VR Science Lab vs Virtual Reality OCEANS!
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!
Virtual Reality OCEANS!
Explore the underwater world in stunning 360-degree virtual reality. This app complements a physical kit, offering detailed VR experiences of marine life and ecosystems. Discover everything from plankton to whales.
- 360-degree VR experiences
- Detailed marine life encounters
- Visual encyclopedia of underwater world
- Companion to physical kit
- Interactive learning
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Take a deep dive into the world’s waters in unprecedented detail through virtual reality with VR OCEANS! The ultimate visual encyclopedia of our awe-inspiring underwater world, with over forty incredible, 360 degree VR experiences. You’ll get up close with tiny plankton and swim with giant whales, sharks, turtles, fish and more! Full kit includes a 96 page illustrated DK guide to oceans all around the world, jam-packed with fun facts about your favorite aquatic creatures. Includes VR goggles and your own customizable scratch art kit. This is a companion app. Requires printed book found in physical kit for full functionality.
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Verdict
VR Science Lab and Virtual Reality OCEANS! both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of VR Science Lab's written reviews are positive against 50% of Virtual Reality OCEANS!'s. VR Science Lab also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 — 4.1 for VR Science Lab against 4.0 for Virtual Reality OCEANS!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 36 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of VR Science Lab's written reviews are positive against 50% of Virtual Reality OCEANS!'s.
VR Science Lab ships an update every 2 months, Virtual Reality OCEANS! every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VR Science Lab | Virtual Reality OCEANS! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (13 ratings) — better | 4.0 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 976 MB | 1.8 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abacus | Abacus |
Customer experience
VR Science Lab
Virtual Reality OCEANS!
In-app purchases
VR Science Lab
No in-app purchases
Virtual Reality OCEANS!
No in-app purchases
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