Comparison

Steam Lab VR vs CubeSensei

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

Head to head
About

Steam Lab VR

This app enhances physical toy kits with interactive virtual reality experiences. Dig for fossils or explore the universe after building a planetarium. It's a companion to tangible projects, offering immersive digital adventures.

Highlights
  • Interactive VR experiences
  • Companion to physical kits
  • Fossil digging simulation
  • Space exploration
  • Hands-on activity integration
  • Immersive learning
Features
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STEAM LAB VR combines our physical toys with interactive experiences. Imagine digging out a dinosaur fossil and then visiting fossil rich sites, or building a planetarium and flying through the universe. This app is designed to blend our tangible projects and activities with immersive experiences in virtual reality! Each physical kit comes with an informative book, a fun hands on activity, and VR goggles! This is a companion app for a physical kit.

About

CubeSensei

Features
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Learn something from every solve. CubeSensei turns your Bluetooth smart cube into a coach. Every turn is read straight from the cube, so each solve is broken down move by move — cross, F2L, OLL and PLL — with recognition and execution timed separately. CONNECT YOUR CUBE Works with GAN, MoYu and X-Man smart cubes over Bluetooth. The app remembers the cube you used last and reconnects to it on its own, so you can pick it up and start turning. SEE WHERE THE TIME GOES • Stage splits for every solve, with recognition vs. execution timing • Automatic case and algorithm detection • Replay any solve, move by move, in 3D • Cross analysis showing the solution you could have used • Visual aids for every stage, plus "take me there" to set your cube to any position FIND YOUR WEAK CASES • Per-case charts for time, frequency and turns per second • Sortable tables that rank your slowest and least consistent cases • Spot the cases that are slow, frequent, or wildly inconsistent TRAIN THE RIGHT THINGS • Training Planner — a plan built around the cases costing you time • Algorithm Trainer — drill F2L, OLL and PLL with spaced repetition • Cross Trainer — practice efficient crosses and compare with the optimal one • Algorithm Library — the complete F2L, OLL and PLL lists, plus notation • Solve Helper — step-by-step guidance from any scramble KEEP TURNING Daily and weekly challenges, personal records and statistics that show progress over months, not just today. WORKS OFFLINE Once you are signed in, solving runs on the device. Connect a cube, time a solve and see it broken down with no connection at all. Solves are stored on the device and sync when you are back online; browsing your history needs a connection. A Bluetooth smart cube is required. Every turn CubeSensei times and analyzes is read from the cube, so the timer, the training modes and the analysis need one. Without a cube you can still browse the algorithm library and replay solves you have already recorded. Case charts and statistics are on iPad. Archive, statistics and history-based suggestions need a connection.

Screenshots

Steam Lab VR4 screens
CubeSensei4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CubeSensei at none against Steam Lab VR's 8. CubeSensei also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Steam Lab VR's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Steam Lab VR sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. CubeSensei asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steam Lab VR ships an update every 6 weeks, CubeSensei every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Steam Lab VR versus CubeSensei: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteam Lab VRCubeSensei
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.6 GB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbacusMattias Holmstrom

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Steam Lab VR

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock All Content$14.991 Year
One-time7
  • Dino-Dig VR$9.99
  • Solar System VR$9.99
  • Shark Lab VR$9.99
Show 4 more
  • Volcano Lab VR$9.99
  • Crystal Lab VR$9.99
  • World Wonders$9.99
  • Body Lab VR$9.99
None

CubeSensei

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steam Lab VR free?
Steam Lab VR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CubeSensei free?
CubeSensei is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Steam Lab VR or CubeSensei have ads?
Neither Steam Lab VR nor CubeSensei shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steam Lab VR or CubeSensei?
Steam Lab VR ships an update every 6 weeks, and CubeSensei every 3 weeks. Most recently, Steam Lab VR was updated on October 15, 2026 and CubeSensei on October 4, 2026.

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