Comparison

GUCCI vs Notes on Blindness VR

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

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About

GUCCI

Explore fashion, entertainment, and more with this app. Discover collection inspirations, virtually try on accessories, and decorate your space with augmented reality. Enjoy exclusive content like fashion shows, games, and unique digital experiences.

Highlights
  • Virtual accessory try-on
  • Augmented reality decoration
  • Downloadable wallpapers
  • Interactive games
  • Fashion show streaming
  • Personalization options
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Revealing the inspirations behind the House's collections, the Gucci App presents ready-to-wear and accessories through engaging narrative and innovative features. With the app, users can download wallpapers, take pictures with stickers and motifs, use Augmented Reality to decorate spaces, virtually try-on accessories and scan select item's authenticity certificates. Watch Gucci fashion shows, play Gucci Arcade games, personalize products in the Gucci DIY section and, through an immersive 3D experience, discover the House's signature bags. Enter special sections, such as Gucci Places, to explore curious corners of the world, and Gucci Garden, designed with the creative spirit of the exhibit space in Florence.

About

Notes on Blindness VR

Experience a virtual reality journey into the world of John Hull, who became totally blind in 1983. This interactive non-fiction app uses original audio diary recordings and 3D animations to explore his cognitive and emotional experience of blindness.

Highlights
  • Virtual reality journey
  • Interactive non-fiction
  • Original audio diary recordings
  • 3D animations
  • Binaural audio
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Arte Experience presents: Notes On Blindness, a virtual reality journey into a world beyond sight. "A magical VR Experience" - Guardian "Mesmerizing" - Motherboard - Vice "Poetic and timeless" - Le Monde In 1983, after decades of steady deterioration, John Hull became totally blind. To help him make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began documenting his experiences on audio cassette. These original diary recordings form the basis of this six-part VR experience, an interactive non fiction using new forms of storytelling and gameplay mechanics to explore his cognitive and emotional experience of blindness. Each chapter will address a memory, a moment and a specific location from John’s audio diary, using binaural audio and real time 3D animations to create a fully immersive experience in a ‘world beyond sight’. Notes on Blindness VR is viewable with or without virtual reality headset (cardboard mode or smartphone mode). Notes on Blindness VR is available in English, French and German. Runs on iPhone 5 (or later) and Ipad 5 (or later). Requires iOS 9.3.4 or later versions. For full user experience, please use headphones, raise the volume and increase the luminosity of your phone. Notes On Blindness VR is produced by Ex Nihilo, ARTE France, and the French startup AudioGaming, in co-production with Archer’s Mark. It has been supported by the TFI New Media Fund and Ford Foundation – JustFilms, Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC) and Région Midi-Pyrénées.

Screenshots

GUCCI4 screens
Notes on Blindness VR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notes on Blindness VR at none against GUCCI's 3. Notes on Blindness VR also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 16.0). GUCCI's advantage is ratings volume (474 vs 10) and rating (4.0 vs 3.8). On price, ads and device support 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. GUCCI sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Notes on Blindness VR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GUCCI holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GUCCI has 474 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of GUCCI's written reviews are positive against 49% of Notes on Blindness VR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GUCCI ships an update monthly, Notes on Blindness VR weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
GUCCI versus Notes on Blindness VR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGUCCINotes on Blindness VR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (474 ratings) — better3.8 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews62.4% of reviews — better48.6% of reviews
Number of ratings474 — better10
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.09.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB421 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGuccio Gucci S.p.A.ARTE France Apps

Customer experience

GUCCI

All ratings474 ratings
Positive73.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative21.3%
Written reviews181 reviews
Positive62.4%
Neutral7.2%
Negative30.4%

Notes on Blindness VR

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive48.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative48.6%

Bugs and requests

GUCCI

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch or during use
  • Downloading assets takes too long
  • Scrolling and navigation issues
  • Incompatibility with certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Bring back the immersive Sabato De Sarno video
  • Add more content updates and exclusive features
  • Improve in-app shopping experience and integration
  • Optimize app performance and stability

Notes on Blindness VR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GUCCI

One-time3
  • Gucci Arcade: Gucci Camp Game$0.99
  • Gucci Arcade: Gucci Grove Game$0.99
  • Virtual Sneaker Special Pack$11.99
None

Notes on Blindness VR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GUCCI free?
GUCCI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notes on Blindness VR free?
Notes on Blindness VR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GUCCI or Notes on Blindness VR?
GUCCI is rated higher. GUCCI averages 4.0 out of 5 from 474 ratings, while Notes on Blindness VR averages 3.8 from 10 ratings.
Do GUCCI or Notes on Blindness VR have ads?
Neither GUCCI nor Notes on Blindness VR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GUCCI or Notes on Blindness VR?
GUCCI ships an update monthly, and Notes on Blindness VR weekly. Most recently, GUCCI was updated on September 26, 2026 and Notes on Blindness VR on September 21, 2026.

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