CUBE vs Ghost Arcade
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.
Ghost Arcade
Transform your device into a live visual instrument for creating and performing dynamic video art. It offers clip launching, layered mixing, and projection mapping with touch-friendly controls. Integrate live camera feeds and apply various effects for unique performances.
- Live clip launching
- Generative shaders
- Layered mixing
- Projection mapping
- Live camera input
- Customizable effects
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a live visual instrument. Ghost Arcade brings clip launching, generative shaders, layered mixing and projection mapping into one touch-friendly workspace. PERFORM Start with a full deck of included shader clips. Launch visuals, select a playing clip to adjust its controls, and double-tap to stop. Mix four layers per deck and explore A/B crossfades in dual-deck mode. SHAPE YOUR VISUALS Create projection surfaces and adjust corner or mesh points directly in the preview. Route your composition or individual layers to screens, then add edge effects and Looks. PLAY YOUR EFFECTS Apply effects to clips, layers or the composition. Flux combines a touch-controlled X/Y pad with stackable effects for expressive live performance. GhostFX adds smoothly changing, music-responsive visuals. BRING THE WORLD INTO YOUR SET Use live camera feeds as creative inputs. Supported devices also offer depth effects, simultaneous front/rear capture and LiDAR point-cloud scanning with export for desktop workflows. Hardware support varies by device. SAVE YOUR SETUPS Save sets and clip blocks to return to your favorite combinations. Standalone performance does not require an account or a desktop computer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CUBE at Free against Ghost Arcade's $1.99. CUBE also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 1). Ghost Arcade's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On 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
CUBE is free to download; Ghost Arcade costs $1.99 up front. CUBE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ghost Arcade asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ghost Arcade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CUBE has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CUBE ships an update monthly, Ghost Arcade every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CUBE | Ghost Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #130 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 银凯 朱 | Justin Wood |
Customer experience
CUBE
Ghost Arcade
In-app purchases
CUBE
- Matrix Effect$1.99
- LiDAR Scanning Effect$1.99
- Liquid Metal Effect$1.99
Ghost Arcade
No in-app purchases









