SAN app vs Elemental Forces
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SAN app
Explore massive virtual sculptures and architectural designs overlaid onto the real world using GPS-based augmented reality. Discover these unique, large-scale digital artworks at their permanent locations.
- GPS-based augmented reality
- View large-scale virtual sculptures
- Discover art at permanent locations
- Explore 3D objects in real space
- Move through virtual structures
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SAN is a GPS based augmented reality mobile application that allows users to view large-scale spatial virtual sculptures and architectonic objects whose size can reach up to 100 km. The works can be seen only where they have been located. Information about them can found in the SAN app list or on the san.lv website. The SAN application was created in 2016 using a completely new and unique solution. It allows the creation of GPS based large-scale virtual structures that can be seen on a smart device as 3D objects in augmented reality. They can be viewed in the real space from various angles and you can move through them. The virtual objects have permanent GPS locations without being tied to optical markers or planes, as is the case with other augmented reality applications. The SAN project author is artist Gints Gabrāns.
Elemental Forces
Experience a digital augmented reality art installation. Point your device at paintings or surfaces to trigger a dynamic sound and light show. Explore geometric shapes and interactive audio influenced by your touch and position.
- Augmented reality art display
- Interactive soundscapes
- Light effects
- Geometric shape visuals
- Touch and location-based interaction
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For the digital augmented reality experience, point your device at the paintings or a surface, and experience a sound and light experience. The program is structured around simple geometric shapes, with sounds affected by your location and touch. This series of digital art and oil paintings represents is a meditation on air, light, surfaces, sound and color.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SAN app at 11.0 against Elemental Forces's 13.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 SAN app against 5.0 for Elemental Forces. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
SAN app ships an update every 6 weeks, Elemental Forces every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SAN app | Elemental Forces |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tapp SIA | Bryan Leister |
Customer experience
SAN app
Elemental Forces
In-app purchases
SAN app
No in-app purchases
Elemental Forces
No in-app purchases
