Comparison

Cube vs Cubing

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

Head to head
About

Cube

Features
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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.

About

Cubing

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Got a cube but no idea where to start? Cubing is a 3D cube app that teaches you the 3×3 cube from scratch. No memorizing up front. You start with what pieces and layers are and how to turn the cube, one step at a time. ■ 8 chapters to your first solve Pieces and layers → controls → white cross → first layer → middle layer → last layer. Try every step on a real 3D cube, and get a hint whenever you're stuck. It doesn't just tell you what to do — it shows you why it works. ■ Master 119 algorithms F2L 41 · OLL 57 · PLL 21. Each case goes through three stages: learn → practice → time. The app spots your weakest group and suggests what to practice today. ■ Timer and rankings Single, Ao5, Ao12, Ao50 and Ao100. The timer starts automatically on your first turn. In the Daily Contest, everyone gets the same scramble — see how you stack up against cubers around the world. ■ Build your cube collection Wood, carbon, crystal, golden, frost… Collect and upgrade 27 different cubes. They don't just look different — turn speed and corner-cutting feel vary slightly. We kept the performance gap as small as possible, because skill should decide the result. ■ Made for you if · You bought a cube but still can't solve it, even with videos · You can solve it but can't get under 3 minutes · You want to start F2L but 41 cases feel overwhelming · You like a quick daily timing session — About purchases — Cube boxes (gacha) can be opened without paid currency. Use items earned from daily missions and rewarded ads, and a Legend cube is guaranteed within 100 opens (pity). Drop rates for every rarity are always available in the app. Purchases by minors can be managed with your store's Family Sharing, Ask to Buy and purchase restriction features.

Screenshots

Cube4 screens
Cubing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cube at none against Cubing's shown. Cube also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). Cubing's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Cube sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cubing sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cube ships an update every 2 days, Cubing every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Cube versus Cubing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCubeCubing
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB43 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHaruhiko KishiJinhwa Jung

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cube

One-time1
  • Cube Pro: 3x3 Cube Solver$3.99
5 purchases

Cubing

One-time5
  • 120 Crystals (Starter Pack)$0.99
  • 600 Crystals (Small Pack)$4.99
  • 1,300 Crystals (Medium Pack)$9.99
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  • 2,800 Crystals (Large Pack)$19.99
  • 7,500 Crystals (Pity Pack)$49.99

Questions

Is Cube free?
Cube is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cubing free?
Cubing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cube or Cubing have ads?
Cubing shows ads; Cube does not.
Which is updated more often, Cube or Cubing?
Cube ships an update every 2 days, and Cubing every 5 days. Most recently, Cube was updated on October 31, 2026 and Cubing on October 29, 2026.

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