Comparison

Cube Guide vs Kubik

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
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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

Kubik

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Cube, Let's Solve! helps you solve 2×2, 3×3, and 4×4 cubes with clear step-by-step guidance. Scan all six faces with the camera or enter the colors manually. Check every recognized square, then follow one animated move at a time. Your progress stays on the device, so you can continue later. Features: • on-device color recognition; • manual color entry and correction; • cube-state validation; • animated step-by-step solutions; • an orientation map for all six faces; • auto-capture and animation-speed settings; • guided 3×3 cube patterns with a step-by-step return to the solved state; • per-size stats, Ao5, Ao12, and daily challenges; • iPhone and iPad support. Scanning, validation, and solving work offline. Camera frames are processed only on the device: they are never saved or uploaded. There are no accounts, ads, analytics, or tracking. Internet access is required only to buy or verify Premium through the App Store. Your first three successfully calculated 3×3 solves are free. Premium unlocks unlimited 2×2, 3×3, and 4×4 solves with monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscriptions. Manage or cancel your subscription in Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cube Guide4 screens
Kubik4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cube Guide at none against Kubik's 2. Kubik's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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. Kubik sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Cube Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Cube Guide versus Kubik: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCube GuideKubik
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB17 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPavel PakhmutovArtem Beletskiy

In-app purchases

None

Cube Guide

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Kubik

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Cube Guide free?
Cube Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kubik free?
Kubik is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cube Guide or Kubik have ads?
Cube Guide shows ads; Kubik does not.

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