Comparison

Quarked! Catcher vs MARVLS

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

Head to head

Visualize Quantum in AR

Free

📚 Education

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About

Quarked! Catcher

Features

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From the Quarked! Adventures in the Subatomic Universe project: www.quarked.org

About

MARVLS

Explore quantum computing concepts through interactive augmented reality models. Requires a Merge Cube to visualize and manipulate topics like superposition and entanglement. Navigate through various educational modules to deepen your understanding.

Highlights

Augmented reality visualization
Interactive quantum concepts
Merge Cube integration
Topics: superposition, entanglement, qubits
Logic gates visualization
Nuclear and electron spin models

Features

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View augmented reality models of quantum computing concepts through your phone. You'll need a Merge Cube (link included to download). Click on different button to navigate to different topics. Tap the camera icon and point your camera towards the Merge Cube to visualize and interact with our MARVLS. Topics include observer dependency, superposition, entanglement, bits, qubits, nuclear and electron spin, logic gates, and trapped ions. Developer support provided by Leo Vanderlofske.

Screenshots

Quarked! Catcher3 screens

MARVLS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MARVLS at every 4 weeks against Quarked! Catcher's every 39 months. Quarked! Catcher's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quarked! Catcher ships an update every 39 months, MARVLS every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

Quarked! Catcher versus MARVLS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Quarked! Catcher	MARVLS
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	1 — better
Update frequency	Every 39 months	Every 4 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	18.0
Further details — not scored
Size	38 MB	168 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	The University of Kansas	Michele McColgan

In-app purchases

None

Quarked! Catcher

No in-app purchases

None

MARVLS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quarked! Catcher free?

Quarked! Catcher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is MARVLS free?

MARVLS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Quarked! Catcher or MARVLS have ads?

Neither Quarked! Catcher nor MARVLS shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Quarked! Catcher or MARVLS?

Quarked! Catcher ships an update every 39 months, and MARVLS every 4 weeks. Most recently, Quarked! Catcher was updated on October 1, 2026 and MARVLS on September 27, 2026.