Rubik's Connected vs Solviks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Solviks
Learn to solve 2x2 and 3x3 cubes with step-by-step tutorials and animations. Solve your own cube with an interactive solver and compete with others in a challenging game mode with global leaderboards.
- 2x2 and 3x3 cube solver
- Animated solution sequences
- Detailed tutorials with images
- Cube solving practice game
- Global leaderboards
- Achievements
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This app consists of a cube solver, tutorials and a game. The solver allows you to solve cubes of sizes 2, 3 and 4. You put your cube's colors on a 3D virtual cube or you scan your cube directly with your camera. Then, you can watch an animation of the shortest sequence of moves to solve your cube. The tutorials teach you how to solve cubes of sizes 2, 3 and 4 with detailed explanations, images and animations. The game lets you practice solving cubes of different sizes and designs. Your scores appear in a global leaderboard where you can compare yourself to other players. There are also achievements to unlock. A subscription is required to use the app. Terms of Service: https://yc-apps.github.io/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://yc-apps.github.io/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rubik's Connected at none against Solviks's 3. Rubik's Connected also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Solviks's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (82% vs 65%). On price, ads 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. Solviks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Rubik's Connected asks for nothing beyond the download.
Solviks holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solviks has 6.2K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Rubik's Connected's written reviews are positive against 82% of Solviks's.
Rubik's Connected ships an update every 4 months, Solviks every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rubik's Connected | Solviks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.1K ratings) | 4.7 (6.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews | 82.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K | 6.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 484 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Particula Ltd | Yohan Cassaigne |
Customer experience
Rubik's Connected
Solviks
User reviews
Rubik's Connected
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great for learning to solve Rubik's cubes
- 👍 Helpful tutorials and step-by-step instructions
- 🎮 Fun games and challenges
- 📊 Detailed statistics and tracking
- 🔗 Ability to connect and compete with others
Room to improve
- 🐛 Cube disconnection issues
- 🔄 Inaccurate cube state representation on the app
- 🕰️ Slow or unresponsive app performance
- 🤖 Lack of real players in online matches
- 🔧 Difficulty recalibrating the cube
Solviks
From 6.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Solves Rubik's cubes efficiently
- 👍 Helpful for beginners
- 🚀 Provides step-by-step solutions
- 👍 Accurate in solving cubes
- 🚀 Supports various cube sizes
Room to improve
- 🐛 Issues with scanning cubes
- 💰 Paywall for advanced features
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance
- 🐛 Incorrect solutions at times
Bugs and 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
Solviks
Reported bugs
3 issues- Fails to recognize valid cube configurations
- Crashes or freezes on some devices
- Incorrect color detection on scanned cubes
Requested features
4 requests- Add more cube options (e.g., heat cubes)
- Improve camera roll functionality
- Provide more detailed tutorials
- Offer a slower solving speed option
In-app purchases
Rubik's Connected
No in-app purchases
Solviks
- Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
- Pro$4.99
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