MauAR vs TracesOfWar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MauAR
Experience a historical journey through augmented reality. This app allows you to visualize the Berlin Wall in its original location or anywhere you are, offering insights into its construction and the lives of those affected by its division.
- Augmented reality visualization of the Berlin Wall
- Experience the wall at its original location or anywhere
- Understand the wall's construction in 3D
- See former East/West Germany borders
- AR film with historical narratives
- Explore different construction phases
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Official App for the "Fall of the Wall" anniversary THE WALL STORY CAN ALSO BE EXPERIENCED OUTSIDE OF BERLIN! The Berlin Wall divided a city for decades. Parts of it have barely survived as a memorial. MauAR does not want this piece of Berlin history to be forgotten by making the division more tangible. Augmented Reality (AR) makes it possible to take you back in time. Look through the camera of your phone and see the Berlin Wall and its history. THE APP CAN ALSO BE USED OUTSIDE BERLIN A part of the wall is shown in the place where you are. Also at home. The best visual result is obtained when there is a lot of space, for example outdoors. WHERE'S THE FORMER EAST OR WEST? MauAR shows you whether you are in the former east or west. You can see what the course of the wall was like and what gaps it left behind. Your distance to the wall is displayed so that you can experience it with your own eyes. UNDERSTAND THE STRUCTURE OF THE WALL IN 3D - AT HOME Use AR to explain the construction of the wall. Switch between the different construction phases. In the original size of the wall you can virtually cross the death strip and change sides. SEE THE WALL ON THE SPOT If you are within sight of the former border strip, you can see the wall in its original course. Standing in front of you. In AR. At the original place. AR FILM: FOLLOW THE STORIES OF EAST AND WEST Experience a new form of narration: the AR Film. Follow our two leading actors through the decades of division. Andreas from East Berlin, Johanna from West Berlin. Take part in important moments. For example, you can see how they experienced the construction of the Wall. DATA PROTECTION MauAR does not collect, store or disclose any personally identifiable information. Read more in the privacy link
TracesOfWar
Discover historical war locations worldwide with detailed facts and information. Create your own battlefield tours using this app, developed by a dedicated team of volunteers. Explore military, political, and social viewpoints of global warfare history.
- Discover war historical locations
- Create battlefield tours
- WW2 and other war information
- Military, political, social viewpoints
- Volunteer-driven content
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Looking for reliable information or facts about World War Two and other wars or conflicts? Do you want to create your own battlefield tour? TracesOfWar helps you navigate and discover war related historical locations around the world! TracesOfWar is a STIWOT project. STIWOT, established in the Netherlands, is short for STichting Informatie WereldOorlog Twee or Foundation for information on World War Two, which concerns itself with the free distribution of information on WW2 and other historic wars, predominantly through the internet. The main subject is the history of global warfare, told from military, political and social viewpoints. TracesOfWar is entirely produced and updated by an international team of about 90+ enthusiastic volunteers. Contributors to the website are independent and have no connection with political ideas of movements whatsoever.
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Verdict
MauAR and TracesOfWar both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 73% of MauAR's written reviews are positive against 33% of TracesOfWar's. MauAR also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (12 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 MauAR against 5.0 for TracesOfWar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of MauAR's written reviews are positive against 33% of TracesOfWar's.
MauAR ships an update every 3 weeks, TracesOfWar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MauAR | TracesOfWar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 360 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Kolski | Stichting Informatie Wereldoorlog Twee |
Customer experience
MauAR
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In-app purchases
MauAR
No in-app purchases
TracesOfWar
No in-app purchases
