Comparison

CUBE vs Fine Art Lab

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

Head to head
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.

About

Fine Art Lab

Features
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**Every painting is waiting to move. Every sculpture is holding still.** Fine Art Lab turns a photo of any piece of art into a short animated video. Photograph a painting in a gallery — a Rembrandt, a Van Gogh, an unknown impressionist piece in a country museum — and the figures inside begin to move within the frame. Brushstrokes stay visible. Colour palettes stay true. The frame and wall stay perfectly still. Only the painted content comes alive. Photograph a sculpture — marble, bronze, stone, wood, anything — and watch the figure begin to move with quiet dignity. The material itself flexes impossibly, but its surface texture remains exact. Every crack, every patina, every chisel mark stays where it should. **Two animation modes:** • **Painting** — the scene within the canvas stirs to life. Figures shift, eyes move, fabric ripples, water flows — all while maintaining the exact painted style, brushwork, and palette of the original artwork. Dreamlike atmospheric motion. • **Sculpture** — the carved or cast figure begins to move slowly, powerfully. It shifts its weight, turns its head, extends a hand. The material surface is preserved perfectly. Dramatic museum lighting. **For museum visitors, art students, collectors, and the endlessly curious** Built to be respectful to the artwork — no distortions, no added elements, no breaking the material illusion. The painting remains the painting. The sculpture remains the sculpture. It just happens to be moving. **Credits travel across the Magic Lab family** Fine Art Lab shares a credit balance with Magic Lab, Dex Lab, Magic Memories, and Battle Toys. One account, five apps, one wallet. **Your first generation is free.** Try it on a photo of your favourite painting before spending a credit.

Screenshots

CUBE4 screens
Fine Art Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fine Art Lab at weekly against CUBE's monthly. Fine Art Lab also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. CUBE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Fine Art Lab sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CUBE ships an update monthly, Fine Art Lab weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CUBE versus Fine Art Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCUBEFine Art Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB199 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer银凯 朱Spectacular-Ocular

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CUBE

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

Fine Art Lab

One-time5
  • Mini Pack$0.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Connoisseur Pack$6.99
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  • Best Value$14.99
  • Patron Pack$29.99

Questions

Is CUBE free?
CUBE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fine Art Lab free?
Fine Art Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CUBE or Fine Art Lab have ads?
Neither CUBE nor Fine Art Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CUBE or Fine Art Lab?
CUBE ships an update monthly, and Fine Art Lab weekly. Most recently, CUBE was updated on October 24, 2026 and Fine Art Lab on October 24, 2026.

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