Cube Solver vs CubeLens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cube Solver
This app provides step-by-step instructions to solve various sizes of cube puzzles, from 2x2 up to 17x17. It offers interactive learning and a digital cube for practice, aiming to teach users how to solve puzzles effectively.
- Step-by-step solving instructions
- Supports 16 cube sizes (2x2 to 17x17)
- Interactive learning and tutorials
- Digital cube for practice
- High solve rate (89.4%)
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Solve your cube with clear, step-by-step guidance. Scan your physical cube with the camera or enter its colors manually, then follow the solution with animated 3D instructions. SCAN OR ENTER YOUR CUBE Use the camera to capture your cube's colors, or enter them manually. FOLLOW EVERY MOVE IN 3D Move forward, go back, and follow each turn at your own pace. SOLVE SIZES FROM 2x2 TO 17x17 Get solutions for 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5 and larger cubes, with support up to 17x17. LEARN HOW TO SOLVE Follow beginner-friendly guides for solving 2x2 and 3x3 cubes. PLAY WITH A DIGITAL CUBE Practice moves and explore an interactive 3D cube, even without a physical cube nearby. DISCOVER PATTERNS Try new cube patterns and enjoy a different challenge after your next solve. TIME YOUR SOLVES Practice your speed with the built-in cube timer. CUBE SOLVER PRO Upgrade to Cube Solver Pro for unlimited solves. Available plans, pricing, and purchase options are shown in the app. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. TRADEMARK NOTICE RUBIK’S is a trademark of Spin Master Toys UK Limited. Cube Solver is an independent application and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Spin Master Toys UK Limited. Terms of Use: https://www.cube-solver.app/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.cube-solver.app/privacy-policy
CubeLens
This app uses your phone's camera to scan a physical cube and provides guided, step-by-step solutions. It offers multiple solving methods and detailed visual and audio instructions to help you learn how to solve it yourself.
- Camera scanning of physical cubes
- Guided, narrated step-by-step solutions
- Multiple solving methods (Beginner, Quick Solve, CFOP)
- 3D cube visualization for moves
- Manual color entry option
- Legality checking for unsolvable states
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Your cube. Your phone. Solved. CubeLens turns the cube on your desk into a guided lesson. Rotate it in front of the camera: any face, any order, any way up. Each face captures automatically, and CubeLens assembles them into your exact cube, verified to be physically possible before you start. TRY IT FREE Scanning, validation, and your first three Beginner solves are free: the classic layer-by-layer method, taught the way humans actually learn it, one narrated move at a time. You end up able to solve it yourself. ONE UNLOCK, FOREVER One purchase and it's yours for good: • Quick solve, unlimited: the computer-optimized answer in around 21 moves instead of the long way round, on every scramble, narrated move by move. • CFOP: the advanced method speedcubers use. Cross, F2L pairs, then the last layer, with each stage explained. No ads to remove. No subscription. No pay-per-solve. One price, once. A GUIDE THAT KEEPS UP WITH YOU Every move is shown on a 3D cube you can spin, previewed on the exact layer to turn, and spoken aloud in clear studio narration, with four narrators to choose from. Auto-play paces itself to the voice; set the speed from 0.5x to 2x, or step through by hand. SCANNING THAT ACTUALLY WORKS • Reads real-world lighting: white-balance locking, glare rejection, and per-face illumination correction. • Handles non-standard color schemes and rim-style / carbon-fiber cubes, and renders your cube in its true colors. • Legality checking catches misreads and fixes many of them automatically; if a scan is uncertain, CubeLens asks to re-scan just the sides in question, or fix any sticker with a tap. • Prefer to type it in? Full manual color entry is there too. The camera is the fast way, never the only way. • If your cube was reassembled wrong, CubeLens detects that it's physically unsolvable and tells you which kind of piece to fix. BONUS: SEND IT TO YOUR VISION PRO With the companion app Cubed on Apple Vision Pro, one scan drops a life-size copy of your cube, in its real colors, into the room in front of you. No account. No ads. No subscriptions, just one optional one-time unlock. Nothing is sent to a server. Voice credits and licenses: https://cubelens.app/credits.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cube Solver at 4.6 against CubeLens's 1.0. Cube Solver also leads on ratings volume (5.7K vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Cube Solver sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and CubeLens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cube Solver holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cube Solver has 5.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cube Solver ships an update weekly, CubeLens every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cube Solver | CubeLens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5.7K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Battisti Forsthofer | Karl Groethe |
Customer experience
Cube Solver
CubeLens
Bugs and requests
Cube Solver
Reported bugs
2 issues- Cube not solved after following instructions
- App scrambles cube further instead of solving
Requested features
3 requests- More free solves per day
- Support for irregular cube shapes
- Improved camera functionality
CubeLens
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cube Solver
- Pay-As-You-Go$2.991 Month
- Pay-As-You-Go$3.991 Month
- Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
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- Unlimited Annual3 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Unlimited Annual$11.991 Year
- Unlimited Annual3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Unlimited Annual3 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Unlimited Annual1 Year trial$17.991 Year
- Unlimited Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$5.99
- Lifetime$24.99
CubeLens
- CubeLens Unlimited$2.99
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