Reality Filters! vs CUBE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reality Filters!
Transform your surroundings into a dynamic canvas with augmented reality filters. Paint effects onto the real world that persist as you move, and capture your unique creations. Optimized for devices with LiDAR sensors for enhanced surface interaction.
- Paint AR image filters onto the real world
- Filters persist as you move
- Select from a variety of unique effects
- Capture photos and videos of creations
- Optimized for LiDAR-enabled devices
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Turn the world into a giant coloring book or transform the colors of your room with Reality Filters! This novel augmented reality app lets you paint image filters onto the world around you. Features: • Paint image filters onto the real world. These effects stay in place even as you walk around! • Select from a growing list of unique effects that transform the world around you. • Capture photos and videos of your creations. • Optimized for devices with LiDAR sensors, such as the iPhone 12 Pro or iPad Pro. This lets you paint on any surface in the world. Let us know what types of filters you'd like to see next and be sure to share anything fun you create using Reality Filters!
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 Reality Filters!'s 4.0. CUBE also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 4). Reality Filters!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price 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. Reality Filters! asks for nothing beyond the download.
CUBE holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 16 respectively.
Reality Filters! ships an update weekly, CUBE monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Reality Filters! | CUBE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 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, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rare Realities, LLC | 银凯 朱 |
Customer experience
Reality Filters!
CUBE
In-app purchases
Reality Filters!
No in-app purchases
CUBE
- Matrix Effect$1.99
- LiDAR Scanning Effect$1.99
- Liquid Metal Effect$1.99







