Project Lab VR vs Virtual Reality Animals!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Project Lab VR
Explore interactive science lessons and activities in virtual reality. Learn about volcanoes, dinosaurs, the solar system, and human anatomy through immersive experiences with step-by-step instructions.
- Interactive science activities
- Step-by-step instructions
- Virtual reality immersion
- Science lessons
- Volcanoes, dinosaurs, solar system, anatomy modules
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Engage in interactive activities with step instructions and science lessons as we take on volcanoes, dinosaurs, solar systems, and human anatomy, with immersive experiences in virtual reality!
Virtual Reality Animals!
Explore the animal kingdom through immersive 360-degree virtual reality experiences. This companion app requires a physical kit with a book and VR goggles for full functionality, offering detailed views of various animals.
- Immersive 360-degree VR animal experiences
- Detailed views of insects, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals
- Companion app for physical kit
- Requires printed book for full functionality
- Educational content on fauna
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Uncover the marvels of the animal kingdom in unprecedented virtual reality with VR ANIMALS! Featuring over forty, 360 degree VR experiences in incredible detail and stunning realism. Get up close to insects and reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals and more. Full kit includes a 96 page illustrated DK guide to animals from around the world, jam-packed with fun facts about your favorite fauna. Includes VR googles and your own customizable scratch art kit. This is a companion app. Requires printed book found in physical kit for full functionality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Virtual Reality Animals! at 3.7 against Project Lab VR's 2.2. Virtual Reality Animals! also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 19%). Project Lab VR's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Virtual Reality Animals! holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 37 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Project Lab VR's written reviews are positive against 50% of Virtual Reality Animals!'s.
Project Lab VR ships an update monthly, Virtual Reality Animals! every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Project Lab VR | Virtual Reality Animals! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (50 ratings) | 3.7 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.0 GB | 2.1 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abacus | Abacus |
Customer experience
Project Lab VR
Virtual Reality Animals!
In-app purchases
Project Lab VR
No in-app purchases
Virtual Reality Animals!
No in-app purchases
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