Comparison

Museum Alive vs ARC Space

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

Head to head
About

Museum Alive

Explore extinct creatures brought to life through augmented reality, guided by David Attenborough. Discover fascinating facts about their habitats, diets, and the circumstances of their demise. This app offers rich, educational, and entertaining content for all ages, featuring detailed information, stunning visuals, and award-winning videos.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality creature resurrection
  • David Attenborough narration
  • Detailed creature info packs
  • Award-winning Attenborough videos
  • Interactive hidden hotspots
  • Meet four extinct creatures
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Guided by David Attenborough, select a scientifically accurate fossil from the museum and watch it come back to life in your own room using augmented reality. Explore the creatures world and discover fascinating facts about their habitats, food chains and how they met their fate. Packed full of detailed info packs, stunning images and videos spanning David's broadcasting life, Museum Alive is full of rich education-enriching entertaining content for all audiences. Download Museum Alive with David Attenborough and get ready to witness long-extinct animals as you've never seen them before. App Features: MEET FOUR EXTINCT CREATURES Meet the bizarre Opabinina, a strange fish-like creature with five eyes. See Dimorphoson, a pioneering flying dinosaur, soar through the air. Spy on the fearsome Smilodon on a hunt. Discover Archaeopteryx and its fossil before witnessing its bones pop up and take flight! Learn about these incredible creatures through the narration of Natural History Legend, David Attenborough. AWARD-WINNING ATTENBOROUGH VIDEOS Watch David Attenborough on his quests to discover more about these incredible animals. See David analyse the wings of the amazing flying dinosaur. Dive into the Cambrian sea to discover some of the worlds earliest life. Witness a Smilodon skeleton come alive and stalk through museum corridors. HUNT HIDDEN HOTSPOTS Hunt for hotspots hidden around the creatures to learn about their lives. Discover what our planet looked like millions of years ago. Dive into scientific debates about how these animals may have looked and behaved. Find other animals that coexisted with the museum creatures. - Best used in a space with good lighting on a textured floor or surface. For the best experience, ensure your device is not on mute. Supported on iOS 13+ on iPhone 7 upwards and on iPad 7th Gen upwards. ©Atlantic Productions Limited. All Rights Reserved.

About

ARC Space

Features
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*** ARC SPACE APP IS COMPATIBLE WITH AUGMENTED CLASSROOM ONLY ARC Space app engages students to explore the Solar System, Rocket Building and Outer Space in an interactive way through 3D visualization. The App's content allows students to immerse themselves in the learning experience of our galaxy and bring space travel to life through a unique digital experience. ARC Space is one of the Augmented Classroom Apps. It helps educators facilitate interactive and engaging lessons to students in class or remotely in a multi-user Augmented Reality environment. Students can interact with pre-designed content and participate in single-user or collaborative activities. Subject: Engineering, Space Exploration, Astronomy, STEM Strands covered: space, planet Earth, space & rocket engineering ARC Space contents include: - Earth & Space - Engineering design and basics of construction - Solar System exploration and simulated trips - Space rocket assembling/ interactive puzzle - Space missions to different planets - Structures and mechanisms - many individual and team challenges to deepen and strengthen the subject understanding, and much more... "

Screenshots

Museum Alive4 screens
ARC Space4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ARC Space at Free against Museum Alive's $2.99. Museum Alive's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ARC Space is free to download; Museum Alive costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Museum Alive ships an update every 2 months, ARC Space every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Museum Alive versus ARC Space: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMuseum AliveARC Space
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.9 (50 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.4 GB196 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAtlantic Productions LtdCleverBooks Limited

Bugs and requests

Museum Alive

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • Crashes constantly
  • App freezes and crashes
  • App crashes when trying to move beyond introductory screen
  • App kept closing - never worked
  • App would kick user out to home screen
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  • App crashes instantly when choosing dinosaur
  • Just a black screen
  • Doesn't work on iPad
  • App crashes when you want to 'explore'
  • Program opens but when you click on 'explore', nothing happens
  • Surroundings and scenario do not load anymore
  • Cannot get past 'find a flat surface'
  • Crashes immediately when you click 'explore'
  • Gets stuck when exiting and coming back in
  • Didn't work
  • App just closes when pressing explore button
  • Game boots back to Home Screen on iPad
  • Archeopterx has model glitches
  • Will not go past 'pinch to size' screen
  • AR freezes and then crashes
  • Tracking is pretty bad
  • Dioramas don't stay in one place
  • Paid for the app but it doesn't seem to work
  • Can't get past 'pinch to scale experience'

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add more creatures/animals
  • Update the app
  • Add dodo update
  • Add Dinornis/Harpagornis, Mammut americanum, Gigantopithecus, Glossotherium, Gigantophis, Ichthyosaurus, Iguanodon and Diplodocus
  • Fix bugs and glitches
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  • Add subtitles/CC
  • Ability to pause videos
  • Support VR
  • iPad support
  • Enable sound
  • More exhibits

ARC Space

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Museum Alive

No in-app purchases

None

ARC Space

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Museum Alive free?
Museum Alive costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARC Space free?
ARC Space is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Museum Alive or ARC Space have ads?
Neither Museum Alive nor ARC Space shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Museum Alive or ARC Space?
Museum Alive ships an update every 2 months, and ARC Space every 11 months. Most recently, Museum Alive was updated on October 25, 2026 and ARC Space on October 14, 2026.

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