Comparison

XCube Timer vs subX Timer

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

Head to head
About

XCube Timer

This app provides a distraction-free timer for speedcubers to track their solves, organize practice sessions, and analyze performance with detailed statistics. It helps users improve consistency and focus on achieving personal bests.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free timer
  • Track and manage solves
  • Organize practice by sessions
  • Detailed performance statistics
  • Analyze trends and consistency
  • Export and import data
Features
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XCube Timer is a clean and focused cube timer built for speedcubers who want a simple way to track solves, review progress, and train with better insights. Track every solve with a fast and distraction-free timer, organize your practice into sessions, and explore detailed stats to understand your performance over time. Review recent solves, averages, trends, time distribution, and session comparisons in a clear interface designed for everyday practice. With XCube Timer, you can: - Save and manage your solves with ease - Organize training by sessions - Track averages and personal progress - Analyze trends and consistency - Review solve details and history - Export and import your data Upgrade to Pro to unlock advanced statistics and a deeper view of your training. Whether you are learning, getting faster, or chasing your next personal best, XCube Timer helps you stay consistent and focused.

About

subX Timer

This app provides a modern and intuitive timer for speedcubing enthusiasts. It allows users to log and track solves, view results and averages, and share best times with friends. Customize your experience with different cube types, sessions, and haptic feedback options.

Highlights
  • Log and track solves
  • View results and averages
  • Share best solves with scrambles
  • Select cube type for scrambles
  • Create multiple sessions
  • Pre-inspection countdown
  • Haptic and confetti feedback
Features
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SubX! Simple, elegant and intuitive speed cube timer. Features: - Log, track your solves while a new scramble is provided upon finishing a solve. - View all of your results and averages. - Share any of your best solves with the scramble via text message to your friends to challenge them. - Choose your cube for the scramble to update accordingly. - Create multiple sessions with an identifier. - Pre-inspection timer count down to practice for competitions. - Turn on and off haptic feed back. - Turn on and off confetti celebration after beating your best time. - Dark mode compatable. An app that will help you get faster on the go. More features to come! Stay tuned.

Screenshots

XCube Timer4 screens
subX Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: subX Timer at 5.0 against XCube Timer's 3.7. subX Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). XCube Timer's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. XCube Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. subX Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

subX Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
XCube Timer versus subX Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXCube TimersubX Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBruno MorganJesse Rubio

Customer experience

XCube Timer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

subX Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

XCube Timer

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • XCube Timer Pro$7.99
None

subX Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XCube Timer free?
XCube Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is subX Timer free?
subX Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, XCube Timer or subX Timer?
subX Timer is rated higher. XCube Timer averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while subX Timer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do XCube Timer or subX Timer have ads?
Neither XCube Timer nor subX Timer shows ads.

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