Comparison

CubePal vs Cube Timer & Coach

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

Head to head
About

CubePal

Master various cube puzzles with this intuitive app. Solve, customize, and share algorithms, track your progress, and enjoy realistic feedback. Offers a free version with limited features and a Pro version for full access.

Highlights
  • Solve 2x2 to 5x5 cubes and supercubes
  • Generate scrambles and share algorithms
  • Customize cube colors and mods
  • Manage and modify algorithms
  • Track solving progress with timer
  • One-handed mode and autosave
  • Realistic sound and haptic feedback
Features
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CubePal is a unique, intuitive, and versatile app designed for cubers of all levels. Solve, customize, and share cubes and algorithms anytime, anywhere, and enhance your solving skills. Key Features: • Variety of Puzzles: Solve 2×2×2, 3×3×3, 4×4×4, and 5×5×5 cubes and supercubes.
 • Scramble Generator: Effortlessly create fresh scrambles.
 • CubePal Links: Share and open cubes and algorithms from anywhere.
 • Customization: Personalize cubes with a wide range of sticker mods and color schemes.
 • Color Picker: Build custom color schemes with millions of colors.
 • Algorithm Manager: Modify, rotate, reflect, reverse, invert, and permute algorithms. Supports all 48 cube symmetries.
 • Solving Progress: Track your progress with an automatic timer and turn metrics.
 • Undo/Redo: Enhance the solving experience with easy undo/redo options.
 • Ergonomic One-Handed Mode: Intuitive interface for one-handed use.
 • Autosave: Automatically saves your progress for easy continuation.
 • Notation Flexibility: Switch between various algorithm notations.
 • UI Customization: Adjust the user interface to suit your preferences.
 • Dark/Light Mode: Auto or manual switch for your preferred theme.
 • Realistic Feedback: Enjoy real cube sounds, haptic and motion feedback. Technical Characteristics: • Compatible with iPhone and iPad (iOS 14+).
 • Built and optimized for the latest iOS version.
 • Enhanced 3D graphics with fluid animation. Free Version:
 Fully-featured 3×3×3 cube and supercubes with limited access to other cubes and features. Pro Version:
 Unlock the full potential with unlimited cubes, algorithms, and an ad-free experience.

About

Cube Timer & Coach

This app offers AI-powered coaching and timing for speedcubing enthusiasts. Analyze your solves, learn algorithms with focused drills, and track progress across various WCA events. Personalized training plans and competitive challenges help you improve your cubing skills.

Highlights
  • AI-powered solve analysis
  • Algorithm learning drills
  • WCA event timing
  • Personalized training plans
  • Progress tracking and graphs
  • Daily challenges and competitions
Features
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CuberPal is the AI-powered speedcubing coach, cube timer and 3×3 solver for cubers who want measurable progress. Record or upload a solve for detailed CFOP feedback, learn algorithms with focused drills, and time every WCA event with a timer built for speedcubers. Cubey, your cubing coach, is with you at every step. AI COACHING FOR EVERY SOLVE • Record a 3×3 solve with your camera or import a video, and get phase-by-phase feedback for Cross, F2L, OLL and PLL. • Spot pauses, rotations, missed pairs and the habits that cost you time, with a clear grade for every solve. • See how long each F2L pair takes and where your lookahead breaks down. • Ask Cubey for advice based on your recent solves, your average and your goals. • Share your analysis and your best times with friends. A TIMER BUILT FOR SPEEDCUBERS • Time every WCA event: 2×2 to 7×7, One-Handed, 3BLD, 4BLD, 5BLD, Multi-Blind, FMC, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb and Square-1. • Official WCA inspection with 8 and 12 second calls, automatic +2 and DNF, and times that round exactly like the WCA. • Random-state scrambles for 3×3, 2×2 and One-Handed. • Set your hold time for a stackmat feel, with haptics when the timer is ready. • Track Mo3, Ao5, Ao12, Ao50, Ao100, your best average and your personal bests. • Change a penalty or add a comment after a solve is saved. • Keep separate sessions that sync across your devices. • Explore your progress with a zoomable trend graph and a histogram of your times. • Export your solves, or bring your history over from csTimer and Twisty Timer. • Connect a GAN Halo Smart Timer, GAN Smart Timer or QiYi Smart Timer over Bluetooth. LEARN ALGORITHMS THAT STICK • Master OLL, PLL, COLL, ZBLL and F2L algorithms with spaced-repetition practice. • Drill recognition and execution with a full-screen practice timer: hold anywhere to start, tap anywhere to stop, with an optional 3-2-1 countdown. • Grade each case and CuberPal schedules the ones you need to see again. • Browse full algorithm catalogs with clear diagrams and finger-friendly notation. LESSONS FOR EVERY PUZZLE • Learn to solve the 3×3 from scratch with step-by-step guided lessons. • Go further with courses for Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1 and Megaminx. • Scan any scrambled 3×3 with your camera and follow a step-by-step solution. A PLAN BUILT AROUND YOU • Tell CuberPal your current average and your goal, and follow a personalized training plan. • Use Focus Sprints to practice one cue across a short set of solves. • See your path to your next personal best and a forecast of where your average is heading. • Get a weekly recap of your solves, your progress and what to work on next. COMPETE AND STAY MOTIVATED • Take on the Daily Cube Challenge and compare your time on the global leaderboard. • Join the Arena for weekly competitions against cubers at your level. • Build streaks, earn awards and set goals that keep you practicing. • Prepare for your next WCA competition and turn on practice reminders. BUILT FOR EVERY LEVEL • New to cubing? Follow a clear path from your first solve to a full CFOP solve. • Stuck at the same average? Find the pauses and slow F2L pairs that hold you back. • Chasing sub-10? Sharpen last-layer recognition, learn full ZBLL sets and build consistency for competition. SMART CUBES Connect a GoCube, Rubik's Connected or the original GAN 356 i to track your turns live while you solve. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD CuberPal runs full screen on iPad, and your account, solves and sessions follow you across devices. Whether you are learning your first solution or chasing your next sub-10 average, CuberPal gives you one focused place to solve, train and get faster. Terms: https://cuberpal.com/terms Privacy: https://cuberpal.com/privacy

Screenshots

CubePal4 screens
Cube Timer & Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cube Timer & Coach at none against CubePal's shown. Cube Timer & Coach also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). CubePal's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 25%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. CubePal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cube Timer & Coach sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cube Timer & Coach holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cube Timer & Coach has 40 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of CubePal's written reviews are positive against 25% of Cube Timer & Coach's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CubePal ships an update every 3 months, Cube Timer & Coach every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CubePal versus Cube Timer & Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCubePalCube Timer & Coach
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings)4.7 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings540 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmilian BreniciDPTECH LLC

Customer experience

CubePal

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Cube Timer & Coach

All ratings40 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CubePal

One-time1
  • CubePal Pro$8.99
6 purchases

Cube Timer & Coach

Subscriptions5
  • CuberPal Premium$6.997 Days
  • CuberPal Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • CuberPal Premium Annual Offer$24.991 Year
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  • CuberPal Premium Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • CuberPal Premium Annual$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • CuberPal Premium Livstid$49.99

Questions

Is CubePal free?
CubePal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cube Timer & Coach free?
Cube Timer & Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CubePal or Cube Timer & Coach?
Cube Timer & Coach is rated higher. CubePal averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Cube Timer & Coach averages 4.7 from 40 ratings.
Do CubePal or Cube Timer & Coach have ads?
CubePal shows ads; Cube Timer & Coach does not.
Which is updated more often, CubePal or Cube Timer & Coach?
CubePal ships an update every 3 months, and Cube Timer & Coach every 2 days. Most recently, CubePal was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cube Timer & Coach on November 13, 2026.

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