Comparison

Cube 3D vs Rubik's Connected

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

Head to head
About

Cube 3D

This logic puzzle challenges you to solve a 3D cube by rotating its sides until each face displays a single color. It offers customizable settings and intuitive controls, making it accessible for all ages. Enjoy a visually appealing and anti-stress experience with this virtual cube assembly game.

Highlights
  • Solve 3D cube puzzles
  • Intuitive controls for beginners
  • Free rotation of the 3D model
  • Customizable settings (background, colors)
  • Geometric design and animation
  • Logic anti-stress game
Features
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Popular logic puzzle - try to solve a 3d cube. Goal of the game is to rotate the sides of the cube so that each side is painted in one color. Cubik has 6 faces. Learn the algorithm or the formula for solving 3x3 cube combination! Assemble the puzzle step by step! Quickly or blindly dissolve a whole cube is very hard for everyone! Features: - Many settings: background color, colored squares, speed and others. Sorry, but no wood view. - Puzzle with a cubik 3d has a simple and convenient control. Suitable even for beginners! - Free rotation of a three dimensional model of a 3x3 cube in all axes. - Beautiful geometric design and animation, a great logic anti-stress game! - It’s a magic puzzle for adults and children, girls and boys. - The app has a little apk size, you can download it for free and play. Show your friends how to solve a virtual 3D cube and help them! Enjoy!

About

Rubik's Connected

This app transforms the classic cube into a smart, connected experience. It offers interactive tutorials for beginners, advanced analytics for experienced players, and competitive online leagues. Enjoy casual games using the cube as a controller, making it accessible and fun for everyone.

Highlights
  • Interactive solving tutorials
  • Advanced performance statistics
  • Online cubing league and competitions
  • Casual games using cube as controller
  • Real-time feedback and guidance
  • Multiplayer matches and leaderboards
Features
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Rubik's Connected is the classic cube 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, and the world's first online cubing league and competition, turning the Rubik's Cube into a social connected world. More than that, Rubik's Connected offers casual games that use the cube as a controller, enabling anyone to enjoy the classic toy, even if they are not interested in learning how to solve it. Learn (for beginners) - A fun interactive tutorial will safely guide you through the world's most known puzzles secrets. The tutorials breaks the complex solving challenge into small fun mini-steps, and includes videos, tips and real time feedback (from the Rubik's in your hands, to the virtual one on your screen). Improve (for intermediates & pros) - Practice and monitor your progress with advanced stats and analytics. The App measures your play down to the milliseconds. It provides accurate data for your solve time, speed, and moves. The App will automatically identify your solving algorithm, and will provide you the relevant measurement for each individual step in it. Compete (for all levels) - The App 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, The App recognizes the starting position of each player and guides them through a unique set of moves to reach a common starting position. 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. Rubik's Connected is a one-of-a-kind smart connected speed cube, for many hours of fun! Connect your Smart Rubik's to your iPhone or iPad, and start cubing NOW! * Be sure that your device meets the following minimum requirements: iPhone 6s or higher Bluetooth version 4.1 or higher.

Screenshots

Cube 3D4 screens
Rubik's Connected4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rubik's Connected at 4.4 against Cube 3D's 3.7. Rubik's Connected also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 25%) and ads (none vs shown). Cube 3D's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rubik's Connected holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rubik's Connected has 1.2K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Cube 3D's written reviews are positive against 65% of Rubik's Connected's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cube 3D versus Rubik's Connected: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCube 3DRubik's Connected
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (17 ratings)4.4 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews65.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings171.2K — better
Update frequency—Every 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB484 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander MaslennikovParticula Ltd

Customer experience

Cube 3D

All ratings17 ratings
Positive64.7%
Neutral11.8%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

Rubik's Connected

All ratings1,151 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral3.5%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews272 reviews
Positive65.1%
Neutral10.7%
Negative24.3%

Bugs and requests

Cube 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Rubik's Connected

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when low battery notification appears
  • Incorrect solve detection even when the cube is solved
  • Scramble mismatch between physical cube and app
  • Sync issues causing the app to show the wrong cube state

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add tutorials for advanced solving methods (e.g. CFOP)
  • Improve the matching system to pair players of similar skill levels
  • Implement a landscape mode for better visibility on tablets
  • Allow users to view and practice specific algorithms
  • Provide an offline mode for solo practice

In-app purchases

None

Cube 3D

No in-app purchases

None

Rubik's Connected

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cube 3D free?
Cube 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rubik's Connected free?
Rubik's Connected is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cube 3D or Rubik's Connected?
Rubik's Connected is rated higher. Cube 3D averages 3.7 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Rubik's Connected averages 4.4 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Cube 3D or Rubik's Connected have ads?
Cube 3D shows ads; Rubik's Connected does not.

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