Comparison

SandCam vs CUBE

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

Head to head
About

SandCam

Capture images and watch them dynamically collapse under gravity, with dark areas behaving as empty space. Interact with falling pixels, change gravity direction, and customize the visual experience with various color sets, modes, and fall types. Save your creations as videos or load existing images to combine with new colors.

Highlights
  • Gravity-based image collapse
  • Interactive pixel manipulation
  • Adjustable gravity direction
  • Painting and erasing tools
  • Multiple color sets and modes
  • Video saving
  • Image import and combination
Features
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Take a picture and watch it collapse by gravity. Dark areas will act like empty space. - Interact with the falling pixels by touching the screen - Turn your device to change the direction of gravity - You can paint and erase pixels - Choose between 17 different color sets with live preview - There are five different color modes you can add on the picture - Save Videos of your destruction - Load images from your iPhone Gallery and combine them with colors - Decide between three different Sand Resolutions - You can choose between four different fall types, three fade modes and three speed modes - All settings can be combined independent from each other and will allow you to experiment for a long time Have fun

About

CUBE

Create visually stunning videos and photos with unique, real-time effects inspired by popular movies. Apply motion trails, LiDAR-generated particles, and liquid metal transformations to your content. Easily customize and capture in Full HD.

Highlights
  • Motion Trail Effect
  • LiDAR Scanning Effect
  • Matrix Effect
  • Liquid Metal Effect
  • Real-time effect application
  • Customizable effects
  • Full HD video capture
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Motion Trail Effect: Inspired by "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners", CUBE copies the trail effect when David using the Sandevistan implant. LiDAR Scanning Effect: Sample real-time images and depth maps created by LiDAR Scanner to generate 3D particles (point clouds). Up to 3,000,000 points can be generated. Mixing the 3D particles with real-world scenes will make you feel like entering a surreal world. Matrix Effect: Inspired by Code Rain from the movie "The Matrix". This time, blue pill or red pill? Liquid Metal Effect: Take a trip back to 1991 and become the Terminator T-1000 of the movie "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" by James Cameron. CUBE is an app that combines the powerful capabilities of Metal and ARKit, allowing you to easily create fun videos and photos with real-time effects. Using CUBE, you can: - Instantly switch between effects - Apply effects to people, background or entire image - Customize effects with a range of options - Capture Full HD & High Bitrate Videos Body segmentation is only supported on iPhone XR/XS (A12) and above. LiDAR Scanning is supported on devices with LiDAR Scanner. Support for new features of iOS 16: - Enable HDR by default: HDR is enabled by default on devices running iOS 16, allowing photos and videos to have improved dynamic range. - Introduce 2K photo mode: Photos can be taken at a resolution of 2880 * 1620 for improved clarity.

Screenshots

SandCam4 screens
CUBE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CUBE at 83% against SandCam's 53%. CUBE also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). SandCam's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. SandCam sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and CUBE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CUBE holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of SandCam's written reviews are positive against 83% of CUBE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SandCam ships an update every 2 months, CUBE monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SandCam versus CUBE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSandCamCUBE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (13 ratings)4.7 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1316 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes Pfahler银凯 朱

Customer experience

SandCam

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral20.0%
Negative26.7%

CUBE

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SandCam

One-time4
  • Save Update$0.99
  • Load from Gallery$0.99
  • Color Update$1.99
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  • Full Version$1.99
3 purchases

CUBE

One-time3
  • Matrix Effect$1.99
  • LiDAR Scanning Effect$1.99
  • Liquid Metal Effect$1.99

Questions

Is SandCam free?
SandCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CUBE free?
CUBE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SandCam or CUBE?
CUBE is rated higher. SandCam averages 4.4 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while CUBE averages 4.7 from 16 ratings.
Do SandCam or CUBE have ads?
Neither SandCam nor CUBE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SandCam or CUBE?
SandCam ships an update every 2 months, and CUBE monthly. Most recently, SandCam was updated on October 10, 2026 and CUBE on October 17, 2026.

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