Comparison

Camera Cube vs Phistory

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

Head to head
About

Camera Cube

Capture fun photos and videos with unique 3D cube effects and live filters. Kids can explore how their image transforms within morphing shapes. Save and share your creations easily.

Highlights
  • 3D cube photo capture
  • Live morphing filters
  • Interactive cube rotation and scaling
  • Front and back camera support
  • Save and share to Camera Roll
  • 12+ unique filters
Features
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Take snapshots and see how you and your friends look inside a cube! The real fun starts when you add filters and the cube morphs into different shapes. Kids will love playing with this and see how their image changes inside the cube! FEATURES 15 amazing filters, all included: • Normal • Mirror • Quadrant • Sobel • Toon • Vignette • Invert • Sepia • Sharpen • Stretch • Sketch • Polka Dot • Swirl • Heat-map • Pinch Mix All: a different filter on every face of the cube! Swipe the cube to rotate it, pinch & zoom to make it bigger/smaller! Play/pause control to tweak cube look before taking a photo! Use front or back camera! Switch between 5 different deformation effects!

About

Phistory

Features
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Phistory is a new type photo browser which provides you a "Map app" like user interfaces. Moving, zooming in/out on the time axis, and finally you will find your favorite photo in your history. How to use Move: Swipe along with time axis direction. Zoom in/out: Like Google Maps app, there are 3 ways to achieve it. Pinch / Swipe after double tap / Double tap (zoom in) and 2 finger tap(zoom out). Customize layout of the photo : Swipe the photo horizontaly. Display the photo in full screen: Single tap on the photo. Display the next photo in full screen mode: Swipe horizontally.

Screenshots

Camera Cube4 screens
Phistory1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Camera Cube at none against Phistory's 1. Phistory's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Phistory sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Camera Cube asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camera Cube ships an update every 5 weeks, Phistory every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Camera Cube versus Phistory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamera CubePhistory
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrea BizzottoYuichiro Hirota

In-app purchases

None

Camera Cube

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Phistory

One-time1
  • Unlock all prime functions$1.99

Questions

Is Camera Cube free?
Camera Cube is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phistory free?
Phistory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Camera Cube or Phistory have ads?
Neither Camera Cube nor Phistory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Camera Cube or Phistory?
Camera Cube ships an update every 5 weeks, and Phistory every 2 months. Most recently, Camera Cube was updated on November 1, 2026 and Phistory on October 8, 2026.

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