Comparison

XOPLAY vs altDQ

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

Head to head
About

XOPLAY

Experience immersive AR and MR content where 2D characters come to life on your screen. Requires an official XOPLAY image and an internet connection to activate interactive experiences across various fields like marketing, education, and entertainment.

Highlights
  • Augmented Reality (AR) content
  • Mixed Reality (MR) content
  • Interactive 2D characters
  • Requires official XOPLAY image
  • Internet connection needed
  • Content for marketing, education, art
Features
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▷XOPLAY is an app where you can play fun and one-of-a-kind AR (Augmented Reality) and MR (Mixed Reality) content. The 2D characters come to life using our advanced AR technology! ▷How to use XOPLAY: 1. Open the app and make sure the content (image) is fully visible on your screen. Once fully visible, the AR content will activate on your screen. 2. To experience the AR content successfully, you need an official XOPLAY image. 3. Please make sure your device is connected to the internet. (We recommend 4G, 5G or LTE wireless networks). 4. Enjoy various content and have fun! ▷XOPLAY can entertain with AR content in various fields such as marketing, education, exhibitions, conventions, entertainment, games, publication, tourism, art etc. We, XOsoft Co. are happy to be a creative partner with you.

About

altDQ

Explore a seminal 1986 digital art piece in an immersive 3D space. Interact with the artwork to reveal hidden code, hypertext, and behind-the-scenes stories about its creation.

Highlights
  • 3D space exploration
  • Tap to reveal code and hypertext
  • View artwork from both sides
  • See dimensional photos
  • Behind-the-scenes stories
  • Interactive elements
Features
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April Greiman's Does it Make Sense?, created in 1986 for Design Quarterly is on display at LACMA's Digital Witness exhibit. The work explored the use of Apple's Macintosh computer to assemble a collage of illustrative assets and words -- delivered on paper, Z space implied. Now this work can be viewed in X | Y | Z space using a smartphone or tablet. Here are features to explore: tap the screen to reveal related code and hypertext tap again to turn them off see inside photos that have become dimensional witness this display on both sides of the artwork video and images on the back side present stories of the process of making of the original work

Screenshots

XOPLAY4 screens
altDQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: altDQ at 5.0 against XOPLAY's 3.7. XOPLAY's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

altDQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XOPLAY ships an update every 2 weeks, altDQ weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
XOPLAY versus altDQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXOPLAYaltDQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size499 MB445 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperXosoft co.,ItdIsovist Limited (UK)

Customer experience

XOPLAY

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

altDQ

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

XOPLAY

No in-app purchases

None

altDQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XOPLAY free?
XOPLAY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is altDQ free?
altDQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, XOPLAY or altDQ?
altDQ is rated higher. XOPLAY averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while altDQ averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do XOPLAY or altDQ have ads?
Neither XOPLAY nor altDQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XOPLAY or altDQ?
XOPLAY ships an update every 2 weeks, and altDQ weekly. Most recently, XOPLAY was updated on October 22, 2026 and altDQ on October 12, 2026.

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