Comparison

Camera Cube vs Video Effect

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

Video Effect

Enhance your videos with a variety of stylish filters. This application offers an easy-to-use interface for applying visual effects and exporting your creations in popular formats. Share your edited videos quickly with friends and followers.

Highlights
  • Easy to use UI
  • Stylish video filters
  • Export MPEG-4
  • Export QuickTime
  • Fast sharing
Features
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Apply awesome filters to your videos! Features: - Easy to use UI - Stylish Video Filters - Export MPEG-4 and QuickTime - Fast Sharing

Screenshots

Camera Cube4 screens
Video Effect3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Video Effect at 4.6 against Camera Cube's 3.4. Video Effect also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Camera Cube's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Video Effect holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Video Effect has 86 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Camera Cube's written reviews are positive against 79% of Video Effect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camera Cube ships an update every 5 weeks, Video Effect weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Camera Cube versus Video Effect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamera CubeVideo Effect
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (11 ratings)4.6 (86 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews78.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1186 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrea BizzottoShenzhen Jinxixi Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Camera Cube

All ratings9 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

Video Effect

All ratings80 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral5.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral10.5%
Negative10.5%

In-app purchases

None

Camera Cube

No in-app purchases

None

Video Effect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Camera Cube free?
Camera Cube is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Video Effect free?
Video Effect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Camera Cube or Video Effect?
Video Effect is rated higher. Camera Cube averages 3.4 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Video Effect averages 4.6 from 86 ratings.
Do Camera Cube or Video Effect have ads?
Video Effect shows ads; Camera Cube does not.
Which is updated more often, Camera Cube or Video Effect?
Camera Cube ships an update every 5 weeks, and Video Effect weekly. Most recently, Camera Cube was updated on November 6, 2026 and Video Effect on November 2, 2026.

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