Comparison

Lucinate vs Virtual 3D World

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

Head to head
About

Lucinate

Create algorithmic art, generative visuals, and video synthesis with a modular graphics studio. Explore the intersection of math and graphics for intricate stills, evolving patterns, and interactive shader art. Turn abstract ideas into visual form for creation, play, and performance.

Highlights
  • Algorithmic art creation
  • Generative visuals
  • Video synthesis
  • Modular flexibility
  • Parametric shaders
  • Custom shader coding
  • MIDI and audio modulation
  • Beat-synced visuals
Features
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A creative environment for generative art, live visuals, and video synthesis. Blend layers, modulate any parameter with audio, MIDI, and LFOs, sync to the beat, and code your own shaders in the built-in MSL editor. Perform live or record to video. One purchase, no subscription. Use it for shader art, beat-synced visuals, audio/MIDI-reactive VJ sets, image processing, or exploring the aesthetics of algorithms. METAL SHADER ENGINE • Universal app built on Metal for Mac, iPad and iPhone • 16-bit color HDR rendering pipeline • MSL shader editor to learn, tweak, or code your own shaders using the bundled Metal Shading Language library • Includes parametric shaders for image adjustments, effects, patterns, gradients, texture utilities, coordinate space transforms, shader art examples, and more MODULAR ARCHITECTURE • Any number of Tracks, Layers, and Modulators • Advanced layer blending and masking • Deep modulation with MIDI, CV, LFOs, audio reactivity, and more • Route modulation and image signals between Tracks • Use live camera, imported video clips, and image assets as visual input CONNECTIVITY & OUTPUT • Syphon and NDI® real-time video output (Mac only) • Beat-synchronization via Ableton Link or MIDI clock • Receive audio from other apps via Ableton Link Audio • Record your results to video or export still images • Supports external displays and projectors BUY ONCE, OWN FOREVER • No subscriptions, in-app purchases, or ads • One purchase covers Mac, iPad and iPhone NOTE: On Mac, this app requires Apple Silicon or Intel with integrated GPU. NDI® is a registered trademark of Vizrt NDI AB.

About

Virtual 3D World

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Explore dense 3D worlds built from Gaussian splats and point clouds. This app renders .ply-based scenes in real time and lets you freely move through them as if you were walking inside the capture. Start with the included sample worlds and then import your own files to inspect environments, assets or scans from a first-person perspective. Real-time rendering of Gaussian splat / point cloud scenes Included sample 3D worlds to explore out of the box Import your own .ply scenes from Files Free navigation to move, look around and inspect details up close

Screenshots

Lucinate4 screens
Virtual 3D World4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Virtual 3D World at $0.99 against Lucinate's $29.99. Lucinate's advantage is chart position (#192 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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

Lucinate costs $29.99 and Virtual 3D World $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Lucinate versus Virtual 3D World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLucinateVirtual 3D World
Price$29.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#192 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB216 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKymatica ABULAS DEVRIM DILBER

In-app purchases

None

Lucinate

No in-app purchases

None

Virtual 3D World

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lucinate free?
Lucinate costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Virtual 3D World free?
Virtual 3D World costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lucinate or Virtual 3D World have ads?
Neither Lucinate nor Virtual 3D World shows ads.

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