Comparison

Faster Than Light UAR vs Phallaina

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

Head to head
About

Faster Than Light UAR

Experience characters, spaceships, and aliens from a popular comic book in augmented reality. Point your device's camera at specific pages or printed markers to see them come to life with animation and sound. Learn more about each element through interactive backstories.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality experience
  • Interactive characters, spaceships, and aliens
  • Animation and sound effects
  • Character backstory information
  • Marker-based AR activation
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NOTE: This app will only work if you download an image marker from ExperienceAnomaly.com/ftl or use the comic book Faster Than Light. ** Even more Augmented Reality pages in the next update, stay tuned ** Experience the characters, spaceships, and aliens of Faster Than Light through this ULTIMATE AUGMENTED REALITY™ app. Simply open the comic book, launch the app and point the camera at the pages and watch the magic unfold. Alternatively, visit ExperienceAnomaly.com/ftl to print out a marker and try without the comic book. Many different Faster Than Light characters pop out at you with interactivity, animation and sound! Touch the arrow in the lower right corner to read the backstory on the character, vehicle, or device. Compatible with the iPhone 4s or later, iPod Touch (5th Gen) or later, and iPad 2 or later.

About

Phallaina

Experience a unique digital comic book that blends graphic novel storytelling with animated film elements. This scrolling narrative offers an immersive 90-minute experience with parallax effects and captivating sound design. Explore a world where science and mythology intertwine.

Highlights
  • Scrolling graphic novel format
  • Parallax effects for depth
  • Entrancing sound design
  • 90-minute narrative experience
  • Available in English and French
  • Combines cognitive science and mythology
Features
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A "Scrolling Graphic Novel" for tactile screens. Peabody Award 2017. Halfway between a graphic novel and an animated film, Phallaina is the first "scrolling graphic novel" for tablets and smartphones. Available in English and French, the app delivers 90 minutes of scrollable reading experience. Conceived by Marietta Ren and the Small Bang studio, and accompanied by an entrancing sound design by Côme Jalibert, this horizontal-scrolling, panel-less digital comic book uses parallax effects in order to bring an immersive depth to the narrative. Download the app for free and discover the first two chapters. The story In a world similar to ours, where cities have adapted to the rising waters, Audrey follows a series of clinical trials in order to understand the origins of her hallucinatory fits, which are populated by huge white whales. Thus begins the intimate adventure of her personal transformation, combining cognitive sciences and mythology... and changing the course of her destiny in the process. International recognition Released in January 2016, selected as part of the official competition of the Angoulême International Comic Book festival, as well as the Naples Comicon, Phallaina has also won the Best digital comic award at the 2016 New Media Film Festival in Los Angeles, and has known a great amount of success in numerous festivals such as the Peabody awards and the Webby awards. But our biggest reward are your stars, shares and comments which fill us with joy and gratitude! And for those of you who have not yet taken the plunge, hesitate no longer :) ! Download Phallaina now, and delve right into Audrey's world. © France Télévisions - Small Bang 2016

Screenshots

Faster Than Light UAR2 screens
Phallaina4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Faster Than Light UAR at none against Phallaina's 1. Faster Than Light UAR also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 37 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Phallaina's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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. Phallaina sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Faster Than Light UAR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Faster Than Light UAR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phallaina has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Faster Than Light UAR's written reviews are positive against 93% of Phallaina's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Faster Than Light UAR ships an update every 5 weeks, Phallaina every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Faster Than Light UAR versus Phallaina: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaster Than Light UARPhallaina
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better92.9% of reviews
Number of ratings215 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 37 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size266 MB318 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAnomaly Productions, Inc.Small Bang

Customer experience

Faster Than Light UAR

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Phallaina

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

None

Faster Than Light UAR

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Phallaina

One-time1
  • Full StoryFree

Questions

Is Faster Than Light UAR free?
Faster Than Light UAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phallaina free?
Phallaina is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Faster Than Light UAR or Phallaina?
Faster Than Light UAR is rated higher. Faster Than Light UAR averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Phallaina averages 4.7 from 15 ratings.
Do Faster Than Light UAR or Phallaina have ads?
Neither Faster Than Light UAR nor Phallaina shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Faster Than Light UAR or Phallaina?
Faster Than Light UAR ships an update every 5 weeks, and Phallaina every 37 months. Most recently, Faster Than Light UAR was updated on September 20, 2026 and Phallaina on June 1, 2026.

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