Rubik's Connected vs Ricochet Blitz
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.
Ricochet Blitz
A modern take on the classic brick-breaker game. Launch balls to clear the board before blocks descend, utilizing power-ups and challenging friends. Enjoy a complete, ad-free experience with a single purchase.
- Classic brick-breaker gameplay
- Surprising new block types
- Collectible power-ups
- Unlockable visual themes
- Game Center challenges
- Ad-free experience
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Ricochet Blitz is a fresh take on the classic brick-breaker — easy to pick up, endlessly challenging, and packed with surprises. Launch your balls, bounce them off the walls, and clear the board before the blocks reach the bottom. Simple to learn. Impossible to put down. Ricochet Blitz layers in mechanics that keep every round feeling fresh. New block types will surprise you the further you go — just when you think you've got it figured out, the game has other plans. Collect power-ups mid-round to turn the tide: Freeze the board, Smash through anything, or burn a Second Chance when things get tight. Unlock new visual themes as you play and challenge friends through Game Center — everyone plays at the same time, highest score wins. NO NONSENSE · No ads — ever · No in-app purchases · One price, the whole game · Great for all ages How far can you go?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rubik's Connected at Free against Ricochet Blitz's $1.99. Rubik's Connected also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Ricochet Blitz's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 65%). 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
Rubik's Connected is free to download; Ricochet Blitz costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ricochet Blitz 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 8, 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 100% of Ricochet Blitz's.
Rubik's Connected ships an update every 4 months, Ricochet Blitz every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rubik's Connected | Ricochet Blitz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 484 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Particula Ltd | ADAM MICHAEL MACDONALD |
Customer experience
Rubik's Connected
Ricochet Blitz
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
Ricochet Blitz
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rubik's Connected
No in-app purchases
Ricochet Blitz
No in-app purchases
Questions
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