Enter the room vs HoppAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Enter the room
Explore a child's bedroom transformed by war through augmented reality. This app offers an immersive experience of the brutal realities of conflict and its impact on civilians.
- Augmented Reality exploration
- Immersive war experience
- Impact on civilians
- Storytelling through AR
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Discover the story of what happens when war comes to a child's bedroom by exploring the space through Augmented Reality. With “Enter the room", the International Committee of the Red Cross invites you to experience first-hand the brutal reality of war and its impact on civilians.
HoppAR
Experience rocket launches and landings in augmented reality. Control thrust vectoring, perform engine test fires, and customize rockets with your own colors. Explore a variety of real spacecraft and space mission scenarios.
- Augmented reality rocket launches
- Manual thrust vectoring control
- Rocket engine test fires
- Customizable rocket coloring
- Variety of real spacecraft models
- Entry, Descent, and Landing simulations
- Indoor and Outdoor AR modes
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Launch and land your favorite rockets in Augmented Reality from your courtyard! Perform rocket engine test fires directly on your table. Manually control the Thrust Vectoring and perform your first landing at home! Color your favorite rocket and see it in action in Augmented Reality You can choose between many different rocket prototypes and real spacecrafts. Here are a few of them: the beloved StarHopper, the giant Starship MK1, and the hover test of the Dragon 2. Watch the Crew Dragon Demo Mission 2 leave the launch pad and the Falcon 9 first stage land back! Enjoy the Buran Orbiter and Energia Rocket conquer the sky, and many more spacecrafts to come! Not only rockets: enjoy the Perseverance Landing and the Sky-Crane maneuver in the "Last Minute of Terror" of the Entry Descend and Landing sequence. Fire a Raptor engine on your desk at home! Select between Indoor and Outdoor mode depending on where you are and the scale of the Rocket you want to launch. Apply filters to mimic the colors of your favorite planet and change the environmental conditions choosing among many different options: Rain, Thunderstorm, Snow and more Take a picture or record your best launch, share them with your friends with the #HoppAR hashtag and get into the Rocket Launcher's Social Wall Auto-renewable Subscription: Support app Development and new Rockets Addition (renewed on an annual basis) You get all mission unlocked with no limits for the time the subscription is active Non-Consumable Purchase: Instead of subscribing you might buy a single mission that will be unlocked with no time limit Let's HoppAR! (Disclaimer: This is app is not affiliated with any space company or its partners or customers)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HoppAR at 4.8 against Enter the room's 4.0. HoppAR also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 50%). Enter the room's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. HoppAR sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Enter the room asks for nothing beyond the download.
HoppAR holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 200 and 588 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Enter the room's written reviews are positive against 85% of HoppAR's.
| Parameter | Enter the room | HoppAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (200 ratings) | 4.8 (588 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 85.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 200 | 588 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 757 MB | 372 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Le Comite International de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) | Josef Grunig |
Customer experience
Enter the room
HoppAR
User reviews
Enter the room
From 200 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Realistic experience
- 🚀 Powerful message
- 👍 Immersive and touching
- 👍 Raises awareness
Room to improve
- 🐛 Calibration issues
- 🐛 Compatibility problems
- 🐛 App not working
HoppAR
From 588 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Excellent AR simulation and gameplay mechanics
- 🎨 High-quality rocket models and realistic designs
- 🎵 Great music and audio (with some caveats)
- 📱 Well-made and polished app overall
- 🌟 Immersive and satisfying launch experience
Room to improve
- 💰 Premium rockets locked behind paywall
- 🐛 AR functionality issues on some devices
- 📱 Orientation requirement (vertical/horizontal) frustrating
- ⏱️ Limited gameplay - rockets auto-launch and auto-land
- 🎬 Short 5-second clips lack player control
Bugs and requests
Enter the room
Reported bugs
3 issues- Calibration not working
- App not showing in settings
- Compatibility issues with iPhone 6 and below
Requested features
3 requests- Add VR mode
- More levels and experiences
- Support for older devices
HoppAR
Reported bugs
7 issues- Black screen on horizontal surface scanning
- Camera not working on certain devices
- App won't open or crashes on startup
- Gray screen display issue
- iPad AR compatibility problems
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- App performance issues causing crashes
- Sound/audio problems requiring fixes
Requested features
15 requests- Space Shuttle addition
- Manual control for Falcon 9 and Dragon
- Free access to premium rockets
- Launch towers for all rockets
- Soyuz rocket
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- Sea Dragon rocket
- Starship inclusion
- First-person/cockpit camera view
- Non-AR mode for gameplay
- VR mode support
- Ability to place objects in front of rockets
- Increased rocket size to fill room
- Enhanced smoke/rumble effects
- Original countdown voices per rocket
- More rocket variety overall
In-app purchases
Enter the room
No in-app purchases
HoppAR
- HoppAR Supporter$7.991 Year
- FALCON HEAVY$0.99
- STARSHIP Belly Flop$0.99
- SUPER HEAVY$0.99
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- DELTA IV HEAVY$0.99
- PERSEVERANCE$0.99
- DRONESHIP OCISLY$0.99
- ARTEMIS I$0.99
- SOYUZ$0.99
- SATURN V$1.99
Questions
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