Meteo VR vs Virtual Reality OCEANS!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meteo VR
Explore 3D earth science data in virtual reality. Transform your smartphone into an immersive learning tool for understanding our planet's complex environment.
- Virtual Reality interface
- 3D earth science data exploration
- Immersive learning experience
- Compatible with VR headsets
- Educational content
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The Meteo-VR app provides a Virtual Reality interface for exploring 3D earth science data sets and learning more about the complex environment we live in. Just insert your smartphone into a Google Cardboard or other compatible reader and see science and supercomputer data come alive before your very eyes!
Virtual Reality OCEANS!
Explore the underwater world in stunning 360-degree virtual reality. This app complements a physical kit, offering detailed VR experiences of marine life and ecosystems. Discover everything from plankton to whales.
- 360-degree VR experiences
- Detailed marine life encounters
- Visual encyclopedia of underwater world
- Companion to physical kit
- Interactive learning
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Take a deep dive into the world’s waters in unprecedented detail through virtual reality with VR OCEANS! The ultimate visual encyclopedia of our awe-inspiring underwater world, with over forty incredible, 360 degree VR experiences. You’ll get up close with tiny plankton and swim with giant whales, sharks, turtles, fish and more! Full kit includes a 96 page illustrated DK guide to oceans all around the world, jam-packed with fun facts about your favorite aquatic creatures. Includes VR goggles and your own customizable scratch art kit. This is a companion app. Requires printed book found in physical kit for full functionality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Virtual Reality OCEANS! at 4.0 against Meteo VR's 3.7. Virtual Reality OCEANS! also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (36 vs 6). Meteo VR's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Virtual Reality OCEANS! holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtual Reality OCEANS! has 36 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Meteo VR ships an update every 3 months, Virtual Reality OCEANS! every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meteo VR | Virtual Reality OCEANS! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 4.0 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 1.8 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Abacus |
Customer experience
Meteo VR
Virtual Reality OCEANS!
In-app purchases
Meteo VR
No in-app purchases
Virtual Reality OCEANS!
No in-app purchases
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