Comparison

Barber Chop vs Cube Solver 3D

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

Head to head
About

Barber Chop

This app offers a virtual hair salon and barber shop experience with a diverse cast of characters representing various ethnicities, genders, and abilities. Aspiring stylists can practice cutting, designing, and styling hair using realistic tools and share their creations.

Highlights
  • Diverse character selection
  • Realistic hair cutting tools
  • Hair design and styling
  • Share creations on social media
  • Undo and zoom functionality
  • Save designs to photo album
Features
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Future barbers and stylists enjoy our characters, which represent diverse hairstyles, beauty, and cultures!! Characters: A total of (28) characters from different background like BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), people with disabilities, and Pride/LGBTQAI+. A total of (3) holiday characters from different holidays like Christmas. • 1 Male with Vitiligo • 1 Female with Vitiligo • 1 Pride/LGBTQAI+ teenager • 1 Black Asian woman • 1 Black Asian man • 2 Black female teenagers • 4 Asian males • 3 Children (1 White child with disabilities, 1 Jewish child, 1 Black child) • 3 White man • 1 White Indigenous man • 1 White woman with disabilities (wheelchair) • 1 White man with disabilities (wheelchair) • 5 Black men • 1 Black women • 1 Black male Santa • 1 White male Santa • 1 White female Santa This game is for anybody with a creative mind. It’s also useful as a learning module for current and prospective hair stylists. All you need is your finger and your imagination. Turn on the volume on your device to hear the tools. You will feel like you’re right there in the barber shop or beauty hair salon. • The ultimate hair salon and barber shop for men and women. • Pick a character of your choice. • Rotate the image to cut and design hair on each side of the head. • Cut hair with precision using tools such as clippers, scissors, razors, and clip guards. The clip guards let you reduce the thickness of the hair, which is a technique known as a fade. • Create a design and share your work on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter). Features: • Added Design Feeds, check out cool designs by other players! • Undo button to undo the last action you did. As long as your finger stays on the screen, it will count as one action. • Zooming options for most characters, allowing more accurate cutting. • Adjustable clip guards to reduce hair thickness. • Razors for complete hair removal. You can shave the face or head bald. • Share button. • Music options to listen to while playing. • Camera button to let you save your work into your photo album. • Rotation button to rotate the head Get ready to experience a realistic game that allows you to show off your skills, be creative or become a better barber. There are different ethnicities, genders, cultural backgrounds to choose from. Each character has plenty of hair on their head to give you a limitless number of hairstyles to create. A timer that appears on the screen once you start to play will show you how long it took you to create your hairstyle. It will also be displayed on your saved photo. You and others will see how skilful you’re getting each time you play. Everything is free! https://barberchop.com/barberchopapp/barberchop-stars/terms-and-conditions.html

About

Cube Solver 3D

Solve various 3D puzzles with this app. It provides step-by-step solutions for cubes of different sizes, including Pocket Cube, 3x3, 4x4, and 5x5. It also offers practice modes with timers and statistics for speedcubing, along with lessons and pattern creation tools.

Highlights
  • Solves multiple cube types (2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5)
  • Provides optimal move solutions
  • Speedcubing practice with timer and stats
  • Learning lessons for puzzle solving
  • Custom pattern creation
  • Solves Skewb, Skewb Diamond, Pyraminx, Ivy Cube
Features
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Stuck on a cube? Get the 3D solution in seconds. THE ONLY APP IN THE WORLD THAT SOLVES THE 2x2 MIRROR CUBE Simply describe your puzzle - the app does the rest. - 2x2 family (Pocket, Mirror & Tower Cube): solved in 14 moves or fewer - 3x3 Cube: solved in about 27 moves - 4x4 Cube: solved in about 63 moves - 5x5 Cube: solved in about 136 moves - Skewb: solved in 11 moves maximum - Skewb Diamond: solved in 10 moves maximum - Pyraminx: solved in 11 moves - Ivy Cube: solved in 8 moves maximum - Kilominx: solved in ~44 moves SPEEDCUBING MODE Challenge yourself with random scrambles, a built-in timer, and detailed statistics. Track your best times and improve your performance session after session. LEARN, CREATE & EXPLORE PATTERNS Follow step-by-step lessons to learn solving techniques from scratch. Then go further: create your own patterns or reproduce iconic designs - country flags and classics included. An original way to turn your cube into a canvas. MULTIPLE CUBE DESIGNS Choose from several visual styles, including a colorblind-friendly design - so everyone can enjoy cubing, whatever their vision. Download now and solve smarter. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Barber Chop4 screens
Cube Solver 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cube Solver 3D at 4.8 against Barber Chop's 4.2. Cube Solver 3D also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 50%) and ratings volume (252K vs 8.3K). Barber Chop's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Barber Chop sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Cube Solver 3D sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cube Solver 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cube Solver 3D has 252K ratings behind it against 8.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Barber Chop's written reviews are positive against 92% of Cube Solver 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barber Chop ships an update every 5 weeks, Cube Solver 3D every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Barber Chop versus Cube Solver 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarber ChopCube Solver 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (8.3K ratings)4.8 (252K ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.8% of reviews92.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.3K252K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#120#18 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size317 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLajeune and Associates, LLCLOLAGRE

Customer experience

Barber Chop

All ratings8,269 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews781 reviews
Positive49.8%
Neutral11.7%
Negative38.5%

Cube Solver 3D

All ratings251,664 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews5,233 reviews
Positive92.1%
Neutral1.5%
Negative6.4%

User reviews

Barber Chop

From 8.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and entertaining
  • 👍 Realistic hair cutting experience
  • 💡 Ability to get creative with haircuts
  • 👍 Good for learning hair cutting skills

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and black screen issues
  • 🐛 Unrealistic hair physics and cutting mechanics
  • 🔍 Limited character and tool selection
  • 💸 Excessive ads and in-app purchases

Cube Solver 3D

From 252K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Solves cubes quickly
  • 👍 Helpful step-by-step instructions
  • 🙂 Able to solve various cube types
  • 💰 Free to use with no in-app purchases
  • 🎉 Impressive cube solving abilities

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional issues with cube detection
  • ⚠️ Needs precise color input
  • 🕰️ Time-consuming to input colors
  • 📺 Frequent ads interrupting use

Bugs and requests

Barber Chop

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch for many users
  • Cutting tools don't work as expected
  • Saved haircuts not persisting between sessions
  • Frequent freezing and performance issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more hair styling tools like combs and brushes
  • Implement a more realistic hair cutting system
  • Expand character selection and customization options
  • Reduce ads and make more features freely available

Cube Solver 3D

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incorrect solutions for some cube configurations
  • App crashes when trying to solve certain cubes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more cube types (e.g. 5x5, 6x6)
  • Implement camera-based cube scanning
  • Allow customizing color input method
  • Reduce ad frequency or provide ad-free option

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Barber Chop

Subscriptions1
  • Become OG Member$5.991 Month
One-time9
  • Coin pack 1$0.99
  • Coin pack of 150$1.99
  • Selfie Tool$4.99
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  • Coin pack of 500$4.99
  • Wallpaper$6.99
  • Coloring Tool$7.99
  • VIP Lock$8.99
  • Coin pack of 1250$9.99
  • Remove Forced Ads$19.99
2 purchases

Cube Solver 3D

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Barber Chop free?
Barber Chop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cube Solver 3D free?
Cube Solver 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Barber Chop or Cube Solver 3D?
Cube Solver 3D is rated higher. Barber Chop averages 4.2 out of 5 from 8.3K ratings, while Cube Solver 3D averages 4.8 from 252K ratings.
Do Barber Chop or Cube Solver 3D have ads?
Both Barber Chop and Cube Solver 3D show ads.
Which is updated more often, Barber Chop or Cube Solver 3D?
Barber Chop ships an update every 5 weeks, and Cube Solver 3D every 3 weeks. Most recently, Barber Chop was updated on September 29, 2026 and Cube Solver 3D on September 30, 2026.
Which is more popular, Barber Chop or Cube Solver 3D?
Barber Chop currently peaks at #120 in the App Store charts, and Cube Solver 3D at #18. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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