Speed! Cube Timer vs Qubo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speed! Cube Timer
Track your cube solve times with a sleek timer featuring customizable scramble sizes and inspection times. Share your results with friends via iMessage. Supports 2x2, 3x3, and 4x4 cubes.
- Customizable scramble size
- Adjustable inspection time
- Dark/light mode
- Track 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 solves
- Share solve times via iMessage
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A simple cube timer with sleek animations and visuals. With the app you can keep track of your solves for 2x2, 3x3, and 4x4. The timer consists of a range of features such as, changing scramble size, changing inspection time, dark/light mode, and a way to send your solve time and scramble to your friends through iMessage! I hope you enjoy!
Qubo
This app provides a distraction-free timer for puzzle cube enthusiasts to track and improve their solving times. It features precision timing, automatic personal best tracking, and a clean interface to help users focus on their performance.
- Precision timing to hundredths of a second
- Hold-to-start system
- Automatic personal best tracking
- Clean, minimalist interface
- Progress saving for all records
- Supports multiple cube types
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Qubo is a speedcubing timer that stays out of the way. Long-press to ready it, release to start, then tap anywhere on the screen to stop — no aiming for a small button while the clock is running. COMPETITION SCRAMBLES Scrambles for 3×3, 2×2 and Pyraminx are drawn at random from every state the puzzle can reach — the same standard used at official competitions. 4×4 and Windmill get random-move scrambles with redundant turns filtered out. Tap the scramble to see it as a full sequence of moves. SESSION STATS See how a practice run actually went: your personal best, a trend line across the session, and Ao5 and Ao12 averages for each puzzle. Every solve is kept with the scramble it was given and any +2 or DNF, stored on your device. PERSONAL BESTS Each puzzle tracks its own record, and your bests follow you across devices through iCloud. New records get the celebration they deserve. PUZZLES 3×3 is free, always. 2×2, 4×4, Windmill and Pyraminx each unlock with a one-time purchase — no subscriptions, ever. Curious about a locked puzzle? Watch a short video to earn free solves and try it before you buy. Whether you're learning your first algorithm or chasing sub-10, Qubo gives you competition-grade timing without the clutter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Qubo at 75% against Speed! Cube Timer's 25%. Qubo also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Speed! Cube Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. Qubo sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Speed! Cube Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Qubo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Speed! Cube Timer's written reviews are positive against 75% of Qubo's.
| Parameter | Speed! Cube Timer | Qubo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Madjar | DigitalSandbox |
Customer experience
Speed! Cube Timer
Qubo
In-app purchases
Speed! Cube Timer
No in-app purchases
Qubo
- Unlock 2×2 Cube$0.99
- Unlock Pyraminx Cube$0.99
- Unlock 4×4 Cube$0.99
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- Unlock Windmill Cube$0.99
- Unlock All Cubes$2.99








