Comparison

ChatterPix vs CubePaintAR

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

Head to head
About

ChatterPix

An app that allows users to animate still photos by adding a mouth and voice. Create fun greetings, messages, or cards with customizable stickers, frames, and filters. It's a free tool for creative expression.

Highlights
  • Animate photos with sound
  • Add voice recordings
  • 22 stickers
  • 12 frames
  • 11 photo filters
  • Create greetings and messages
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Create ChatterPix with friends and family as silly greetings, playful messages, or creative cards. And best of all, it’s FREE! CATEGORY: Creative Expression TOOLS: 22 stickers, 12 frames and 11 photo filters ABOUT DUCK DUCK MOOSE (A subsidiary of Khan Academy) Duck Duck Moose, an award-winning creator of educational mobile apps for families, is a passionate team of engineers, artists, designers, and educators. Founded in 2008, the company has created 21 top-selling titles and has received 21 Parents’ Choice Awards, 18 Children’s Technology Review Awards, 12 Tech with Kids’ Best Pick App Awards, and a KAPi award for “Best Children’s App” at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Duck Duck Moose is now part of the Khan Academy family. Like all Khan Academy offerings, all Duck Duck Moose apps are now 100% free, without ads or subscriptions. For kids ages 2-6, don't miss Khan Academy Kids, our new early learning app to help young children with reading, writing, math and social-emotional development! We’d love to hear from you! Visit us at www.duckduckmoose.com or drop us a line at support@duckduckmoose.com.

About

CubePaintAR

This augmented reality coloring book lets you bring 13 different animals to life in real space. Scan a special cube with your device, choose an animal, and paint it with your finger. The animated creatures can be recorded and shared.

Highlights
  • Color 13 different animals
  • Augmented reality integration
  • Animated animal models
  • Adjustable brush size
  • Record and share creations
  • Requires Merge Cube
Features
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PLEASE NOTE: This app requires a Merge Cube. To find out how to get a Merge Cube and to learn more, visit www.mergevr.com/cube CubePaintAR ist a Coloring Book for kids and adults. You can choose 13 different animals and color them in real space. 1 Select the animal you want to color. 2. Put the Merge Cube on the table or elsewhere. 3. Scan the Merge Cube with your smartphone camera until you can see an animal which you have previously chosen. 4. Choose the desired color with the color palette and start to paint with your finger. 5. You can also adjust the size of the brush for more detailed painting. 6. The animals are animated. Watch them in action if you want. 7. When you are ready, record your result and share your animal with other users on the Everyplay platform.

Screenshots

ChatterPix4 screens
CubePaintAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ChatterPix at 78% against CubePaintAR's 10%. ChatterPix also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. CubePaintAR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ChatterPix asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChatterPix holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChatterPix has 1.7K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of ChatterPix's written reviews are positive against 10% of CubePaintAR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ChatterPix versus CubePaintAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChatterPixCubePaintAR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.7K ratings) — better2.1 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews — better10.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better18
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better10.3
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB160 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDuck Duck Moose LLChighlewelt GmbH

Customer experience

ChatterPix

All ratings1,713 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews279 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral6.8%
Negative15.1%

CubePaintAR

All ratings18 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative72.2%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative70.0%

Bugs and requests

ChatterPix

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Camera function not working for some users
  • App signing out/resetting after use
  • Frequent crashes or freezing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to remove watermark/logo
  • More sticker/accessory options
  • Voice changing/filtering effects
  • Longer recording time
  • Ability to use existing photos from library

CubePaintAR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ChatterPix

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CubePaintAR

One-time1
  • Animals$1.99

Questions

Is ChatterPix free?
ChatterPix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CubePaintAR free?
CubePaintAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ChatterPix or CubePaintAR?
ChatterPix is rated higher. ChatterPix averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while CubePaintAR averages 2.1 from 18 ratings.
Do ChatterPix or CubePaintAR have ads?
Neither ChatterPix nor CubePaintAR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChatterPix or CubePaintAR?
ChatterPix ships an update every 2 months, and CubePaintAR every 2 months. Most recently, ChatterPix was updated on November 1, 2026 and CubePaintAR on October 29, 2026.

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