Comparison

Rubik's Connected vs Orthography

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

Head to head
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.

About

Orthography

A word puzzle game where you click letter tiles to form words and clear the board. Special tiles offer score boosts, and daily challenges allow you to compete with friends. Enjoy custom games with larger grids for an enhanced experience.

Highlights
  • Spell words by clicking letter tiles
  • Special tiles with score-impacting powers
  • Daily challenges to compete with friends
  • Custom games with adjustable grid sizes
  • Clear all tiles to win
Features
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Click the letter tiles to spell words and try to clear all the tiles. Some tiles have special powers that impact letter or word scores. Daily challenges let you compare your score with your friends. Custom games can have grids of 6 x 6 with 10 tiles per stack, giving you the ultimate challenge.

Screenshots

Rubik's Connected4 screens
Orthography4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rubik's Connected at Free against Orthography's $0.99. Rubik's Connected also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Orthography's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). On ads, 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

Rubik's Connected is free to download; Orthography costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orthography holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rubik's Connected has 1.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rubik's Connected ships an update every 4 months, Orthography every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rubik's Connected versus Orthography: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRubik's ConnectedOrthography
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.4 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size484 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParticula LtdDigant Kasundra

Customer experience

Rubik's Connected

All ratings1,151 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral3.5%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews285 reviews
Positive64.6%
Neutral11.6%
Negative23.9%

Orthography

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Orthography

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Rubik's Connected

No in-app purchases

None

Orthography

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rubik's Connected free?
Rubik's Connected is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orthography free?
Orthography costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rubik's Connected or Orthography?
Orthography is rated higher. Rubik's Connected averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Orthography averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Rubik's Connected or Orthography have ads?
Neither Rubik's Connected nor Orthography shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rubik's Connected or Orthography?
Rubik's Connected ships an update every 4 months, and Orthography every 3 days. Most recently, Rubik's Connected was updated on November 7, 2026 and Orthography on October 30, 2026.

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