watAR vs subflow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
watAR
Transform real-world surfaces into dynamic water features using augmented reality. Add realistic waves and raindrops, interact with the effects, and capture unique images and videos.
- Augmented reality water effects
- Wave and rain simulations
- Interactive water effects
- Capture images and videos
- Adjustable effect scale
- Hand/foot interaction with water (LiDAR required)
- Foreground occlusion (LiDAR required)
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Use augmented reality to distort real world surfaces as if they were made of water. Add waves and raindrops to any flat vertical or horizontal surfaces. watAR is great for creating unique images and videos to share. Or you can just have fun trying the effects on different surfaces around you. Highlights: • Add waves and rain effects to the real world surfaces around you using AR. watAR's unique AR really makes it look like the surface is being distorted! • Fine grained control over wave and rain effects. Create everything from a light drizzle to a downpour. • Interact with the water effect on your screen by touching and dragging. • Capture ready to share images and videos of the water effect in action. • Scale the water effect up to epic sizes! • Use your hands, feet, or anything else to physically interact with the water effect (note that this requires a device with a LiDAR sensor and you must enable the "interactive surface" option) • Adjust lighting and optionally enable "foreground occlusion" so that the water effect blends into the world (note that foreground occlusion requires a device with a LiDAR sensor) So give watAR a try and let us know if you create anything cool using it!
subflow
Create dynamic music visualizations for any setting. Control modes, speed, and beat patterns with intuitive screen gestures. Advanced users can leverage UDP and OS2L for complex control with DJ software.
- Gesture-based control for modes, speed, and beats
- Beat pattern customization
- UDP command sequencing
- OS2L integration with DJ software
- Color customization via long press
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Crisp visualizations for your music stage or living room. Tap left or right edge of screen to change modes. Vertical swipes change speed. Tap the upper half of the screen several times to set a beat pattern. Tap the lower half to cancel or to add single beats. Horizontal swipes fine-tune the beat alignment. Long press will change color. You can also send more complex command sequences over UDP, and you can control via OS2L using most DJ software. See http://subflow.org/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: subflow at 67% against watAR's 0%. watAR's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 16.6). 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.
watAR holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 17 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of watAR's written reviews are positive against 67% of subflow's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
watAR ships an update every 11 days, subflow every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | watAR | subflow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better | 4.3 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rare Realities, LLC | Ello Skelling Productions |
Customer experience
watAR
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In-app purchases
watAR
No in-app purchases
subflow
No in-app purchases









