Comparison

CUBE vs Metamer

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

Metamer

Features
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Metamer points your camera at the world and shows it through different color vision. Live simulation of protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia, and achromatopsia lets people with typical vision experience what friends, family, and audiences see. Daltonize filters do the inverse: they boost color separation so people with color vision deficiency can tell confusing colors apart. —— LIVE COLOR VISION CAMERA —— Pick from seven simulation and daltonize filters and watch the world change in real time. A severity slider tunes every filter for anomalous trichromacy, and each filter remembers its own last strength. Torch, front/back flip, and a zoom control that speaks the same 0.5x / 1x / telephoto language as the system Camera. —— TRUE COLOR NAMING —— A movable reticle names the real color under it, even while a filter is active: a carefully chosen 32-name palette, the measured swatch, and the exact hex value. Freeze the frame to inspect a moment, move the points, and switch filters on the held still. Add a second point to compare two colors and get a plain-language verdict on how different they really look. —— FILTER YOUR PHOTOS —— Pick any photo and compare original and filtered side by side with locked pinch, zoom, and pan. Tune the filter strength, then share the result as JPEG or HEIC with full metadata preserved. —— ISHIHARA PLATE GENERATOR —— Build custom color vision test plates: digits, short text, or arrows, with confusion-line colors for each CVD type and adjustable difficulty. Export print-grade PNG or PDF at 300 DPI. —— KNOW YOUR TYPE —— An optional quick check at first launch suggests a starting filter, with graded follow-up plates that estimate how strong it should be. Already know your type? Skip straight to it. It is a quick check, not a medical diagnosis. —— ACCESSIBLE & PRIVATE —— Every screen is VoiceOver-usable, including an optional spoken color readout. Everything runs on your device: no images ever leave it, no accounts, no tracking, no data collection. Metamer is for designers checking their work, teachers and presenters building accessible materials, families understanding how a loved one sees, and anyone with color vision deficiency who wants colors named and separated.

Screenshots

CUBE4 screens
Metamer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Metamer at none against CUBE's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Metamer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CUBE versus Metamer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCUBEMetamer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer银凯 朱Chunhou Li

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CUBE

One-time3
  • Matrix Effect$1.99
  • LiDAR Scanning Effect$1.99
  • Liquid Metal Effect$1.99
None

Metamer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CUBE free?
CUBE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Metamer free?
Metamer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CUBE or Metamer have ads?
Neither CUBE nor Metamer shows ads.

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