Comparison

TimePod Adventures vs 3D

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

Head to head
About

TimePod Adventures

Explore historical periods and distant planets through immersive augmented reality. Solve challenges and collaborate with friends in interactive, story-driven adventures. This educational tool transforms learning into an engaging, cinematic experience.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality time machine projection
  • AI companion for guidance
  • Interactive storytelling and challenges
  • Multiplayer collaboration via adventure codes
  • Exploration of historical and planetary environments
  • Integrated STEM and Social Studies learning
Features
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TimePod Adventures is a brand new way to play through a story. Pick up your phone or tablet, and land a time machine right in front of you! This app uses augmented reality to project new surroundings onto your real environment. With this technology, nothing is impossible! Meet your artificial intelligence assistant, ADA, and travel through time visiting amazing locations! You’ll be facing challenges and solving problems as you go. Invite your friends or classmates to help you using a unique adventure code that will allow them to connect and collaborate from anywhere. A wide collection of classroom activities makes connecting the dots to learning easier than ever.
 - LAND A TIME MACHINE IN YOUR CLASSROOM Scan your environment, then land the TimePod wherever you are! Step inside and take over the TimePod’s control panel. MEET YOUR AI COMPANION Say hello to ADA, your artificial digital assistant! With ADA by your side, you’ll solve challenges right across time and space. VISIT FAR-OFF WORLDS AND TIMES Ever wanted to stand on Mars, or meet a T-Rex? Jump aboard the TimePod and watch as your real surroundings are transformed into the Red Planet, or the prehistoric jungle! BE FREE TO EXPLORE You’re in charge! Step outside the TimePod into a new landscape and walk around inside it for real! EXCITING STORIES Where will ADA take you next? Look out for the next episode and continue the story – after all, you’re the main character! - Free supporting classroom activities, guides and ideas by Discovery Education can be found at https://immersive.discoveryeducation.com - ENGAGING STORYLINES | TimePod Adventures is a cinematic experience that puts the student in the heart of the story. Dramatic events, intriguing mysteries and puzzling challenges mean that learning is contextualized and memorable – not to mention exciting! AUGMENTED REALITY | Stunning augmented reality and realistic animations bring 3D models to life, making for a truly immersive experience. TimePod Adventures transforms the classroom completely into locations and times that are impossible to visit in reality. INTEGRATED STEM LEARNING | Bring STEM learning together with Social Studies and other topical content, so that technological skills can be embedded within everyday learning. Prepare students to encounter new technologies of the future with confidence. STUDENT AGENCY | 50% of students say they are not engaged in what they are learning in school most of the time – let’s change that. Open worlds, realistic decision-making and exploratory experiences help students to see themselves in career roles, drive ambition and boost self-esteem. STANDARDS-ALIGNED | The TimePod Adventures experience provides an immersive moment, centered in subject learning; supporting curriculum materials use jumping-off points from the experience to drive home learning, to which students are now more receptive.

About

3D

Transform real-world objects into virtual 3D models for educational purposes. Capture artwork, artifacts, and everyday items to view in augmented reality or share digitally with others.

Highlights
  • Scan real-world objects into 3D models
  • Create virtual replicas
  • View scans in augmented reality
  • Share 3D creations
  • Integrates with Merge EDU
  • Add labels and descriptions
Features
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With Scanner, you can turn real-world objects into virtual 3D creations. Whether it’s an art project, a fossil, a historic artifact from your community, or a cherished family heirloom, scanning these objects lets you preserve and explore them in a whole new way. See your scans come to life by editing them in Object Builder. Study every detail, share them with others, or even hold on a Merge Cube. Every scan becomes a digital keepsake, ready to explore, learn from, or use as inspiration for your next creation.

Screenshots

TimePod Adventures4 screens
3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 3D at 100% against TimePod Adventures's 50%. 3D also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4). TimePod Adventures's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

3D holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of TimePod Adventures's written reviews are positive against 100% of 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimePod Adventures ships an update every 6 months, 3D every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TimePod Adventures versus 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimePod Adventures3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (10 ratings)4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB594 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiscovery Education Inc.Merge Apps

Customer experience

TimePod Adventures

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

3D

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TimePod Adventures

No in-app purchases

None

3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimePod Adventures free?
TimePod Adventures is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 3D free?
3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TimePod Adventures or 3D?
3D is rated higher. TimePod Adventures averages 4.4 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while 3D averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do TimePod Adventures or 3D have ads?
Neither TimePod Adventures nor 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimePod Adventures or 3D?
TimePod Adventures ships an update every 6 months, and 3D every 5 months. Most recently, TimePod Adventures was updated on October 24, 2026 and 3D on October 24, 2026.

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