Comparison

Cube Guide vs Cubist

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

Cubist

Read full description

Cubist is a free Rubik's Cube solver and tutor that fits in your pocket. Stuck on a scramble? Paint your cube's colors onto the 2D unfolded net (or snap a photo with the camera) and Cubist gives you a step-by-step solution in seconds. Watch the 3D cube rotate move by move, or step through it yourself at your own pace. WHAT'S INSIDE • 3×3 solver — Kociemba two-phase, solutions in ≤22 moves • 2×2 solver — full state, every scramble solved • Live 3D cube viewer — rotate, zoom, watch each turn animate • Camera scanning — point at each face, Cubist reads the colors • Color painter — tap stickers on a 2D net if you'd rather enter manually • Beginner tutorial — learn the layer-by-layer method for 3×3 (cross, F2L, OLL, PLL) and Ortega for 2×2 • Practice mode — try a tutorial case yourself, the app validates when you've solved it • Two solver modes — "Fast" (shortest solution) and "Beginner" (grouped into Cross → First layer → Middle → Last layer with phase labels) • Multi-language — English and 简体中文 • Works offline — install once, use anywhere NO TRACKING Cubist does not collect personal data and shows no analytics on device. Cube scans stay on your phone; nothing is uploaded.

Screenshots

Cube Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Cube Guide at 3 against Cubist's —. On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 4 level
Cube Guide versus Cubist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCube GuideCubist
PriceFreeFree
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB25 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPavel PakhmutovChi Zhang

In-app purchases

None

Cube Guide

No in-app purchases

None

Cubist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cube Guide free?
Cube Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cubist free?
Cubist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Other comparisons