VR Science Lab vs VR Atlas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VR Science Lab
Explore scientific principles through 25 engaging augmented and virtual reality experiments. Learn about chemical reactions, sound waves, and acidity with hands-on activities like volcano eruptions and slime making. Requires a physical kit to activate the AR/VR experiences.
- 25 AR/VR science experiments
- Learn chemical reactions
- Explore sound waves
- Understand acidity
- Hands-on activities
- Augmented and virtual reality integration
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Dive into Professor Maxwell's virtual lab to explore the wonders of science through 25 fun experiments that come alive in augmented and virtual reality! Learn key scientific principles including chemical reactions, sound waves and acidity with integrated AR and VR. Then get hands on with favorite experiments including erupting a volcano, using lemons to light up an LED, making gooey slime and more, all in Professor Maxwell's VR Science Lab! To activate the experiences, simply download the app and hold your phone over the book included in the kit to see Professor Maxwell come to life!
VR Atlas
Explore countries, continents, and world wonders through an interactive virtual reality atlas. This app offers a 140-page experience with physical games and activities, complete with step-by-step instructions to learn about landmarks and cultures.
- Interactive VR atlas
- Explore countries and continents
- 140-page interactive content
- Physical games and activities
- Step-by-step instructions
- Discover landmarks and cultures
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Travel the world in virtual reality! Discover countries and continents, with this 140 page interactive atlas, including physical games and activities with step-by-step instructions! Explore landmarks, cultures, cities & world wonders in this 30 piece activity set!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VR Science Lab at 4.1 against VR Atlas's 3.4. VR Science Lab also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%). VR Atlas's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (50 vs 13). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
VR Science Lab holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of VR Science Lab's written reviews are positive against 63% of VR Atlas's.
VR Science Lab ships an update every 2 months, VR Atlas every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VR Science Lab | VR Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (13 ratings) — better | 3.4 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 976 MB | 2.3 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abacus | Abacus |
Customer experience
VR Science Lab
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In-app purchases
VR Science Lab
No in-app purchases
VR Atlas
No in-app purchases
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