Magic Cube Collection vs Magic Cube Variants
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Cube Collection
Engage with a diverse collection of cube puzzles on your mobile device. This app provides a range of difficulty levels and cube types, from beginner-friendly to expert challenges, with realistic visuals and controls.
- 25+ cube puzzles
- 3x3 Cube solver
- 2x2-7x7 cubes
- Mirror and Glow cubes
- Intuitive touch controls
- Realistic animations
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Solve different cube puzzles on your phone, anytime and anywhere. The app offers various difficulty level cubes, so whether you're a beginner or an expert, you can find a suitable challenge. App features: - 25+ cube puzzles - 3x3 Cube solver - 2x2-7x7, Mirror, Glow, and other cubes - Intuitive touch controls - Realistic cubes and animations - Session ao5 and ao12 times
Magic Cube Variants
Explore a vast collection of 72 unique magic cube puzzles, from classic shapes to complex variants. Improve your solving speed and learn new techniques with interactive tutorials. Track your progress and aim to beat your personal bests.
- 72 unique magic cube puzzles
- Megaminx, Pyraminx, Square 1, and more
- Speed solving practice
- Personal record tracking
- Step-by-step tutorials
- Cuboid and conjoined cube variants
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Dive into the ultimate collection of twisty puzzles! Whether you are a beginner learning the algorithms or a speed cuber looking to break personal records, this app has a challenge for you. All 72 puzzles are free to play, with nothing to unlock. Practice solving, learn through tutorials, or scan your real puzzle and let the app work out the solution. Experience 72 unique 3D magic cubes, including: * Classic cubes from 2x2 up to a massive 7x7 * Megaminx, Pyraminx, and Square-1 * Complex cuboids, skewbs, and conjoined cubes Four modes: * Play Mode: Test your speed solving skills against the timer and climb the Global Leaderboard. * Puzzle Mode: Start with easy 2-move scrambles and progress to mind-bending complexities as you solve. * Learn Mode: Master new twisty puzzles with step-by-step visual tutorials and solving techniques. The basics are free; some advanced tutorials are available as optional in-app purchases. * Scan Mode: Point your camera at your physical puzzle. The app recognizes the stickers and shows you how to solve it move by move, with animated arrows on the cube. Everything is processed on your device, so no photos are uploaded. Works offline: play, learn and scan without an internet connection. Only the Global Leaderboard needs you to be online. Train your brain, improve your logic, and become a magic cube master!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magic Cube Collection at 4.5 against Magic Cube Variants's 3.3. Magic Cube Collection also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (513 vs 3). Magic Cube Variants's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 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. Magic Cube Collection sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Magic Cube Variants sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Magic Cube Collection holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Cube Collection has 513 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Magic Cube Collection's written reviews are positive against 100% of Magic Cube Variants's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Magic Cube Collection ships an update every 2 months, Magic Cube Variants weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Cube Collection | Magic Cube Variants |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (513 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 513 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 195 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jamolbek Berdikulov | Tobias Glimmerfors |
Customer experience
Magic Cube Collection
Magic Cube Variants
Bugs and requests
Magic Cube Collection
Reported bugs
3 issues- 🐛 Cannot solve larger cubes (7x7, 10x10)
- 🐛 Cannot turn properly, no double layer moves
- 🐛 Solver model is slow
Requested features
12 requests- Add more cubes (7x7, 10x10, 21x21, peraminx)
- Add 7x7, 6x6, 5x5, 4x4 solvers
- Add a button to speed up the model
- Add a graph like Asolver app
- Add a picture cube solver and scrambler
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- Add a cube maker
- Add different cube sizes
- Add a gamepass
- Add 2x2-7x7 Mods, Glow Picture, Mirror & Textures
- Add a scramble button with a solve button
- Improve color contrast (green and yellow)
- Add a way to lock orientation and return to standard
Magic Cube Variants
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Magic Cube Collection
- Space Pack$3.99
Magic Cube Variants
- 3x3x3 Tutorial$0.99
- Remove ads$0.99
- Support the developer$0.99
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- Megaminx Tutorial$0.99
- Support the developer$4.99
- Support the developer$9.99
Questions
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