CUBER vs Spell
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
Spell
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Practice the spelling words your child is learning at school. Spell-Up turns a school spelling list into listen-and-spell practice. Type words or import a list from a photo, hear each word read aloud, then spell it on screen. Turn on “Use in a Sentence” to hear a word in context, and revisit missed words for extra practice. PRACTICE WITH YOUR OWN LIST • Type words or import a list from a photo • Save custom word lists for later • Hear words read aloud in English BUILT-IN WORDS FOR EXTRA PRACTICE • More than 1,700 built-in words • Dolch sight words from Pre-Primer through Grade 3 • Fry high-frequency words • Grade 1–6 spelling lists grouped by phonics patterns PRACTICE FEATURES • Listen to each word, then spell it • Hear a word used in a sentence • Review words you missed • On iPad, write with Apple Pencil or trace letters TRY SPELL-UP • Try up to 100 words free • A monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription unlocks unlimited spelling practice; a one-time lifetime purchase is also available • No ads. No account required. • Restore purchases using the same Apple ID Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Spell at none against CUBER's shown. CUBER's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. CUBER sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Spell sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CUBER ships an update every 4 months, Spell every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CUBER | Spell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ivan Butsykin | 晓光 赵 |
In-app purchases
CUBER
- No Ads$1.99
Spell
- Spell-Up Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
- Spell-Up Plus Annual$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$14.99









