher.
Magic Cube Puzzle
Experience the classic magic cube puzzle on your mobile device. This app offers various cube sizes, practice modes, and a solver to help you learn and master the puzzle. Enjoy realistic graphics, customizable skins, and ambient sounds for a relaxing cubing experience.
- Multiple cube sizes (2x2 to 5x5)
- Cube solver and learning modes
- Practice modes and cube timer
- Customizable cube and background skins
- Realistic 3D graphics and animations
- Ambient sounds and fun sound effects
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The popular magic cube puzzle on your phone, Magicube! Play with this cube as you solve the puzzle with logic, concentration and patience. Play this game, which features magic cubes puzzles scrambled and waiting to be solved. Magicube - Cube Solver Features; - Cubes featuring the 2x2, to 5x5x5 cube. - Solve and Learn with new modes. - Game Modes to practice cubing, a standalone cube timer, a tutorial as well as a pattern-matching game mode. Learn exciting cool patterns. - Skins for cubes and backgrounds. - Ambient Sounds to give a relaxing environment for cubing. - Realistic 3D graphics and animation - Fun sound effects to boost the gameplay - Simple swipe controls to control the cube - Solve and Learn to solve the cube with the cube solver.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GoCube™ at 79% against Magic Cube Puzzle's 28%. GoCube™ also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). Magic Cube Puzzle's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence 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 Cube Puzzle sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. GoCube™ asks for nothing beyond the download.
GoCube™ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoCube™ has 2.4K ratings behind it against 328, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of GoCube™'s written reviews are positive against 28% of Magic Cube Puzzle's.
GoCube™ ships an update every 2 months, Magic Cube Puzzle every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GoCube™ | Magic Cube Puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better | 3.9 (328 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better | 28.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 328 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 393 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Particula Ltd | Kofi Austin |
Customer experience
GoCube™
Magic Cube Puzzle
User reviews
GoCube™
From 2.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Accurate tracking of cube movements
- 💡 Fun games and challenges
- 🚀 Smooth cube turning
- 👍 Great for beginners and pros
Room to improve
- 🐛 Cube orientation issues and sync problems
- 🐛 Inaccurate solve detection
- 🐛 Buggy app behavior and crashes
- 🔋 Battery drain on cube
- 👎 Limited features beyond beginner solving
Magic Cube Puzzle
From 328 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📚 Teaches cube solving techniques effectively
- ✅ Helps solve physical Rubik's cubes
- 🎯 Simple and easy to follow instructions
- 👍 User-friendly for beginners
- 💯 Comprehensive solving guidance
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive ads throughout gameplay
- 💰 Paywall for multiple cube sizes (2x2, 4x4, 5x5)
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
- 🔀 Cube colors get messed up during moves
- 😕 Confusing UI with letter notation (R, U, D)
Bugs and requests
GoCube™
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cube not recognized as solved when it is
- App gets out of sync with actual cube state
- Tutorials and videos have sync issues
- Sudden app crashes and freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for advanced solving methods (CFOP, Roux)
- Improve stats tracking and history
- Allow customization of starting color
- Implement offline mode and save solve data
- Add more games and competitive modes
Magic Cube Puzzle
Reported bugs
10 issues- Cube glitches and distorts during rotations
- Pieces fly outside cube boundaries
- Colors get messed up when moving cube
- Pattern recognition fails despite correct input
- Cube breaks or becomes scrambled after solving
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- Turning system only rotates front face
- Spots disappear when rotating cube
- App crashes or shows black screen
- Cube gets squashed during fast solving
- Cube rotates without user input
Requested features
8 requests- Implement cube scanning feature instead of manual color input
- Add ability to rotate/view all sides of cube freely
- Reduce or remove ads from experience
- Make all cube sizes (2x2, 4x4, 5x5) free
- Improve turning system mechanics
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- Add more gameplay modes and variations
- Fix timer functionality
- Provide digital cube solving option
In-app purchases
GoCube™
No in-app purchases
Magic Cube Puzzle
- Unlimited Monthly$0.991 Month
- No Ads$2.99
- Skin Pack$2.99
- Ambience Pack$2.99
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- Solver Pack$3.99
- Pro Pack$3.99
- Puzzle Pack$3.99
- Master Pack$5.99
- Super Pack$5.99
- Ultimate Pack$7.99
- Lifetime Access$9.99
Questions
Is GoCube™ free?
Is Magic Cube Puzzle free?
Which has better reviews, GoCube™ or Magic Cube Puzzle?
Do GoCube™ or Magic Cube Puzzle have ads?
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