Doorways into Open Access vs CloudLabs How Do We Hear?
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doorways into Open Access
Explore a virtual portal to 1912 Paris and discover artifacts from the Smithsonian's Open Access collection. This augmented reality experience immerses you in "La Belle Epoque" for an educational journey.
- Augmented reality experience
- Virtual portal to 1912 Paris
- Explore Smithsonian Open Access artifacts
- Immersive "La Belle Epoque" setting
- Educational historical journey
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Doorways into Open Access is an augmented reality experience that transports users back a century to Paris of “La Belle Epoque”, a golden era that began in the early 1870s and lasted through the beginning of WWI in 1914. Downloading the app opens a virtual portal to 1912, inviting travelers to explore artifacts of the time drawn from the Smithsonian’s Open Access collection in a gorgeous virtual space.
CloudLabs How Do We Hear?
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In this simulation, you will be able to interact with elements and materials that allow you to build a scale model of the organ of hearing. In this way, you will be able to observe and experience how the listening process occurs when a sound wave passes through this organ.
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Verdict
Doorways into Open Access and CloudLabs How Do We Hear? are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Doorways into Open Access | CloudLabs How Do We Hear? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 337 MB | 325 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Smithsonian Institution | Jiovany Orozco |
In-app purchases
Doorways into Open Access
No in-app purchases
CloudLabs How Do We Hear?
No in-app purchases
Questions
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