Comparison

Belle vs Augarten AR

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

Head to head
About

Belle

Features
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Allow camera and location services. Use headphones for best AR experience. BELLE is an interactive AR installation located at Merkelpark, Esslingen. Please go to the center of the park to experience BELLE's metamorphosis. Depending on your location, walking velocity and distance to AR's pivot point (center of the park) you will modulate sound and transform AR elements. APHRODITE is an AR animation of an orchid. It is created for the main hall (Lichthof) inside the Villa Merkel Museum and can be placed anywhere you want to. Concept and 3D animations by Barbara Herold, app development by Frank Groh, sound composition by Kim_Twiddle, sound mastering by Simon Kummer.

About

Augarten AR

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Let your ears wander into another acoustic reality here at Porzellanmanufaktur Augarten. Location Based Experience: This App only works at the Porzellanmanufaktur Augarten. If you're not on location in Vienna you won't hear any sounds/stories. Please use any headphone as this App is working with 3D Audio We do not collect any positional or camera data. We only use these sensor inputs to locate your phone so that you can walk through the stories.

Screenshots

Belle4 screens
Augarten AR2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Augarten AR at every 10 days against Belle's every 28 months. Augarten AR also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Belle ships an update every 28 months, Augarten AR every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Belle versus Augarten AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBelleAugarten AR
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 10 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size140 MB208 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBarbara Heroldscopeaudio OG

In-app purchases

None

Belle

No in-app purchases

None

Augarten AR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Belle free?
Belle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Augarten AR free?
Augarten AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Belle or Augarten AR have ads?
Neither Belle nor Augarten AR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Belle or Augarten AR?
Belle ships an update every 28 months, and Augarten AR every 10 days. Most recently, Belle was updated on October 26, 2026 and Augarten AR on November 4, 2026.

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