Backyard Safari vs ARtoon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backyard Safari
Explore wildlife in your own environment using augmented reality. Interact with animals by moving and rotating them, then capture memorable photos. A free tiger is included, with more animals available for purchase.
- Augmented reality animal viewing
- Interactive animal manipulation
- Pose and photograph animals
- Free tiger included
- Additional animals available for purchase
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This fun app allows you to view wild animals through the lens of your iPhone with Augmented Reality. You can move an animal around by dragging it with your finger and rotate it with a two finger rotate gesture. When you are ready pose and take some pictures with it. Amaze your friends and your kids. This app comes with the Tiger for free and additional animals are available with a small one time purchase. Currently we offer the following animals: • Bear • Crocodile • Elephant • Gazelle • Giraffe • Hippo • Jaguar • Lion • Rhino • Tiger • Zebra
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 Backyard Safari's 4.1. Backyard Safari's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Backyard Safari sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and ARtoon sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ARtoon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backyard Safari has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Backyard Safari ships an update weekly, ARtoon monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Backyard Safari | ARtoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MPV Software, LLC | Grigor Agabalyan |
Customer experience
Backyard Safari
ARtoon
In-app purchases
Backyard Safari
- TigerFree
- Bear$0.99
- Crocodile$0.99
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- Elephant$0.99
- Giraffe$0.99
- Hippo$0.99
- Lion$0.99
- Rhino$0.99
- Zebra$0.99
- All Animals$2.99
ARtoon
- Anolis garmani$0.99
- Turtle$0.99
- RoomPlan$0.99
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