Comparison

Wild Symphony vs The Lighthouse Project

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

Head to head
About

Wild Symphony

This augmented reality app transforms a picture book into a musical adventure. Point your device at illustrations to hear corresponding orchestral music, bringing stories to life with a unique soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality musical experience
  • Plays music from picture book illustrations
  • Orchestral music inspired by nature
  • Enhances story time
  • Features original compositions
Features
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Wild Symphony is an augmented reality experience that takes you on an exciting musical adventure with Maestro Mouse and his symphonic friends! Just download the app and point it at any illustration in the picture book, and you’ll hear the corresponding song. Travel through the trees and across the seas as you listen to orchestral music inspired by big blue whales and speedy cheetahs, tiny beetles and graceful swans. Transform your reading and story time with this AR-based musical accompaniment. A unique picture book experience like none you've ever heard! Wild Symphony is designed for imaginative children of all ages. The app: • Allows readers to listen to the picture book’s musical accompaniment. • Plays audio recordings of orchestral music composed by author Dan Brown • Features beautiful illustrations from artist Susan Batori Bring a fun new dynamic to the picture book with this intuitive AR app that adds an exciting soundtrack and encourages newfound love and appreciation of music.

About

The Lighthouse Project

Features
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The Lighthouse Project is a curated digital library of Breslov Hasidic texts, available in both Hebrew and English. Approved members can browse the collection, search by title or author, and read full books with an in-app PDF reader featuring a navigable table of contents. Access is by request only. To join, submit the request form on the sign-in screen and wait for approval from the library administrator. Features: • Hebrew and English text collections • Built-in PDF reader with table of contents • Search and filter by language, author, or category • Secure, members-only access

Screenshots

Wild Symphony4 screens
The Lighthouse Project4 screens

Verdict

The call

Wild Symphony and The Lighthouse Project are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Wild Symphony versus The Lighthouse Project: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWild SymphonyThe Lighthouse Project
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (115 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings115 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStellata, LLCjoshua gross

Bugs and requests

Wild Symphony

Reported bugs

66 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • Camera function not working
  • Songs skip to random tracks
  • App gets stuck on specific animal (cheetah)
  • App doesn't recognize pages
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  • App drains battery excessively
  • App makes phone very hot
  • App closes immediately upon opening
  • No interactive elements
  • App doesn't work with iOS 14
  • Cannot close app easily
  • No way to go back to main menu once music starts
  • Secret video plays instead of app features
  • Camera feature not working on multiple devices
  • Augmented reality not working as promised
  • App doesn't work at all
  • Music plays but no clues show up
  • App doesn't work with iOS 14.2
  • App doesn't work with iOS 14.0
  • App crashes every time trying to open
  • App crashes on iOS14
  • Camera feature did not work
  • App won't even open, keeps crashing
  • Not working with iOS14
  • App doesn't work currently
  • Augmented Reality isn't working
  • Camera does not work
  • App is not using my camera
  • Not workingT.T
  • Lieder springen
  • Glitches galore
  • Приложение глючит
  • The app doesn’t work as advertised
  • I want to love the app
  • Not work with camera
  • Doesn’t work at all
  • I don’t think the camera function is working
  • Camera does not work
  • Musiktierfan
  • Augmented reality fehlt
  • Немного глючит
  • Just needs some fixing
  • Doesn’t work on iOS 14.2
  • Great music but makes my phone hot
  • It doesn’t work. What a shame.
  • Didn’t take the time to release a working app
  • Die Kamerafunktion fehlt, App stürzt oft ab
  • App crashes constantly
  • Love the book not the app
  • Crazy energy Drain/Runs Hot
  • The music is great, book is amazing
  • Decepcionante
  • App doesn’t work
  • Shuts down as soon as it opens
  • 2mins on this app, and I regret downloading
  • This update helped. Still a little glitchy but better
  • Book is great but app Augmented Reality isn’t working
  • Not working on iOS 14.0
  • Crashes
  • Crashes on iOS14
  • NEEDS TO BE FIXED. DOES NOT EVEN OPEN.
  • Not working with iOS14
  • No symphony
  • No magic happens
  • A disappointment
  • Doesn’t work

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add individual instrument sounds
  • More books and interfaces like this
  • Fix camera recognition issues
  • Add poem for the dragon
  • Improve interactivity

The Lighthouse Project

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Wild Symphony

No in-app purchases

None

The Lighthouse Project

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wild Symphony free?
Wild Symphony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Lighthouse Project free?
The Lighthouse Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wild Symphony or The Lighthouse Project have ads?
Neither Wild Symphony nor The Lighthouse Project shows ads.

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