NexCube vs Cube Companion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NexCube
This app allows users to time their puzzle cube solves, track personal bests, and analyze performance with detailed statistics. It features a unique competition mode for head-to-head battles and solo modes for various cube sizes.
- Official puzzle cube timing
- Competition Mode for battles
- Solo Mode for 2x2, 3x3, 4x4
- Unique scrambles
- Detailed solve time statistics
- Performance trend analysis
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Now available: the Official NexCube App to measure, store and analyse your best solve times. Unique is the Competition Mode in the app! You can instantly start a battle on your phone and record both times. PUZZLE CUBE TIMING ◆ The Official NexCube App ◆ Competition Mode: Battle with friends on one phone! ◆ Solo Mode: record your best 2x2, 3x3 and 4x4 cube times. ◆ Scrambles: get unique scrambles each time you play. STATISTICS & LEADERBOARDS ◆ Review your best times ◆ Replay specific scrambles. ◆ See average times, 3 out of 5, 10 out of 12, last 50 and more statistics. ◆ See if you are improving over time with trends icons.
Cube Companion
Master the 3x3x3 puzzle cube with this app. It offers beginner and advanced methods, teaching essential algorithms to improve your solving speed. Learn at your own pace and become a cube-solving pro.
- Learn beginner cube solving method
- Master advanced algorithms
- Improve solving time
- Step-by-step tutorials
- Algorithm library
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Start learning how to solve your 3x3x3 puzzle cube today. The Cube Companion will teach you everything you need to know, and more! Learn the beginner method with just 4 algorithms, or learn dozens of advanced algorithms to improve your time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cube Companion at 4.5 against NexCube's 3.0. Cube Companion also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). NexCube's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.5). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cube Companion holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
NexCube ships an update monthly, Cube Companion every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NexCube | Cube Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Goliath BV | Frederick Davis |
Customer experience
NexCube
Cube Companion
In-app purchases
NexCube
No in-app purchases
Cube Companion
No in-app purchases
Questions
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