Comparison

Cube Timer & Coach vs Jia Cube

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

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About

Cube Timer & Coach

This app offers AI-powered coaching for speedcubing, providing detailed feedback on solves, algorithm practice, and timing for various WCA events. It helps users track progress, learn new algorithms, and follow personalized training plans to improve their cubing skills.

Highlights
  • AI-powered solve analysis
  • WCA event timing
  • Algorithm learning drills
  • Personalized training plans
  • Progress tracking and analysis
  • Daily challenges and competitions
Features
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CuberPal is the AI-powered speedcubing coach, cube timer and 3×3 solver for cubers who want measurable progress. Record or upload a solve for detailed CFOP feedback, learn algorithms with focused drills, and time every WCA event with a timer built for speedcubers. Cubey, your cubing coach, is with you at every step. AI COACHING FOR EVERY SOLVE • Record a 3×3 solve with your camera or import a video, and get phase-by-phase feedback for Cross, F2L, OLL and PLL. • Spot pauses, rotations, missed pairs and the habits that cost you time, with a clear grade for every solve. • See how long each F2L pair takes and where your lookahead breaks down. • Ask Cubey for advice based on your recent solves, your average and your goals. • Share your analysis and your best times with friends. A TIMER BUILT FOR SPEEDCUBERS • Time every WCA event: 2×2 to 7×7, One-Handed, 3BLD, 4BLD, 5BLD, Multi-Blind, FMC, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb and Square-1. • Official WCA inspection with 8 and 12 second calls, automatic +2 and DNF, and times that round exactly like the WCA. • Random-state scrambles for 3×3, 2×2 and One-Handed. • Set your hold time for a stackmat feel, with haptics when the timer is ready. • Track Mo3, Ao5, Ao12, Ao50, Ao100, your best average and your personal bests. • Change a penalty or add a comment after a solve is saved. • Keep separate sessions that sync across your devices. • Explore your progress with a zoomable trend graph and a histogram of your times. • Export your solves, or bring your history over from csTimer and Twisty Timer. • Connect a GAN Halo Smart Timer, GAN Smart Timer or QiYi Smart Timer over Bluetooth. LEARN ALGORITHMS THAT STICK • Master OLL, PLL, COLL, ZBLL and F2L algorithms with spaced-repetition practice. • Drill recognition and execution with a full-screen practice timer: hold anywhere to start, tap anywhere to stop, with an optional 3-2-1 countdown. • Grade each case and CuberPal schedules the ones you need to see again. • Browse full algorithm catalogs with clear diagrams and finger-friendly notation. LESSONS FOR EVERY PUZZLE • Learn to solve the 3×3 from scratch with step-by-step guided lessons. • Go further with courses for Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1 and Megaminx. • Scan any scrambled 3×3 with your camera and follow a step-by-step solution. A PLAN BUILT AROUND YOU • Tell CuberPal your current average and your goal, and follow a personalized training plan. • Use Focus Sprints to practice one cue across a short set of solves. • See your path to your next personal best and a forecast of where your average is heading. • Get a weekly recap of your solves, your progress and what to work on next. COMPETE AND STAY MOTIVATED • Take on the Daily Cube Challenge and compare your time on the global leaderboard. • Join the Arena for weekly competitions against cubers at your level. • Build streaks, earn awards and set goals that keep you practicing. • Prepare for your next WCA competition and turn on practice reminders. BUILT FOR EVERY LEVEL • New to cubing? Follow a clear path from your first solve to a full CFOP solve. • Stuck at the same average? Find the pauses and slow F2L pairs that hold you back. • Chasing sub-10? Sharpen last-layer recognition, learn full ZBLL sets and build consistency for competition. SMART CUBES Connect a GoCube or GAN 356 i to track your turns live while you solve. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD CuberPal runs full screen on iPad, and your account, solves and sessions follow you across devices. Whether you are learning your first solution or chasing your next sub-10 average, CuberPal gives you one focused place to solve, train and get faster. Terms: https://cuberpal.com/terms Privacy: https://cuberpal.com/privacy

About

Jia Cube

Features
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Let your hands find order. Jia Cube brings interactive 3D puzzles, illustrated lessons and personal timed challenges together. Take time to understand a move, follow an arrow or start a fresh scramble and challenge your previous result. Turn a sequence of letters into something you can see and try. SEVEN PUZZLES TO EXPLORE Discover 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 and 5x5 cubes, plus 2-, 3- and 4-layer pyramid puzzles. The 2-layer pyramid uses independently turning tips. Explore different structures and build familiarity with corners, edges, centers and layers. LEARN THROUGH PICTURES Compare a starting position with a target diagram, then work through the steps. Lessons introduce beginner layer-by-layer ideas for the 3x3 and concepts such as centers, edge pairing and reduction for larger cubes. Visual examples help you connect a move with its purpose instead of only memorizing notation. KNOW WHAT TO TURN NEXT On-puzzle arrows and next-move prompts show the intended movement. For cubes, U, D, L, R, F and B are explained as up, down, left, right, front and back, alongside turn direction. Guidance for the current scramble retraces its recorded moves in reverse. Illustrated lessons use example positions; this is not a camera scanner or an automatic layer-by-layer solver for any external puzzle. CHOOSE YOUR PACE Learn: combine diagrams, instructions and animated turns. Train: get ready, follow the 3-2-1 countdown and begin a personal timed attempt. A completed solve records time and moves; ending a started attempt early marks it unfinished. Free play: explore turns, change the view and scramble again without a running challenge timer. BUILT FOR TOUCH Swipe tiles to turn a layer, drag empty space to orbit the puzzle and pinch to zoom. Cubes also offer six face buttons and reverse-turn controls. Practice on iPhone or enjoy a roomier view on iPad. KEEP A HISTORY OF YOUR PRACTICE Review dates, times, move counts and scramble sequences. Filter results by puzzle and revisit completed and unfinished attempts. Use your history to set a clear goal for your next practice session. A SOUNDTRACK YOU CONTROL Optional ticking gives timed practice a steady rhythm. Ambient music starts switched off and can be enabled when you want it. Adjust both in your profile. CONTINUE IN YOUR LANGUAGE Choose Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Polish, German, Portuguese or Spanish, or follow the system language. Sign in with Apple. Results are saved locally and can sync through iCloud when available, using the same relevant accounts on your devices. FREE FEATURES AND PRO All modes for both 2-layer puzzles are free. Lessons and free play are free for every puzzle. Training with cubes and pyramids of 3 or more layers requires an active Pro subscription or lifetime purchase. Monthly, annual and one-time lifetime options unlock the same training range. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be managed or canceled in your App Store account settings. Access continues until the paid period ends. Lifetime access is a one-time purchase and does not cancel an existing subscription. Restore purchases is supported. See the purchase screen for local pricing. Observe. Understand. Practice. One move at a time. Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 隐私政策(Privacy Policy): http://www.jdarray.com/privacy/privacy.html

Screenshots

Cube Timer & Coach4 screens
Jia Cube4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Jia Cube at none against Cube Timer & Coach's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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. Cube Timer & Coach sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Jia Cube sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cube Timer & Coach versus Jia Cube: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCube Timer & CoachJia Cube
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (34 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDPTECH LLCBeijing Boshujia Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Cube Timer & Coach

Subscriptions5
  • CuberPal Premium$6.997 Days
  • CuberPal Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • CuberPal Premium Annual Offer$24.991 Year
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  • CuberPal Premium Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • CuberPal Premium Annual$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • CuberPal Premium Livstid$49.99
3 purchases

Jia Cube

Subscriptions2
  • Jia Cube Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Jia Cube Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Jia Cube Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Cube Timer & Coach free?
Cube Timer & Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jia Cube free?
Jia Cube is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cube Timer & Coach or Jia Cube have ads?
Cube Timer & Coach shows ads; Jia Cube does not.

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