Comparison

[AR] Blob vs Pong

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

Head to head
About

[AR] Blob

Explore a dynamic metaball simulation in augmented reality. Customize textures, parameters, and environments to create unique 3D visualizations. This app offers an ad-free and in-app purchase-free experience.

Highlights
  • Metaball simulation in AR
  • Customizable textures and parameters
  • Multiple virtual environments
  • Marching Cubes algorithm visualization
  • Ad-free and no in-app purchases
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Are you a fan of 3D computer graphics and augmented reality? Then let yourself be enchanted by this metaball simulation. With [AR] Blob you get a high-quality AR app with which you can play in all facets with Metaballs. Use the settings menu. Here you will find many configuration options that influence the simulation. Choose from a variety of texture types that you like best. Change parameters to see how the simulation adapts and changes. Experiment with refraction. Consider the simulation in the virtual environment of a canyon, in the green nature, in a burned-down observatory, between heaven and earth and numerous other motifs. [AR] Blob uses the Marching Cubes algorithm, which was developed in 1987 by scientists William Lorenson and Harvey Cline as part of a research project. Virtual ISO surfaces can be found, calculated and displayed in three-dimensional space. (e.g. 3D ultrasound technology) As always, this app has no in-app purchases or annoying ads so you get a nice product. We hope you enjoy this AR title.

About

Pong

Experience a visually stunning rendition of the classic Pong game, powered by advanced neural rendering and real-time ray tracing on mobile devices. Explore realistic lighting effects and dynamic material properties, with gameplay that evolves as you score.

Highlights
  • Real-time ray tracing
  • Neural rendering
  • Global illumination
  • PBR materials
  • Dynamic themes
  • Adjustable settings
Features
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Pong-RT is a simple game of Pong that showcases the power of neural rendering by running ray tracing on phones. Real-time GI, sub-surface scattering, refraction, reflections, and caustics with PBR materials are showcased in this tech demo. Change the theme by scoring points. First to 3 points, wins. Tap the cog on the top right and adjust settings to improve quality or performance. Also try changing the device to CPU/GPU.

Screenshots

[AR] Blob4 screens
Pong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: [AR] Blob at 4.6 against Pong's 4.3. [AR] Blob also leads on ratings volume (54 vs 7). Pong's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, 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

[AR] Blob holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: [AR] Blob has 54 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
[AR] Blob versus Pong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter[AR] BlobPong
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (54 ratings) — better4.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings54 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size291 MB588 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilippe ZayAmrithkiran Manavedan

Customer experience

[AR] Blob

All ratings54 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pong

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

[AR] Blob

No in-app purchases

None

Pong

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is [AR] Blob free?
[AR] Blob is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pong free?
Pong is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, [AR] Blob or Pong?
[AR] Blob is rated higher. [AR] Blob averages 4.6 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Pong averages 4.3 from 7 ratings.
Do [AR] Blob or Pong have ads?
Neither [AR] Blob nor Pong shows ads.

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