KAZARU vs VirtualFreedan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KAZARU
Create stylish Japanese-inspired portrait photos with this application. Simply select your picture, apply unique filters, and then share your enhanced images or display them.
- Select pictures for editing
- Apply picture filters
- Share or display photos
- Japanese portrait style
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Japanese style portrait photo the application. step.1 Select picture. step.2 Picture filters. step.3 Share or display.
VirtualFreedan
Virtually experience a new style of Japanese Buddhist altar. This app allows you to interact with a virtual altar, light candles, burn incense, ring a bell, and customize it with photos and names. It's designed to let you explore the "FreeDan" before considering a purchase.
- Virtual altar experience
- Light candles and incense
- Ring a virtual orin
- Customize with photos
- Customize with names
- Open and close altar doors
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Japanese Hikone buddhist altar "Nanaplus" presented new style "FreeDan" created by traditional technology of 350 years. It is a new prayer item in the everyday life that we aimed. With this application, you can experience the lineup of "FreeDan" virtually. · Can Fire candles and incense. · Can ring a orin. · You can customize photos and name. · The door can be opened and closed. Please experience "FreeDan" with this application and consider buying the real "FreeDan".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KAZARU at 5.0 against VirtualFreedan's 4.3. KAZARU also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 50%). VirtualFreedan's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KAZARU holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of KAZARU's written reviews are positive against 50% of VirtualFreedan's.
KAZARU ships an update every 3 months, VirtualFreedan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KAZARU | VirtualFreedan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | whitez | Masahiko Nogami |
Customer experience
KAZARU
VirtualFreedan
In-app purchases
KAZARU
No in-app purchases
VirtualFreedan
No in-app purchases
