Comparison

Jelly Dream vs Backyard Apollo AR

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

Head to head
About

Jelly Dream

Experience a tranquil virtual aquarium filled with mesmerizing 3D jellyfish. Customize your tank, enjoy bioluminescent displays, and relax with the calming presence of aquatic life. It offers the benefits of an aquarium without the upkeep.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D jellyfish simulation
  • Customizable jellyfish and tank
  • Bioluminescent night mode
  • Random jellyfish generator
  • Automatic camera movement
  • Touchscreen gesture controls
Features
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Dive into a beautiful jelly aquarium on your device! Relax and watch beautiful 3D-jellyfish swimming around. Choose your perfect mixture of jellies. Move around using touchscreen gestures, or activate the automatic camera. Turn of the lights and observe a different world of bioluminescence. Create random jellyfish for unlimited variations. It’s never been easier to enjoy the benefits of an aquarium – from stress relief to learning about fish care, Jelly Dream puts it all in the palm of your hand! Features: - Observe realistic, relaxing jellyfish - Customise your tank - Bioluminescence in night mode - Random jelly generator with unlimited possibilities - Automatic camera

About

Backyard Apollo AR

Experience a life-sized Apollo Saturn V rocket in augmented reality. Explore it from all angles, walk around it, and launch it with realistic sounds and visuals. Customize your rocket experience and share snapshots.

Highlights
  • Life-sized rocket model
  • 360-degree viewing
  • Augmented reality placement
  • Realistic launch sequence
  • Authentic mission sounds
  • Customizable rocket experience
  • Snapshot sharing
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Its the model rocket you’ve always wanted! See a life-sized Apollo Saturn V rocket up close from every angle walk under and around it, then blast it off! Authentic mission sounds using 3D positional audio — wear headphones for the coolest effect — combine with realistic high-detail graphics, physically-based rendering, and HDR audio recordings of real rocket launches to make the experience just like being there! You’ll be able to launch your rocket again and again, from anywhere you like. Just tap where you want your rocket to appear. It's that easy! Launch a tiny model on your desktop or a full-sized giant in a field! Backyard Apollo offers ways to customize your experience too, making it even more fun to launch your rockets and take snapshots for your friends. “3…2…1…Houston: we have liftoff”!

Screenshots

Jelly Dream4 screens
Backyard Apollo AR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backyard Apollo AR at none against Jelly Dream's 3. Backyard Apollo AR also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 49). Jelly Dream's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 70%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Jelly Dream sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Backyard Apollo AR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backyard Apollo AR holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backyard Apollo AR has 1.5K ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Jelly Dream's written reviews are positive against 70% of Backyard Apollo AR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Jelly Dream versus Backyard Apollo AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJelly DreamBackyard Apollo AR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (49 ratings)4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews — better69.6% of reviews
Number of ratings491.5K — better
Update frequency—Every 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbitbros Inc.Wobbleworks LLC

Customer experience

Jelly Dream

All ratings49 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral8.2%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative8.8%

Backyard Apollo AR

All ratings1,488 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative26.1%

Bugs and requests

Jelly Dream

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Backyard Apollo AR

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Startup crashes and sensor reset loops
  • Rocket launch sequence freezes
  • Persistent audio issues after app closure

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more rocket models and launch configurations
  • Implement video recording capability
  • Improve overall stability and performance

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Jelly Dream

One-time3
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • 250 Coins$1.99
  • 1000 Coins$4.99
None

Backyard Apollo AR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jelly Dream free?
Jelly Dream is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backyard Apollo AR free?
Backyard Apollo AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jelly Dream or Backyard Apollo AR?
Backyard Apollo AR is rated higher. Jelly Dream averages 4.3 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Backyard Apollo AR averages 4.7 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Jelly Dream or Backyard Apollo AR have ads?
Neither Jelly Dream nor Backyard Apollo AR shows ads.

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