Comparison

Camera Cube vs REFRAXA

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

REFRAXA

Transform your photos and videos into stunning symmetrical art with a variety of mirrored effects. Apply live camera filters or edit existing media, with instant, watermark-free exports. This app offers a unique optical approach to creative visual transformations.

Highlights
  • 17 distinct mirroring effects
  • Edit photos and videos
  • Live camera effects
  • Record video with effects
  • Watermark-free exports
  • No account or cloud required
Features
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Turn your photos into hypnotic, symmetrical art. Pick any picture from your library and REFRAXA folds it into a living mandala - mirrors, kaleidoscopes, tiles, and prisms, rendered instantly as you flip between styles. - 17 distinct effects: mirrors, kaleidoscopes, prisms, tiles, wedges, and rotors - Edit any photo or video from your library - no length cap on video - Or go live: the camera shows the effect in the viewfinder as you shoot - Record video with the effect baked in - perfect for Reels, TikTok & Stories - Every export is archived beside your untouched original, inside the app - One-tap export, instant save. No account, no login, no cloud. - No AI, just optics: every pixel comes from your photo, and nothing you shoot ever leaves your phone Free to use. Unlock REFRAXA Pro with a one-time purchase ($9.99) or a weekly subscription ($1.99/week after a 3-day free trial) for unlimited, watermark-free exports. The subscription renews weekly until you cancel in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://refraxa.app/terms.html · Privacy Policy: https://refraxa.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Camera Cube4 screens
REFRAXA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: REFRAXA at 5.0 against Camera Cube's 3.2. REFRAXA also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). Camera Cube's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Camera Cube sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and REFRAXA sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

REFRAXA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camera Cube ships an update every 5 weeks, REFRAXA every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Camera Cube versus REFRAXA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamera CubeREFRAXA
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (10 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrea BizzottoDANIEL GUY CIRALDO

Customer experience

Camera Cube

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

REFRAXA

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Camera Cube

One-time7
  • Filters Pack 1$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Sketch Filter$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Swirl Filter$0.99
  • Heatmap Filter$0.99
  • Pinch Filter$0.99
  • Polkadot Filter$0.99
2 purchases

REFRAXA

Subscriptions1
  • REFRAXA Pro Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
One-time1
  • REFRAXA Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Camera Cube free?
Camera Cube is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is REFRAXA free?
REFRAXA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Camera Cube or REFRAXA?
REFRAXA is rated higher. Camera Cube averages 3.2 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while REFRAXA averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Camera Cube or REFRAXA have ads?
Neither Camera Cube nor REFRAXA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Camera Cube or REFRAXA?
Camera Cube ships an update every 5 weeks, and REFRAXA every 4 days. Most recently, Camera Cube was updated on October 23, 2026 and REFRAXA on October 25, 2026.

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