Comparison

aR Messaging vs Booma

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

Head to head
About

aR Messaging

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Place and design your message in augmented reality. Record a video or take a photo and share it on Instagram or Tik Tok.

About

Booma

Features
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Loop any video โ€” repeat it up to 10 times, or turn it into a boomerang that plays forward then backward. Pick a clip, choose how it loops, and save it to Photos or share it anywhere. No ads. No subscription. Pay once and loop forever. Other loop apps charge $5.49 a month โ€” and then charge you again to remove the ads. Booma doesn't: one small payment unlocks unlimited loops, forever. โ€ข REPEAT 2โ€“10ร— โ€” loop any clip back-to-back, as many times as you like. โ€ข BOOMERANG โ€” play it forward, then reversed, for that classic bouncing loop. โ€ข FULL QUALITY โ€” export at the original resolution, with no watermark. โ€ข SAVE & SHARE โ€” straight to Photos, to Files, or to any app. โ€ข 100% PRIVATE โ€” everything happens on your iPhone. Your videos are never uploaded. โ€ข NO ADS, NO SUBSCRIPTION โ€” pay once. No weekly fee, no ad before every export. Perfect for jumps and mid-air moments, confetti bursts, pets shaking off water, dance moves, product shots, and anything worth watching again and again. Note: boomerangs are exported without sound, so the bounce stays smooth. The app tells you whenever this happens. Repeat loops keep the original audio. Pick a video, choose Repeat or Boomerang, save. Done.

Screenshots

aR Messaging4 screens
Booma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: aR Messaging at none against Booma's 1. aR Messaging also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Booma sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. aR Messaging asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
aR Messaging versus Booma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteraR MessagingBooma
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimo KurtzJhomar Maravillas

In-app purchases

None

aR Messaging

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Booma

One-time1
  • Unlock Unlimited$1.99

Questions

Is aR Messaging free?
aR Messaging is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Booma free?
Booma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do aR Messaging or Booma have ads?
Neither aR Messaging nor Booma shows ads.

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