Hilo High School vs MEGA Lab AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hilo High School
This app connects parents, students, teachers, and administrators with school news, event calendars, and online resources. It provides quick access to essential information to keep the school community informed and engaged.
- School news updates
- Interactive event calendars
- Access to online resources
- Stay connected with the school community
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The Hilo High School app enables parents, students, teachers and administrators to quickly access the resources, tools, news and information to stay connected and informed! The Hilo High School app features: - Important news from your school - Interactive resources including event calendars and more - Quick access to online resources
MEGA Lab AR
Explore interactive 3D models of marine life overlaid onto printed targets using augmented reality. This educational tool brings a coral reef environment to your device, with more models planned for future updates.
- View 3D marine life models
- Augmented reality interaction
- Printable AR targets
- Coral reef environment
- 7 pre-loaded models
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This application allows users to view and interact with 3D models generated by the MEGA Lab. To use, first print out AR targets using the "TARGETS" button in the app. After you've printed out the targets, hit the "START" button and point your camera at the target. The digital model will be augmented on top of the target. Currently, this functions only as an AR app but I’m working on implementing functionality to make it easier to interact with for people without a printer - non-AR capability is coming soon! The current iteration of this application comes loaded with 7 models - more coming soon! This application utilizes the Vuforia AR engine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MEGA Lab AR at 100% against Hilo High School's 25%. MEGA Lab AR also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
MEGA Lab AR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Hilo High School's written reviews are positive against 100% of MEGA Lab AR's.
Hilo High School ships an update every 5 weeks, MEGA Lab AR monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hilo High School | MEGA Lab AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 1.3 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Education, State of Hawaii Department of | Alexander Spengler |
Customer experience
Hilo High School
MEGA Lab AR
In-app purchases
Hilo High School
No in-app purchases
MEGA Lab AR
No in-app purchases
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