Comparison

CamTrails vs CUBE

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

Head to head
About

CamTrails

This app allows you to create abstract visual art by manipulating light with your camera. It offers features like long exposures and image layering for unique artistic creations.

Highlights
  • Abstract imagery creation
  • Long exposure photography
  • Infinite image overlays
  • Light manipulation tools
  • Unique artwork generation
Features
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Create abstract imagery using your camera, with long exposures and infinite image overlays, CamTrails enables you to create unique artwork using light.

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

CamTrails4 screens
CUBE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CUBE at 83% against CamTrails's 50%. CUBE also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). CamTrails's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. CamTrails sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CUBE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CUBE holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of CamTrails's written reviews are positive against 83% of CUBE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CamTrails ships an update every 11 months, CUBE monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CamTrails versus CUBE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamTrailsCUBE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)4.7 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings416 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZevan Rosser银凯 朱

Customer experience

CamTrails

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

CUBE

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CamTrails

One-time1
  • CamTrails Full$2.99
3 purchases

CUBE

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

Questions

Is CamTrails free?
CamTrails is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CUBE free?
CUBE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CamTrails or CUBE?
CUBE is rated higher. CamTrails averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while CUBE averages 4.7 from 16 ratings.
Do CamTrails or CUBE have ads?
Neither CamTrails nor CUBE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CamTrails or CUBE?
CamTrails ships an update every 11 months, and CUBE monthly. Most recently, CamTrails was updated on October 3, 2026 and CUBE on October 19, 2026.

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