Backyard Safari vs AR Animals Simulator
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
AR Animals Simulator
This augmented reality app brings animal illustrations to life as 3D animations, complete with sounds and educational information. It helps children learn about animals, their habitats, and colors while developing cognitive skills like concentration and imagination.
- Augmented Reality animal animations
- Learn animal sounds and habitats
- Develops concentration and imagination
- Interactive 3D animal models
- Educational content for children
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The cognitive game "Revive the Animals" for children is designed with an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) technology. ''The Animal Book AR'' mobile application transforms the illustrations into 3D animations and produces the sounds of the animals, which makes the virtual spectacle even more impressive for the child. Through this app, the child learns about the animals, their sounds, natural environment and colors. He develops space perception and concentration skills. Coloring the pictures in the book develops the memory and imagination.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AR Animals Simulator at 100% against Backyard Safari's 33%. AR Animals Simulator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 12). Backyard Safari's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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 12 one-off in-app purchases. AR Animals Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.
AR Animals Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backyard Safari has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Backyard Safari's written reviews are positive against 100% of AR Animals Simulator's.
Backyard Safari ships an update weekly, AR Animals Simulator every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Backyard Safari | AR Animals Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 216 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MPV Software, LLC | LASHA-GIORGI BABAKISHVILI |
Customer experience
Backyard Safari
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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
- Jaguar$0.99
- Lion$0.99
- Rhino$0.99
- Zebra$0.99
- Gazelle$0.99
- All Animals$2.99
AR Animals Simulator
No in-app purchases
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