ARt by Christopher Ruane vs Virtual Mutations
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARt by Christopher Ruane
Experience the unique augmented reality art of Christopher Ruane. This app uses thousands of photographs to animate intricate scenes, offering an immersive way to explore and collect digital artwork.
- Augmented reality art viewing
- Animated photographic scenes
- Explore artist's unique work
- Collect digital artwork
- Immersive art experience
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This app brings the unique work of artist Christopher Ruane to life. Using thousands of his own photographs to construct and animate complex and meaningful scenes, Mr. Ruane's groundbreaking approach to Augmented Reality will take you closer to the work than ever before. Browse active images and possibly find your next piece for your ARt collection.
Virtual Mutations
Experience augmented reality art installations by Camila Magrane. This app bridges the gap between physical artwork and digital enhancements, requiring users to be present with the art to unlock its virtual features.
- Augmented reality art viewing
- Interactive digital enhancements
- Companion to physical installations
- Multimedia artist showcase
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"Virtual Mutations" is a companion app created to allow viewers to experience the augmented reality work of multimedia artist Camila Magrane. The app acts as a mediator between the physical artwork and the virtual features. Viewers must be in the physical presence of the work to experience the augmented reality aspects.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Virtual Mutations at every 9 days against ARt by Christopher Ruane's every 3 months. Virtual Mutations also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). ARt by Christopher Ruane's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 3). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ARt by Christopher Ruane against 5.0 for Virtual Mutations. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARt by Christopher Ruane has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ARt by Christopher Ruane ships an update every 3 months, Virtual Mutations every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | ARt by Christopher Ruane | Virtual Mutations |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 418 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Christopher Ruane | camila magrane |
Customer experience
ARt by Christopher Ruane
Virtual Mutations
In-app purchases
ARt by Christopher Ruane
No in-app purchases
Virtual Mutations
No in-app purchases
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