Face Drop AR vs CUBE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Face Drop AR
Capture 3D selfies and place them in the real world using augmented reality. Experiment with different shooting modes to creatively position your face, then record and share your unique AR creations.
- Capture 3D selfies in AR
- Place 3D faces in the real world
- Four distinct shooting modes
- Toss mode for launching faces
- Faces bounce off surfaces (LiDAR required)
- Record and share photos/videos
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Face Drop is an augmented reality twist on the humble selfie: rather than taking photos of yourself, each snap of the camera instead places a copy of your lovely visage in the real world. Create big bold swirls of smiles, plaster the walls with scowls, or toss a duck face to some actual ducks. It's all possible with Face Drop! Features: • Capture 3D selfies and place them in the world using augmented reality. • Switch between four shooting modes that change how you place faces in the world. • Use toss mode for example to launch your face out from the camera. • Tossed and dropped faces bounce off of real world surfaces (requires a device with a LiDAR sensor) • Capture photos and videos of your face drops to share with friends. So give Face Drop a try and be sure to share anything fun you create using it!
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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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CUBE at 4.7 against Face Drop AR's 3.7. CUBE also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 3). Face Drop AR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, 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. CUBE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Face Drop AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
CUBE holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CUBE has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Face Drop AR's written reviews are positive against 83% of CUBE's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Face Drop AR ships an update weekly, CUBE monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Face Drop AR | CUBE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rare Realities, LLC | 银凯 朱 |
Customer experience
Face Drop AR
CUBE
In-app purchases
Face Drop AR
No in-app purchases
CUBE
- Matrix Effect$1.99
- LiDAR Scanning Effect$1.99
- Liquid Metal Effect$1.99








