Cube vs Cube Solver & Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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. ■ Cube Lessons A solving lesson for first-timers: seven steps from the white cross to the last layer, one layer at a time. The on-screen cube lights up the face to turn next, so you can follow along with the cube in your hands. For faster solves, practice all 57 OLL and 21 PLL algorithms. The on-screen colors can match your cube's color scheme (yellow or blue opposite white). ■ iPhone Duo Works with iPhone Duo. Open it all the way for a big cube. Fold it halfway like a laptop, and Real Timer shows the clock on the top screen and the pad for your hands on the bottom. ■ 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 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 ■ Cube Pro Unlocks Real Advice, AI Battle, every step and case in Cube Lessons, and full Auto Search playback. ■ 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 MusicFlow Tokyo.
Cube Solver & Timer
Learn to solve any scrambled 3D cube with step-by-step tutorials and a built-in timer. Track your progress, master algorithms, and explore patterns. Go Pro for advanced training tools and support for larger cube sizes.
- Step-by-step cube solving
- Learn to solve tutorials
- Speedcubing timer
- Cube pattern gallery
- Spaced-repetition trainer
- Algorithm library
- 2x2 and 4x4 support
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Cube Solver Pro turns any scrambled 3x3 cube into a step-by-step solution, free — and then teaches you to solve it on your own. Go Pro for solutions to scanned cubes and to the 2x2 and 4x4. SOLVE YOUR 3x3, FREE Paint your cube exactly as it looks, on a flat layout or a fully rotatable 3D cube. Tap Solve and follow a clear move-by-move solution at your own pace. Adjustable playback speed lets you slow down and follow along, one turn at a time. SCAN WITH THE CAMERA On iPhone, point the camera at each face and the colors are read for you — scanning is free at every size (2x2, 3x3, 4x4). Check the result, fix any sticker by tapping it, and get the solution with Pro. LEARN TO SOLVE IT YOURSELF A structured beginner course takes you from zero to a full solve: • Notation — the alphabet of the cube • White cross and white corners • Middle layer • Yellow cross, yellow face and yellow corners Each lesson builds on the last, and your progress is tracked as you go. TIME YOUR SOLVES A full speedcubing timer with everything you'd expect: • Random scrambles in standard notation • Best time, ao5, ao12 and ao100 averages • OK / +2 / DNF penalties • A trend chart to watch yourself get faster IMPRESS WITH PATTERNS A gallery of classic cube patterns — Superflip, Tetris, Four Spots, Six Spots and more — each with its difficulty and the moves to build it. Great for showing off or just giving your cube a new look. GO PRO WHEN YOU'RE READY The 3x3 solver, lessons, timer, patterns and camera scanning are free, with no ads — ever. Cube Solver Pro adds: • Solutions for scanned cubes, at every size • Spaced-repetition trainer that schedules your algorithm reviews so the right case shows up at the right time • The complete algorithm library: all 57 OLL, 16 PLL and 41 F2L cases, engine-verified • 2x2 solutions — paint, turn or scan your 2x2 for free, then get its optimal solution • 4x4 solutions — paint, turn or scan your 4x4 for free, then get a full solution or a nine-step walkthrough Pro is available as a weekly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Some plans include a free trial; its length and the price after it are shown before you confirm. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed or cancelled anytime in your App Store account settings. Whether you've never solved a cube in your life or you're chasing a new personal best, Cube Solver Pro has a place for you. Grab your cube — let's solve it. Privacy Policy: https://github.com/DEXIZ31/Cube-Solver-Privacy-Policy/blob/main/Privacy%20Policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cube at every 2 days against Cube Solver & Timer's every 2 weeks. Cube Solver & Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Cube sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cube Solver & Timer sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cube ships an update every 2 days, Cube Solver & Timer every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Cube | Cube Solver & Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Haruhiko Kishi | Danila Dundukov |
In-app purchases
Cube
- Cube Pro: 3x3 Cube Solver$3.99
Cube Solver & Timer
- Weekly Cuby Pro Access3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Weekly Cuby Pro Membership$3.997 Days
- Weekly Cuby Pro Membership3 Days trial$3.997 Days
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- Yearly Pro Access Special Offer$9.991 Year
- Yearly Cuby Pro Access$9.991 Year
- Yearly Cuby Pro Membership7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Yearly Cuby Pro Membership$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Cuby Pro Access$17.99
- Lifetime Cuby Pro Membership$34.99
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