SubX vs Solve Rubik's Cube
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SubX
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.
- 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
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Get faster. Understand every solve. SubX is a modern speedcubing timer built for cubers who want more than a stopwatch. Time your solves with a fast, distraction-free interface, then turn your results into meaningful insights that help you improve. BUILT FOR SPEED Hold to ready, release to start, and tap to stop. SubX combines responsive controls, haptic feedback, scramble generation, inspection, +2 and DNF penalties, and Zen Mode into a timer designed to stay out of your way. UNDERSTAND YOUR SOLVES Go beyond basic averages with detailed performance analytics. Follow your personal bests, explore trends and solve distributions, and see how your performance changes over time. SET GOALS. CHASE SUB-X. Create performance goals and track your progress toward faster singles and averages. COMPARE YOUR TRAINING Compare sessions to see how different cubes, routines, or practice styles affect your speed and consistency. PRACTICE LIKE IT COUNTS Competition Mode gives you a focused average-of-five experience with inspection, penalties, individual results, and competition-style averaging. YOUR CUBING HISTORY Organize solves into sessions, review your history, track PB progression, and keep your practice organized in one place. Filter your solves by personal bests, penalties, date, and speed to quickly find the results that matter. SHARE YOUR PROGRESS Turn your solves into polished SubX share cards. Share individual results, Ao5s, and Ao12s with times, penalties, dropped solves, PBs, and scramble details beautifully presented. GAN HALO TIMER SUPPORT Connect a compatible GAN Halo smart timer over Bluetooth for hardware timing while keeping your solves and analytics inside SubX. SUBX PRO The core SubX experience is free. SubX Pro unlocks advanced training tools including deeper trends and distributions, goal tracking, PB progression, session comparison, and advanced performance insights. SubX Pro is available as a one-time lifetime purchase. No subscription. Whether you're chasing your first sub-30, sub-20, sub-10, or your next personal best, SubX gives you the tools to measure your progress and keep improving. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.jesserubio.com/subx/privacy/
Solve Rubik's Cube
Master speedcubing techniques with step-by-step algorithm visualizations and detailed progress tracking. Practice specific cases to improve solve times and build muscle memory. This app offers a comprehensive library of CFOP algorithms for cubers of all levels.
- CFOP algorithm mastery
- Progress tracking analytics
- Complete algorithm library
- Step-by-step visualizations
- Targeted practice modes
- Multiple algorithm variations
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Master CFOP algorithms and improve your solve times with Deddal—the speedcubing training app designed to help you get faster. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Monitor your skill level and see which algorithms you've mastered. Track improvement across F2L, OLL, and PLL cases with detailed analytics. COMPLETE ALGORITHM LIBRARY Access all CFOP cases—F2L, 2-Look OLL/PLL, and full OLL/PLL sets. Browse multiple algorithm variations per case to find solutions that match your solving style. VISUAL LEARNING Watch step-by-step algorithm visualizations. Understand move sequences, learn execution flow, and build muscle memory with interactive playback. FOCUSED PRACTICE Train specific case sets, drill weak spots, and build pattern recognition speed with targeted practice modes. Built by cubers, for cubers. Clean interface, fast performance, and features that actually help you improve. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SubX at none against Solve Rubik's Cube's 6. Solve Rubik's Cube's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 15 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Solve Rubik's Cube sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. SubX asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for SubX against 4.8 for Solve Rubik's Cube. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively.
SubX ships an update every 15 months, Solve Rubik's Cube every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SubX | Solve Rubik's Cube |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jesse Rubio | Trophee |
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SubX
Solve Rubik's Cube
In-app purchases
SubX
No in-app purchases
Solve Rubik's Cube
- Advanced$1.997 Days
- Advanced$3.991 Month
- Pro$4.997 Days
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- Pro$9.991 Month
- Advanced$39.991 Year
- Pro$99.991 Year








