Gear
Which smart cube should I buy?
A smart cube has Bluetooth and a motion sensor inside, so an app can see every turn. Any cube on our supported list works with cubrs — here’s where to start, and why.
Our picks
Three cubes, three budgets.
GAN 12 ui Maglev
The cube most cubers end up on: fast, magnetic, and the flagship for cubrs. It has a gyroscope, so the 3D view tracks how you’re holding it, and its cube-clock timing is fully supported. If you can stretch the budget, buy this.
Check priceGAN 356 i Carry
The sweet spot. A genuinely good speedcube with the same fully-supported GAN cube-clock timing, at a fraction of the flagship price. No gyroscope, which cubrs doesn’t need for timing or splits. This is the one we recommend to most people.
Check priceQiYi Smart Cube
The cheapest way onto a smart cube by a wide margin. cubrs support is experimental — timing works but we haven’t hardware-verified every firmware, so treat it as a fun way in rather than a competition setup. Great first smart cube if money is tight.
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Also worth knowing
GoCube & Rubik’s Connected
These two are essentially the same cube, and both have a gyroscope. They connect and time fine in cubrs, but they’re marked hardware verification rather than fully supported — their timing rides your computer’s clock rather than a cube clock, which is a touch less precise. If you already own one, it works; we just wouldn’t buy one specifically for cubrs over a GAN.
Do I need a gyroscope?
No. A gyroscope lets the on-screen cube match the orientation of the cube in your hands, which looks great but isn’t required for timing, CFOP splits, or training — those come from the turns themselves. Buy a gyro cube because you want the 3D view to feel connected, not because you think accuracy depends on it.
Check support before you buy
Support status changes as we verify firmware. The current, honest breakdown — fully supported, hardware-verified, and experimental — lives on the features page and in supported cubes. When in doubt, a current GAN is the safe bet.