I made a Cubing Timer (semi-functional)

I’ve been working on my own cubing timer, and it’s coming along nicely. It can start, stop, reset, and track solves — basically all the core functions you need. But there are still a couple of missing pieces: it doesn’t save your solves between sessions, and the CSV import feature doesn’t work yet.

Here’s what it can do right now:

  • Accurate start/stop

  • Track solves in the current session

  • Calculate averages like ao5 and ao12

  • Show PBs for the session

  • Clean, simple interface

Here’s what it can’t do yet:

  • Save your solves to come back to later

  • Import solves from a CSV file

I should mention — I’m not a coder myself. I put this timer together by copying code from ChatGPT. Even so, it’s really satisfying to see something I helped "build" actually function like a real cubing timer.

My plan is to gradually add the missing features so it can fully replace other timers, and I’ll post updates as I make improvements. For now, it’s semi-functional… but I’m already learning a lot about coding, timing mechanics, and how to track solves efficiently. More updates soon!

You can try the timer yourself here: ChronoCube Timer

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