CUBE vs Trichromy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Trichromy
Explore trichromatic photography with this unique camera app. Capture stunning color images by layering three monochromatic exposures, offering a distinctive visual style. Experiment with different timings and capture orders for psychedelic or subtle effects.
- Trichromatic photography capture
- Layering of 3 monochromatic images
- Adjustable delay between exposures
- Individual colored shutter controls
- Straightforward user interface
- Historical photographic process exploration
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Discover and capture the ethereal beauty of trichromatic photography with this one of a kind camera app. Trichromy is the process of creating color images by combining 3 monochromatic images: typically red, blue, green. Because the exposures are taken at separate times, they layer in ways that range from subtle shimmers to utterly psychedelic. This app features a beautiful, straightforward interface that lets you experiment with trichromatic photography on your phone, no fancy equipment or complicated workflow required! Use the main shutter to capture three successive exposures with a delay, which you can change with the slider. Or use the individual colored shutters to capture channels in any order and timing you want. This method of producing color images goes back to the 19th century and was one of the earliest. Notably, Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky used the trichromic process to document large swaths of early 20th century Russia. Lear more about the history of this little known photographic process on our website, trichromy.net !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trichromy at 5.0 against CUBE's 4.7. Trichromy also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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 and Trichromy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Trichromy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of CUBE's written reviews are positive against 80% of Trichromy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CUBE ships an update monthly, Trichromy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CUBE | Trichromy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 银凯 朱 | Héliographe, Inc |
Customer experience
CUBE
Trichromy
In-app purchases
CUBE
- Matrix Effect$1.99
- LiDAR Scanning Effect$1.99
- Liquid Metal Effect$1.99
Trichromy
- Small Tip$4.99
- Full Unlock$4.99
- Medium Tip$9.99
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- Large Tip$19.99









