Comparison

Fossil Hunt vs Nature Exchange

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

Head to head
About

Fossil Hunt

Explore the prehistoric world with this augmented reality app. Bring dinosaurs to life in your environment, excavate virtual fossils, and learn fascinating facts about each creature. Unlock special dinosaurs by visiting participating museums.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality dinosaur encounters
  • Virtual fossil excavation
  • Learn real-life dino facts
  • Unlock special dinosaurs at museums
  • Interactive 3D dinosaur models
Features
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Fossil Hunt is a dino-riffic Augmented Reality (AR) app. You'll see dinosaurs come alive in the world around you through your phone or tablet. You can play Fossil Hunt at home or at participating museums where you can unlock extra dinosaurs! Print the markers that come with the app and place them around the house. Then aim your device at the marker to see a digsite appear. Tap to excavate the digsite and swipe to dust off a cool virtual dino fossil with a cool real-life dino fact. Then, your fascinating dino fossil turns into a stomping, snorting dino that you can play with in the world around you! If you play at home you’ll meet: Baby Triceratops, Kentrosaurus, and Psittacosaurus. If you play at a participating museum you can span special markers at the museum to meet: Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Spinosaurus, Stygimoloch, Futalognkosaurus, and Quetzalcoatlus. Happy Fossily Hunting! Fossil Hunt is brought to you by Sinking Ship Entertainment (Dino Dana, Endlings, Odd Squad, Annedroids)

About

Nature Exchange

Features
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Step into the wild with Nature Exchange. This playful adventure app makes exploring the outdoors exciting and rewarding. Explore Your World: Snap photos of fascinating rocks, colorful flowers, cool bugs, wildlife, and everything else you discover in nature. Trade for Points: Bring your finds to your local Nature Exchange Center, swap your discoveries for points, and learn more about what you discovered by chatting with nature experts. Unlock Rewards: Use your points to exchange for awesome items, or take on challenges and attend events to earn special badges and rewards. Level Up and Share the Fun: Climb the ranks as you level up, see how you stack up with friends, and celebrate your progress on the leaderboard. Nature Exchange turns every walk outside into a chance to learn, play, and discover while having fun in nature. Download Nature Exchange today and start exploring!

Screenshots

Fossil Hunt4 screens
Nature Exchange4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Fossil Hunt at 12.0 against Nature Exchange's 15.0. On price, update cadence, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fossil Hunt ships an update fortnightly, Nature Exchange every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Fossil Hunt versus Nature Exchange: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFossil HuntNature Exchange
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size282 MB139 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSinking Ship Interactive Inc.Science North & Dynamic Earth

In-app purchases

None

Fossil Hunt

No in-app purchases

None

Nature Exchange

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fossil Hunt free?
Fossil Hunt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nature Exchange free?
Nature Exchange is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fossil Hunt or Nature Exchange have ads?
Neither Fossil Hunt nor Nature Exchange shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fossil Hunt or Nature Exchange?
Fossil Hunt ships an update fortnightly, and Nature Exchange every 3 weeks. Most recently, Fossil Hunt was updated on November 3, 2026 and Nature Exchange on October 30, 2026.

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