Comparison

Museum Alive vs LabXRA

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

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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

LabXRA

Features
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LabXRA enables users to perform real-time physical experiments with the use of built-in sensors in mobile phones or external mobile sensors developed by the Department of Applied Physics, PolyU (HK). LabXRA is a web-based remote laboratory platform developed by Department of Applied Physics, PolyU.

Screenshots

Museum Alive4 screens
LabXRA3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LabXRA at Free against Museum Alive's $2.99. Museum Alive's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

LabXRA 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, LabXRA every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Museum Alive versus LabXRA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMuseum AliveLabXRA
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.9 (50 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.4 GB51 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAtlantic Productions LtdThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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

LabXRA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Museum Alive

No in-app purchases

None

LabXRA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Museum Alive free?
Museum Alive costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LabXRA free?
LabXRA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Museum Alive or LabXRA have ads?
Neither Museum Alive nor LabXRA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Museum Alive or LabXRA?
Museum Alive ships an update every 2 months, and LabXRA every 6 weeks. Most recently, Museum Alive was updated on October 25, 2026 and LabXRA on October 24, 2026.

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