Best Speed Cubes

The Coogam GAN356RS Speed Cube is more than a simple Rubik's Cube. No, with its numeral precise nuts and wing-shaped numerical IPG, this cube improves perpendicularity and verticality. Between these two, the integrated axle and the wing-shaped bracing design make the blocks more lightweight yet as stable and strong as standard blocks, maybe even more so.

Meanwhile, the seamless contact-surface design, using an upgraded Honeycomb texture with improved groove tracks, prolongs the lubrication's lifespan and decreases abrasion. What's more, the joints are using locked clips, making them practically unbreakable. Besides that, we can highlight the firm circle-square corner feet and the triple-edge feet, ensuring excellent performance with tough angles. Because the cubes integrate all of these solutions, they also become a little unstable but this is inevitable when you're adding so many changes to the original formula.

You can also choose between 55-degree corner-cutting and 30-degree reverse corner-cutting but this is something that the previous installments were also offering. Even without taking about its predecessors' achievements, the Coogam GAN356RS Speed Cube easily lands among the best speed cubes out there.

The Roxenda Pyramid Cube Bundle is a 3-piece set that ships you a 2x2x2 speed cube, 3x3x3 speed cube, and pyramid cube. Of course, the bundle also includes a gift box, making this set an excellent gift. The one thing that we don't like about these cubes is that, despite the company claiming that they're made from high-strength ABS plastic, the cubes are not necessarily as robust and durable as you'd expect. No, they're impact-resistant and, more often than not, should not deform when you drop or apply significant pressure but the blocks can also prove easily breakable at times.

The product is offering many more upsides though, offsetting this small issue across the board. First, the cubes provide smooth corner-cutting. They're not easy to pop yet easy to control. Separate blocks are stable and the internal cubes have been rounded, making the turns quick and less stubborn. The integrated spring also makes these cubes more flexible and gives you an improved hand feel. Last but not least, the axis distance here has been increased so that the modules do not drop and clash during rotation.

In short, the Roxenda Pyramid Cube Bundle is the best gift that you can buy for someone with a curious and inquisitive mind, someone who loves puzzles despite their age.

The CreativeLine SpeedRipper Cube banks on its buttery smooth turning, hence the title above. Upgrading the turning mechanism, the cube has been able to accelerate its movement, improve corner-cutting, and minimize pops. Even though separate blocks can be twisted with ease, this speed cube offers a grip that's firm yet not excessively tight, with the cube arriving pre-lubricated and fine-tuned, so you can start solving it right away. Well, at least, that's the claim they're making but some cubes can be a little stubborn straight from the box and will sometimes require tension adjustment to make them as smooth as they can be.

From a construction perspective, the high-grade injected ABS plastic will regulate core friction during high-speed rotations, making sure that that the blocks do not start popping even during competitions. Assuming that the tension is adjusted and the blocks are endowed with sufficient lubrication, the cube will be able to cut at a 45-degree angle.

Wrapping an already attractive product is the non-fading stickers that present vivid colors, accommodating not just pros but also kids. In other words, though built for competition, the CreativeLine SpeedRipper Cube will prove a pretty good gift for children as well.

The D-FantiX Cyclone Boys is a standard 3x3x3 speed cube, not really bringing anything new to the table but also refining the formula to a tee. First, the cube comes without stickers and the paintwork that separates the blocks will not start chipping or fading anytime soon. Performance-wise, its fault tolerance is pretty impressive and the tension is fully customizable, so you can make the cube's movement as unique as you want. To add more, the instructions that come with the package will let even inexperienced solvers adjust the tension with relative ease.

The one thing that you cannot adjust is the turning mechanism being somewhat loud, which is unfortunate but not too concerning. Plus, despite being loud, the cube rotates smoothly, minimizing popping and quickly cutting corners. Finally, measuring 2.2" x 2.2" x 2.2", what we have here is, again, a standard speed cube, except that this one weighs just 3 ounces, something that kids will appreciate.

All things considered (including the gift box), the D-FantiX Cyclone Boys will be able to improve concentration, hand-eye coordination, spatial thinking, and overall cognitive ability, which is not a bad deal considering that the toy costs ~10 bucks, right?

The D-FantiX Qiyi Warrior is dirt cheap. The original price (7 bucks) was cheap but, right now, they're selling the cube for 4 bucks, which is quite awesome considering that this is an excellent speed cube and not some cheap Rubik's cube made with toxic and fragile materials. Sure, the high-strength plastic that this cube's made from is not quite as scratch-resistant as the cubes that cost around and above 15 bucks but, setting this little mishap aside, this model is as good as its less affordable peers. Its tension is also adjustable. The company's anti-pop tech has not gone anywhere, minimizing pops and ensuring that the blocks do not twist or lock up especially frequently.

There are people that 'solve' these cubes by peeling the stickers off. This method will not fly here. Painting the blocks, the D-FantiX speed cubes ditch stickers, preventing cheating and also making sure that the cubes do not become useless the moment the stickers peel off themselves. Closing the review is a pretty elegant gift box that comes with the cube, a nice surprise considering that the product is already plenty inexpensive, so we were expecting a cheap-looking box that we would not be able to describe as presentable.