PathogenAR vs TCH App
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.
TCH App
Stay connected with your church community through this app. Access past sermons, receive important updates via notifications, and share inspiring messages. Download content for offline listening.
- Watch or listen to past messages
- Receive push notifications
- Share messages via social media/email
- Download messages for offline listening
- Stay updated with church life
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This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of our church. You can: watch or listen to past messages; stay up to date with push notifications; share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email; and download messages for offline listening.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: PathogenAR at 15 against TCH App's 1. TCH App's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PathogenAR against 5.0 for TCH App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PathogenAR has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | PathogenAR | TCH App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NIAID | The Carpenter's House Church Ministries |
Customer experience
PathogenAR
TCH App
In-app purchases
PathogenAR
No in-app purchases
TCH App
No in-app purchases
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