MEISAI Σ vs CUBE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MEISAI Σ
This app utilizes LiDAR sensors to create augmented reality effects by recognizing surrounding shapes like walls and floors. It integrates with music to generate dynamic visual experiences, transforming your environment with new visual effects.
- LiDAR-based AR effects
- Recognizes walls and floors
- Music-reactive visuals
- Dynamic environmental effects
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【Works with LiDAR-equipped iPhone/iPad only】 This is an AR effect application that uses LiDAR sensors. It recognizes the shapes of the surroundings such as walls and floors and uses them for effects to bring new visual effects. It also has a function that responds to music.
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.
- 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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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 MEISAI Σ's 35%. CUBE also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5). MEISAI Σ's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ratings volume 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. MEISAI Σ asks for nothing beyond the download.
CUBE holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of MEISAI Σ's written reviews are positive against 83% of CUBE's.
MEISAI Σ ships an update every 2 weeks, CUBE monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MEISAI Σ | CUBE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.5% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 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 | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takayuki WATANABE | 银凯 朱 |
Customer experience
MEISAI Σ
CUBE
In-app purchases
MEISAI Σ
No in-app purchases
CUBE
- Matrix Effect$1.99
- LiDAR Scanning Effect$1.99
- Liquid Metal Effect$1.99







