Comparison

Deciph vs Unsettling Grounds

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

Head to head
About

Deciph

Bring your favorite characters to life in augmented reality. Point your device's camera at special souvenirs to unlock animated scenes and interactive experiences. Discover new worlds and characters through your camera.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality character experiences
  • Scan souvenirs to unlock content
  • Animated scenes
  • Explore new worlds
  • Interactive AR features
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"Deciph-AR AR is a unique app that will help you to meet your favorite characters, peep into new worlds and decipher a variety of supercool animated scenes. Just point your camera over the souvenir and decipher the character or the game that appears in augmented reality! How to use the app: - Download the app to the smartphone or tablet. - Point the scanner over your favorite Just Funky souvenir and decipher it!* - Get ready! Something cool is going to happen! *Fallout AR mug is now available in the app. More cool AR products are coming soon!"

About

Unsettling Grounds

Explore an interactive augmented reality exhibition that brings to light the hidden histories and silenced voices of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and rural artists. Uncover stories of struggle for freedom through place-based artworks in the Charlottesville area.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality exhibition
  • Interactive storytelling
  • Place-based artworks
  • Hidden histories
  • Silenced voices
  • Experimental art showcase
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Unsettling Grounds is a pilot platform showcasing experimental and monumental works by Black, Brown, Indigenous & rural artists. An augmented reality exhibition located in the Charlottesville Woolen Mills, Unsettling Grounds is an interactive storytelling tool. Using this app audiences will uncover hidden histories of lesser-known struggles for freedom. Monuments are missing; voices are silenced. Unsettling Grounds makes visible and audible the hidden past. The project makes possible place-based artworks in the Charlottesville area through support from The National Endowment for the Arts, Albemarle County, Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, Virginia Humanities, and The Memory Project at the University of Virginia’s Karsh Institute of Democracy.

Screenshots

Deciph3 screens
Unsettling Grounds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Unsettling Grounds at every 2 days against Deciph's fortnightly. Deciph's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Deciph against 5.0 for Unsettling Grounds. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deciph ships an update fortnightly, Unsettling Grounds every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Deciph versus Unsettling Grounds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeciphUnsettling Grounds
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB1.1 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDEVAR ENTERTAINMENT LLCDream Syndicate Inc.

Customer experience

Deciph

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Unsettling Grounds

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Deciph

No in-app purchases

None

Unsettling Grounds

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deciph free?
Deciph is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unsettling Grounds free?
Unsettling Grounds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Deciph or Unsettling Grounds?
Deciph and Unsettling Grounds are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Deciph or Unsettling Grounds have ads?
Neither Deciph nor Unsettling Grounds shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deciph or Unsettling Grounds?
Deciph ships an update fortnightly, and Unsettling Grounds every 2 days. Most recently, Deciph was updated on October 8, 2026 and Unsettling Grounds on October 1, 2026.

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