RubikTimeRecord vs Paint Play
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RubikTimeRecord
A straightforward timer for solving Rubik's Cubes, designed for offline use. It allows users to quickly log their solve times and monitor their progress without any internet connection, ads, or data tracking.
- Offline solve timer
- Track solve times
- Monitor progress
- No internet required
- Ad-free experience
- No data collection
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RubikTimeRecord is a simple and offline Rubik’s Cube solve timer. Track your solve times quickly and easily — no internet connection, no ads, and no data collection. Perfect for cubers who want a clean, lightweight, and reliable way to monitor their progress.
Paint Play
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PaintPlay combines drawing, animation and short-video creation on iPhone and iPad. Sketch with Apple Pencil or touch, organize your artwork in layers, and bring your drawings to life. DRAW AND ORGANIZE Use native PencilKit brushes, erasers, colors, image layers, a ruler, a protractor and canvas guides. Arrange layers and adjust their visibility and opacity. Available brushes depend on your system version. FOUR WAYS TO ANIMATE Writing: reveal strokes over time. Motion: arrange positions, rotations and scales with keyframes. Physics: create falls, bounces and swings in a shared environment. Frame by frame: draw changing poses with onion skin and adjustable frame timing. EDIT THE TIMELINE Combine animation across layers. Move, trim and split clips, refine motion keyframes, select a playback range, and preview the whole work. KEEP AND SHARE Save editable projects, open compatible .pskt and .bskt documents, and export PNG images, animated GIFs or MP4 videos. Some Windows-specific tools and effects may differ on iPhone and iPad. PRACTICE YOUR DRAWING Warm-up drawing exercises remain available for practicing stroke control and building confidence. FREE ACCESS AND VIP Free features include PencilKit drawing, erasers, pan, basic colors, up to two layers, Writing and frame-by-frame animation. Existing artwork can still be opened, played and exported at standard resolution, up to 1280 pixels on the longest edge. The first five app launches include full-access app trial sessions. This is not a paid subscription trial and does not charge automatically. VIP adds motion and physics animation editing, selection and transforms, stroke editing, shapes, more layers, extended color tools and high-resolution export, including 1920 and 3840 pixel presets. Monthly and yearly subscriptions provide the same VIP features. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in App Store account settings. Prices and billing periods are shown before purchase. Restore purchases from the VIP screen using the same Apple Account. Requires iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 or later. Privacy policy: https://yu-weiz.github.io/www/SketchingTech_Privacy-Policy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RubikTimeRecord at daily against Paint Play's every 7 months. RubikTimeRecord also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RubikTimeRecord ships an update daily, Paint Play every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RubikTimeRecord | Paint Play |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nurullah Macun | WeiRong Yu |
In-app purchases
RubikTimeRecord
No in-app purchases
Paint Play
No in-app purchases









