Finger Timer vs My Cube Timer
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
My Cube Timer
Track your cube-solving times with a scramble generator and detailed statistics. Export your records to CSV for easy sharing and cloud storage. Includes an inspection timer and supports multiple languages.
- Scramble generator
- Best and average time calculation
- Inspection timer
- Record export to CSV
- Cloud storage integration
- Multi-language support
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The application records the time for completion of 2x2x2, 3x3x3 or 4x4x4 etc. Features * Scramble generator for 2x2x2 and 3x3x3 * The best time and average time are calculated * Limit 500 results per puzzle * Inspection timer * Exporting records to CSV file * Send CSV via AirDrop * Upload CSV to iCloud Drive (For iOS8 or later) * Support English, German, Trad. Chinese, Simplified Chinese Additional features in Pro version * No limitation * No ads
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: My Cube Timer at 4.7 against Finger Timer's 4.2. My Cube Timer also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Finger Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ratings volume (345 vs 66). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. My Cube Timer sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Finger Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
My Cube Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Finger Timer has 345 ratings behind it against 66, 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 82% of My Cube Timer's.
Finger Timer ships an update every 16 months, My Cube Timer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Finger Timer | My Cube Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (345 ratings) | 4.7 (66 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.2% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 345 — better | 66 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yu-Mao Feng | Siu Yuen Ho |
Customer experience
Finger Timer
My Cube Timer
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
My Cube Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Finger Timer
No in-app purchases
My Cube Timer
- Unlock Pro feature$0.99
- Unlock OLL trainer$0.99
- Unlock PLL trainer$0.99
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- Unlock F2L trainer$0.99
- PLL cheat sheet$0.99
- F2L cheat sheet$0.99
- OLL cheat sheet$0.99
- Algorithm converter$1.99
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