RakugakiAR vs 營造園林AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RakugakiAR
Transform your drawings into animated characters that come alive in augmented reality. Interact with your creations by feeding and playing with them on your smartphone screen. This app makes your doodles walk and explore the AR world.
- Scan and animate doodles
- AR environment interaction
- Feed and play with creations
- Bring drawings to life
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"RakugakiAR" is a make-your-dream-come-true app that brings life to your doodle! Whether it's on a notebook, a whiteboard, or anywhere, this app scans the scribble you've drawn and brings it to life. The doodle will have its own life and walkabout in the AR environment on your smartphone. Feed them, poke them, play with them any way you want! Whether you are an individual or a corporation, please refrain from using this application for profit or any other benefits, directly or indirectly, without our consent, including amusement events. If you wish to use this application, please contact hello@whatever.co for more information.
營造園林AR
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'Build a Garden' is a creative activity. It contains the creators’ feelings towards nature while creators are building their ideal garden. 'Build a Garden AR APP' is developed by Design and Cultural Studies Workshop and funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust under the 'How Memory Sticks 2.0' Arts Tech and Culture Education Programme. The APP is designed for the general public to grasp how people and nature harmoniously coexist in traditional culture by applying augmented reality (AR) technology. This programme hopes to make use of technology as a key to unlock the door of culture, history, and imagination of the general public. Using this APP, the public can decode the ‘cultural password’ of architecture, gardens and living spaces. Hopefully, this APP will successfully arouse the public interest to explore the artistic and cultural fields further and deeper. * This APP requires the use of augmented reality (AR) technology by Apple to operate. For more information about the supporting software, please click the following link. https://www.apple.com/hk/en/augmented-reality/ *For a better user experience, the recommended device and system requirements are as follows: Devices: iPhone 11 or later, iPad Pro (4th generation), iPad (9th generation or later), iPad Air (4th generation), iPad mini (6th generation) Systems: iOS 15 or later * This APP requires access to phones or tablets’ camera to scan the AR marker or planes. It is highly recommended that you run the APP in sufficient light. If the APP operates abnormally, the defaults may be caused by unscannable AR markers or planes. We suggest scanning from different angles or various planes with abundant light. Please restart the APP if necessary.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: 營造園林AR at Free against RakugakiAR's $0.99. 營造園林AR also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
營造園林AR is free to download; RakugakiAR costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RakugakiAR ships an update every 2 weeks, 營造園林AR every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RakugakiAR | 營造園林AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (256 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 49.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 256 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 370 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Whatever Co. | DESIGN AND CULTURAL STUDIES WORKSHOP LIMITED |
Bugs and requests
RakugakiAR
Reported bugs
26 issues- App crashes during scan
- Video feature not working
- App freezes on startup screen
- Black screen after recording
- App crashes when opening
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- Scan failed repeatedly
- App closes when scanning
- Video recording shows scan lines
- App crashes when scanning
- App crashes when pressing camera button
- App freezes on AR initialization screen
- App crashes after a few hours
- App crashes after iOS update
- App crashes when scanning
- App crashes when pressing scan button
- App freezes on initial screen
- App doesn't progress from initial screen
- App doesn't respond to phone movement
- App doesn't move
- App crashes when scanning
- Scan failed
- Video recording doesn't work
- App crashes when scanning
- App crashes when trying to scan
- App crashes when scanning
- App crashes when pressing scan button
Requested features
13 requests- Scan photos directly
- Save characters for later access
- Option to hide UI during video recording
- More variety in falling objects
- Control character movement
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- Add more actions for characters
- Export videos without GUI overlays
- Add Portuguese language option
- Adjust brightness of characters
- Option to cancel recognition
- Add more functions
- Add AR marker and effect features
- Character faces the camera
營造園林AR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RakugakiAR
No in-app purchases
營造園林AR
No in-app purchases









