LAVA AR vs ARtoon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LAVA AR
Experience the popular children's game "The Floor is Lava" in augmented reality. Play with friends, create hilarious videos, and share your AR adventures with the world.
- Augmented reality gameplay
- Multiplayer mode
- Video sharing
- Children's game adaptation
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Your favourite children's game The Floor is Lava now available in Augmented reality mode. Press the Start button and get the opportunity to play the game with your friends and share the funniest videos with the world.
ARtoon
Create magical photos and videos by adding 3D models and special effects to your surroundings. Transform your imagination into reality with augmented reality, customizing your world with ease. You can also generate 3D floor plans of rooms.
- Add 3D models and special effects
- Create AR photos and videos
- Customize size and placement of models
- Generate 3D room floor plans
- Share creations with friends and family
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ARtoon is an augmented reality app that lets you create, play, and explore in exciting new ways. Place interactive 3D objects into the real world, discover creative AR effects, play fun mini games, and capture unforgettable photos and videos. Whether you’re creating content or simply exploring augmented reality, ARtoon makes it easy and enjoyable. Features • Create stunning AR photos and videos • Place interactive 3D objects in your surroundings • Explore creative AR effects • Play fun AR mini games, including AR Bowling, AR Football, and AR Shadow • Resize, rotate, and position objects naturally in your environment • Capture and share your creations with friends and family • Generate 3D floor plans of rooms using RoomPlan • Regular updates with new content, effects, games, and 3D objects ARtoon is designed to grow over time with new experiences and content, giving you even more ways to create, play, and explore. Imagine it. Make it real.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ARtoon at 5.0 against LAVA AR's 2.3. ARtoon also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). LAVA AR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. ARtoon sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. LAVA AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
ARtoon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LAVA AR has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LAVA AR ships an update every 7 months, ARtoon monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LAVA AR | ARtoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bitsens | Grigor Agabalyan |
Customer experience
LAVA AR
ARtoon
In-app purchases
LAVA AR
No in-app purchases
ARtoon
- Anolis garmani$0.99
- Turtle$0.99
- RoomPlan$0.99
