Comparison

CFOP Learning vs 2sidePLL

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

Head to head
About

CFOP Learning

Master the Rubik's Cube with a comprehensive guide to the CFOP method, including interactive learning tools, a professional timer, and pattern exploration. Track your progress with detailed statistics and sync your data across devices.

Highlights
  • Complete CFOP case library
  • Interactive learning tools
  • Professional WCA-compliant timer
  • 50+ cube patterns
  • Solve history and analytics
  • iCloud sync
Features
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CFOP Learning is a companion for learning the CFOP method and practising it every day: a case library, a spaced-repetition trainer, a speedcubing timer and your own progress, all in one app. SEE THE CUBE DIFFERENTLY • A glossy, rounded 3D cube you can turn and step through, move by move • A ring view where every layer is a ring and every piece a dot, so you can follow exactly where each piece goes • Clean 2D diagrams with arrows that match each algorithm SCAN & SOLVE • Point your camera at each face of your cube, tap to fix any sticker, and get a guided CFOP solve: cross, F2L, OLL and PLL • Follow every step on the 3D cube or a 2D map, and jump to the matching case in the library • Everything happens on your device: no photos are saved or uploaded LEARN • Notation guide: what every move means (faces, slices, wide moves, rotations, primes and double turns), played on a 3D cube • Full 41-case F2L library with side-view diagrams, plus OLL and PLL with every PLL side colour shown • Intuitive F2L basics: the six beginner inserts, kept as an easy first step • Quiz Me: hide the case or the solution to test recognition and recall • Mark each case Unseen, Learning or Mastered and watch your coverage grow TRAIN • Spaced-repetition reviews: grade each card Again, Hard, Good or Easy • Daily streak and a new-cases-per-day limit so you never overload • Choose 2D, 3D, rings or mixed card display • Real-cube drill: set a PLL, OLL or F2L case up on your own cube, then time how long you take to recognise it and to solve it TIME • Speedcubing timer with 15-second inspection, +2 and DNF penalties • A fresh, colour-coded scramble for every solve, with named sessions • Best, Ao5, Ao12 and solve history, with trend charts and session stats EXPLORE • 50+ cube patterns, from the Superflip to checkerboards, with step-by-step moves COACH • A personal coach that reads your own solves and reviews and suggests what to practise next. On devices with Apple Intelligence it can also answer questions; everywhere else you get built-in guidance. EVERYWHERE • Widgets, a Live Activity, Spotlight search and Shortcuts • Apple Watch companion with a complication • Your solves and progress sync through your own iCloud account • No ads, no account, no tracking • One-time purchase: no subscriptions and no in-app purchases

About

2sidePLL

Features
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Compete with players worldwide on the speed and accuracy of two-sided PLL recognition! To solve a Rubik’s Cube faster, you need to recognize PLL cases quickly. Play a lot and claim the world’s top spot!

Screenshots

CFOP Learning4 screens
2sidePLL3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 2sidePLL at Free against CFOP Learning's $4.99. 2sidePLL also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

2sidePLL is free to download; CFOP Learning costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CFOP Learning ships an update fortnightly, 2sidePLL every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CFOP Learning versus 2sidePLL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCFOP Learning2sidePLL
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoao FrascoYuya Yoshida

In-app purchases

None

CFOP Learning

No in-app purchases

None

2sidePLL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CFOP Learning free?
CFOP Learning costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 2sidePLL free?
2sidePLL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CFOP Learning or 2sidePLL have ads?
Neither CFOP Learning nor 2sidePLL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CFOP Learning or 2sidePLL?
CFOP Learning ships an update fortnightly, and 2sidePLL every 8 days. Most recently, CFOP Learning was updated on October 30, 2026 and 2sidePLL on October 30, 2026.

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