Caliban Below vs Rotondes AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Caliban Below
Trapped in an endless dream, you must uncover the secrets of your noble lineage and a dark inheritance. Explore ancient ruins and a mysterious realm below to find clues about your past and the events that led to your family's estrangement. This immersive narrative experience delves into centuries of darkness.
- Immersive storytelling
- Explore ancient ruins
- Uncover family secrets
- Mysterious subterranean realm
- Interactive narrative
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The sun will not rise, just endless moons - and you, Caliban, must try to learn why you have become trapped in a dream. It is 1680, Northern Italy. You are the last heir of a noble lineage, struggling to understand your dark inheritance. Explore the ruins of the family estate, and the incredible realm below, seeking clues to your past, and to the events that severed you from your family long ago. The darkness below reaches back centuries, and your place in this story is about to become terrifyingly clear. Caliban Below is a short story from the world of The Abbot's Book, created by the academy award winning talent of Blackthorn Media. This tale is made as a stand-alone piece, but is also part of a much larger world. We love the possibilities for storytelling in AR. The world of The Abbot's Book is enormous, and we hope to tell far more of this tale in time. Please enjoy this chapter with our compliments and share it with friends if you like it!
Rotondes AR
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Découvrez l’univers des contes autrement grâce à l’application de réalité augmentée Rotondes AR. Les Rotondes, centre culturel luxembourgeois, proposent cette application gratuite à l’occasion de la sortie de leur premier livre jeunesse, D’Sandmeedchen. Ce livre est le fruit d’une collaboration entre plusieurs partenaires luxembourgeois : l’illustrateur Dirk Kessseler, l’écrivain Yorick Schmit et le studio de création spécialisé dans l’AR et la VR, Virtual Rangers, tous soutenus et encadrés par les Rotondes et la maison d’édition luxembourgeoise Kremart. Il s’agit donc du premier livre jeunesse en réalité augmentée 100% luxembourgeois ! Téléchargez l’application gratuite Rotondes AR pour votre smartphone ou votre tablette. Vous n’aurez plus qu’à scanner les pages du livre D’Sandmeedchen pour animer les illustrations. Le livre D’Sandmeedchen est disponible via rotondes.lu/sandmeedchen, kremart.lu et en librairie, au prix de 24,90€.
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Verdict
Caliban Below and Rotondes AR are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Caliban Below ships an update every 2 weeks, Rotondes AR fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Caliban Below | Rotondes AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 776 MB | 243 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blackthorn Media, LLC | Virtual Rangers Sarl |
In-app purchases
Caliban Below
No in-app purchases
Rotondes AR
No in-app purchases
