CUBE vs Vortexia Time Warp
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.
Vortexia Time Warp
Create captivating Time Warp Scan videos with a variety of reality-bending filters. This free, ad-free application captures your camera feed in real-time, allowing you to bend space and time for viral trends and unique visual effects without needing to edit.
- Real-time video capture
- Ad-free experience
- Multiple reality-bending filters
- Scanline effect
- Waterfall effect
- Droste Spiral effect
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Make jaw-dropping Time Warp Scan videos — free and ad-free. Capture in real time, no editing needed. 8 reality-bending filters built for viral moments. Create mesmerizing Time Warp videos with a tap. Vortexia Time Warp captures your camera feed to bend space and time—perfect for the classic Time Warp Scan trend and a lot more. It’s completely free and ad-free. Why creators love it: Scanline (Time Warp Scan): a moving line “freezes” each row as it passes—draw shapes in mid-air, stretch faces, clone limbs, or reveal hidden transitions. Waterfall: each step downward is a step back in time; walk through flowing echoes of yourself. Droste Spiral: infinite recursion that spirals forever—picture frames become portals. Mobius: flip reality inside-out for mind-twisting reveals. Warp Waves: ripple time like a bendable lens. Circle Flow: a circular waterfall from the center outward. Blackhole: bend light and time toward a center point. Hyperspace: kaleidoscopic repetitions that feel interdimensional.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CUBE at 83% against Vortexia Time Warp's 0%. CUBE also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Vortexia Time Warp's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Vortexia Time Warp asks for nothing beyond the download.
CUBE holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of CUBE's written reviews are positive against 0% of Vortexia Time Warp's.
CUBE ships an update monthly, Vortexia Time Warp every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CUBE | Vortexia Time Warp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better | 4.4 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 银凯 朱 | DAVID CROOKS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED |
Customer experience
CUBE
Vortexia Time Warp
In-app purchases
CUBE
- Matrix Effect$1.99
- LiDAR Scanning Effect$1.99
- Liquid Metal Effect$1.99
Vortexia Time Warp
No in-app purchases









