Comparison

Big Bang AR vs Hyperspace AR

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

Head to head
About

Big Bang AR

Embark on an interactive mixed reality journey through the universe's 13.8 billion-year history. Witness the formation of stars, our solar system, and Earth, and explore the fundamental particles that make up everything. Discover your connection to the cosmos and share your cosmic creations.

Highlights
  • Mixed reality universe exploration
  • Interactive cosmic formation
  • Learn about particles and stars
  • Witness solar system creation
  • Augmented reality experiences
  • Shareable #starselfie feature
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Join Tilda Swinton and CERN scientists on an epic interactive journey through the birth and evolution of the universe - in mixed reality. Go back in time 13.8 billion years and discover how space, time and the visible universe came to be. See the universe form in the palm of your hand. Witness the formation of the very first stars, our solar system, and the planet we call home. Immerse yourself in the primordial mystery of the early universe in space and watch events unfold around you, in your own physical environment. Learn about the microscopic building blocks that make up everything - and everyone - we know, and find out if we really are made of stars. See the universe form as you stretch out your hand in front of your camera. Create the very first particles and atoms. Make a star explode, create a supernova and explore the nebula. See our solar system come together and hold the Earth in the palm of your hand. Find out how we are made from stars, take a #starselfie and share it with your friends. This app has options for subtitles. Augmented reality experiences require battery power- please make sure your device is fully charged before playing this AR experience. To show you where you are on Earth, Big Bang AR needs permission to access your location. The app also needs access to the camera and photo gallery on your device for the AR experience to work, and to save photos directly to your device. This data remains anonymous and will not be stored or shared externally from your device. Big Bang AR is a collaboration between CERN and Google Arts & Culture. With special thanks to Rolf Landua, Head of Global Engagement, CERN, and production partner Nexus Studios. Discover more about Big Bang AR CERN https://home.cern Google Arts & Culture https://artsandculture.google.com

About

Hyperspace AR

Create a unique augmented reality art exhibition in your own space using 3D AR sculptures. Scan your environment and draw with a variety of tools that sample your surroundings' colors. Film and share your digital art installations.

Highlights
  • Site-specific AR sculpture creation
  • LiDAR scanning for environment mapping
  • 3D drawing tools
  • Color sampling from environment
  • Record and share creations
  • AR art exhibition
Features
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Hyperspace AR is a LiDAR augmented reality art experiment by Universal Everything. Create a site-specific exhibition of AR sculptures in your own space. Scan your space, then draw on the screen to create 3D AR sculptures. Your toolkit includes flowers, crystals, spikes and threads, which also sample the colours of your environment. Film and share your creation using #HyperspaceAR. This AR experiment has been designed using the LiDAR camera and will therefore only function on the iPhone 12 Pro and iPad Pro 2019 and up.

Screenshots

Big Bang AR4 screens
Hyperspace AR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Big Bang AR at 4.5 against Hyperspace AR's 3.8. Big Bang AR also leads on ratings volume (202 vs 11) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.5). On price, review sentiment, 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

Big Bang AR holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Bang AR has 202 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Big Bang AR's written reviews are positive against 71% of Hyperspace AR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Big Bang AR versus Hyperspace AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig Bang ARHyperspace AR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (202 ratings) — better3.8 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings202 — better11
Update frequency—Every 43 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.5
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCERNUniversal Everything Ltd

Customer experience

Big Bang AR

All ratings202 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral4.0%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative22.7%

Hyperspace AR

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

Big Bang AR

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Camera access not working
  • Glitchy and unstable performance
  • Disappearing objects and elements

Requested features

5 requests
  • Longer and more in-depth content
  • Compatibility with VR/AR headsets
  • Ability to explore the universe in more detail
  • Accessibility options for disabled users
  • Expanded content on other scientific topics

Hyperspace AR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Big Bang AR

No in-app purchases

None

Hyperspace AR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Big Bang AR free?
Big Bang AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hyperspace AR free?
Hyperspace AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Big Bang AR or Hyperspace AR?
Big Bang AR is rated higher. Big Bang AR averages 4.5 out of 5 from 202 ratings, while Hyperspace AR averages 3.8 from 11 ratings.
Do Big Bang AR or Hyperspace AR have ads?
Neither Big Bang AR nor Hyperspace AR shows ads.

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