Comparison

Smart Player Pro vs Cube Rivals

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

Head to head
About

Smart Player Pro

Connect to a smart toy to guide and train its use through digital twin technology. Features performance analysis, online battles, and timed competitions for various puzzles.

Highlights
  • Digital twin technology for toy guidance
  • Performance analysis and training
  • Online battles and rankings
  • App timer for competitions
  • Physical timer pairing
  • Smart cube integration
Features
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This is an app that can be connected to an smart toy. After connecting to the smart toy, the app display, guide, and train the use of the toy using digital twin technology. It also provides functions such as performance analysis, online battles, and rankings. 1. App Timer: Used for timed competitions with regular Rubik's cubes, stacking cups, and sliding puzzles. 2. Physical Timer: Paired with a self-developed Smart Timer. 3. Smart Cube: Paired with a self-developed Smart Cube.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Multiple sessions and categories
  • Official puzzle scramble generation
  • Real-time graphs
  • Detailed statistics
  • Personal coach and motivator
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Smart Player Pro4 screens
Cube Rivals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cube Rivals at 5.0 against Smart Player Pro's 3.4. Cube Rivals also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 40%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Smart Player Pro's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cube Rivals holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Player Pro has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Smart Player Pro's written reviews are positive against 75% of Cube Rivals's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Player Pro ships an update fortnightly, Cube Rivals every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Smart Player Pro versus Cube Rivals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Player ProCube Rivals
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWanxin Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Rafal Nawojczyk

Customer experience

Smart Player Pro

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

Cube Rivals

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smart Player Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Cube Rivals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Player Pro free?
Smart Player Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cube Rivals free?
Cube Rivals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Player Pro or Cube Rivals?
Cube Rivals is rated higher. Smart Player Pro averages 3.4 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Cube Rivals averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Smart Player Pro or Cube Rivals have ads?
Neither Smart Player Pro nor Cube Rivals shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Player Pro or Cube Rivals?
Smart Player Pro ships an update fortnightly, and Cube Rivals every 4 days. Most recently, Smart Player Pro was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cube Rivals on November 14, 2026.

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