Comparison

Cube Guide vs Cube Coach

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

Head to head
About

Cube Guide

Features
Read full description

Your all-in-one app for learning to solve Rubik’s Cube puzzles. From beginner-friendly 3×3 guides to advanced speedcubing algorithms, this app helps you learn, practice, and improve. Explore popular solving methods like CFOP and Roux, study cases such as OLL, PLL, and ZBLL, and find methods for multiple cube types including 2×2, 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx, and more. Use the notation guide to understand cube moves, save your favorite algorithms for quick review, and track which cases you have already learned. Inside the app: Step-by-step beginner 3×3 guides Extensive algorithm library CFOP, Roux, and other solving methods OLL, PLL, ZBLL, and more advanced cases Notation reference page Progress tracking Favorites 11 supported languages Completely redesigned interface Whether you are just starting or already speedcubing, the app gives you a fast and convenient way to learn cube algorithms and improve your solving.

About

Cube Coach

Features
Read full description

MOST CUBE APPS JUST SOLVE THE CUBE FOR YOU. CUBE COACH 3x3 TEACHES YOU HOW TO SOLVE IT YOURSELF. Twenty-five hands-on lessons on a live 3D cube, from never-having-solved to sub-20-second CFOP. Every lesson lets you scan your real cube, then walks you through the moves on screen — one step at a time, exactly the moves you need from the exact state of your cube. THREE COURSES. TWENTY-FIVE LESSONS. • Foundations — Notation (free), the white cross (free), first layer corners (free), middle edges (premium), last layer (premium). Your first full solve. • Intuitive F2L (premium) — Pair up corners + edges and slot them together. The transition from beginner to intermediate speedcubing. • 2-Look OLL & PLL (premium) — Ten OLL algorithms + six PLL algorithms, with recognition drills under timer pressure. THE KILLER FEATURE — STATE-AWARE SOLVES In every lesson, tap "Capture your cube" to scan your physical cube with the camera, then tap "Solve {step name} from this state." Cube Coach shows you the exact moves to reach just that step's goal — not the whole solve, not the next ten steps, just what the lesson is teaching. Step through Prev / Play / Next on the 3D cube while mirroring the moves on your real cube in your hands. THIS IS HOW HUMANS LEARN. NOT HOW SOLVERS SOLVE. The mid-stage solvers don't use a black-box optimizer. They emit the named algorithms each lesson teaches — Sune, R U R' U', the A-perm — so what you watch on screen is what you'll eventually do from memory. WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE FREE TIER • Three Foundations lessons + a cube solver • Speedcubing timer with WCA-style Ao5 / Ao12 / best-single tracking • Scrambler with full WCA random move sequences • 3D cube playground — scramble, twist by tap or drag, solve from any state • Capture your physical cube via the camera or paint it in by hand • Save and load cube snapshots so you can return to a state later WHAT'S INCLUDED IN PREMIUM ($8.99 one-time, lifetime) • All Foundations lessons • Every lesson in Intuitive F2L (10 lessons) + 2-Look OLL & PLL (7 lessons) • Ad-free everywhere ONE-TIME PURCHASE. NO SUBSCRIPTION. YOURS FOREVER. Cube Coach is built around one idea: the difference between watching a solve and actually solving the cube is muscle memory. Every interaction in the app — capture, step, play, scramble, time, drill — is designed to move algorithms from the screen into your hands. PRIVACY No accounts. No tracking across other apps. No analytics SDKs. Cube Coach stores your solves and lesson progress on-device only. The camera is used solely to read sticker colors during cube capture — frames are processed in-memory and never written to disk or transmitted off-device. Built for iPhone and iPad. Universal app. Free to download.

Screenshots

Cube Guide4 screens
Cube Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cube Guide at none against Cube Coach's 1. Cube Guide also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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 Coach sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cube Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Cube Guide versus Cube Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCube GuideCube Coach
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPavel PakhmutovYonghao Xu

In-app purchases

None

Cube Guide

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cube Coach

One-time1
  • Master the Cube$8.99

Questions

Is Cube Guide free?
Cube Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cube Coach free?
Cube Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cube Guide or Cube Coach have ads?
Both Cube Guide and Cube Coach show ads.

Other comparisons