Ocean 4D+ vs WaterWays AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ocean 4D+
Explore a vibrant underwater world with augmented reality. Bring marine creatures to life in your environment, interact with them, and learn fascinating facts about their habitats and conservation status.
- Cardless Augmented Reality
- Interactive 3D marine creatures
- Realistic animations
- Digital Encyclopedia of marine animals
- Conservation status information
- Habitat and diet details
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From the cute clown anemonefish to various fascinating sharks, Ocean 4D+ is here to take you on an underwater marine voyage. CARD & CARDLESS AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCE Place the 3D marine creatures directly in your environment or scan the cards available on our website below to summon the animals right in front of you. INTERACTION Tap the creatures to watch some realistic animations and pair them up with the available interactive objects to see their reactions. DIGITAL ENCYCLOPEDIA Visit the 3D Library feature to learn more about many amazing marine animals. Be aware of their conservation status and the threats they are facing. Find out about their diet, sizes, and in which ocean layer(s) do they live. * Minimum Device Requirements for Ocean 4D+: 1. Min OS (for Cardless AR feature): iOS 9 2. Min OS (for Cards AR feature): iOS 7.0 3. Processor: Qualcomm chipset, 1.2 GHz 4. RAM: 3 GB 5. Camera: 8 MPX 6. Memory card supports Augmented Reality feature 7. Not compatible with Intel Atom processor
WaterWays AR
Explore environmental science concepts like pollution and biodiversity through interactive activities. Students become ecologists using augmented reality and personalized websites to identify solutions for human and environmental health.
- Investigate environmental problems
- Augmented reality and webVR
- Personalized student websites
- Interactive learning activities
- Focus on human and environmental health
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WaterWays is a science curriculum supplement for students in grades 3-5. In WaterWays, students are ecologists actively investigating interconnected problems like plastic pollution, air and water quality, the Urban Heat Island effect, and marine biodiversity. Students use personalized websites and augmented reality or webVR on a computer or tablet to work through interactive activities to identify actions that improve human and environmental health.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WaterWays AR at 5.0 against Ocean 4D+'s 1.0. WaterWays AR also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Ocean 4D+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WaterWays AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
WaterWays AR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Ocean 4D+ | WaterWays AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 315 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Octagon Studio Ltd | Killer Snails |
Customer experience
Ocean 4D+
WaterWays AR
In-app purchases
Ocean 4D+
- All Marine Animals$2.99
WaterWays AR
No in-app purchases
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