My Cube Timer vs Byte Cube
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Cube Timer
Track your cube-solving times with a scramble generator and detailed statistics. Export your records to CSV for easy sharing and cloud storage. Includes an inspection timer and supports multiple languages.
- Scramble generator
- Best and average time calculation
- Inspection timer
- Record export to CSV
- Cloud storage integration
- Multi-language support
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The application records the time for completion of 2x2x2, 3x3x3 or 4x4x4 etc. Features * Scramble generator for 2x2x2 and 3x3x3 * The best time and average time are calculated * Limit 500 results per puzzle * Inspection timer * Exporting records to CSV file * Send CSV via AirDrop * Upload CSV to iCloud Drive (For iOS8 or later) * Support English, German, Trad. Chinese, Simplified Chinese Additional features in Pro version * No limitation * No ads
Byte Cube
Track your cube-solving times, analyze your progress with detailed statistics, and learn new algorithms. This app offers realistic 3D graphics and customization options to enhance your puzzle-solving experience.
- Cube timer with best time, Ao 5, Ao 12
- Random scrambles
- Solves history and graph
- Download/upload algorithms
- Realistic 3D graphics
- Customizable puzzle colors
- Cloud sync for solves
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- Cube Timer - Best time, Ao 5, Ao 12 - Random scrambles - Solves history and graph - Download / Upload cube algorithms - Realistic 3D graphics and animation - Customize the color of the puzzles - Sync solves - WCA Verification An app that helps you learn the puzzles everywhere you go! If you upgrade to become a Byte Cube Premium, you'll get unlimited access to everything Byte Cube has to offer: - Store data in the cloud and synchronize in real time(solves, sessions, tags, color template etc) - 3d puzzle model - Add more algorithm colors - Unlock hint(Cross, EOLine, First Block) - Remove Ads - and more All for $0.99/month or $5.99/year Your Byte Cube Premium will automatically renew each month, and you will be charged $2.99 through your iTunes account within 24-hours prior to the end of the current monthly cycle. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings up until 24-hours before the end of the current period, but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Please visit our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service for more information: Privacy Policy: https://bytecubeapp.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://bytecubeapp.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: My Cube Timer at none against Byte Cube's shown. My Cube Timer also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Byte Cube's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. My Cube Timer sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Byte Cube sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for My Cube Timer against 4.7 for Byte Cube. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 61 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of My Cube Timer's written reviews are positive against 79% of Byte Cube's.
My Cube Timer ships an update every 4 months, Byte Cube weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Cube Timer | Byte Cube |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (66 ratings) | 4.7 (61 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better | 78.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 61 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Siu Yuen Ho | 巍 赵 |
Customer experience
My Cube Timer
Byte Cube
In-app purchases
My Cube Timer
- Unlock Pro feature$0.99
- Unlock OLL trainer$0.99
- Unlock PLL trainer$0.99
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- Unlock F2L trainer$0.99
- PLL cheat sheet$0.99
- F2L cheat sheet$0.99
- OLL cheat sheet$0.99
- Algorithm converter$1.99
Byte Cube
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium 1 Month$1.991 Month
- 6 Months Premium$3.996 Months
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- Premium Yearly$5.991 Year
- Premium 6 Months$6.996 Months
- Premium 12 Months$7.991 Year
