Comparison

Tustan AR vs AR Metaverse

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

Head to head
About

Tustan AR

Explore a historical wooden castle from the 9th-16th centuries through augmented reality. This app reconstructs a former customs site on the Carpathian Mountains, offering an immersive way to experience ancient architecture and its preservation.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality castle reconstruction
  • Historical site exploration
  • IX-XVI century architecture
  • Carpathian Mountains customs site
  • 3D models of stones and castle
  • Indoor and outdoor viewing
Features
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The app is a kind of time machine. It takes back wooden castle existed in IX-XVI centuries. It was a customs on the road through the Carpathian Mountains. Mykhaylo Rozhko has found traces on the rocks nearly 50 years ago when he first came to Urych to a special place where humans creatively augmented the nature. The idea to reconstruct the castle came became a dream that his son Vasyl Rozhko is supporting now. It came a long story of measurements and refinement. Reconstruction has been started from the manual measurement of about 4000 locations where wooden planks were placed on the stones in 1971-1977. The first scientific baked graphic reconstruction was made with pencil on paper based on known architecture sample of the time some wooden remains with accuracy up to 90%. In the most developed 5th building period in XIII century it was up to 5 floors 3,5 - 5 meters high each – 25 m total. Technology evolved, laser distance measurement has become accessible and measurements were performed again. It was not enough again. Some parts of the rocks are not accessible covered with trees. Drones helped to reach that places and photogrammetry reconstruction provided centimeters to millimeters accuracy. That way were achieved both stones and castle models in modern computer graphics understanding. Matching and putting into mobile devices that work outdoors in different weather conditions was a year-long technological challenge for SoftServe R&D team. Now It comes alive in real time on historical site outdoor and can be reviewed indoor with images placed with an app in App Store and Play Market. Nowadays we can rebuild or even 3D print full-scale castle and it’s not going to be the authentic one. Thus the dream achieved valued side effect. It clearly appeared that the rocks are also being destroyed in time and we can save this legacy. With augmented reality, curious minds can feel the cultural-historical phenomena. We should know who we were to go confidently to brighter future.

About

AR Metaverse

Explore a vast augmented reality metaverse spanning over 1000 cities worldwide. Place and own digital land, transform your surroundings with virtual content, and even promote your business globally. This platform offers a new open space for creativity and commerce.

Highlights
  • Explore AR metaverse in 1000+ cities
  • Place AR content anywhere
  • Own digital lands
  • Transform reality with virtual objects
  • Promote business globally
  • Launch and manage AR projects remotely
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Explore the new Arcona Metaverse in 1000+ cities of the entire world. Place AR content wherever you want. Become the owner of Digital Lands and transform reality anywhere on the planet. Send virtual greetings to any continents. Promote your business in other countries. __________________________ The digital lands of Arcona have covered hundreds of the largest and most beautiful cities on the planet. And now, walking around Paris or New York with the Arcona AR World, you embark on an incredible journey to see how the familiar world transforms, filled with thousands of digital objects. The Arcona ecosystem is designed to remotely host virtual content anywhere in the world. Simple and convenient tools allow each user to launch authoring AR projects and manage them remotely. This is a new open space for creativity and business.

Screenshots

Tustan AR4 screens
AR Metaverse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AR Metaverse at 4.6 against Tustan AR's 2.7. AR Metaverse also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 33%) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). Tustan AR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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. AR Metaverse sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Tustan AR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AR Metaverse holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Tustan AR's written reviews are positive against 75% of AR Metaverse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tustan AR ships an update every 9 days, AR Metaverse every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tustan AR versus AR Metaverse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTustan ARAR Metaverse
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)4.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB259 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSoftServe, Inc.PILGRIM LLC (Mobile)

Customer experience

Tustan AR

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

AR Metaverse

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tustan AR

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

AR Metaverse

One-time4
  • Arcona Gold - 10$0.99
  • Arcona Gold - 50$4.99
  • Arcona Gold - 150$14.99
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  • Arcona Gold - 500$49.99

Questions

Is Tustan AR free?
Tustan AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AR Metaverse free?
AR Metaverse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tustan AR or AR Metaverse?
AR Metaverse is rated higher. Tustan AR averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while AR Metaverse averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Tustan AR or AR Metaverse have ads?
Neither Tustan AR nor AR Metaverse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tustan AR or AR Metaverse?
Tustan AR ships an update every 9 days, and AR Metaverse every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tustan AR was updated on October 24, 2026 and AR Metaverse on October 25, 2026.

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