ScrambleMe vs XCube Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScrambleMe
Generate and share custom scrambles for various cube puzzles. Supports WCA puzzles, including random state and blindfold scrambles. Offers SplitView and Today Widget integration for efficient practice.
- Custom scramble generation
- WCA puzzle support
- Random state scramblers
- Blindfold scrambles
- SplitView support
- Today Widget integration
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Now you can generate and share your own scrambles! Ensure that none your friends are scrambling their cube with a pre-memorized or unfair scramble with ScrambleMe. Puzzle support for all WCA puzzles. Random state scramblers include 2x2, 3x3, Square-1, Pyraminx, and Skewb. Blindfold scrambles available for 3x3-5x5. Supports SplitView on iPad, great for memorizing scrambles and practicing slow solves. Drag and drop scrambles between apps with ease! Use Force Touch to quickly generate a scramble for a recent puzzle, or quickly get a 3x3 scramble from a Today Widget.
XCube Timer
This app provides a distraction-free timer for speedcubers to track their solves, organize practice sessions, and analyze performance with detailed statistics. It helps users improve consistency and focus on achieving personal bests.
- Distraction-free timer
- Track and manage solves
- Organize practice by sessions
- Detailed performance statistics
- Analyze trends and consistency
- Export and import data
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XCube Timer is a clean and focused cube timer built for speedcubers who want a simple way to track solves, review progress, and train with better insights. Track every solve with a fast and distraction-free timer, organize your practice into sessions, and explore detailed stats to understand your performance over time. Review recent solves, averages, trends, time distribution, and session comparisons in a clear interface designed for everyday practice. With XCube Timer, you can: - Save and manage your solves with ease - Organize training by sessions - Track averages and personal progress - Analyze trends and consistency - Review solve details and history - Export and import your data Upgrade to Pro to unlock advanced statistics and a deeper view of your training. Whether you are learning, getting faster, or chasing your next personal best, XCube Timer helps you stay consistent and focused.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScrambleMe at 96% against XCube Timer's 50%. ScrambleMe also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). XCube Timer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months). On price, ads 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. XCube Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ScrambleMe asks for nothing beyond the download.
ScrambleMe holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScrambleMe has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of ScrambleMe's written reviews are positive against 50% of XCube Timer's.
ScrambleMe ships an update every 7 months, XCube Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScrambleMe | XCube Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (19 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | T.Wright | Bruno Morgan |
Customer experience
ScrambleMe
XCube Timer
In-app purchases
ScrambleMe
No in-app purchases
XCube Timer
- Remove Ads$1.99
- XCube Timer Pro$7.99
