Comparison

Cubie Solver vs CubeLens

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

Head to head
About

Cubie Solver

Features
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Cubie Solver helps you solve a 3x3 Rubik’s Cube with a simple scan and clear step-by-step instructions. Point your camera at each face, let Cubie read the colors, and follow the guided moves to solve your cube. The app is designed to be fast, simple, and easy to follow, even if you are still learning cube notation. Features: • Scan all 6 faces of a 3x3 cube • Guided solving with one move at a time • Friendly visual coaching during each step • Built-in move notation help • Local leaderboard for your best solve times • 15 free solves included • Optional consumable top-up for 15 more solves Cubie Solver does not require an account or subscription.

About

CubeLens

This app uses your phone's camera to scan a physical cube and provides guided, step-by-step solutions. It offers multiple solving methods and detailed visual and audio instructions to help you learn how to solve it yourself.

Highlights
  • Camera scanning of physical cubes
  • Guided, narrated step-by-step solutions
  • Multiple solving methods (Beginner, Quick Solve, CFOP)
  • 3D cube visualization for moves
  • Manual color entry option
  • Legality checking for unsolvable states
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Your cube. Your phone. Solved. CubeLens turns the cube on your desk into a guided lesson. Rotate it in front of the camera: any face, any order, any way up. Each face captures automatically, and CubeLens assembles them into your exact cube, verified to be physically possible before you start. EVERYTHING INCLUDED One purchase and all of it is yours: • Beginner course: the classic layer-by-layer method, one narrated move at a time. You end up able to solve it yourself. • Quick solve: the computer-optimized answer in around 21 moves, on every scramble. • CFOP: the method speedcubers use. Cross, F2L pairs, then the last layer, with each stage explained. Pay once. No ads, no subscription, nothing to buy inside the app. A GUIDE THAT KEEPS UP WITH YOU Every move is shown on a 3D cube you can spin, previewed on the exact layer to turn, and spoken aloud in clear studio narration, with four narrators to choose from. Auto-play paces itself to the voice; set the speed from 0.5x to 2x, or step through by hand. SCANNING THAT ACTUALLY WORKS • Reads real-world lighting: white-balance locking, glare rejection, and per-face illumination correction. • Handles non-standard color schemes and rim-style / carbon-fiber cubes, and renders your cube in its true colors. • Legality checking catches misreads and fixes many of them automatically; if a scan is uncertain, CubeLens asks to re-scan just the sides in question, or fix any sticker with a tap. • Prefer to type it in? Full manual color entry is there too. The camera is the fast way, never the only way. • If your cube was reassembled wrong, CubeLens detects that it's physically unsolvable and tells you which kind of piece to fix. BONUS: SEND IT TO YOUR VISION PRO With the companion app Cubed on Apple Vision Pro, one scan drops a life-size copy of your cube, in its real colors, into the room in front of you. No account. No ads. No subscription, and nothing to buy inside the app. Nothing is sent to a server. Voice credits and licenses: https://cubelens.app/credits.html

Screenshots

Cubie Solver4 screens
CubeLens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cubie Solver at Free against CubeLens's $9.99. Cubie Solver also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Cubie Solver is free to download; CubeLens costs $9.99 up front. Cubie Solver sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CubeLens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cubie Solver ships an update every 3 weeks, CubeLens every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 5 level
Cubie Solver versus CubeLens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCubie SolverCubeLens
PriceFree — better$9.99
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developereryk sokolowskiKarl Groethe

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cubie Solver

One-time1
  • 15 More Solves$1.99
1 purchases

CubeLens

One-time1
  • CubeLens Unlimited$2.99

Questions

Is Cubie Solver free?
Cubie Solver is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CubeLens free?
CubeLens costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Cubie Solver or CubeLens have ads?
Neither Cubie Solver nor CubeLens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cubie Solver or CubeLens?
Cubie Solver ships an update every 3 weeks, and CubeLens every 4 weeks. Most recently, Cubie Solver was updated on October 10, 2026 and CubeLens on October 16, 2026.

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