This is an awesome puzzle! The only reason I'm giving it four stars, not five, is because I'm reviewing the product as a whole; stickerless and black plastic versions. I originally bought the stickerless version of this puzzle, as I'm a fan of that style. However upon receiving it, I was surprised and disappointed. The stickerless puzzle turned HORRIBLY! The inner layers were somewhat smooth, but the outer layers were near impossibly difficult to move, even on the fully solved puzzle. Not only that, but they had a tendency to move with the inner layers when trying to do accurate turns into a jumbling position. After some frustrated turning and a lot of foul language, I put the puzzle down and decided to look up a few reviews on YouTube, wondering if I'd maybe just gotten a dud version. Not only did I have a hard time finding reviews/unboxings of the stickerless version of the puzzle, but the reviews of the black stickered versions showed a completely different experience than I was having. So many of those reviews showed what seemed like a rather smooth puzzle. So, I decided to contact TheCubicle customer service team and see about swapping my stickerless version for the black stickered puzzle. As always the team at TheCubicle were beyond easy to work with. I received my black stickerless puzzle and OMG, NIGHT AND DAY! The black plastic puzzle is much, much easier to turn, both solved and scrambled. Not only that, but the layers just seem to fit together better. Getting the puzzle into a jumbling turn position is much easier and far more accurate.

As far as the solve of the puzzle goes, I highly recommend if you're a fan of other MixUp cubes. It's not necessarily a difficult solve, but there are a lot of things that need to be done, making it a lengthy solve. I enjoy doing it in stages then taking a break and solving the next step or two later. It's a fun puzzle that looks amazing both solved and scrambled.

So, to sum things up, after having had my hands on both the black plastic and stickerless versions of the puzzle, I highly recommend the black stickered version of this puzzle. Five stars for the stickered puzzle, hands down. Close to zero stars for the stickerless version. A fun puzzle that will certainly put your jumbling and mixup skills to work. Also, as I'm sure you may already know, this is definitely not a speedsolvable puzzle. You still need to be patient with your turns, but the stickered version makes for a very useable puzzle.

Lastly, 10 Stars to the folks at TheCubicle! In my experience they're beyond willing to make sure that your puzzle buying experience is smooth and that you leave with a smile on your face.

I got the stickerless version and was excited when I got it in the mail. When I turned it, I was extremely disappointed
not only does it catch where there's nothing in the way, but it also brings the middle layer with it if you spin the outer layer
It did pop once, or maybe it wasn't a pop, but a piece got moved from where it was supposed to be and i had to replace it. Be ready to replace a piece if your puzzle catches a lot.

I still value this purchase as a four-star because this may be an issue only with stickerless, and also because it looks so cool when it's solved and when its scrambled!

Overall a challenging puzzle and really enjoyable solve. When it's scrambled it feels like it can sometimes lock up but overall has great turning.
Really appreciate the sticker less version so you don't have to worry about small stickers falling off.