Fossil Hunt vs Nature Exchange
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Augmented reality dinosaur encounters
- Virtual fossil excavation
- Learn real-life dino facts
- Unlock special dinosaurs at museums
- Interactive 3D dinosaur models
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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)
Nature Exchange
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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!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Fossil Hunt | Nature Exchange |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 282 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sinking Ship Interactive Inc. | Science North & Dynamic Earth |
In-app purchases
Fossil Hunt
No in-app purchases
Nature Exchange
No in-app purchases
Questions
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