CUBER vs XCube Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CUBER
Master Rubik's Cube algorithms with this app. It offers collections of F2L, OLL, and PLL algorithms, progress tracking, and training scrambles. Includes a built-in timer for practicing your solves.
- F2L, OLL, PLL algorithm collections
- Algorithm learning progress tracking
- Algorithm training scrambles
- Built-in timer for solves
- Cube shuffling scrambles
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What you get with CUBER? * Collections of F2L, OLL, and PLL algorithms. * Possibility to track learning progress for each algorithm. * Scrambles for algorithm training. * Built-in timer for solves * Scrambles to shuffle Rubik’s Cube For any questions, email me: ivbutsykin@gmail.com
XCube Timer
This app provides a distraction-free timer for speedcubers to track their solves, organize practice sessions, and analyze performance with detailed statistics. It helps users improve consistency and focus on achieving personal bests.
- Distraction-free timer
- Track and manage solves
- Organize practice by sessions
- Detailed performance statistics
- Analyze trends and consistency
- Export and import data
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XCube Timer is a clean and focused cube timer built for speedcubers who want a simple way to track solves, review progress, and train with better insights. Track every solve with a fast and distraction-free timer, organize your practice into sessions, and explore detailed stats to understand your performance over time. Review recent solves, averages, trends, time distribution, and session comparisons in a clear interface designed for everyday practice. With XCube Timer, you can: - Save and manage your solves with ease - Organize training by sessions - Track averages and personal progress - Analyze trends and consistency - Review solve details and history - Export and import your data Upgrade to Pro to unlock advanced statistics and a deeper view of your training. Whether you are learning, getting faster, or chasing your next personal best, XCube Timer helps you stay consistent and focused.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CUBER at 4.2 against XCube Timer's 3.7. CUBER also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and ratings volume (12 vs 3). XCube Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. CUBER sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and XCube Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CUBER holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of CUBER's written reviews are positive against 50% of XCube Timer's.
CUBER ships an update every 4 months, XCube Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CUBER | XCube Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (12 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Butsykin | Bruno Morgan |
Customer experience
CUBER
XCube Timer
In-app purchases
CUBER
- No Ads$1.99
XCube Timer
- Remove Ads$1.99
- XCube Timer Pro$7.99
