Pi AR vs Workshop for Raspberry Pi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pi AR
Explore the Raspberry Pi and circuits in augmented reality. This guide helps you set up your Pi and learn to build basic circuits, like blinking an LED. It's a hands-on way to understand electronics.
- Augmented reality Raspberry Pi exploration
- Circuit building guide
- LED blinking tutorial
- Interactive learning experience
- Educational companion
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This is Pi AR, an entirely new way to learn about the Raspberry Pi and circuits. Place a Raspberry Pi in Augmented Reality and explore its features while you set yours up. Afterward, learn how to build a simple circuit to blink an LED. * This app is only a guide, and the user is solely responsible for property damage or personal harm.
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: Pi AR at 5.0 against Workshop for Raspberry Pi's 1.0. Pi AR also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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. Workshop for Raspberry Pi sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pi AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pi AR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Pi AR | Workshop for Raspberry Pi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EOS Innovations LLC | Siu Yuen Ho |
Customer experience
Pi AR
Workshop for Raspberry Pi
In-app purchases
Pi 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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