Slit vs CUBE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
CUBE
Apply real-time augmented reality video effects to your photos and videos. Features include LiDAR scanning for 3D particle clouds, liquid metal camouflage, and motion trails. Offers fine-tuning of effects and high-resolution recording.
- Real-time AR video effects
- LiDAR 3D particle cloud scanning
- Liquid metal camouflage effect
- Motion trail effect
- Slit scan for time bending
- Adjustable effects for people/background/frame
- Full HD video recording
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UBE brings real-time AR video effects to your iPhone camera. Built on Metal and ARKit, it lets you shoot eye-catching videos and photos with effects applied live as you film. LIDAR SCANNING CUBE combines the live camera image with the depth map from the LiDAR Scanner to build a 3D particle cloud of up to 3,000,000 points. Blend it with the real world and step into a surreal version of your surroundings. LIQUID METAL CAMOUFLAGE Go back to 1991 and become the T-1000 from James Cameron's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day". Your body turns into shimmering, see-through liquid metal that blends into the scene behind you. CODE RAIN Inspired by the falling code from "The Matrix". Blue pill or red pill? MOTION TRAIL Inspired by "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners", CUBE recreates the afterimage trail David leaves behind when he activates his Sandevistan. SLIT SCAN Stretch and bend time by capturing the scene one slice at a time. WITH CUBE YOU CAN - Switch between effects instantly - Apply effects to people, the background or the whole frame - Fine-tune each effect with its own settings - Record Full HD video at a high bitrate - Take high-resolution photos at 2880 × 1620 COMPATIBILITY - Body segmentation requires iPhone XS / XR (A12 Bionic) or later. - LiDAR Scanning requires a device with a LiDAR Scanner.
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Verdict
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 (66 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
Both are free to download. CUBE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Slit asks for nothing beyond the download.
CUBE holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Slit's written reviews are positive against 83% of CUBE's.
Slit ships an update every 3 weeks, CUBE monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slit | CUBE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (66 ratings) | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denis Frolov | 银凯 朱 |
Customer experience
Slit
CUBE
In-app purchases
Slit
No in-app purchases
CUBE
- Matrix Effect$1.99
- LiDAR Scanning Effect$1.99
- Liquid Metal Effect$1.99








