FingerCubes vs ZKT Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FingerCubes
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Finger Cubes: The Ultimate Customizable Cube Experience on iOS Welcome to Finger Cubes—a sleek, powerful, and beautifully minimal cube simulator designed for puzzle enthusiasts, speedcubers, and curious minds alike. Built entirely with Apple’s native frameworks (Swift + RealityKit), Finger Cubes delivers buttery-smooth performance, instant responsiveness, and a clutter-free interface that puts your cube front and center—no distractions, just pure solving joy. Fully Customizable Appearance - Make your cube truly yours. * Recolor any face: Choose from vibrant palettes or create your own color schemes. * Custom designs: Apply unique patterns, textures, or minimalist themes to match your style. * Real-time preview: See changes instantly as you tweak every detail. Smart Tracking & Challenge Mode - Turn practice into progress. * Automatic session logging: Track solve times, move counts. * Personal bests & statistics. Optimized for iOS - Engineered for performance and simplicity. * Native Swift architecture: Lightweight, energy-efficient, and built for iOS from the ground up. * Zero bloat: No ads, no trackers, no unnecessary permissions. * Intuitive gestures: Rotate, swipe, and zoom with natural touch controls that feel like real cube handling. * Dark mode & accessibility: Fully supports system-wide settings for comfortable use anytime. Whether you’re a beginner learning algorithms, a speedcuber chasing sub-10s, or just love twisting virtual cubes during your commute, Finger Cubes gives you the tools to play, personalize, and perfect your craft—all in one elegant app.
ZKT Timer
This app is a comprehensive speedcubing platform for enthusiasts. It offers training tools, detailed performance analysis, and features for participating in and tracking global competitions. Users can connect smart hardware, practice algorithms, and engage in multiplayer challenges.
- WCA competition hub with live tracking
- Smart cube and gyroscope integration
- Phase analysis for split times
- Algorithm trainer with visualization
- Multiplayer and 1v1 battle modes
- Customizable interface and themes
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ZKT Timer times your cube solves, keeps every result and shows you where the time goes. You can time with touch, StackMat, GAN Timer, QiYi Timer or a smart cube. Inspection, +2 and DNF follow WCA rules, and a new scramble comes up after every solve. Smart cubes GAN, MoYu, QiYi, Giiker and Particula smart cubes connect over Bluetooth. The cube turns on screen in 3D as you turn it. The time starts on your first move and stops when the cube is solved. With Pro you see the Cross, F2L, OLL and PLL times, move count and TPS for every solve, and you can replay it move by move. Your stats also show which OLL and PLL cases slow you down. Algorithm trainer More than 40 sets, including OLL, PLL, F2L, ZBLL, COLL, CMLL and sets for 2x2, 4x4, Pyraminx and Square-1. Each case shows its pattern. You can build your own sets and practice PLL recognition. With Pro you can drill algorithms on a smart cube and see whether each move is right, and download algorithms as a PDF. Online Battle and rooms Online Battle pairs you with someone searching at the same moment. You both solve the same scramble on a smart cube, and the first to win three rounds takes the match. Times come from the cube's own clock, so internet lag does not change the result. For now it is 3x3 only, with GAN, QiYi and MoYu WeiLong V10 AI cubes. In rooms you solve the same scramble as your friends and chat. Offline Battle puts two players face to face on one phone. Competitions Follow upcoming WCA and ZKT competitions, with groups, schedule and live results on one page. With Pro you can follow up to 5 competitors per competition and get notified about their results and about records broken in the events you pick. Stats and data PB, ao5, ao12 and solve count are open to everyone. Pro unlocks every stats module and chart, and lets you arrange them under the timer. You can import from csTimer and Twisty Timer and export all your solves. When you are signed in, your solves are backed up to the server, and the app keeps working offline. With Pro your solves sync across all your devices. Pro also adds Magnet Timer: lift a magnetic cube from beside the phone's rear camera and the time starts; put it down on the table and it stops. Drop to stop: when you finish, drop the cube or your hands on the table and the timer stops. 6 extra themes and your own background image. Music, smart cubes and GAN Timer in rooms. Publishing your best times to the leaderboard. Monthly, yearly and lifetime plans. The app is in English, Turkish, Spanish, Russian and Chinese. You can also use the same account in the browser at zktimer.app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://zktimer.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://zktimer.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ZKT Timer at 15.0 against FingerCubes's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. FingerCubes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and ZKT Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FingerCubes ships an update every 2 weeks, ZKT Timer fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | FingerCubes | ZKT Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 成豪 刘 | IBRAHIM YILDIZ |
In-app purchases
FingerCubes
- Colorful Cubes$0.99
- Changeable Cube Order$0.99
- Cube Creator$0.99
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- Full Access$3.99
ZKT Timer
- ZKT Timer Pro$2.991 Month
- ZKT Timer Pro$19.991 Year
- ZKT Timer Pro Life Time$39.99









