Retro Art Studio vs SameCube
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retro Art Studio
Unleash your creativity with three classic-inspired art tools. Design pixel art, create vibrant peg-style designs, or sketch with playful dial controls. This app offers a simple, satisfying, and mess-free way to make art for all ages.
- Pixel art creation
- Peg-style artwork
- Dial doodle sketching
- Intuitive grid interface
- Distraction-free design
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Super Retro Art Studio Create. Play. Relax. Super Retro Art Studio brings together three classic-inspired creative tools in one simple, satisfying app. Whether you want to unwind, experiment, or just make something fun, it’s all here—no pressure, no mess. Three Ways to Create Pixel Painter Design colorful pixel art with an intuitive grid. Tap, fill, and bring your ideas to life : one square at a time. LED Lights Create vibrant peg-style artwork inspired by classic light boards. Bright, bold, and instantly rewarding. Dial-A-Doodle Twist your way to playful sketches with classic dial controls. No undo-just pure creative flow. Features • Simple, satisfying creative tools • Draw, fill, erase, and experiment freely • Clean, distraction-free design • Designed for all ages Make something from yesterday today.
SameCube
Perform a magic trick where a photo of a mixed Rubik's cube in your gallery matches an online cube mixed by a spectator. Amaze anyone with this easy-to-use tool, perfect for beginners and experts alike. No prior knowledge of Rubik's cubes is needed.
- Rubik's cube magic trick
- Photo gallery integration
- Spectator-controlled online cube
- Easy for beginners
- No Rubik's cube knowledge required
- Immediate reset
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SameCube is an incredible magic trick always handy! Perfect for both beginners and experts, very easy to use, you'll be able to amaze anybody. What is the effect: A photo of a mixed Rubik's cube in your Photo Gallery is exactly the same of an online Rubik's cube mixed by spectator, with his smartphone! Obviously you don't have any other Rubik's cube photo, and you can show to be in your Photo Gallery. So, you can always have a real magic miracle with you! Important points: - When you open the photo, you no longer have to touch the smartphone - Nobody think you're using a magic App - No knowledge of the Rubik's cube is required - Very simple to perform - Can be used anywhere - Immediate reset
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Retro Art Studio at Free against SameCube's $6.99. Retro Art Studio also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 14 months). SameCube's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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
Retro Art Studio is free to download; SameCube costs $6.99 up front. Retro Art Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SameCube asks for nothing beyond the download.
Retro Art Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of Retro Art Studio's written reviews are positive against 53% of SameCube's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Retro Art Studio ships an update every 4 months, SameCube every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retro Art Studio | SameCube |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.0% of reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Six Foot Three Foot | HYDEMIND SRL |
Customer experience
Retro Art Studio
SameCube
In-app purchases
Retro Art Studio
- Remove Ads$2.99
SameCube
No in-app purchases
