Polyo vs OpenCube
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Polyo
This app helps you monitor your progress in learning multiple languages. Log study hours, categorize activities, and track your growth to stay consistent and accountable on your learning journey.
- Track language study across multiple languages
- Log study hours
- Categorize learning activities
- Monitor language learning growth
- Promotes consistency and accountability
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Polyo helps you track your language study across multiple languages and skills. Log your hours. Categorize your activities. Monitor your growth. Whether you're learning Spanish, French, Korean, or more, Polyo gives you a simple way to stay consistent and accountable. Built for learners who care about long-term progress.
OpenCube
This app uses your phone's camera to scan and solve various twisty puzzles. It provides step-by-step solutions, learning methods, and a competition timer. Offline functionality ensures privacy and accessibility.
- Camera-based cube scanning
- Step-by-step 3D solutions
- Multiple learning methods (Beginner, CFOP, Roux)
- Competition-style timer
- Support for 2x2, 4x4, 5x5, Pyraminx, Megaminx
- Offline functionality
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Solve your cube and understand every turn. OpenCube is an offline cube solver, learning guide and speedcubing timer. Scan each face with your camera or enter stickers by hand, review the colors and follow an animated 3D solution. SCAN AND SOLVE Review and correct stickers before solving. Solutions are checked against the entered state. Follow turns on a draggable 3D cube, a flat net or a notation list. Camera results depend on lighting and the puzzle; manual correction is always available. LEARN AND PRACTICE Start with the free 3×3 Beginner course. Explore CFOP and Roux with animated examples, explanations and interactive algorithm practice. Try moves on a virtual cube. There are also 2×2 courses and lessons for larger cubes, Pyraminx, Megaminx, one-handed solving and blindfolded techniques. TIME YOUR SOLVES Hold to start, use optional 15-second inspection, apply +2 or DNF penalties and track ao5, ao12 and your best time. Scrambles suit the selected puzzle: random-state for 2×2, 3×3 and Pyraminx, random-move for 4×4 and 5×5, and Pochmann for Megaminx. FREE AND PRO 2×2 and 3×3 solving and timing, the complete 3×3 Beginner course and 2×2 courses are free. Try the first stages of CFOP, Roux and other courses. OpenCube Pro is a single purchase with no subscription. It adds 4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx and Megaminx solving and timing; the remaining advanced course stages; CFOP and Roux method solutions; full history and all-time statistics; case-specific and saved practice scrambles; and alternate color schemes. The purchase price appears in your store's currency. Purchases are managed separately by each store. OFFLINE AND PRIVATE No account, ads or analytics. Puzzle processing and your solve history stay on your device. Purchases and review requests use your platform's store services. Available in English, Arabic, Turkish, French, Spanish and German.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Polyo at none against OpenCube's 1. Polyo also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). OpenCube's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. OpenCube sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Polyo asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Polyo against 5.0 for OpenCube. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Polyo ships an update monthly, OpenCube every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Polyo | OpenCube |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kaleb McKelvey | Meral Software LLC |
Customer experience
Polyo
OpenCube
In-app purchases
Polyo
No in-app purchases
OpenCube
- OpenCube Pro$1.99









