Comparison

Backyard Safari vs ARShoot

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality animal viewing
  • Interactive animal manipulation
  • Pose and photograph animals
  • Free tiger included
  • Additional animals available for purchase
Features
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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

About

ARShoot

Capture photos and videos with dinosaurs and mythical creatures using augmented reality. This app allows you to create and share unique memories with a realistic experience, perfect for engaging children.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality dinosaurs
  • Photo capture
  • Video recording
  • Shareable memories
  • Build your own world
  • Kid-friendly experience
Features
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Have your kids ever wanted to get photos or vides with Dinosaurs or mystic creatures ? ARShoot - AR Dinosaur is the right app to take and share awesome memories with real life experience. You can maximize the ARShoot - AR Dinosaur with endless imagination Capture your moment Build your own world Enjoy it with your kids Share it to your friends Privacy Policy: https://visiovstudio.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://visiovstudio.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Backyard Safari4 screens
ARShoot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ARShoot at 100% against Backyard Safari's 33%. ARShoot also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Backyard Safari's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Backyard Safari sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. ARShoot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ARShoot holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Backyard Safari's written reviews are positive against 100% of ARShoot's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Backyard Safari versus ARShoot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackyard SafariARShoot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (14 ratings)4.7 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1418 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMPV Software, LLCVisiov Studio

Customer experience

Backyard Safari

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

ARShoot

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Backyard Safari

One-time10
  • TigerFree
  • Bear$0.99
  • Crocodile$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Elephant$0.99
  • Giraffe$0.99
  • Hippo$0.99
  • Lion$0.99
  • Rhino$0.99
  • Zebra$0.99
  • All Animals$2.99
None

ARShoot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backyard Safari free?
Backyard Safari is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ARShoot free?
ARShoot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backyard Safari or ARShoot?
ARShoot is rated higher. Backyard Safari averages 4.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while ARShoot averages 4.7 from 18 ratings.
Do Backyard Safari or ARShoot have ads?
Neither Backyard Safari nor ARShoot shows ads.

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