Faster Than Light UAR vs CLAMS Library Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
CLAMS Library Network
Manage your library account from your mobile device. Search the catalog for books, movies, and more, place holds, check due dates, and renew items. You can also use your phone for self-checkout and find library hours and locations.
- Search library catalog
- Manage multiple accounts
- Track reading history
- Check due dates and renew items
- Place and manage holds
- Mobile self-checkout
- View library information
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The CLAMS app allows you to explore your library on the go to find new books, movies, games, or your old favorites! Quickly search the entire catalog, including eContent, and place holds, check due dates and renew eligible titles. Use the CLAMS app to manage your account and find new titles. Search the catalog, request books for pickup, use your phone for self-checkout, renew your materials, check out museum passes, and more. Features include: - Search the library catalog for books, magazines, movies, music, and more - Manage one or more accounts - Keep track of your reading history - Check due dates and renew items - Browse new and on order titles - Place and manage holds - View library hours, locations, and contact information - Check out your items on your mobile device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Faster Than Light UAR at 100% against CLAMS Library Network's 0%. Faster Than Light UAR also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). CLAMS Library Network's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Faster Than Light UAR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CLAMS Library Network has 11 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 0% of CLAMS Library Network's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Faster Than Light UAR | CLAMS Library Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.4 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 266 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anomaly Productions, Inc. | The Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing, Inc. |
Customer experience
Faster Than Light UAR
CLAMS Library Network
In-app purchases
Faster Than Light UAR
No in-app purchases
CLAMS Library Network
No in-app purchases
Questions
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