Rubik's Connected vs Cube Scrambler
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.
Cube Scrambler
Practice and improve your cube-solving skills with random scrambles for various cube sizes. Features a precise timer and intuitive interface for speedcubers of all levels.
- Random scrambles for 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5 cubes
- Millisecond precision timer
- Intuitive user experience
- Official competition scramble algorithms
- Solve time insights
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Cube Scrambler is the ultimate app for speedcubers looking to improve their cube solving skills. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, Cube Scrambler provides everything you need to practice and get faster at solving twisty puzzles. Choose from 3x3, 2x2, 4x4 or 5x5 cube scrambles generated randomly using the correct number of moves. Our scramble algorithms are modeled after official competitions for all WCA puzzle sizes. Time yourself and get insights into where you need practice. Key Features: • Random state scrambles for 3x3, 2x2, 4x4 and 5x5 cubes • Millisecond precision timer to record and display solve times • Smooth intuitive UX optimized for quickly scrambling and timing solves Whether you want to train at home, on-the-go, or during competitions, Cube Scrambler has everything a speedcuber needs to solve faster. Upgrade your skills with the perfect app for twisty puzzle enthusiasts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rubik's Connected at 65% against Cube Scrambler's 0%. Rubik's Connected also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Cube Scrambler's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price 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. Cube Scrambler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rubik's Connected asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rubik's Connected holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rubik's Connected has 1.1K ratings behind it against 2, 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 0% of Cube Scrambler's.
Rubik's Connected ships an update every 4 months, Cube Scrambler every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rubik's Connected | Cube Scrambler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.1K ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 484 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Particula Ltd | Bear and Rye, LLC |
Customer experience
Rubik's Connected
Cube Scrambler
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
Cube Scrambler
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rubik's Connected
No in-app purchases
Cube Scrambler
- Cube Scrambler Ad-Free$1.99
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