Comparison

RealFX Thing vs Simulon

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

Head to head
About

RealFX Thing

Create captivating videos and photos by bringing a dismembered hand character to life. This app works with a specific product to replicate a popular character from a Netflix series.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality character integration
  • Video creation
  • Photograph creation
  • Netflix series character replication
  • Works with RealFX Thing product
Features
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Bring Thing to life in the most extraordinary way!  Use this app and the RealFX Thing product from Wow! Stuff to create videos and photographs that make Thing look exactly like the dismembered hand seen in the Wednesday series on Netflix.

About

Simulon

Bring your imagination to life by placing custom or real-world objects into augmented reality. Create lifelike images and videos by describing actions, with no animation experience required. Develop ideas or share your creations with the world.

Highlights
  • Create from words, photos, or designs
  • Clone real-world objects
  • Place subjects in augmented reality
  • Direct video action with descriptions
  • Personal subject library
  • AI rendering for lifelike scenes
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Simulon. The camera for your imagination. Bring imagined characters, real objects and your own designs into the world around you. Compose with your camera, capture a lifelike image and turn it into a video by describing what happens next. No 3D or animation experience needed. CREATE FROM AN IDEA Start with words, a photo or your own design. Turn a sketch into a character or take a concept off the page and into a real setting. CLONE REALITY Create from photos of something real, whether it's your pet, a favourite car or a sculpture. Keep its familiar look or imagine something different. Give your pet a new outfit, shrink a car onto your desk or bring a statue to life. MAKE THE WORLD YOUR SET Place your subject in augmented reality. Adjust its size and position, then move around to find your angle. AI rendering brings it into the scene with lifelike lighting, shadows and reflections. DIRECT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT Describe how your subject moves and what happens in the scene to create a video. From a small gesture to an unexpected adventure, you direct the action without animating by hand. Keep your subjects in a personal library and return to them in new locations and new stories. Make something just for fun, develop an idea or create something to share with the world. GET STARTED Try Simulon with starter assets and included free usage. Creating custom assets requires a paid plan. Simulon Plus and Pro offer additional features and monthly usage. Usage limits apply. Shape reality.

Screenshots

RealFX Thing2 screens
Simulon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RealFX Thing at 5.0 against Simulon's 4.2. RealFX Thing also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Simulon's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (36 vs 2). On price, 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. Simulon sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. RealFX Thing asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RealFX Thing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simulon has 36 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RealFX Thing ships an update every 5 months, Simulon every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
RealFX Thing versus Simulon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRealFX ThingSimulon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.2 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews—65.0% of reviews
Number of ratings236 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB68 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperWow! StuffSimulon

Customer experience

RealFX Thing

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Simulon

All ratings31 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

None

RealFX Thing

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Simulon

Subscriptions8
  • Plus$14.991 Month
  • Lite7 Days trial$15.001 Month
  • Plus7 Days trial$24.991 Month
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  • Core$29.001 Month
  • Pro$39.991 Month
  • Pro7 Days trial$55.001 Month
  • Studio$200.001 Month
  • Plus7 Days trial$239.001 Year
One-time2
  • 1,000 credits$18.99
  • 1,000 credits$19.99

Questions

Is RealFX Thing free?
RealFX Thing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simulon free?
Simulon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RealFX Thing or Simulon?
RealFX Thing is rated higher. RealFX Thing averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Simulon averages 4.2 from 36 ratings.
Do RealFX Thing or Simulon have ads?
Neither RealFX Thing nor Simulon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RealFX Thing or Simulon?
RealFX Thing ships an update every 5 months, and Simulon every 6 days. Most recently, RealFX Thing was updated on November 3, 2026 and Simulon on November 4, 2026.

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