Comparison

Cube Timer vs Magic Cube

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Cube solve timing
  • Personal best tracking
  • Average time calculation
  • Random scramble generation
  • Cube solving tutorials
  • Multiple user profiles
  • Time history management
Features
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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!!!

About

Magic Cube

This app uses AI and your device's camera to solve various sizes of cube puzzles. It offers manual color input and provides step-by-step visual tutorials and videos for guidance.

Highlights
  • AI cube size recognition
  • Camera-based color scanning
  • Manual color input
  • Fast AI-powered solving
  • 3D animated tutorials
  • How-to-use videos
Features
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Magic Cube: AI Cube Solver Pro is a no Ads version and it allows users to access all features of this cube solver app. With this powerful AI-powered Cube Solver pro app, users can manually input colors or use their iPhone camera to scan all sides of the cube to solve 2x2x2, 3x3x3 & 4x4x4 cube puzzles as fast and simple. Also, you can try the FREE version first: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/magic-cube-ai-cube-solver/id6446157329?l=en-us Key Features: - Unique AI recognition. Cube solver app has AI to auto-recognize the size of various cubes. - Camera Input. Use the camera to scan each side, and the AI will auto-sense the color. - Manual Input. You can input colors by selecting a picker provided in the UI. - Quick solve with AI & advanced algorithms. You can easily solve cube puzzle by following the tutorial. - Realistic 3D graphics and animation to visualize the instruction steps. - Specific how-to-use videos. These videos provide step-by-step guidance on using this cube math solver app. If you have any thoughts, questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact us at feedback@deltasoftware.com.cn Terms of Use: https://www.deltasoftware.cc/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.deltasoftware.cc/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Cube Timer4 screens
Magic Cube4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cube Timer at Free against Magic Cube's $3.99. Cube Timer also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (208 vs 8). Magic Cube's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Cube Timer is free to download; Magic Cube costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic Cube holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cube Timer has 208 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Cube Timer's written reviews are positive against 83% of Magic Cube's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cube Timer ships an update every 2 months, Magic Cube every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on July 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cube Timer versus Magic Cube: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCube TimerMagic Cube
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.2 (208 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.9% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings208 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB142 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCodedcognition LtdDelta Software

Customer experience

Cube Timer

All ratings208 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews238 reviews
Positive81.9%
Neutral4.6%
Negative13.4%

Magic Cube

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

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

Magic Cube

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cube Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Magic Cube

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cube Timer free?
Cube Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Cube free?
Magic Cube costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cube Timer or Magic Cube?
Magic Cube is rated higher. Cube Timer averages 4.2 out of 5 from 208 ratings, while Magic Cube averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Cube Timer or Magic Cube have ads?
Neither Cube Timer nor Magic Cube shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cube Timer or Magic Cube?
Cube Timer ships an update every 2 months, and Magic Cube every 7 months. Most recently, Cube Timer was updated on July 26, 2026 and Magic Cube on September 25, 2026.

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