Backyard Apollo AR vs AR Apps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backyard Apollo AR
Experience a life-sized Apollo Saturn V rocket in augmented reality. Explore it from all angles, walk around it, and launch it with realistic sounds and visuals. Customize your rocket experience and share snapshots.
- Life-sized rocket model
- 360-degree viewing
- Augmented reality placement
- Realistic launch sequence
- Authentic mission sounds
- Customizable rocket experience
- Snapshot sharing
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Its the model rocket you’ve always wanted! See a life-sized Apollo Saturn V rocket up close from every angle walk under and around it, then blast it off! Authentic mission sounds using 3D positional audio — wear headphones for the coolest effect — combine with realistic high-detail graphics, physically-based rendering, and HDR audio recordings of real rocket launches to make the experience just like being there! You’ll be able to launch your rocket again and again, from anywhere you like. Just tap where you want your rocket to appear. It's that easy! Launch a tiny model on your desktop or a full-sized giant in a field! Backyard Apollo offers ways to customize your experience too, making it even more fun to launch your rockets and take snapshots for your friends. “3…2…1…Houston: we have liftoff”!
AR Apps
Discover a curated collection of augmented reality apps and games. This app provides a central hub to find exciting AR experiences, including interactive elements like throwing bouncy balls and cubes for entertainment.
- Browse AR apps and games
- Discover augmented reality experiences
- Interactive fun with balls and cubes
- Centralized AR discovery hub
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Browse through AR Apps & Games in Augmented Reality! Also throw bouncy balls and cubes for fun :) You don't have to spend time looking all over the place for cool AR apps and games, they're right here ;) Follow us @mintahgames on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Backyard Apollo AR at 71% against AR Apps's 29%. Backyard Apollo AR also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). AR Apps's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Backyard Apollo AR holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 629 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Backyard Apollo AR's written reviews are positive against 29% of AR Apps's.
| Parameter | Backyard Apollo AR | AR Apps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better | 4.4 (629 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 629 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wobbleworks LLC | Mintah Games |
Customer experience
Backyard Apollo AR
AR Apps
Bugs and requests
Backyard Apollo AR
Reported bugs
3 issues- Startup crashes and sensor reset loops
- Rocket launch sequence freezes
- Persistent audio issues after app closure
Requested features
3 requests- Add more rocket models and launch configurations
- Implement video recording capability
- Improve overall stability and performance
AR Apps
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Backyard Apollo AR
No in-app purchases
AR Apps
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Backyard Apollo AR free?
Is AR Apps free?
Which has better reviews, Backyard Apollo AR or AR Apps?
Do Backyard Apollo AR or AR Apps have ads?
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