I’ve seen a bunch of hype on Facebook about our culture’s newest fidget aides. They come in the shape of either a cube or a spinner. While the spinner has gotten A LOT of mixed reviews because of the really distractive nature of it, I haven’t seen much about the cube. I never was drawn to the spinner the way I was drawn to the cube.

I’ve always been a fidgety person, so I thought I would give this a shot. I like to click my pens in class and tap my fingers and toes. I have a lot of pent-up nervous energy, and this looked like a really interesting little gadget that could allow me to fidget without making a lot of noise or annoying anyone else.

My dad and stepmom purchased me a cube, while my stepmom purchased a spinner. I knew a spinner would distract the living daylights out of me. My cube came within two weeks of purchase because it was on back order from Amazon (yeah, these are all that popular. Stepmom’s spinner still hasn’t arrived as I type this).

The cube is much bigger than I thought it would be, but it’s small enough to fit in my super small hand. It has six sides, all with different textures and ways that someone could fidget. My favorite side is definitely the one that spins around in a circle or the one that emulates a light switch. Both remind me of actions that I already frequently make, so implementing them is super easy.

I think my only complaint about the fidget cube so far is that the buttons on this little device do make noise when you push them. I was hoping the buttons would be silent that way I could push them in class without distracting those around me, but it looks like some of the gadgets on this little thing will be best used in a place with a lot of noise. I definitely could not use this whole thing while I was taking a test or in the middle of a lecture without pissing someone off.

I’m really pleased with the purchase of my little fidget cube. I’m planning on taking it with me on vacation to keep me occupied on the plane. If you or someone you know is a chronic fidgeter or struggles with a condition where fidgeting is a side effect, I would say go for it and give it a shot. We paid around $12 for the cube, and I think it’s definitely worth the money.

As for the spinner, I cannot give an objective review because I haven’t tried one yet. I feel like I will be able to be much more hands-on and interactive with my cube than I would be with a spinner, but a spinner seems to be much more visually enticing (based on videos) than a cube is.

But with the cube, the spinner, or any other gadget like this that suddenly comes into style, make sure you do your research and find out if it’s right for you!