TINYCubean experiment by TINYLabs.

An experiment by TINYLabs

Learn the cube, anywhere

Turn the cube right here, no real one needed. Learn the beginner method one step at a time, then practise with a timer that learns how fast you are.

Learn to solve Practise with a timer
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Swipe on the cube to turn the top, bottom, left or right. Swipe the pad sideways to turn the back or front. Two fingers turn the whole cube.

Cube solved

What you can do

Learn

Eight short lessons take you from reading moves to the final edges, with every algorithm shown on the cube.

Open the lessons

Practise

Timed solves on the screen or your own cube. Each scramble shows how hard it is and predicts your time.

Start practising

Scan

Show your real cube to the camera. TINYCube rebuilds it and walks you through the solution.

Scan a cube

ElliotComing soon

An AI voice coach that knows exactly where your cube is and teaches the ideas, patiently.

Why TINYCube exists

Taught by an 11-year-old

It started with my 11-year-old nephew, Elliot, who couldn't wait to teach me how to solve a cube.

At 33, it's hard to be taught something new. You can't teach an old dog new tricks, or so they say.

I wasn't put off. Three years ago I started learning to code, and since then I've built more apps than I can count, at TINYLabs and for clients. So I built TINYCube in a day, to practise on the go, even without a real cube in my hands.

The cube was hard to learn, too. That's where the idea of an AI coach came from: one that teaches patiently, the way Elliot does.

I hope you have fun with it. And while you're here, check out our other apps at gotinylabs.com.

— Dominic, TINYLabs

The seven stages

You only need a handful of sequences. Each one is introduced when you need it.

  1. Step 1

    How to read the moves

    Names for the six faces and the turns

  2. Step 2

    Stage 1 — the white cross

    Four white edges on the bottom, side colours matching

  3. Step 3

    Stage 2 — the white corners

    Finish the whole first layer

  4. Step 4

    Stage 3 — the middle layer

    Two layers done

  5. Step 5

    Stage 4 — the yellow cross

    Flip the top edges

  6. Step 6

    Stage 5 — the whole yellow face

    Twist the last corners

  7. Step 7

    Stage 6 — put the last corners home

    Corners first, then edges

  8. Step 8

    Stage 7 — the final edges

    The last three pieces

A Tiny Sparks experiment

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