AR Real Animals vs AR Animals Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AR Real Animals
Bring realistic virtual animals into your environment using augmented reality. Interact with them, make them look at you, and capture memorable moments to share with friends.
- Augmented Reality placement
- Realistic animal models
- Realistic animations
- Animal interaction
- Capture and share moments
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Place virtual animals in the real world and control it using your iPhone or iPad. Features: - Play in Augmented Reality anywhere. - Realistic animals. - Realistic animations. - Make animals look at you. - Capture and share the moments with your friends.
AR Animals Simulator
This augmented reality app brings animal illustrations to life as 3D animations, complete with sounds and educational information. It helps children learn about animals, their habitats, and colors while developing cognitive skills like concentration and imagination.
- Augmented Reality animal animations
- Learn animal sounds and habitats
- Develops concentration and imagination
- Interactive 3D animal models
- Educational content for children
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The cognitive game "Revive the Animals" for children is designed with an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) technology. ''The Animal Book AR'' mobile application transforms the illustrations into 3D animations and produces the sounds of the animals, which makes the virtual spectacle even more impressive for the child. Through this app, the child learns about the animals, their sounds, natural environment and colors. He develops space perception and concentration skills. Coloring the pictures in the book develops the memory and imagination.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AR Animals Simulator at 100% against AR Real Animals's 40%. AR Animals Simulator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). AR Real Animals's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price and device support 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. AR Real Animals sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. AR Animals Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.
AR Animals Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AR Real Animals has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of AR Real Animals's written reviews are positive against 100% of AR Animals Simulator's.
AR Real Animals ships an update every 26 months, AR Animals Simulator every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AR Real Animals | AR Animals Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 247 MB | 216 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anurag Anand | LASHA-GIORGI BABAKISHVILI |
Customer experience
AR Real Animals
AR Animals Simulator
In-app purchases
AR Real Animals
- Upgrade Plan$3.99
- Basic Plan$4.99
- Pro$8.99
AR Animals Simulator
No in-app purchases
