Between Worlds AR vs Phallaina
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Between Worlds AR
Bring a novel to life with augmented reality. Point your device's camera at the book's pages or a printed image to see characters and creatures animate with sound and interactivity. Explore diary entries about each creature.
- Augmented reality experience
- Interactive animated characters
- Character diary entries
- Works with novel or printed image
- Sound effects and animation
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NOTE: This app will only work if you download and print an image from BetweenWorldsApp.com or use the novel Between Worlds. ** Even more Augmented Reality pages in the next update, stay tuned ** Experience the magic and creatures of Between Worlds through this AUGMENTED REALITY app. Simply open the novel, launch the app and point the camera at the pages to watch the magic unfold. Alternatively, visit BetweenWorldsApp.com to print out an image and try without the novel. Many different Between Worlds characters pop out at you with interactivity, animation and sound! Touch the arrow in the lower right corner to read the diary entry on the creatures. Compatible with the iPhone 4s or later, iPod Touch (5th Gen) or later, and iPad 2 or later.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Between Worlds AR at none against Phallaina's 1. Between Worlds AR also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (every 12 months vs every 37 months). Phallaina's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Phallaina sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Between Worlds AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Between Worlds AR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phallaina has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Between Worlds AR ships an update every 12 months, Phallaina every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Between Worlds AR | Phallaina |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 92.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 220 MB | 318 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Anomaly Productions, Inc. | Small Bang |
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