Comparison

Magic Cube Timer vs CubeScrambler Lite

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

Head to head
About

Magic Cube Timer

This app is a fast and elegant timer designed for speedcubers to track their progress. It logs solves, provides statistics like averages and best times, and allows for customization of inspection time and themes.

Highlights
  • Log and track cube solves
  • View solve history with scrambles
  • Detailed solve statistics (averages, best/worst times)
  • Customizable inspection time
  • Multiple themes for design customization
Features
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Magic Cube Timer is a simple, elegant and fast cube timer app developed for speedcubers. Get this timer on your device to solve cubes anywhere and anytime while keeping track of your progression, your averages, your best times, and a lot more. Give a new breath to your solves and start improving like never before with Magic Cube Timer! Features : - Log and track your cube solves. You are provided with a new scramble every solve. - View a list of all your solves. Each solve has information about the date it was timed and what scramble was used. - View statistics about your solves: Best time, Worst time, Average of 5, Average of 10 Average of 12 etc. - Customize inspection time between 0 - 30 seconds. - Select from 8 themes to customize the app's design to your liking

About

CubeScrambler Lite

Features
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Cube scramble generator Supports all official WCA cube types Scramble generation based on official WCA scrambles for all cube types The lite version only supports 2x2 scrambles

Screenshots

Magic Cube Timer4 screens
CubeScrambler Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CubeScrambler Lite at every 4 months against Magic Cube Timer's every 31 months. Magic Cube Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Cube Timer ships an update every 31 months, CubeScrambler Lite every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 25, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Magic Cube Timer versus CubeScrambler Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic Cube TimerCubeScrambler Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (67 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings67 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 31 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmrah KavakPaul Scott

In-app purchases

None

Magic Cube Timer

No in-app purchases

None

CubeScrambler Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Cube Timer free?
Magic Cube Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CubeScrambler Lite free?
CubeScrambler Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Magic Cube Timer or CubeScrambler Lite have ads?
Neither Magic Cube Timer nor CubeScrambler Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Cube Timer or CubeScrambler Lite?
Magic Cube Timer ships an update every 31 months, and CubeScrambler Lite every 4 months. Most recently, Magic Cube Timer was updated on July 25, 2026 and CubeScrambler Lite on August 19, 2026.

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