# Cube Timer vs Five Timer

The clearest difference is price: Cube Timer at Free against Five Timer's $1.99. Cube Timer also leads on ratings volume (208 vs 34). Five Timer's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Cube Timer is free to download; Five Timer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Five Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cube Timer has 208 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Cube Timer's written reviews are positive against 81% of Five Timer'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, Five Timer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 26, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Cube Timer | Five Timer |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $1.99 |
| Rating | [4.2 (208 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cube-timer/id444929094/reviews) | **[4.4 (34 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/five-timer/id471548639/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **208** | 34 |
| Positive reviews | **81.9% of reviews** | 80.9% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 months** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 58 MB | 6 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 13.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Codedcognition Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1796647737) | [T.Wright](https://appshunter.io/developer/464961208) |

## What reviewers say

### Cube Timer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cube-timer/id444929094)

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.

**Highlights:** Cube solve timing, Personal best tracking, Average time calculation, Random scramble generation, Cube solving tutorials, Multiple user profiles, Time history management

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Best timer
- 👍 Accurate timer
- 👍 Keeps track of times and averages
- 👍 Helps learn to solve the cube
- 👍 Great for beginners and experts

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Timer issues (skipping, not stopping)
- 🔋 Ads interfering with solving
- 🐛 Deleting/losing saved times

**Reported bugs**

- Timer issues (skipping, not stopping)
- Deleting/losing saved times

**Requested features**

- Add support for other puzzle types (2x2, 4x4, etc.)
- Customizable timer settings (inspection time, etc.)
- Option to remove ads


### Five Timer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/five-timer/id471548639)

This app provides a modern and powerful timer for solving puzzles, supporting all WCA puzzles with customizable sessions and random scramblers. It offers innovative features like drop-to-stop and time tinting, along with detailed statistics and universal compatibility for iPhone and iPad.

**Highlights:** Universal App for iPhone and iPad, WCA puzzle support with custom sessions, Random state scramblers for multiple puzzles, Innovative 'Drop to stop' timer control, Time tinting for performance comparison, Optional 15-second inspection, Detailed statistics and averages

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use
- ✨ Nice UI
- ⚙️ Customizable shortcuts
- 💰 Worth the money
- 🚀 Fast and fluid experience

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Overlapping UI on newer iPhones
- 🐛 Incompatible with Dynamic Island
- 🐛 Top bar inaccessible on newer iPhones
- 🐛 Buttons covered by Dynamic Island
- 🐛 Reset button easy to accidentally press

**Reported bugs**

- Application and screen display not compatible with iPhone 17
- Setting tools overlapping with time and battery on iPhone 17 Pro
- Top control bar overlaps system status bar on newer iPhones with Dynamic Island
- Top bar inaccessible unless in landscape mode on iPhones with Dynamic Island
- Buttons at the top are at the same height as the dynamic island, making them unpressable

**Requested features**

- FTO scrambles for new WCA event
- Show expected end result of scramble
- 3x3 OH session
- Date and time for export reports
- Scramble graphic included


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Cube Timer free?

Cube Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Five Timer free?

Five Timer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Cube Timer or Five Timer?

Five Timer is rated higher. Cube Timer averages 4.2 out of 5 from 208 ratings, while Five Timer averages 4.4 from 34 ratings.

### Do Cube Timer or Five Timer have ads?

Neither Cube Timer nor Five Timer shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Cube Timer or Five Timer?

Cube Timer ships an update every 2 months, and Five Timer every 3 months. Most recently, Cube Timer was updated on July 26, 2026 and Five Timer on September 12, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*