Comparison

LAVA AR vs Air Pixels

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality gameplay
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Video sharing
  • Children's game adaptation
Features
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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.

About

Air Pixels

Create pixel art in augmented reality by moving your device as a brush. Customize your drawing tools, manage layers, and export your creations.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality drawing board
  • Customizable 9x9 brush canvas
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Fill color tool
  • Layer management
  • Area selection and transfer
  • Canvas size adjustment
  • Export pixel data and screenshots
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This APP uses ARKit to locate devices and show a drawing board in real world . The device can be moved as a brush to drawing pixels . Functions: - Customize brush on a 9x9 canvas - A regular polygon used for drawing lines - Undo and redo - Fill color - Choose different colors - Add or delete layers - Choose a color from the layer - Transfer the selected area on the layer - Set the width and height of the canvas respectively (1-256) - Exporting all the pixels in the canvas or screenshots

Screenshots

LAVA AR1 screens
Air Pixels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Air Pixels at 5.0 against LAVA AR's 2.3. Air Pixels also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). LAVA AR's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Air Pixels 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LAVA AR ships an update every 7 months, Air Pixels every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LAVA AR versus Air Pixels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLAVA ARAir Pixels
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitsens驰 王

Customer experience

LAVA AR

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Air Pixels

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LAVA AR

No in-app purchases

None

Air Pixels

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LAVA AR free?
LAVA AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Air Pixels free?
Air Pixels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LAVA AR or Air Pixels?
Air Pixels is rated higher. LAVA AR averages 2.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Air Pixels averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LAVA AR or Air Pixels have ads?
Neither LAVA AR nor Air Pixels shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LAVA AR or Air Pixels?
LAVA AR ships an update every 7 months, and Air Pixels every 2 months. Most recently, LAVA AR was updated on November 2, 2026 and Air Pixels on November 3, 2026.

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