PathogenAR vs Post Reality
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PathogenAR
Explore interactive stories about infectious diseases in augmented reality. This educational app uses touch gestures or a Merge Cube to bring pathogens to life, offering an engaging way to learn about disease.
- Augmented Reality exploration
- Interactive pathogen stories
- Touch gesture controls
- Merge Cube device compatibility
- Educational disease content
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PathogenAR is an Augmented Reality application from the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Explore interactive stories about pathogens and pathogenic disease using touch gestures or a Merge Cube Device.
Post Reality
Explore augmented reality experiences that bring static posters to life with interactive elements like video and audio. Build your own AR posters easily using a drag-and-drop editor without needing any coding skills.
- Explore AR posters
- Bring posters to life with video/audio
- Drag-and-drop AR editor
- No coding required
- Create interactive experiences
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With the Post Reality app you can explore the incredible world of augmented reality. Normal posters spring to life with video, audio, buttons, and more. Use this app to view augmented reality posters that have been built on the Post Reality platform. Building your own augmented reality poster is simple with our drag-and-drop editor, no coding required. Visit www.postreality.io to get started! Try this app with example posters: visit www.postreality.io/examples
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Post Reality at every 9 days against PathogenAR's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PathogenAR against 5.0 for Post Reality. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 7 respectively.
PathogenAR ships an update every 2 months, Post Reality every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PathogenAR | Post Reality |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — 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 | 137 MB | 161 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | The Glimpse Group |
Customer experience
PathogenAR
Post Reality
In-app purchases
PathogenAR
No in-app purchases
Post Reality
No in-app purchases
