Jelly Dream vs Backyard Apollo AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Realistic 3D jellyfish simulation
- Customizable jellyfish and tank
- Bioluminescent night mode
- Random jellyfish generator
- Automatic camera movement
- Touchscreen gesture controls
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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
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.
- 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”!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Jelly Dream sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Backyard Apollo AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Jelly Dream | Backyard Apollo AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (49 ratings) | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better | 69.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | bitbros Inc. | Wobbleworks LLC |
Customer experience
Jelly Dream
Backyard Apollo AR
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
Jelly Dream
- 100 Coins$0.99
- 250 Coins$1.99
- 1000 Coins$4.99
Backyard Apollo AR
No in-app purchases
Questions
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