Comparison

My Cube Timer vs SubX

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

SubX

This app provides a modern and intuitive timer for speedcubing enthusiasts. It allows users to log and track solves, view results and averages, and share best times with friends. Customize your experience with different cube types, sessions, and haptic feedback options.

Highlights
  • Log and track solves
  • View results and averages
  • Share best solves with scrambles
  • Select cube type for scrambles
  • Create multiple sessions
  • Pre-inspection countdown
  • Haptic and confetti feedback
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Get faster. Understand every solve. SubX is a modern speedcubing timer built for cubers who want more than a stopwatch. Time your solves with a fast, distraction-free interface, then turn your results into meaningful insights that help you improve. BUILT FOR SPEED Hold to ready, release to start, and tap to stop. SubX combines responsive controls, haptic feedback, scramble generation, inspection, +2 and DNF penalties, and Zen Mode into a timer designed to stay out of your way. UNDERSTAND YOUR SOLVES Go beyond basic averages with detailed performance analytics. Follow your personal bests, explore trends and solve distributions, and see how your performance changes over time. SET GOALS. CHASE SUB-X. Create performance goals and track your progress toward faster singles and averages. COMPARE YOUR TRAINING Compare sessions to see how different cubes, routines, or practice styles affect your speed and consistency. PRACTICE LIKE IT COUNTS Competition Mode gives you a focused average-of-five experience with inspection, penalties, individual results, and competition-style averaging. YOUR CUBING HISTORY Organize solves into sessions, review your history, track PB progression, and keep your practice organized in one place. Filter your solves by personal bests, penalties, date, and speed to quickly find the results that matter. SHARE YOUR PROGRESS Turn your solves into polished SubX share cards. Share individual results, Ao5s, and Ao12s with times, penalties, dropped solves, PBs, and scramble details beautifully presented. GAN HALO TIMER SUPPORT Connect a compatible GAN Halo smart timer over Bluetooth for hardware timing while keeping your solves and analytics inside SubX. SUBX PRO The core SubX experience is free. SubX Pro unlocks advanced training tools including deeper trends and distributions, goal tracking, PB progression, session comparison, and advanced performance insights. SubX Pro is available as a one-time lifetime purchase. No subscription. Whether you're chasing your first sub-30, sub-20, sub-10, or your next personal best, SubX gives you the tools to measure your progress and keep improving. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.jesserubio.com/subx/privacy/

Screenshots

My Cube Timer4 screens
SubX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SubX at none against My Cube Timer's 8. My Cube Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (66 vs 5). On price, rating, ads 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. My Cube Timer sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. SubX 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 4.8 for SubX. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Cube Timer has 66 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Cube Timer ships an update every 4 months, SubX every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
My Cube Timer versus SubX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Cube TimerSubX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (66 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings66 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSiu Yuen HoJesse Rubio

Customer experience

My Cube Timer

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

SubX

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 5 more
  • 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

SubX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Cube Timer free?
My Cube Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SubX free?
SubX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Cube Timer or SubX?
SubX is rated higher. My Cube Timer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while SubX averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do My Cube Timer or SubX have ads?
Neither My Cube Timer nor SubX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Cube Timer or SubX?
My Cube Timer ships an update every 4 months, and SubX every 15 months. Most recently, My Cube Timer was updated on October 5, 2026 and SubX on October 7, 2026.

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