Cube Timer vs Qubo
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!!!
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 in-app purchases: Cube Timer at none against Qubo's 5. Cube Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (208 vs 3). Qubo's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Cube Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Qubo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cube Timer has 208 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Cube Timer's written reviews are positive against 75% of Qubo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 26, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cube Timer | Qubo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (208 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 208 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Codedcognition Ltd | DigitalSandbox, LLC |
Customer experience
Cube Timer
Qubo
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
Qubo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
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
