Camera Cube vs Mote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Mote
This app uses live hand tracking to apply dynamic visual effects to your videos. Create unique content with frame filters that react to your hand movements and music beats. New effects are added weekly, with options for both free and premium users.
- Live hand tracking camera
- Dynamic frame filters
- Music beat synchronization
- Automatic 4-cut Frame Strip generation
- Weekly new effect drops
- On-device processing for privacy
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Mote is a live hand tracking camera. Make an L with each hand and only the space between your fingers changes: Invert, Rainbow, Glitch, Comic, Pop or Pixel, switching on the beat while you record. HAND FRAME • Hold up two L's with a gap between them and the frame opens • Six looks inside the frame, switching at 90, 120 or 150 BPM • Tap the screen to hold the look you like • Tilt your hands and the frame tilts with them EVERY TAKE, TWO RESULTS • A clip ready for your feed and Stories • An automatic 4-cut Frame Strip • Save to Photos in one tap A NEW DROP EVERY FRIDAY • A new trending hand effect lands every Friday • Record it that week and it stays in your collection • Past drops include Bubble, Lightning and Stars FREE AND PRO • Free: this week's drop and every drop you caught, 15-second takes with a small watermark • Mote Pro: every drop including missed ones, 60-second takes, no watermark PRIVATE BY DESIGN Hand tracking runs on your device. Camera frames are not uploaded, and you never need an account. ABOUT MOTE PRO Mote Pro is optional. It is available as a weekly subscription (with a 3-day free trial when you are eligible), an annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; the renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Restore previous purchases anytime in the app. Privacy Policy: https://www.secondearth.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.secondearth.io/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Camera Cube at 78% against Mote's 0%. Camera Cube also leads on rating (3.5 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Mote's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, monetization model and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Mote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Camera Cube asks for nothing beyond the download.
Camera Cube holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Camera Cube has 12 ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of Mote's.
Camera Cube ships an update every 5 weeks, Mote weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Camera Cube | Mote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (12 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrea Bizzotto | SecondEarth AI, Inc. |
Customer experience
Camera Cube
Mote
In-app purchases
Camera Cube
No in-app purchases
Mote
- Mote Pro3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Mote Pro (Annual)$29.991 Year
- Mote Pro Lifetime$49.99







