Advent AR+ vs AWS IoT Sensors
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Advent AR+
This augmented reality application serves as a client demonstrator, showcasing the capabilities of AR technology. It allows users to experience immersive digital content overlaid onto the real world. The app is designed for showcasing and experiencing AR features.
- Augmented reality client
- Client demonstrator
- Showcases AR capabilities
- Immersive digital content overlay
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Advent Augmented Reality application used as a client demonstrator
AWS IoT Sensors
Easily collect and visualize data from your device's built-in sensors using AWS IoT Core. Stream data to the cloud and view real-time visualizations on your phone or a web dashboard without needing an AWS account.
- Collect data from built-in sensors
- Stream data to AWS IoT Core
- Real-time in-app visualizations
- Web dashboard visualization
- No AWS account required
- Supports accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS, and more
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AWS IoT Sensors enables you to easily collect, and visualize data from sensors on your iPhone or iPad using AWS IoT Core and related services like Amazon Location Service. With a single click, you can start streaming sensor data from your mobile device to AWS IoT Core and view real-time visualizations in the app and on a web dashboard. AWS IoT Sensors supports built-in sensors, including accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, barometer, and GPS. It provides a frictionless way for you to use AWS IoT Core without needing an AWS account, credit card, or prior AWS or IoT experience. The app is designed for ease-of-use and to showcase how AWS IoT can be leveraged to collect, process, and visualize sensor data for IoT applications. FAQs Q: What sensors does AWS IoT Sensors support? A: AWS IoT Sensors supports accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, orientation, barometer, and GPS sensors. GPS and location data is visualized on a map using Amazon Location Service if you enable location access. Q: Do I need an AWS account to use AWS IoT Sensors? A: No, you do not need an AWS account to use AWS IoT Sensors. The app provides a frictionless way to visualize and analyze sensor data without needing to sign up for anything. Q: Is there a cost to use AWS IoT Sensors? A: AWS IoT Sensors is free to download and use. There are no charges for visualizing sensor data within the app or web dashboard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AWS IoT Sensors at every 3 months against Advent AR+'s every 26 months. AWS IoT Sensors also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Advent AR+ against 5.0 for AWS IoT Sensors. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AWS IoT Sensors has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Advent AR+ ships an update every 26 months, AWS IoT Sensors every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Advent AR+ | AWS IoT Sensors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 349 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Advent, LLC | AMZN Mobile LLC |
Customer experience
Advent AR+
AWS IoT Sensors
In-app purchases
Advent AR+
No in-app purchases
AWS IoT Sensors
No in-app purchases
