Comparison

My Cube Timer vs Referee Yellow card, Whistle

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Scramble generator
  • Best and average time calculation
  • Inspection timer
  • Record export to CSV
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Multi-language support
Features
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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

About

Referee Yellow card, Whistle

This utility app provides a digital referee toolkit for sports and other situations. It features a whistle sound and full-screen display of various colored cards for judgment calls. Designed for simplicity, it's suitable for games, training, or even pranks.

Highlights
  • Whistle sound functionality
  • Full-screen yellow, red, orange, and green cards
  • Simple and easy-to-use interface
  • Suitable for sports refereeing
  • Useful for training and games
  • Can be used for pranks
Features
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It is a simple referee application that can be used in sports etc. It can sound a whistle, can be used for sports refereeing, training, when you want to call something, pranks, etc. You can put out four kinds of cards of yellow card, red card, orange card, green card in full screen. It may be interesting to use it as a referee in sports games or when playing with friends. It is designed to be easy to use with a simple screen and functions, so please try it.

Screenshots

My Cube Timer4 screens
Referee Yellow card, Whistle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Referee Yellow card, Whistle at none against My Cube Timer's 8. My Cube Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (88% vs 71%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. My Cube Timer sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Referee Yellow card, Whistle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for My Cube Timer against 4.6 for Referee Yellow card, Whistle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 51 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of My Cube Timer's written reviews are positive against 71% of Referee Yellow card, Whistle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Cube Timer ships an update every 4 months, Referee Yellow card, Whistle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
My Cube Timer versus Referee Yellow card, Whistle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Cube TimerReferee Yellow card, Whistle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (66 ratings) — better4.6 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings66 — better51
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSiu Yuen HoRyouhei Azuma

Customer experience

My Cube Timer

All ratings66 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.8%

Referee Yellow card, Whistle

All ratings51 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

My Cube Timer

One-time8
  • 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
None

Referee Yellow card, Whistle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Cube Timer free?
My Cube Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Referee Yellow card, Whistle free?
Referee Yellow card, Whistle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Cube Timer or Referee Yellow card, Whistle?
My Cube Timer is rated higher. My Cube Timer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while Referee Yellow card, Whistle averages 4.6 from 51 ratings.
Do My Cube Timer or Referee Yellow card, Whistle have ads?
Referee Yellow card, Whistle shows ads; My Cube Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, My Cube Timer or Referee Yellow card, Whistle?
My Cube Timer ships an update every 4 months, and Referee Yellow card, Whistle every 2 months. Most recently, My Cube Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Referee Yellow card, Whistle on October 25, 2026.

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