Comparison

kyu vs X half

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

Head to head
About

kyu

Easily record and share short, memorable video clips with friends and loved ones. This app focuses on capturing moments as they happen, allowing you to look back on them later. It prioritizes privacy, ensuring your shared memories are only seen by those you choose.

Highlights
  • Record instant video clips
  • Share memories privately
  • Live in the moment recording
  • Easy to use interface
  • Look back on past videos
Features
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Welcome to kyu :) kyu app is a video camera that easily shares memories. - Live in the moment. - Ours to Share, No One Else’s. - Press the button, we do the rest. *We cannot create perfect and creative content. However, we can easily record, share, and look back on videos for our friends, partners and ourselves.

About

X half

Enhance your digital camera experience by wirelessly transferring photos and videos to your smartphone or tablet. Develop images captured in FILM CAMERA MODE directly within the app. It also offers location data synchronization for your photos.

Highlights
  • Wireless image and video transfer
  • Develop FILM CAMERA MODE photos
  • View photos in Gallery and Album
  • Location information synchronization
  • Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity
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The “X half” app is an application that can be used in conjunction with Fujifilm's X half digital cameras to maximize your experience of X half world. By pairing the camera with the app via Bluetooth®, you can transfer captured images and videos to your smartphone or tablet, and view the transferred images in Gallery and Album. Photos taken in FILM CAMERA MODE can be developed with this app for viewing. In addition to Bluetooth®, the Wi-Fi® is also used to transfer captured images and movies. FUJIFILM provides “Activity Record”, a network service that automatically summarizes daily photographic activities in a diary format. To use the “Activity Record”, you need to use the “FUJIFILM XApp” app in addition to this app. The network service may not be available in your region or country. [Compatible Cameras] Please refer to the URL below: https://www.fujifilm-x.com/support/compatibility/software/x-half-app/ Please update the camera with the latest firmware. Please refer to the URL below to download the firmware: https://fujifilm-x.com/support/download/firmware/cameras/ [Compatible OS] Please refer to the URL below: https://www.fujifilm-x.com/support/compatibility/software/x-half-app/ [Supported languages] English(US), English(UK), Japanese/日本語, French/Français, German/Deutsch, Spanish/Español, Italian/Italiano, Turkish/Türkçe, Simplified Chinese/中文简, Russian/Русский, Korean/한국, Thai/ไทย, Indonesian/Bahasa Indonesia [Notes] “X half” provides a function that synchronizes the location information of a smartphone with the camera and records it in the captured image. To reduce the battery drain of your smartphone, please set the location information synchronisation interval to a longer time from the “X half” menu. * The Bluetooth® word and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by FUJIFILM Corporation is under license. * Wi-Fi® is registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance®. * iPhone, iPad, iPad Pro, iPad mini, iPad Air, and iPadOS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. * IOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used under license.

Screenshots

kyu4 screens
X half4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: kyu at 4.0 against X half's 2.1. kyu also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 13%). X half's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

kyu holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: X half has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of kyu's written reviews are positive against 13% of X half's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
kyu versus X half: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterkyuX half
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better2.1 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews47.8% of reviews — better12.9% of reviews
Number of ratings229 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTranSe Inc.FUJIFILM Corporation

Customer experience

kyu

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral21.7%
Negative30.4%

X half

All ratings28 ratings
Positive21.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative78.6%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive12.9%
Neutral12.9%
Negative74.2%

In-app purchases

None

kyu

No in-app purchases

None

X half

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is kyu free?
kyu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is X half free?
X half is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, kyu or X half?
kyu is rated higher. kyu averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while X half averages 2.1 from 29 ratings.
Do kyu or X half have ads?
Neither kyu nor X half shows ads.
Which is updated more often, kyu or X half?
kyu ships an update monthly, and X half monthly. Most recently, kyu was updated on October 19, 2026 and X half on October 21, 2026.

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