Cube Timer vs Byte Cube
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cube Timer
Time your cube solves, track personal bests, and analyze your progress with average times. Generate scramble codes, learn to solve, and manage multiple user profiles and cube types. This app is designed for both beginner and experienced cubers.
- Cube solve timing
- Personal best tracking
- Average time calculation
- Random scramble generation
- Cube solving tutorials
- Multiple user profiles
- Time history management
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Simple and easy to use cube timer. Whether you have just started cubing or you're an experienced speed cuber, this app will time you solve the cube, save your best time, allow you to tweet your times, give you your averages times, provide you with randomly generated scramble codes, it can even teach you how to solve a cube, whether your stuck with a particular part of your solve or even if you've never tried before! With up to four user profiles, each able to store times for up to 4 cubes, and the ability to remove individual times from your history! The highest rated free cube timing iPhone and iPad app on the app store! Join us on Twitter! - www.twitter.com/eiientertains Join us on Facebook! - www.facebook.com/eiientertains Check out our website! - www.eiientertains.com The highest rated free cube timing iPhone and iPad app on the app store. Please note this is not a cubing game! It's a utility to allow you to record your speed cubing times - Thanks for all the supportive comments - let us know if you want more changes!!!
Byte Cube
Track your cube-solving times, analyze your progress with detailed statistics, and learn new algorithms. This app offers realistic 3D graphics and customization options to enhance your puzzle-solving experience.
- Cube timer with best time, Ao 5, Ao 12
- Random scrambles
- Solves history and graph
- Download/upload algorithms
- Realistic 3D graphics
- Customizable puzzle colors
- Cloud sync for solves
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- Cube Timer - Best time, Ao 5, Ao 12 - Random scrambles - Solves history and graph - Download / Upload cube algorithms - Realistic 3D graphics and animation - Customize the color of the puzzles - Sync solves - WCA Verification An app that helps you learn the puzzles everywhere you go! If you upgrade to become a Byte Cube Premium, you'll get unlimited access to everything Byte Cube has to offer: - Store data in the cloud and synchronize in real time(solves, sessions, tags, color template etc) - 3d puzzle model - Add more algorithm colors - Unlock hint(Cross, EOLine, First Block) - Remove Ads - and more All for $0.99/month or $5.99/year Your Byte Cube Premium will automatically renew each month, and you will be charged $2.99 through your iTunes account within 24-hours prior to the end of the current monthly cycle. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings up until 24-hours before the end of the current period, but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Please visit our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service for more information: Privacy Policy: https://bytecubeapp.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://bytecubeapp.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Byte Cube at 4.7 against Cube Timer's 4.2. Byte Cube also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Cube Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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. Byte Cube sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Cube Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Byte Cube holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 208 and 61 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Cube Timer's written reviews are positive against 79% of Byte Cube's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cube Timer ships an update every 2 months, Byte Cube weekly. The most recent releases landed on July 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cube Timer | Byte Cube |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (208 ratings) | 4.7 (61 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better | 78.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 208 — better | 61 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Codedcognition Ltd | 巍 赵 |
Customer experience
Cube Timer
Byte Cube
Bugs and requests
Cube Timer
Reported bugs
2 issues- Timer issues (skipping, not stopping)
- Deleting/losing saved times
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for other puzzle types (2x2, 4x4, etc.)
- Customizable timer settings (inspection time, etc.)
- Option to remove ads
Byte Cube
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cube Timer
No in-app purchases
Byte Cube
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium 1 Month$1.991 Month
- 6 Months Premium$3.996 Months
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- Premium Yearly$5.991 Year
- Premium 6 Months$6.996 Months
- Premium 12 Months$7.991 Year
