Finger Timer vs Rubik's Clock
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
Rubik's Clock
This app serves as a specialized stopwatch for speedcubing enthusiasts. It tracks your performance with detailed statistics and provides algorithms to help improve your solving times.
- Speedcubing stopwatch
- Performance statistics
- Algorithm library
- Skill improvement tools
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Rubik's cube stopwatch, statistics and algorithms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rubik's Clock at 5.0 against Finger Timer's 4.2. Rubik's Clock also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Finger Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (348 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Rubik's Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Finger Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rubik's Clock 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 point the same way: 75% of Finger Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rubik's Clock's.
Finger Timer ships an update every 16 months, Rubik's Clock every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Finger Timer | Rubik's Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (348 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 348 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 10 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yu-Mao Feng | Uliana Gritchina |
Customer experience
Finger Timer
Rubik's Clock
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
Rubik's Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Finger Timer
No in-app purchases
Rubik's Clock
- Remove ads$0.49
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