Waypoint EDU vs 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waypoint EDU
An augmented reality scavenger hunt game designed for educational purposes in classrooms and for families. Create custom hunts with quiz questions, play indoors or outdoors, and explore historical wonders and inventions in AR.
- Create custom AR scavenger hunts
- Indoor and outdoor play modes
- Printable Waypoint Cards for indoor play
- Quiz questions for curriculum integration
- Transfer hunts wirelessly between devices
- Improved 3D graphics with ARKit 2.0
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Waypoint EDU is a fun, educational augmented-reality scavenger hunt game for classrooms and families. • New in 3.0, updated for the latest OS, and now you can transfer Hunts between devices wirelessly. • New in 2.4, improved 3D graphics with ARKit 2.0! • New in 2.3, create your own Indoor Hunts with up to 5 Waypoints! • New in 2.0, play Indoors! Use our beautifully designed printable Waypoint Cards to play right in your classroom. • Teachers (or parents) use Waypoint EDU to create engaging augmented reality geocaches (“Hunts”). • Setting up a Hunt is very simple – enter a few details, draw a Playfield directly on the map, and enter quiz questions for your curriculum. • Teachers can transfer Hunts to student devices using AirDrop. • A game of Waypoint EDU is a great reason for teachers to take their classes outside. • Includes two sample Hunts. Students can learn about ancient wonders of the world like Stonehenge and the Pyramid of Giza and groundbreaking inventions like the telephone and the lightbulb via scale-model AR. Please note: the Outdoor mode in Waypoint EDU requires a device with GPS+Cellular to play, though non-cellular devices can be used to create. Indoor mode requires iOS 11.3 or later. Get outside (or stay inside) and Hunt!
3D
Transform real-world objects into virtual 3D models for educational purposes. Capture artwork, artifacts, and everyday items to view in augmented reality or share digitally with others.
- Scan real-world objects into 3D models
- Create virtual replicas
- View scans in augmented reality
- Share 3D creations
- Integrates with Merge EDU
- Add labels and descriptions
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With Scanner, you can turn real-world objects into virtual 3D creations. Whether it’s an art project, a fossil, a historic artifact from your community, or a cherished family heirloom, scanning these objects lets you preserve and explore them in a whole new way. See your scans come to life by editing them in Object Builder. Study every detail, share them with others, or even hold on a Merge Cube. Every scan becomes a digital keepsake, ready to explore, learn from, or use as inspiration for your next creation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 3D at 4.9 against Waypoint EDU's 4.3. 3D also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). Waypoint EDU's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (252 vs 9). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Waypoint EDU sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.
3D holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waypoint EDU has 252 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Waypoint EDU's written reviews are positive against 100% of 3D's.
Waypoint EDU ships an update every 2 weeks, 3D every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Waypoint EDU | 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (252 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 252 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 594 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magnate Interactive Ltd | Merge Apps |
Customer experience
Waypoint EDU
3D
Bugs and requests
Waypoint EDU
Reported bugs
2 issues- Indoor hunt does not show purple things
- Scan photo prompt persists indoors
Requested features
8 requests- Add photos to questions
- Create own indoor quizzes
- Allow offline use outdoors
- Track student progress
- Edit waypoint placement
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- Add AR images to creations
- Provide a bank of AR images
- Step-by-step creation tutorials
3D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Waypoint EDU
- Midwest State CapitalsFree
- Ancient Rome Hunt Pack$0.99
- US Pacific State Capitals$0.99
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- Rocky Mountain States Capitals$0.99
- Southwest State Capitals$0.99
- Northeast State Capitals$0.99
- Southeast State Capitals$0.99
- US States & Capitals Hunt Pack$1.99
3D
No in-app purchases
