Comparison

MyState vs OpenCube

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

Head to head
About

MyState

This app serves as a comprehensive student toolkit, offering essential information and features for navigating university life. It provides real-time updates on campus transportation, dining options, class schedules, and campus events. Students can also access a directory, library services, and campus maps to enhance their academic and social experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable dashboard
  • Class schedule and GPA calculator
  • Real-time bus arrival predictions
  • Dining hall hours and menus
  • Campus directory and map
  • Student organization discovery
  • Library catalog and account management
Features
Read full description

Cyclone Nation, meet MyState. MyState is the ultimate student toolkit to help you get the most out of your adventure at Iowa State. Use MyState to catch the next bus, locate your next class, see what's to eat, quickly find your instructor's office, and much more! + Dashboard - Quickly see information to start your adventure. Weather, CyRide, Classes, Dining, and more! Customize the Dashboard just for you. + Classes - View your class schedule, including locations and instructors. Calculate your GPA or check the line at testing centers and see their hours. + CyRide - Check to see when busses are scheduled to arrive at any of the bus stops in Ames, with arrival predictions from MyRide. + Dining - Find operating hours and menus for any dining location on campus. + Directory - Easily find individuals and offices on campus. + Events - See which exciting official ISU events are going on in the area. + Fairs - Prepare for and navigate career and other fairs by marking booths as favorites and seeing them on a map of the fair locations. + Library - View your checked-out items, holds, and fines; find locations and hours; search the main library catalog. + Map - Find buildings, dining locations, art on campus, testing centers, recreation centers, and more! + News - Read and share the latest updates from across campus. + Photostream - Check out user-submitted photos of the Iowa State campus. + StuOrgs - Discover, join, and subscribe to student orgs. Manage existing org memberships and subscriptions. + Testing Centers - View Testing Center locations and availability. + More - Stream KURE 88.5 along with other fun extras! MyState. Built by students, for students!

About

OpenCube

Features
Read full description

OpenCube reads your Rubik's cube through the camera, checks that what it saw is a real cube, and shows you a solution you can follow move by move on a 3D cube. No account, no internet, nothing leaves your phone. SCAN Show each face to the camera. OpenCube uses computer vision and color matching against your cube's own six centers, so stickered, stickerless and worn cubes all read. Every solution is verified before it's shown. No camera handy? Enter the stickers by hand. SOLVE Get the shortest solution, or one in the method you're learning. Follow it on a draggable 3D cube, as a net, or as notation, one move at a time. LEARN Three complete methods: Beginner (layer by layer), CFOP and Roux. Every lesson has an animated worked example and drills that check your answer by applying it to the cube, not by matching text. The Beginner method is entirely free. TIME A competition timer with 15-second inspection, hold-to-start, WCA random-state scrambles, +2 and DNF penalties, and session ao5, ao12 and best. OPENCUBE PRO — one-time purchase, no subscription • Every CFOP and Roux stage, with solutions in the method you're learning • Full solve history, all-time stats, and stats by method • Case-specific scrambles: drill one OLL, PLL, CMLL or F2L case at a time • Practice scrambles saved from any solution • Japanese and custom color schemes Available in English, Arabic, Turkish, French, Spanish and German.

Screenshots

MyState4 screens
OpenCube4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyState at none against OpenCube's 1. MyState also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. OpenCube sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MyState asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MyState versus OpenCube: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyStateOpenCube
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (79 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews27.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings79 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperIowa State University of Science and TechnologyMeral Software LLC

Bugs and requests

MyState

Reported bugs

43 issues
  • Bus tracker estimates off by 10-15 minutes
  • Bus tracker states no buses when there are
  • App crashes when opening
  • Class schedule issues persist
  • Bus tracker not showing buses
Show 38 more
  • Dining hall hours inaccurate
  • Bus tracker times inaccurate
  • App crashes when pressing bus stop on map
  • App crashes immediately without opening
  • App opens to main page then shuts down
  • App crashes after new update
  • App won't open after update
  • App crashes when loading
  • App shows blank white screen on login
  • App endlessly tries to sign in then crashes
  • App crashes whenever
  • App won't load anything
  • App crashes when trying to view schedule
  • App freezes on installation
  • Map randomly zooms out
  • Map doesn't stay in hybrid/satellite mode
  • CyRide section crashes if no other bus predicted
  • CyRide section crashes if bus not running
  • CyRide section shows wrong bus times
  • CyRide section arrival times not available for all stops
  • Class schedule messed up
  • Calendar sync adds classes at wrong time
  • Calendar upload button doesn't work
  • Cannot log in to email
  • App crashes when trying to enter system privacy settings
  • Anonymous usage statistics option resets
  • Map doesn't load
  • Dining section doesn't work
  • Login screen freezes
  • App crashes on splash screen
  • App crashes on welcome page
  • App crashes when opening after update
  • Bus routes annoying to figure out
  • New bus schedule doesn't show bus type or arrival time
  • Bus stops in alphabetical order
  • Laundry availability not functioning correctly
  • App crashes when opening on older devices
  • App crashes when opening on iPhone 2nd gen iPod touch

Requested features

20 requests
  • Add support for alumni
  • Third-party access for Ubill
  • More accurate bus times
  • Show all bus stops on map
  • Add parking information
Show 15 more
  • Add date, time, and weather to dashboard
  • Add computer lab availability
  • Restore dining center hours and menus
  • Add iPad version
  • Link to night/final exam schedules
  • Offline bus schedule option
  • Campus map with buildings
  • Restore Cyride functionality from old app
  • Add 'My Bus Stops' tab
  • Option to change bus stop order
  • Support for summer Cyride schedules
  • Fix time zone issues for class schedule
  • Improve bus route navigation
  • Add dark mode
  • More practical Cyride interface

OpenCube

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MyState

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

OpenCube

One-time1
  • OpenCube Pro$1.99

Questions

Is MyState free?
MyState is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenCube free?
OpenCube is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MyState or OpenCube have ads?
Neither MyState nor OpenCube shows ads.

Other comparisons