Hongyi CFOP Cube Solver vs CubeSensei
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hongyi CFOP Cube Solver
This app helps users solve and practice 3x3 cubes with features like AI-powered coaching, timer functions, and 3D playback. It supports manual input, camera recognition, and Bluetooth smart cubes for an enhanced speedcubing experience.
- 3x3 cube solving
- AI training coach
- Camera recognition
- Bluetooth smart cube support
- WCA scrambles and timing
- CFOP method practice
- 3D playback with solution steps
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Hongyi AI Cube is built for 3x3 cube solving and speedcubing practice. Enter or generate WCA scrambles, record a cube with manual six-face entry or camera recognition, and review 3D playback with solution steps. The Training tab adds a professional timer, 15-second inspection, ao5/ao12, sessions, recent solves, and long-term trends. Bluetooth mode supports tested GAN and MoYu smart cubes. After calibrating the physical cube, the in-app 3D cube can follow real turns; WCA generation in Bluetooth mode is kept as a target formula so you can scramble the real cube and verify with the net. CFOP practice covers Cross, F2L, 2-Look OLL, and PLL with case recognition, algorithms, and 3D follow-along playback. The AI training coach combines timer sessions, algorithm practice, and solve analysis into review advice and daily practice tasks. Free features include WCA timing, local sessions, ao5/ao12, basic CFOP practice, 3x3 solving, and 3D demos. Subscription unlocks AI coaching, advanced review, long-term trend analysis, and cloud sync. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
CubeSensei
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Learn something from every solve. CubeSensei turns your Bluetooth smart cube into a coach. Every turn is read straight from the cube, so each solve is broken down move by move — cross, F2L, OLL and PLL — with recognition and execution timed separately. CONNECT YOUR CUBE Works with GAN, MoYu and X-Man smart cubes over Bluetooth. The app remembers the cube you used last and reconnects to it on its own, so you can pick it up and start turning. SEE WHERE THE TIME GOES • Stage splits for every solve, with recognition vs. execution timing • Automatic case and algorithm detection • Replay any solve, move by move, in 3D • Cross analysis showing the solution you could have used • Visual aids for every stage, plus "take me there" to set your cube to any position FIND YOUR WEAK CASES • Per-case charts for time, frequency and turns per second • Sortable tables that rank your slowest and least consistent cases • Spot the cases that are slow, frequent, or wildly inconsistent TRAIN THE RIGHT THINGS • Training Planner — a plan built around the cases costing you time • Algorithm Trainer — drill F2L, OLL and PLL with spaced repetition • Cross Trainer — practice efficient crosses and compare with the optimal one • Algorithm Library — the complete F2L, OLL and PLL lists, plus notation • Solve Helper — step-by-step guidance from any scramble KEEP TURNING Daily and weekly challenges, personal records and statistics that show progress over months, not just today. WORKS OFFLINE Once you are signed in, solving runs on the device. Connect a cube, time a solve and see it broken down with no connection at all. Solves are stored on the device and sync when you are back online; browsing your history needs a connection. A Bluetooth smart cube is required. Every turn CubeSensei times and analyzes is read from the cube, so the timer, the training modes and the analysis need one. Without a cube you can still browse the algorithm library and replay solves you have already recorded. Case charts and statistics are on iPad. Archive, statistics and history-based suggestions need a connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CubeSensei at none against Hongyi CFOP Cube Solver's 4. CubeSensei also leads on device support. On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Hongyi CFOP Cube Solver sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. CubeSensei asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hongyi CFOP Cube Solver | CubeSensei |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 佳辰 汪 | Mattias Holmstrom |
In-app purchases
Hongyi CFOP Cube Solver
- Premium Weekly7 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$124.99
CubeSensei
No in-app purchases
Questions
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