Comparison

Slit vs CUBE

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Slit

Create unique slit-scan photos and videos with various modes for distortion and surreal effects. Capture self-portraits with a timer and share your creations with friends. Optimized for modern devices for higher resolutions and frame rates.

Highlights
  • Slit-scan photo creation
  • Moving Slit Mode for distortion
  • Still Slit Mode for surreal photos
  • 5-second timer for self-portraits
  • High resolution and FPS options
  • Share creations with friends
Features
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Create awesome slit-scan photos on your device! • Up to 1920x1080* Slit-Scans at 240 FPS**! • Use the Moving Slit Mode to make a moving thing seem distorted! • Use the Still Slit Mode to create surrealistic photos! • Use the 5 Seconds Timer to capture a photo of yourself! • Share your awesome Slit-Scan images with your friends! For best quality it's recommended to use stand or tripod. See our website for some examples: http://demax.ru/slit-scan-maker/ * To get 1920x1080 resolution images use modern devices (iPhone 6S and later, iPad Pro). 1280x720 resolution is used on older devices. 120 FPS supported on iPhone 5S and later. ** To get 240 FPS capturing use modern devices (iPhone 7/7+ or later). This is optional experimental feature, you can enable or disable it in app settings.

About

CUBE

Create visually stunning videos and photos with unique, real-time effects inspired by popular movies. Apply motion trails, LiDAR-generated particles, and liquid metal transformations to your content. Easily customize and capture in Full HD.

Highlights
  • Motion Trail Effect
  • LiDAR Scanning Effect
  • Matrix Effect
  • Liquid Metal Effect
  • Real-time effect application
  • Customizable effects
  • Full HD video capture
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Motion Trail Effect: Inspired by "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners", CUBE copies the trail effect when David using the Sandevistan implant. LiDAR Scanning Effect: Sample real-time images and depth maps created by LiDAR Scanner to generate 3D particles (point clouds). Up to 3,000,000 points can be generated. Mixing the 3D particles with real-world scenes will make you feel like entering a surreal world. Matrix Effect: Inspired by Code Rain from the movie "The Matrix". This time, blue pill or red pill? Liquid Metal Effect: Take a trip back to 1991 and become the Terminator T-1000 of the movie "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" by James Cameron. CUBE is an app that combines the powerful capabilities of Metal and ARKit, allowing you to easily create fun videos and photos with real-time effects. Using CUBE, you can: - Instantly switch between effects - Apply effects to people, background or entire image - Customize effects with a range of options - Capture Full HD & High Bitrate Videos Body segmentation is only supported on iPhone XR/XS (A12) and above. LiDAR Scanning is supported on devices with LiDAR Scanner. Support for new features of iOS 16: - Enable HDR by default: HDR is enabled by default on devices running iOS 16, allowing photos and videos to have improved dynamic range. - Introduce 2K photo mode: Photos can be taken at a resolution of 2880 * 1620 for improved clarity.

Screenshots

Slit4 screens
CUBE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CUBE at 83% against Slit's 45%. CUBE also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Slit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (64 vs 16). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CUBE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Slit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CUBE holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Slit's written reviews are positive against 83% of CUBE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slit ships an update every 3 weeks, CUBE monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Slit versus CUBE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlitCUBE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (64 ratings)4.7 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings64 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenis Frolov银凯 朱

Customer experience

Slit

All ratings64 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%

CUBE

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Slit

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

CUBE

One-time3
  • Matrix Effect$1.99
  • LiDAR Scanning Effect$1.99
  • Liquid Metal Effect$1.99

Questions

Is Slit free?
Slit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CUBE free?
CUBE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Slit or CUBE?
CUBE is rated higher. Slit averages 4.3 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while CUBE averages 4.7 from 16 ratings.
Do Slit or CUBE have ads?
Neither Slit nor CUBE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slit or CUBE?
Slit ships an update every 3 weeks, and CUBE monthly. Most recently, Slit was updated on September 27, 2026 and CUBE on October 4, 2026.

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