Rubik’s Cube Trainer
Short drills that teach you to read cube notation and turn the faces without thinking. Follow a list of turns such as F L R’ R’ F B U, undo a combo, or name the turn you just saw. Each drill uses the 3D cube, so you see every result.
Do the moves
Look straight at a face by tapping its letter, or drag the cube to turn it around.
Turn a face. Clockwise, as you look straight at the face:
Anticlockwise (the apostrophe means anticlockwise):
Half turn (the 2 means turn it twice):
Choose a drill
Practise a real sequence
These are the sequences from the beginner guide. Type them into your fingers here, then use them on your own cube.
Your progress
Three drills that build speed and accuracy
- Do the moves. A list of turns such as F L R’ R’ F B U appears. You tap the matching turn buttons in order, and the 3D cube shows the result. A wrong tap changes nothing, so you learn without spoiling the cube. A memory mode hides the list while you play.
- Undo the combo. A combo is played on the solved cube and you turn it back. This teaches the reverse of a list, which is the skill behind every solve.
- What turn was that? The cube makes one turn and you name it. This trains your eyes to read turns.
You can also practise the real sequences from the Beginner Guide, so that you can do them without looking at the page.
Questions about the trainer
Why practise notation?
Every guide, video and solver writes turns as letters. When F, F’ and F2 mean something to your hands without thinking, following a guide becomes much quicker. See Rubik’s Cube notation explained for a full explanation.
Does the trainer teach me to solve the cube?
It builds the skills that make solving easy: reading turns, remembering a list and undoing a list. To learn the steps, use the Beginner Guide.
Is my progress saved?
Yes, on your own device. Nothing is sent anywhere.