Comparison

Magic cube vs Pocket Cube Solver

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

Head to head
About

Magic cube

Engage your mind with a logic puzzle designed to enhance cognitive abilities and boost IQ. Improve your problem-solving speed and logical reasoning skills through a variety of challenging riddles.

Highlights
  • Brain activation puzzles
  • Logical reasoning enhancement
  • IQ improvement riddles
  • Puzzle solving speed measurement
  • Logic puzzle practice
Features
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Magic cube is an excellent logic puzzle to activate your brain and increase your logical reasoning. there are many riddles that will increase your IQ. you can also measure and improve the time it takes you to solve a puzzle. this way you increase the speed you can solve logic puzzles.

About

Pocket Cube Solver

Solve your 2x2 pocket cube with ease. Input your cube's current state and receive step-by-step instructions to solve it. Helpful videos are included for guidance.

Highlights
  • 2x2 pocket cube solver
  • Input cube state
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Helpful video tutorials
  • Simple graphics and interface
Features
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This app is for anyone who wants to solve the 2X2 pocket cube. Just enter in what your cube looks like and the app will solve it. The graphics and the app are simple; all you have to do is follow the instructions. There’s also helpful videos you can watch if you don’t quite understand how to use the app. Matt and Morgan (my kids who are 11 and 9) can show you exactly what to do from start to finish! Hope you give the app a try – and solve that cube!

Screenshots

Magic cube4 screens
Pocket Cube Solver4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magic cube at 100% against Pocket Cube Solver's 46%. Magic cube also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Pocket Cube Solver's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On price 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. Pocket Cube Solver sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Magic cube asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic cube holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Cube Solver has 553 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Magic cube's written reviews are positive against 46% of Pocket Cube Solver's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic cube ships an update every 6 months, Pocket Cube Solver fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Magic cube versus Pocket Cube Solver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic cubePocket Cube Solver
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings) — better2.7 (553 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better45.6% of reviews
Number of ratings7553 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvraham Shlomo OfirMC2 Tech Services LLC

Customer experience

Magic cube

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pocket Cube Solver

All ratings553 ratings
Positive40.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative55.5%
Written reviews160 reviews
Positive45.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative48.1%

Bugs and requests

Magic cube

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pocket Cube Solver

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezes on loading screen
  • Incorrect color detection
  • Cube state not updating properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support for 3x3 cubes
  • Option to skip ads
  • Improved accuracy in cube representation

In-app purchases

None

Magic cube

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pocket Cube Solver

One-time1
  • Pocket Cube Solver$2.99

Questions

Is Magic cube free?
Magic cube is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Cube Solver free?
Pocket Cube Solver is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magic cube or Pocket Cube Solver?
Magic cube is rated higher. Magic cube averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Pocket Cube Solver averages 2.7 from 553 ratings.
Do Magic cube or Pocket Cube Solver have ads?
Magic cube shows ads; Pocket Cube Solver does not.
Which is updated more often, Magic cube or Pocket Cube Solver?
Magic cube ships an update every 6 months, and Pocket Cube Solver fortnightly. Most recently, Magic cube was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pocket Cube Solver on October 24, 2026.

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