MEISAI vs Elemental Forces
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MEISAI
This application uses augmented reality to apply unique visual effects to detected people's silhouettes. It creates novel visual experiences by overlaying effects onto users. The app is compatible with devices newer than iPhone XR and utilizes the rear camera.
- AR filter application
- Silhouette detection
- Unique visual effects
- Rear camera support
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MEISAI (迷彩) is a new AR filter app. By detecting people's silhouettes and applying effects to them, it creates a visual effect never seen before. - It works on devices newer than iPhone XR. - The front camera is not supported.
Elemental Forces
Experience a digital augmented reality art installation. Point your device at paintings or surfaces to trigger a dynamic sound and light show. Explore geometric shapes and interactive audio influenced by your touch and position.
- Augmented reality art display
- Interactive soundscapes
- Light effects
- Geometric shape visuals
- Touch and location-based interaction
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For the digital augmented reality experience, point your device at the paintings or a surface, and experience a sound and light experience. The program is structured around simple geometric shapes, with sounds affected by your location and touch. This series of digital art and oil paintings represents is a meditation on air, light, surfaces, sound and color.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Elemental Forces at Free against MEISAI's $1.99. Elemental Forces also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). MEISAI's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (98 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Elemental Forces is free to download; MEISAI costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Elemental Forces holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MEISAI has 98 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MEISAI ships an update every 2 weeks, Elemental Forces every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MEISAI | Elemental Forces |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (98 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 98 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takayuki WATANABE | Bryan Leister |
Customer experience
MEISAI
Elemental Forces
Bugs and requests
MEISAI
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not launching on iPhone X
- Crashes on iPhone 11 Pro
- Incompatible with iPad Pro
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for iPad and older iPhone models
- Implement ability to take still photos
- Allow importing of existing videos
- Provide option to choose custom background
Elemental Forces
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MEISAI
No in-app purchases
Elemental Forces
No in-app purchases
