Finger Timer vs Cube Rivals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Finger Timer
This app functions as a speedcubing and speedstacking timer, offering a simple and elegant interface. It allows users to time their solves, track statistics like averages, and even connect to a display device for shared viewing. The app offers both free and full versions with varying features and limitations.
- Speedcubing timer
- Speedstacking timer
- Automatic statistics tracking
- Display connection
- Scramble generation
- Ao5 and Ao12 calculation
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Finger Timer is a speedcubing/speedstacking timer in your pocket! It's a simple and elegant timer app that you must have! [HOW TO USE] 1. Put your fingers on the left and right pads, and hold. 2. When the red and green lights are both on, the timer is ready, and then you can release your fingers to start the timer. 3. When you want to stop the timer, put your fingers back on the left and right pads. 4. If you want to restart the timer, press "RESET" and do the steps 1 to 3. [DISPLAY CONNECTION] 1. Connect your Timer device (with this app) and Display device (any computer or mobile device with a web browser) to the same Wi-Fi network. (Sometimes Internet also works.) 2. In Timer device, tap the top-right icon, and check "Allow display connection" checkbox. 3. In Display device, enter the Timer address into the address bar of your browser, and then press "START". 4. Enjoy it! [Stats] When you using the timer, stats are generated automatically. The average time, Ao5 and Ao12 (full version only), are displaying the summary in the LED panel, and you can also get the details in About page. In About page, you can clear the stats or copy them to show off! Free version: > The maximum time is 10 minutes. > Display connection. (max 10 mins) > Scramble for only cube 2x2x2 and 3x3x3. > Showing Ao5 (average of 5) only. > With ads Full version: > The maximum time is 60 minutes. > Display connection. (max 60 mins) > Scramble for cube 2x2x2, 3x3x3, 4x4x4, and 5x5x5. > Showing both Ao5 (average of 5) and Ao12 (average of 12). > No ads, no distractions! Subscribe our YouTube channel to watch the latest cubing videos: https://youtube.com/omgcrafts Like us on Facebook for the latest news: https://facebook.com/omegastudiopage
Cube Rivals
This app is a speedcubing timer designed to help users improve their puzzle-solving skills. It offers features like multiple session management, scramble generation, and detailed performance statistics with real-time graphs.
- Multiple sessions and categories
- Official puzzle scramble generation
- Real-time graphs
- Detailed statistics
- Personal coach and motivator
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Cube Rivals is a speedcubing timer that helps you get faster, one solve at a time. Time your solves, watch your averages drop, drill the algorithms that slow you down, and race the same scrambles as cubers around the world. TIME EVERY SOLVE • WCA-style timer with inspection, +2 and DNF • Official scrambles for 17 WCA events: 2x2 to 7x7, megaminx, pyraminx, skewb, square-1, clock, one-handed and blindfolded • Separate sessions for every puzzle and every goal WATCH YOUR TIMES DROP • ao5, ao12, ao50, ao100 and personal bests after every solve • A clear progress chart for each session, with every PB marked • Sub-X tracking, time distribution and the days you practise best TRAIN ALGORITHMS • 600+ algorithms: F2L, OLL, PLL, COLL, CMLL, ELL, Winter and Summer Variation and more • A trainer that drills your slowest cases in rounds and shows what you've mastered PLUG IN A SMART CUBE • Connect a Bluetooth smart cube (GAN, MoYu WeiLong AI) and it times itself • Cross, F2L, OLL and PLL splits, TPS and move count for every solve • Your slowest PLL cases and your recognition time THE WEEKLY CHALLENGE • 5 scrambles a week, the same for everyone • One attempt each, on any day, with WCA inspection • Global, country and friends leaderboards, and your place on every scramble LEVEL UP • Levels, streaks, daily quests and achievements • Build your own cuber and unlock cube items • Add friends and compare your bests YOUR TIMES ARE SAFE • A free account syncs your solves across your devices • Import and export your times (csTimer and Twisty Timer formats) • The timer works offline Join the Cube Rivals community on Discord from the app's menu.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cube Rivals at 5.0 against Finger Timer's 4.2. Cube Rivals also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 16 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Finger Timer's advantage is ratings volume (348 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cube Rivals holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Finger Timer has 348 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 75% and 75% positive.
Finger Timer ships an update every 16 months, Cube Rivals every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Finger Timer | Cube Rivals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (348 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.4% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 348 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yu-Mao Feng | Rafal Nawojczyk |
Customer experience
Finger Timer
Cube Rivals
Bugs and requests
Finger Timer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Timer not stopping/resetting properly
- Scrambles not displaying correctly
- App crashing or freezing during use
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to save/view past times and averages
- Expand to support more puzzle types (4x4, 5x5, etc.)
- Improve timer responsiveness and reliability
- Provide an ad-free paid version
Cube Rivals
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Finger Timer
No in-app purchases
Cube Rivals
No in-app purchases
Questions
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