Metaverse vs Spacecraft AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metaverse
Easily create interactive content like games, scavenger hunts, memes, and educational experiences. Use the Metaverse Studio to build your creations and then explore them within the app browser.
- Interactive content creation
- Metaverse Studio
- App browser
- Game creation
- Scavenger hunt creation
- Meme creation
- Educational experience creation
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Metaverse is the easiest way to create interactive content. Create experiences using the Metaverse Studio, and watch them come to life in the Metaverse app browser. Create all kinds of interactive experiences, including games, scavenger hunts, memes, and educational experiences.
Spacecraft AR
Explore the solar system with interactive 3D models of NASA spacecraft. View them in augmented reality, scaled to your environment, and learn about their missions. Perfect for aspiring astronauts, educators, and space lovers.
- Interactive 3D spacecraft models
- Augmented reality viewing
- True-to-life and adjustable scaling
- Detailed mission information
- In-app camera functionality
- Explore Earth, Mars, and beyond
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Created by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, this stunning educational app uses native mobile augmented reality to bring spacecraft explorers from across the solar system to whatever space you’re in. Find a flat surface and view interactive 3D models right in front of you, scaled to table-top size or in their true-to-life proportions. Take pics with the spacecraft in your favorite environments, and explore detailed info about their fascinating missions. This tool is excellent for budding astronauts, teachers, and space enthusiasts. Bring NASA’s journey of exploration to life in the classroom, home, or anywhere. Features: Interact with 3D spacecraft models of the Curiosity rover, Mars Exploration Rover (Spirit/Opportunity), InSightSMAP, Voyager, Juno, and Cassini, the 70-Meter Deep Space Network Antenna and more. Learn about missions that explore Earth, Mars, and beyond True-to-life and adjustable size interaction In-depth information about each space mission Camera functionality
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Metaverse at every 5 days against Spacecraft AR's every 7 months. Metaverse also leads on ratings volume (113 vs 25) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
Metaverse holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 113 and 25 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 54% and 53% positive.
Metaverse ships an update every 5 days, Spacecraft AR every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metaverse | Spacecraft AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (113 ratings) — better | 3.1 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.1% of reviews — better | 53.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 113 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GoMeta, Inc. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
Customer experience
Metaverse
Spacecraft AR
Bugs and requests
Metaverse
Reported bugs
83 issues- App crashes when opening YouTube videos
- Assignment glitches and floats away
- App crashes frequently
- App gets stuck on loading screen
- AR is dreadful and doesn't work properly
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- Locked phone with location request
- Map zooms when it should move
- Map zooms erratically
- App not loading
- Constant crashing/not working
- Map zooms when it should move
- When you want to zoom it goes crazy
- Right now it's not showing anything at all
- Installs without any problems but can't create an account
- Latest update still doesn't allow you to sign up
- The map zooms when it should move
- When you want to zoom it goes crazy
- Right now it's not showing anything at all
- App seems to be a great idea but constant crashes
- The map zooms when it should move
- When you want to zoom it goes crazy
- Right now it's not showing anything at all
- Constant crashing/not working
- App gets stuck on sign up screen
- App gets stuck trying to make account
- Username problems
- Can't log in, only shows 'error'
- App not loading
- App crashes when trying to take you to a YouTube video
- Assignment glitches and floats away
- App crashes frequently
- App gets stuck on loading screen
- AR is dreadful and doesn't work properly
- Locked phone with location request
- Map zooms when it should move
- Map zooms erratically
- App not loading
- Constant crashing/not working
- Map zooms when it should move
- When you want to zoom it goes crazy
- Right now it's not showing anything at all
- Installs without any problems but can't create an account
- Latest update still doesn't allow you to sign up
- The map zooms when it should move
- When you want to zoom it goes crazy
- Right now it's not showing anything at all
- Constant crashing/not working
- App seems to be a great idea but constant crashes
- The map zooms when it should move
- When you want to zoom it goes crazy
- Right now it's not showing anything at all
- App gets stuck on sign up screen
- App gets stuck trying to make account
- Username problems
- Can't log in, only shows 'error'
- App not loading
- App crashes when trying to take you to a YouTube video
- Assignment glitches and floats away
- App crashes frequently
- App gets stuck on loading screen
- AR is dreadful and doesn't work properly
- Locked phone with location request
- Map zooms when it should move
- Map zooms erratically
- App not loading
- Constant crashing/not working
- Map zooms when it should move
- When you want to zoom it goes crazy
- Right now it's not showing anything at all
- Installs without any problems but can't create an account
- Latest update still doesn't allow you to sign up
- The map zooms when it should move
- When you want to zoom it goes crazy
- Right now it's not showing anything at all
- Constant crashing/not working
- App seems to be a great idea but constant crashes
- The map zooms when it should move
- When you want to zoom it goes crazy
- Right now it's not showing anything at all
- App gets stuck on sign up screen
- App gets stuck trying to make account
- Username problems
- Can't log in, only shows 'error'
Requested features
10 requests- Improve interface
- Add dark mode
- More detailed map
- Allow playing experiences more than once
- Character actions beyond talking
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- Make Metacoins useful (shop)
- Add social media login options
- More clear instructions
- Option to remove secrets/confessions
- Track submission counts and results
Spacecraft AR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Metaverse
No in-app purchases
Spacecraft AR
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Metaverse free?
Is Spacecraft AR free?
Which has better reviews, Metaverse or Spacecraft AR?
Do Metaverse or Spacecraft AR have ads?
Which is updated more often, Metaverse or Spacecraft AR?
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