Materials VR vs Virtual Reality OCEANS!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Materials VR
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Materials VR uses virtual reality to help students visualize molecular structures. Molecules can be selected from a list and rotated or moved around by the user. The Google Cardboard version includes gaze input which allows the user to gaze at a button for 2 seconds to interact with it. Currently this app only offers a couple molecules to swap between. We are planning on adding more molecules, educational structure, and ways to interact with molecules.
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
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Materials VR at 11.0 against Virtual Reality OCEANS!'s 13.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Materials VR ships an update every 2 months, Virtual Reality OCEANS! every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Materials VR | Virtual Reality OCEANS! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 1.8 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Illinois | Abacus |
In-app purchases
Materials VR
No in-app purchases
Virtual Reality OCEANS!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Materials VR free?
Is Virtual Reality OCEANS! free?
Do Materials VR or Virtual Reality OCEANS! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Materials VR or Virtual Reality OCEANS!?
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