Comparison

Speed Square vs Magic Cube Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Speed Square

A creative twist on the Rubik's Cube, this slide puzzle game challenges players to arrange tiles until each row and column displays a single color. It offers two engaging gameplay modes and features designed to enhance strategic thinking and patience for endless fun.

Highlights
  • Slide tiles to match colors
  • Quick Play and Levels modes
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Swap power-ups
  • Unlimited puzzles and levels
  • Colorblind mode
  • VoiceOver support
Features
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A creative twist on the world-famous Rubik's Cube, Speed Square is an exciting and challenging slide puzzle game! The rules are simple: swipe to move the tiles on the board until there's only one color in each row or column. If you are a fan of classic color matching games, this new twist on the Rubik’s cube is here to offer you endless hours of fun. Whether you are an adult or a young player, this color matching game will challenge your strategic gaming skills as well as your patience. This brain training game is designed to challenge your puzzle solving skills, so you can practice your abilities and join the ranks of leading tile matching players on the Game Center leaderboards. You will be presented with a new color arrangement in every new level to make the most of your strategic puzzle solving experience. TWO GAMEPLAY MODES Quick Play: Solve the puzzle faster and faster to rank up on the global leaderboard! Levels: Solve each level to unlock the next one. In this strategic mode, some tiles have a limit on the number of times you can move them. There are four difficulty options for players of all skill levels! MORE FUN FEATURES - Game Center leaderboards for all gameplay modes - Cool new Game Center achievements to unlock and enjoy in the color matching puzzle - Swap power-ups to use if you get stuck in the challenging brain training levels - Includes an unlimited number of puzzles and levels - Simple and easy to play sliding puzzle game UI/UX MADE FOR EVERYONE - Fun for all ages - Includes colorblind mode - Supports dark mode - Available in 10 languages - Works with VoiceOver Are you looking for a modern match puzzle that follows the classic rules? Would you like to participate in endless sliding puzzle challenges? With this brand new brain training Rubik’s cube variation, you can unlock new levels of your mental potential. Whether you are looking for new color matching puzzle skills or you want to play a challenging brain training game to sharpen your skills, this creative tile matching game is the perfect pick for you. Download and play Speed Square – Rubik’s Solver Block Puzzle today!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Speed Square4 screens
Magic Cube Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Speed Square at 71% against Magic Cube Puzzle's 29%. Speed Square also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.9). Magic Cube Puzzle's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (335 vs 37). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Speed Square sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Magic Cube Puzzle sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speed Square holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Cube Puzzle has 335 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Speed Square's written reviews are positive against 29% of Magic Cube Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speed Square ships an update every 17 months, Magic Cube Puzzle every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Speed Square versus Magic Cube Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeed SquareMagic Cube Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (37 ratings) — better3.9 (335 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better29.0% of reviews
Number of ratings37335 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB183 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElectric Bear Gaming LLCKofi Austin

Customer experience

Speed Square

All ratings36 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Magic Cube Puzzle

All ratings333 ratings
Positive72.4%
Neutral3.3%
Negative24.3%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive29.0%
Neutral6.5%
Negative64.5%

Bugs and requests

Speed Square

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

4 purchases

Speed Square

One-time4
  • 3 Swap Power-Ups$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 20 Swap Power-Ups$4.99
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  • 100 Swap Power-Ups$19.99
11 purchases

Magic Cube Puzzle

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time10
  • 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 Speed Square free?
Speed Square is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Cube Puzzle free?
Magic Cube Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Speed Square or Magic Cube Puzzle?
Speed Square is rated higher. Speed Square averages 4.5 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Magic Cube Puzzle averages 3.9 from 335 ratings.
Do Speed Square or Magic Cube Puzzle have ads?
Both Speed Square and Magic Cube Puzzle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Speed Square or Magic Cube Puzzle?
Speed Square ships an update every 17 months, and Magic Cube Puzzle every 5 weeks. Most recently, Speed Square was updated on October 25, 2026 and Magic Cube Puzzle on October 30, 2026.

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