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Yes, I think the NeeDoh Nice Cube is worth buying. It feels noticeably different from most squishies I’ve tried, and that dense resistance is exactly why I keep reaching for mine. The main thing I don’t love is durability. I wouldn’t buy one expecting it to last for years.
Mine is the blue Nice Cube, and it normally lives next to my laptop. I started using it as something to squeeze occasionally, but it quickly became one of those things I pick up without really thinking about it.
What the Nice Cube Actually Feels Like
The texture is the reason to buy it.
It doesn’t feel like a regular stress ball, and it isn’t like a foam slow-rise squishy either. The filling feels much denser and almost “meaty” when you squeeze it. There is real resistance before your fingers sink in.
You can press a thumb deep into one side, flatten the whole cube between your hands, or stretch it surprisingly far. Once you let go, it slowly pulls itself back into shape.
That combination of resistance and slow movement is what makes it satisfying for me. Very soft stress balls sometimes feel like there isn’t much happening when I squeeze them. Nice Cube pushes back.
After using one for a while, a lot of cheaper squishies feel a little empty by comparison.
The cube shape is also more useful than I expected. It doesn’t roll around my desk, it is easy to grab with one hand, and it isn’t distracting when I’m working. I usually start squeezing it when I’m reading, concentrating on something, or sitting through a long call.
For a desk fidget, this is probably my favorite shape I’ve tried.
The Downsides: Durability and Stickiness
My biggest complaint is that Nice Cubes don’t last forever.
Mine has taken plenty of squeezing and stretching, but I wouldn’t treat the outer skin as indestructible. These can eventually start leaking or split, particularly if they are used aggressively.
Long nails definitely don’t help. I try to squeeze with the pads of my fingers rather than dig my nails into it, and I wouldn’t keep stretching it to its absolute limit just because it can stretch that far.
This matters more because Nice Cubes are hard to find right now. Paying $20 or $40 for something that may eventually split is very different from buying a cheap stress ball you don’t care about replacing.
The other issue is the surface.
After enough handling, mine gets slightly tacky and starts collecting dust, tiny hairs, and whatever else is sitting around. It isn’t difficult to clean, but it does mean the cube doesn’t stay looking perfectly clean without some maintenance.
I wash mine gently with soap and water and let it dry completely. That removes most of the dirt and makes it much nicer to handle again.
Some people also use a little powder when their squishies become sticky. I don’t find the problem bad enough to bother most of the time. The texture of the filling matters much more to me than having a perfectly dust-free surface.
Is a NeeDoh Nice Cube Worth $15 to $45?
Nice Cubes are difficult to find at normal retail availability right now, and the prices I see are usually somewhere around $15 to $45 depending on the retailer and color.
That’s a lot for a small squishy.
I still think the original Schylling Nice Cube is worth buying if you specifically want this texture. I’ve tried cheaper lookalikes, and they haven’t given me the same dense resistance. They can look almost identical in a product photo, but the difference becomes obvious once you start squeezing them.
I wouldn’t automatically pay $40 for whichever Nice Cube I found first. At that point, I’d check other sellers or wait for a better price. Around $15 to $25 is much easier for me to justify.
The awkward part is that I also know I’ll eventually need another one. Nice Cube is excellent while it’s intact, but I don’t consider it a buy-once toy. If I found the color I wanted at a reasonable price, I’d happily buy one or two spares.
That’s probably the clearest summary of my Nice Cube review: I like it enough that its biggest problem is knowing I’ll eventually have to replace it.
If you like very soft squishies, this might not be what you’re looking for. If you want something denser that gives your hands real resistance and slowly works its way back into shape, the Nice Cube feels genuinely different.
I would buy mine again.
