Comparison

Cube Timer vs CubeSnap

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

Head to head
About

Cube Timer

This app provides a fast and modern timer for speedcubing practice. It generates official WCA scrambles and allows users to track their solve history to improve performance. The design is clean, minimal, and distraction-free.

Highlights
  • Fast instant start/stop timer
  • Official WCA scrambles
  • Solve history tracking
  • Clean, minimal design
  • Customizable themes
  • Scramble previews
Features
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Tesseract is a fast and modern cube timer for speedcubers that uses the official WCA scrambler. Practice, track, and improve your solves with accurate timing. Features: * Fast cube timer with instant start/stop * WCA Scrambles/Scramble previews * Solve history * Awesome Fonts * Clean, minimal, and distraction-free design * Colorful Themes Built for speedcubers who want a simple but powerful tool to train and improve.

About

CubeSnap

This app solves your cube by analyzing two photos. It provides a step-by-step solution with interactive 3D turns and adjustable speed. A demo is available, and solutions can be optimized for fewer moves.

Highlights
  • Solves cube from two photos
  • Interactive 3D step-by-step solutions
  • Adjustable solution speed
  • Flattened net tracking steps
  • Demo mode available
  • Optimized solutions for fewer moves
Features
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CubeSnap solves your cube from two photos. Point the camera at your scrambled cube with the white center facing up. Snap. Flip it over so the yellow center faces up. Snap again. CubeSnap reads all 54 stickers and plays back a step-by-step solution on an interactive 3D cube. WATCH IT, DO NOT DECODE IT Your solution plays as smooth 3D turns with the current move highlighted, adjustable speed, and a second view that tracks every step: a flattened net, or a ring graph that shows how each turn moves the stickers. Step forward and back through each turn until it clicks. NO CUBE? TRY THE DEMO The home screen solves a sample cube the moment you open the app. No account, no setup. GOD'S NUMBER Every scramble can be solved in 20 moves or fewer, a bound nicknamed God's number. The gold badge celebrates when your solution meets it, and Tighten hunts for something even shorter. FREE THROUGH 2026 Every solution is free through December 31, 2026. After that, unlock a solution with a single purchase or go unlimited with CubeSnap Unlimited. Reading your cube is always free. No ads, ever. ON IPHONE AND IPAD One app, both screens. PRIVACY FIRST Your photos are used to read the cube and nothing else. No account required. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cube Timer4 screens
CubeSnap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cube Timer at none against CubeSnap's 3. Cube Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). CubeSnap's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. CubeSnap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Cube Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cube Timer against 5.0 for CubeSnap. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cube Timer ships an update monthly, CubeSnap every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cube Timer versus CubeSnap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCube TimerCubeSnap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlim ErkinovJeffrey Huber

Customer experience

Cube Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CubeSnap

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cube Timer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

CubeSnap

Subscriptions2
  • CubeSnap Unlimited$4.991 Month
  • CubeSnap Unlimited$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Solve This Cube$0.99

Questions

Is Cube Timer free?
Cube Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CubeSnap free?
CubeSnap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cube Timer or CubeSnap?
Cube Timer and CubeSnap are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Cube Timer or CubeSnap have ads?
Neither Cube Timer nor CubeSnap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cube Timer or CubeSnap?
Cube Timer ships an update monthly, and CubeSnap every 5 days. Most recently, Cube Timer was updated on October 3, 2026 and CubeSnap on October 1, 2026.

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