Rubik's Connected vs Rubix Cube Solver and Guide
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.
Rubix Cube Solver and Guide
Solve any Rubik's Cube quickly using AI. Scan or input colors to get the shortest solution. Features include interactive 3D cubes, step-by-step guides, and a competition timer.
- AI-powered instant solving
- Interactive 3D cube simulator (2x2 to 10x10)
- Step-by-step solving guide
- Competition-ready timer with scrambler
- Cube theme editor
- Progress tracking
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Solve your Rubik's cube in a few taps, 100% offline, then learn to solve it yourself. The solver runs right on your phone. No internet, no waiting for a server: scan the cube on a plane, on the subway or anywhere without signal and get the moves in seconds. For big cubes there is also the Pro solver: it asks our online solver too, tuned for 4x4, 5x5 and 6x6, and keeps whichever solution is shorter. SOLVER • Fully offline: 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5 and 6x6 are all solved on your phone • A 3x3 is solved in about 20 moves, as short as our online solver or shorter • Pro solver for 4x4, 5x5 and 6x6: offline and online together, the shorter solution wins (a 5x5 drops from about 100 moves to about 80) • Scan each face with your camera, or paint the colors by hand • Every move is shown on a 3D cube with arrows, one move at a time • Play it at your own speed, or step back when you get lost LEARN • Beginner method in 7 steps: no notation or long algorithms needed • CFOP method: cross, F2L, OLL and PLL • Guides for the 2x2, 4x4, 5x5 and bigger cubes • Finger tricks shown by 3D hands, finger by finger • Cube notation made simple: read moves like R U R' • Pictures you can try in 3D in every lesson PRACTICE • Virtual cube from 2x2 up to 20x20 • A coach that shows your next move, by the beginner method or CFOP • Timer for your real cube, with scrambles, best time and averages of 5 and 12 • 214 patterns to make, from the Superflip to the Checkerboard, 3x3 up to 7x7 • Theme editor to give your cube your own colors In 18 languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Turkish, Indonesian, Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Happy solving! Rubik's Cube is a trademark of Rubik's Brand Ltd. This app is not made by or connected with Rubik's Brand Ltd. Privacy policy: https://rubik-cube.net/privacy-policy/ Terms of service: https://rubik-cube.net/terms-of-service/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rubik's Connected at none against Rubix Cube Solver and Guide's 3. Rubik's Connected also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Rubix Cube Solver and Guide's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Rubix Cube Solver and Guide sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Rubik's Connected asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rubix Cube Solver and Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 703 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Rubik's Connected's written reviews are positive against 71% of Rubix Cube Solver and Guide's.
Rubik's Connected ships an update every 4 months, Rubix Cube Solver and Guide every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rubik's Connected | Rubix Cube Solver and Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) | 4.7 (703 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.1% of reviews | 71.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 703 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 484 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Particula Ltd | Vu Duong |
Customer experience
Rubik's Connected
Rubix Cube Solver and Guide
User reviews
Rubik's Connected
From 1.2K 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
Rubix Cube Solver and Guide
From 703 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast solution
- 👍 Helpful for solving cubes
- 👍 Works well with broken cubes
- 👍 Easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Solver not working sometimes
- 🐛 Incorrect color detection
- 🔋 Too many ads
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
Rubix Cube Solver and Guide
Reported bugs
3 issues- Solver not working with certain cube configurations
- Incorrect color detection causing issues
- Crashes or freezes on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for larger cubes (6x6, 7x7, etc.)
- Add automatic step-by-step solving
- Add cube simulator feature
In-app purchases
Rubik's Connected
No in-app purchases
Rubix Cube Solver and Guide
- Premium$2.997 Days
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
Questions
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