shobonizer vs AR Blocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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 ใป Real-time rectangle detection powered by the Vision framework, with rounded-quad stickers that follow tilt and perspective ใป Tap the shutter for a photo, hold it to record video โ the ฯ overlay is baked into the saved video ใป 9 built-in emoticon presets, plus add your own ใป Randomize mode puts a different face on each detected object ใป Saves to both an in-app history and the Camera Roll ใป Share sheet for sending straight to Messages, email, or social apps ใป Pick any text color from the color picker โ Great for ใป Spicing up dull meeting slides ใป Turning a whole keyboard into a parade of ฯ faces ใป Making a stack of sticky notes look appropriately defeated ใป Giving any everyday scene a shot of quiet despair
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | shobonizer | AR Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews โ better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks โ better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | icot | Virtual GS |
Customer experience
shobonizer
AR Blocks
In-app purchases
shobonizer
- Small tip$0.99
- Medium tip$2.99
- Big tip$9.99
AR Blocks
No in-app purchases









