Comparison

Luminous Cube vs Cube

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

Head to head
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Luminous Cube

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美しい3Dグラフィックスでルービックキューブを自由に操作。 タップするだけで面を回転させ、6面を揃えることを目指しましょう。 【特徴】 ・直感的なタップ操作で面を回転 ・スクランブルされた状態から挑戦するタイムアタックモード ・ベストタイム記録・履歴管理 ・チュートリアルで操作方法をしっかり学べる ・BGM・効果音付き(設定でON/OFF可能) ・ゲームの途中保存・再開に対応 ・用語集で知識も深められる 【今後追加予定】 ・ヒントモード(詰まったらAIがサポート) ・解法を学ぶモード(初心者が実際に解けるようになるまで導く7ステップ攻略) Aolua Games / 株式会社ミカエルライト 「それぞれが輝く今を創造する」

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Cube

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Every Friday, the same cube goes out to everyone in the world. Solve that one scramble and compare your time on the leaderboard. Scan your real 3x3 cube with the camera, and Cube reads its state and guides you move by move until it is solved. For first-timers who just want to solve all six faces, and for cubers chasing a faster time. ■ Weekly Cube One scramble per week, identical for everyone. Your solve time is recorded on the leaderboard so you can measure yourself against other players. Register a public nickname to join the leaderboard — it carries over to new devices and reinstalls via iCloud Keychain. ■ Features • Cube Scanning Read all six faces with the camera and analyze the cube state • Real Advice Analyze the cube in your hands and guide you through the next move, step by step • Virtual Cube Practice freely with a 3D cube, no physical cube needed • Challenge Time attack on the virtual cube • Shared Cube Send a cube you solved to a friend as a link and race on the same scramble • AI Battle Solve against a calm AI opponent in real time ■ Free Scanning, cube analysis, the Virtual Cube, a taste of Challenge and Advice, and the battle intro are all free. ■ Cube Pro (one-time purchase) Unlocks unlimited Challenge, step-by-step Smart Advice, and AI Battle. No subscriptions. ■ Design • Fast Apple-native performance • Minimal and focused interface • Calm interaction design • Built for both beginners and experienced solvers • No ads ■ Philosophy Recognize. Understand. Flow. Not just a solver, but an experience for recognizing, understanding, and entering flow. Created during the space between music production and software engineering. Created by Haru (Haruhiko Kishi) at MusicFlow Tokyo.

Screenshots

Luminous Cube4 screens
Cube4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Luminous Cube at none against Cube's 1. Cube's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs monthly). On price, 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 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Luminous Cube asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Luminous Cube ships an update monthly, Cube daily. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Luminous Cube versus Cube: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuminous CubeCube
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer株式会社ミカエルライトHaruhiko Kishi

In-app purchases

None

Luminous Cube

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cube

One-time1
  • Rinen CUBE Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Luminous Cube free?
Luminous Cube is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cube free?
Cube is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Luminous Cube or Cube have ads?
Luminous Cube shows ads; Cube does not.
Which is updated more often, Luminous Cube or Cube?
Luminous Cube ships an update monthly, and Cube daily. Most recently, Luminous Cube was updated on September 28, 2026 and Cube on September 30, 2026.

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