RGVpointsAR vs Fossil Discovery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RGVpointsAR
Explore ancient projectile points in augmented reality. This educational tool brings historical artifacts to life, offering detailed information, short films, and 3D models for each time period. Perfect for students, educators, and history enthusiasts.
- Augmented reality artifact viewing
- 3D projectile point models
- Interactive historical time periods
- Informative epoch descriptions
- Short films illustrating eras
- Detailed artifact identification
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Used in conjunction with the CHAPS Program’s “Lower Rio Grande Valley Projectile Point Types” poster, this educational tool will interest and intrigue educators, students, and natural history tourists alike. Use of this app will allow the viewer to see projectile point artifacts in 3D as they come off the page. Each historic and prehistoric time period includes a description of the epoch itself, a short film illustrating the era, and detailed information identifying each individual projectile point artifact on the poster. Just download the app and point it at the poster. All seven time periods will appear, and you can navigate through each one by selecting the period name.
Fossil Discovery
This app allows users to upload fossil findings and their associated data for identification by expert volunteers. It aims to foster citizen science by connecting amateur and professional paleontologists to study regional biodiversity.
- Upload fossil data
- GPS-enabled locality tagging
- Expert identification
- Biodiversity study
- Citizen science network
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The application enables the scientific community to use verified data to study (regional) biodiversity. Thus, Fossil Discovery will become a true citizen science and create a network of amateur and professional paleontologists. This application allows users to upload fossils and their data (e.g., locality/GPS-data, measurements, preservation) and get identification by volunteering experts. Improvements will be continuously and in collaboration with the FAU’s Pattern Recognition Lab.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RGVpointsAR at 5.0 against Fossil Discovery's 2.0. RGVpointsAR also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
RGVpointsAR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
RGVpointsAR ships an update every 14 months, Fossil Discovery every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RGVpointsAR | Fossil Discovery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 282 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QuantumERA, LLC | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg |
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RGVpointsAR
Fossil Discovery
In-app purchases
RGVpointsAR
No in-app purchases
Fossil Discovery
No in-app purchases
