Comparison

ERH Characters vs Kinfolk

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

Head to head
About

ERH Characters

Explore historical figures from the Alamo in augmented reality. Bring characters to life using collector's cards and discover quick facts about them in their 1836 setting. Combine cards for special animations.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality animations
  • Collector's card integration
  • Historical character visualization
  • Quick factoids
  • Dual card animation triggers
  • 1836 era setting
Features
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Experience Real History! Travel through time and experience the Alamo’s iconic characters through augmented reality animations that come to life through Alamo Reality’s Collector's Cards and the ERH Characters app. Enjoy quick facts as you visualize these characters from the Alamo in 1836! - Works with all official Alamo Reality’s Collector's Cards - 6 AR animations include Davy Crockett, Martín Perfecto De Cos, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Jim Bowie, William Barret Travis, and Sarah - Place two compatible cards side by side to trigger additional AR animations! - Plus 1 bonus animation of the 6-pound cannon being fired

About

Kinfolk

Explore hidden histories and cultural narratives through augmented reality. Discover stories layered into public spaces and engage with community archives to preserve collective memory. This platform brings history to life, connecting past, present, and future.

Highlights
  • AR monuments revealing hidden histories
  • Guided storytelling quests
  • Monuments Library by theme and location
  • Community archives for cultural memory
  • Interactive badges and achievements
  • Immersive historical narratives
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In a time of book bans, cultural erasure, and monuments that still glorify oppression, Kinfolk offers a different kind of education — rooted in truth, powered by the people. Kinfolk is a platform for collective memory, built with and for our communities that have too often been excluded from the narrative. We use augmented reality technology, monuments, and storytelling to make history visible and alive, layered into the very spaces we inhabit. Features: - AR monuments that reveal hidden histories in public spaces - Guided Quests that lead you through curated storytelling experiences - Monuments Library to browse stories by theme and location - Community archives preserving cultural memory and lived experience - Interactive badges and achievements for deeper engagement - Immersive narratives that connect past, present, and future History isn't behind us. It's alive in us. Download Kinfolk and help reimagine how we remember.

Screenshots

ERH Characters3 screens
Kinfolk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kinfolk at weekly against ERH Characters's every 3 weeks. Kinfolk also leads on ratings volume (105 vs 6). ERH Characters's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for ERH Characters against 4.6 for Kinfolk. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kinfolk has 105 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ERH Characters ships an update every 3 weeks, Kinfolk weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ERH Characters versus Kinfolk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterERH CharactersKinfolk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings)4.6 (105 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—71.9% of reviews
Number of ratings6105 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB311 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuantumERA, LLCKinfolk Tech Foundation

Customer experience

ERH Characters

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Kinfolk

All ratings105 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral6.3%
Negative21.9%

Bugs and requests

ERH Characters

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Kinfolk

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Downloading content doesn't work
  • App is outdated
  • Camera permission required
  • Made user's 'booty hole' bleed
  • Caused nightmares about crawdads
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  • Stole user's 'no no card'

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add James Baldwin
  • Expand to Civil Rights history globally
  • Include information on African enslavement
  • More user-friendly map functionality
  • Allow users to add their own pins

In-app purchases

None

ERH Characters

No in-app purchases

None

Kinfolk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ERH Characters free?
ERH Characters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kinfolk free?
Kinfolk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ERH Characters or Kinfolk?
Kinfolk is rated higher. ERH Characters averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Kinfolk averages 4.6 from 105 ratings.
Do ERH Characters or Kinfolk have ads?
Neither ERH Characters nor Kinfolk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ERH Characters or Kinfolk?
ERH Characters ships an update every 3 weeks, and Kinfolk weekly. Most recently, ERH Characters was updated on October 20, 2026 and Kinfolk on October 22, 2026.

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