Adafruit AR vs Workshop for Raspberry Pi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Adafruit AR
Explore electronics concepts in augmented reality. Visualize virtual components and see pinout overlays on real circuit boards. Learn about electronics in an interactive and engaging way.
- Virtual Adabot interaction
- Pinout overlays on boards
- Augmented reality visualization
- Electronics tips and info
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It's Adafruit in augmented reality! • Meet a virtual Adabot right on any surface • View pinout overlays on Adafruit and third-party microcontroller boards
Workshop for Raspberry Pi
Explore a variety of demo projects for Raspberry Pi, covering displays, sensors, home automation, and IoT. Ideal for makers, electronics enthusiasts, and engineering students looking to learn and experiment with hardware.
- Display projects (LCM, OLED, TFT)
- Sensor projects (temperature, humidity)
- Home automation (WiFi, Bluetooth, LoRa)
- IoT projects (post sensor data)
- Collection of demo projects
- Suitable for makers and students
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This app is a collection of rich demo projects for makers, electronics enthusiast, or engineering students using Raspberry Pi development board Features 1. Display projects • Character LCM 16x2, 20x4 • I2C OLED 96x64 • SPI OLED 96x64 • TFT 176x220 2. Sensors Projects • DHT11 (temperature and humidity) • 18B20 (1-wire temperature sensor) 3. Automation projects • Home automation using Wifi • Home automation using Bluetooth • Home automation using BluetoothLE • Home automation using LoRa 4. Internet-of-Things IoT Projects • Post sensor data to Iot Thingspeak website More projects will be added soon ! Raspberry Pi is a trademark of Raspberry Pi foundation. "Python" and the Python logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Python Software Foundation. All other trade names mentioned in this app or the other documentation provided by this app are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holder. This app is not related or affiliated in any way these companies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Adafruit AR at 3.9 against Workshop for Raspberry Pi's 1.0. Adafruit AR also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 19 months). Workshop for Raspberry Pi's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Workshop for Raspberry Pi sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Adafruit AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Adafruit AR holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Adafruit AR has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Adafruit AR ships an update every 3 weeks, Workshop for Raspberry Pi every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Adafruit AR | Workshop for Raspberry Pi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (16 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adafruit Industries | Siu Yuen Ho |
Customer experience
Adafruit AR
Workshop for Raspberry Pi
In-app purchases
Adafruit AR
No in-app purchases
Workshop for Raspberry Pi
- TFT 220x176$1.99
- dht11 sensor$1.99
- 18b20 sensor$1.99
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- Rotary encoder$1.99
- ADC ADS1115$1.99
- Automation using browser$1.99
- Automation using LoRa$1.99
- Environment sensor IoT$3.99
- Automation using bluetooth$3.99
- Automation using bluetooth LE$3.99
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