Rice Fish AR/VR vs CiphAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rice Fish AR/VR
Experience an aquarium with rice fish in augmented or virtual reality. View fish from inside the tank, place it on any surface, and change between seven different viewing modes. Capture photos and sync views across multiple devices.
- Augmented Reality (AR) mode
- Virtual Reality (VR) mode
- Seven view modes
- Place tank on any surface
- Move tank by pushing
- Take photos/screen captures
- Synchronize view between devices
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This is VR app provides experience of viewing rice fishes from inside of the tank. It also has AR mode and you can put your fish tank on any surface recognized.You can also move the fish tank by pushing it's bottom. It supports seven view modes. Tap switch icon(right bottom) to change view modes. 1. Normal view 2. Back camera view(camera overlay) 3. Front camera view(selfie) 4. Side by side view(for VR headset) 5. 3D Lens 6. 360 degree 7. AR mode There are 8 icons. 1. Switch View(right bottom) : switch view modes 2. Camera(right top) : take photo/screen capture 3. Face(right middle): turn on/off face detection 4. iCloud(left top): view your own aquarium of "Rice Fish" app. 5. VR Config(left bottom) : change VR config 6. Info(top middle) : show/hide help message 7. Synchronize : sync view between multiple devices 8. App Link : Link to other apps.
CiphAR
Create and share augmented reality content like images, videos, GIFs, and messages tied to your location. Log in easily with Twitter or email to build a new world around you.
- Share images, videos, GIFs, and messages in AR
- Geolocation-based content sharing
- Log in with Twitter or email
- Create animations with brush tools
- Build and share new AR worlds
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【Goal】 Create a new world. 【Features】 ・Share your images, videos or messages, gif, brush... in AR ・Log in with your twitter account or email. ・Contents related to geolocation, so you can share and see contents around here. 【Available Contents】 ・Image ・Video ・Text message ・Animation Gif ・Brush
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CiphAR at monthly against Rice Fish AR/VR's every 5 months. Rice Fish AR/VR's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Rice Fish AR/VR against 5.0 for CiphAR. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Rice Fish AR/VR ships an update every 5 months, CiphAR monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rice Fish AR/VR | CiphAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 205 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | KENSHI DOI | Gungnir Inc. |
Customer experience
Rice Fish AR/VR
CiphAR
In-app purchases
Rice Fish AR/VR
No in-app purchases
CiphAR
No in-app purchases
