Comparison

shobonizer vs AR Blocks

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

Head to head
About

shobonizer

This app detects rectangular objects in your camera view and overlays them with "shobon" faces. You can capture photos or record videos with these sad faces baked in, and customize them with different presets or your own images.

Highlights
  • Real-time rectangle detection
  • Rounded-quad stickers follow perspective
  • Photo and video capture with baked-in faces
  • 9 built-in emoticon presets
  • Add custom emoticons
  • Randomize mode for multiple faces
  • Save to history and Camera Roll
  • Share to messaging and social apps
Features
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Shobonizer spots everyday rectangles โ€” keyboard keys, sticky notes, screens, signs, boxes โ€” and stamps them with the classic Japanese "shobon" face ฯ‰. The result: any boring view becomes an army of gently disappointed ฯ‰ stickers. โ–  Features ใƒป Real-time rectangle detection powered by the Vision framework, with rounded-quad stickers that follow tilt and perspective ใƒป Tap the shutter for a photo, hold it to record video โ€” the ฯ‰ overlay is baked into the saved video ใƒป 9 built-in emoticon presets, plus add your own ใƒป Randomize mode puts a different face on each detected object ใƒป Saves to both an in-app history and the Camera Roll ใƒป Share sheet for sending straight to Messages, email, or social apps ใƒป Pick any text color from the color picker โ–  Great for ใƒป Spicing up dull meeting slides ใƒป Turning a whole keyboard into a parade of ฯ‰ faces ใƒป Making a stack of sticky notes look appropriately defeated ใƒป Giving any everyday scene a shot of quiet despair

About

AR Blocks

Create and build virtual structures in augmented reality using a variety of blocks and textures. You can even use your own photos for custom designs. Share your creations or export 3D models.

Highlights
  • Build AR structures in the air
  • Wide range of block shapes and sizes
  • Use custom textures or your own photos
  • Export 3D models
  • Share screenshots of creations
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Welcome to the world of fun, build and play! You can create AR structures in the air! Build a wall, build a house, or even a castle! Explore the wide range of textures provided, or you can even use your own photo for added creativity and fun! There are also many shapes and sizes for your blocks- cones, cubes, spheres and many more! It is a fun yet simple-to-use app which will blow your mind. Let your creativity flow! Download now to play! You can share a screenshot with your friend, or use Finder to export the 3D models to the computer.

Screenshots

shobonizer2 screens
AR Blocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AR Blocks at 100% against shobonizer's 50%. AR Blocks also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). shobonizer's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

shobonizer costs $0.99 and AR Blocks $0.99 up front. shobonizer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. AR Blocks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

shobonizer ships an update every 6 weeks, AR Blocks every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
shobonizer versus AR Blocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametershobonizerAR Blocks
Price$0.99$0.99
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks โ€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopericotVirtual GS

Customer experience

shobonizer

Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative42.9%

AR Blocks

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

shobonizer

One-time3
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$2.99
  • Big tip$9.99
None

AR Blocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is shobonizer free?
shobonizer costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is AR Blocks free?
AR Blocks costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do shobonizer or AR Blocks have ads?
Neither shobonizer nor AR Blocks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, shobonizer or AR Blocks?
shobonizer ships an update every 6 weeks, and AR Blocks every 3 months. Most recently, shobonizer was updated on October 26, 2026 and AR Blocks on October 24, 2026.

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