Luminight vs AR Animals Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Luminight
Explore a magical world of larger-than-life lantern sculptures and augmented reality animals. Discover extinct, endangered, and zodiac creatures, and learn about them through audio narration. Capture and share photos of your AR encounters.
- Augmented reality animal encounters
- Lantern sculpture safari
- Educational audio narration
- Photo and selfie mode
- Forest of a Million Lights
- Dinosaurs and zodiac animals
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Welcome to the wonderful world of LumiNight: a walking safari through scenes from our magical planet revealed by larger-than-life lantern sculptures created by Chinese artisans. A unique celebration of our planet’s most treasured wonders, wildlife, and nature that includes a Forest of a Million Lights, dinosaurs, Chinese Zodiac animals, the Great Barrier Reef, the story of Noah’s Ark, and animals both extinct and endangered through the magic of Augmented Reality. With beautifully animated coral reef fish and other animals to meet & ability to capturing them in your photos and share, the visit to LumiNight Lantern Festival is DOUBLE fun. REAL ANIMALS! All animals featured in LumiNight AR app are based on real individual animals. They are modeled and animated in 3D... to bring them closer into your world! FUN PHOTOS & SELFIE MODE Back- and front-facing camera support means you can snap your favorite animal in your own environment… or grab hilarious selfies using the selfie mode in the app. Post photos with the hashtag #LumiNightFestival to unlock giveaways. AUGMENTED REALITY MADE INCREDIBLY EASY! Just point the camera at the animal at the festival and it will come virtually live into your world. GET CLOSER & GET INVOLVED WITH AUDIO! Learn more about each individual animal we feature at the LumiNight Lantern Festival with Audio narration. THE ANIMALS Visit LumiNight Lantern Festival and meet the Endangered Species – (Bengal Tiger, Amur leopard, Red Panda, Gorilla, Orangutan, Blue Whale, Narwhal, Vaquita, Dugong (Matalee), Polar Bear, White shark, etc.), Extinct Animals (Mammoth, Sabre-Toothed Cat, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor, Apatosaurus, Stegosaurus), Coral Reef Fish (Clownfish, Siganus Vulpinus, Ballina Angelfish, Chaetodon Baronessa, Yellowbar Angelfish, Guppy, Coral reef fish, Fur Seal, jellyfish, lobster, turtle, sea horse, Paguridae), and MORE.
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 Luminight's 0%. AR Animals Simulator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0). Luminight's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AR Animals Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Luminight's written reviews are positive against 100% of AR Animals Simulator's.
Luminight ships an update every 3 weeks, AR Animals Simulator every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Luminight | AR Animals Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 218 MB | 216 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Venkata Reddy | LASHA-GIORGI BABAKISHVILI |
Customer experience
Luminight
AR Animals Simulator
In-app purchases
Luminight
No in-app purchases
AR Animals Simulator
No in-app purchases
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