Comparison

Magic Cube Puzzle vs Lumin Cube

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

Head to head
About

Magic Cube Puzzle

Experience the classic magic cube puzzle on your mobile device. This app offers various cube sizes, practice modes, and a solver to help you learn and master the puzzle. Enjoy realistic graphics, customizable skins, and ambient sounds for a relaxing cubing experience.

Highlights
  • Multiple cube sizes (2x2 to 5x5)
  • Cube solver and learning modes
  • Practice modes and cube timer
  • Customizable cube and background skins
  • Realistic 3D graphics and animations
  • Ambient sounds and fun sound effects
Features
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The popular magic cube puzzle on your phone, Magicube! Play with this cube as you solve the puzzle with logic, concentration and patience. Play this game, which features magic cubes puzzles scrambled and waiting to be solved. Magicube - Cube Solver Features; - Cubes featuring the 2x2, to 5x5x5 cube. - Solve and Learn with new modes. - Game Modes to practice cubing, a standalone cube timer, a tutorial as well as a pattern-matching game mode. Learn exciting cool patterns. - Skins for cubes and backgrounds. - Ambient Sounds to give a relaxing environment for cubing. - Realistic 3D graphics and animation - Fun sound effects to boost the gameplay - Simple swipe controls to control the cube - Solve and Learn to solve the cube with the cube solver.

About

Lumin Cube

Solve twisty cube puzzles of various sizes, from 2x2 to 10x10, with intuitive touch controls and smooth 3D graphics. Track your best times for each cube size and utilize a one-tap solve feature when you get stuck. Enjoy a focused, offline puzzle experience.

Highlights
  • Nine cube sizes (2x2 to 10x10)
  • Smooth native 3D graphics
  • Natural touch controls
  • Scramble and race timer
  • Best times saved per size
  • One-tap solve feature
  • 100% offline play
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Lumin Cube is a clean, fast, native twisty-cube puzzle for iPhone. Spin a real 3D cube with your finger, drag any face to turn it, and race the clock to solve it. Nine cube sizes, from a quick 2×2 to a monster 10×10. FEATURES • Nine sizes — 2×2, 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 8×8, 9×9 and 10×10 • Smooth native 3D built with SceneKit — fluid 60fps rotation • Natural controls — drag a face to turn it (inner layers too), tap a face for a quick turn, drag the background to spin the cube in any direction, pinch to zoom • Scramble & race — the timer starts on your first move after a scramble and stops the instant you solve it • Best times saved per cube size • One-tap Solve that rewinds your moves when you get stuck • Crisp haptic feedback on every turn • 100% offline — no account, no ads, no tracking, no data collected Whether you're learning your first 3×3 or chasing a 7×7 personal best, Lumin Cube is a calm, focused twisty-puzzle playground for your pocket.

Screenshots

Magic Cube Puzzle4 screens
Lumin Cube4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lumin Cube at 5.0 against Magic Cube Puzzle's 3.9. Lumin Cube also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). Magic Cube Puzzle's advantage is ratings volume (328 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Magic Cube Puzzle sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Lumin Cube asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lumin Cube holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Cube Puzzle has 328 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Magic Cube Puzzle versus Lumin Cube: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic Cube PuzzleLumin Cube
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (328 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings328 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size183 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKofi AustinPANSL LLC

Bugs and requests

Magic Cube Puzzle

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Cube glitches and distorts during rotations
  • Pieces fly outside cube boundaries
  • Colors get messed up when moving cube
  • Pattern recognition fails despite correct input
  • Cube breaks or becomes scrambled after solving
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  • Turning system only rotates front face
  • Spots disappear when rotating cube
  • App crashes or shows black screen
  • Cube gets squashed during fast solving
  • Cube rotates without user input

Requested features

8 requests
  • Implement cube scanning feature instead of manual color input
  • Add ability to rotate/view all sides of cube freely
  • Reduce or remove ads from experience
  • Make all cube sizes (2x2, 4x4, 5x5) free
  • Improve turning system mechanics
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  • Add more gameplay modes and variations
  • Fix timer functionality
  • Provide digital cube solving option

Lumin Cube

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Magic Cube Puzzle

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time10
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Skin Pack$2.99
  • Ambience Pack$2.99
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  • Solver Pack$3.99
  • Pro Pack$3.99
  • Puzzle Pack$3.99
  • Master Pack$5.99
  • Super Pack$5.99
  • Ultimate Pack$7.99
  • Lifetime Access$9.99
None

Lumin Cube

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Cube Puzzle free?
Magic Cube Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lumin Cube free?
Lumin Cube is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magic Cube Puzzle or Lumin Cube?
Lumin Cube is rated higher. Magic Cube Puzzle averages 3.9 out of 5 from 328 ratings, while Lumin Cube averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Magic Cube Puzzle or Lumin Cube have ads?
Magic Cube Puzzle shows ads; Lumin Cube does not.

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