CubePaintAR vs Unplug'd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CubePaintAR
This augmented reality coloring book lets you bring 13 different animals to life in real space. Scan a special cube with your device, choose an animal, and paint it with your finger. The animated creatures can be recorded and shared.
- Color 13 different animals
- Augmented reality integration
- Animated animal models
- Adjustable brush size
- Record and share creations
- Requires Merge Cube
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PLEASE NOTE: This app requires a Merge Cube. To find out how to get a Merge Cube and to learn more, visit www.mergevr.com/cube CubePaintAR ist a Coloring Book for kids and adults. You can choose 13 different animals and color them in real space. 1 Select the animal you want to color. 2. Put the Merge Cube on the table or elsewhere. 3. Scan the Merge Cube with your smartphone camera until you can see an animal which you have previously chosen. 4. Choose the desired color with the color palette and start to paint with your finger. 5. You can also adjust the size of the brush for more detailed painting. 6. The animals are animated. Watch them in action if you want. 7. When you are ready, record your result and share your animal with other users on the Everyplay platform.
Unplug'd
Stream your device's screen to a compatible interactive display. This client software works with specific server software to enable screen sharing for presentations and collaboration.
- Screen streaming client
- Works with Boxlight Series-2 displays
- Complements server software
- Enables screen sharing
- For presentations and collaboration
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Boxlight Unplug'd screen streaming client software is the individual user complement to the Unplug'd screen streaming server software provided with Boxlight Series-2 interactive flat panel displays.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Unplug'd at 67% against CubePaintAR's 10%. Unplug'd also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). CubePaintAR's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. CubePaintAR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Unplug'd asks for nothing beyond the download.
Unplug'd holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of CubePaintAR's written reviews are positive against 67% of Unplug'd's.
CubePaintAR ships an update every 2 months, Unplug'd every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CubePaintAR | Unplug'd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (18 ratings) | 4.1 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | highlewelt GmbH | Mimio LLC |
Customer experience
CubePaintAR
Unplug'd
In-app purchases
CubePaintAR
- Animals$1.99
Unplug'd
No in-app purchases
