Comparison

Virtual Tags vs Atera

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

Head to head
About

Virtual Tags

This app allows users to leave geo-referenced messages and share content in augmented reality. Users can create virtual tags at specific locations, allowing others to discover and interact with them. It supports sharing images, advertising activities, and organizing games with other users.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality messaging
  • Geo-referenced tags
  • Share images in AR
  • Virtual advertising banners
  • Location-based check-ins
  • Multiplayer games
Features
Read full description

********************************************************************** ※ Full support for the ARKit library. ※ Check-in in a location in a new way. ※ Put markers where no markers could otherwise be put. ※ Drop some breadcrumbs for some special others to follow. ※ Take a lasting commitment with your dear by dropping a cloud nowhere may delete. ※ Celebrate a place of value for a community. ※ Share your personality in augmented reality for by-passers to view. ※ Express your thoughts in a subtle way even in dangerous situations. ※ Share your pictures, images in Augmented Reality (inApp Features). ※ Advertise your activity by putting a banner over it to be notified to passing users in addition to being seen in augmented reality and in the apposite badge in the app (inApp Feature). ※ Organize exciting games with multiple copies of this application and... much much more! ※ Background location updates allow to be informed about the nearby clouds in the app badge and prefetch nearby clouds in background for a quicker experience at the price of some faster battery drainage. ********************************************************************** "Virtual Tags is a platform that enables people to post geo-referenced messages. Users of this iPhone application can leave messages in any place that they have been to, and these will be readable by any person who has also got the Virtual Tags application installed. The messages themselves will be shown as a hovering cloud over any real life object that the iPhone is aimed at, and they will be readable the moment the cloud is tapped on." Killer Startups "You can add notes and tags to everything you see around you, which other Virtual Tags users can than access using the app. You can literally see whose footsteps you’ve followed and what comments others have had in the spaces and places you visit, and you can make your voice heard long after you’ve left." iPhone Applications Lists "Virtual Tags is an application for iPhone was born in Italy easily, as the name implies, is based on the post-it to hang virtually to the city.On the bench you have exchanged your first kiss? In the ice cream you ate the best ice cream of your life? That there remained square in the heart? Take a note and share it with whoever you want, or directly with everyone." Common Blog With Virtual Tags it’s easy to have one's head in the clouds! Drop your tags whenever you like, and see the messages already published in the form of hovering clouds. While in the background the number on the icon shows the presence of objects around you. In order to do so the app employs background GPS and continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. So you might like to switch off the app completely if you expect to find no activity or to find yourself away from a recharging plug for long. If you like the app, please leave us a review! For demo videos, usage instructions, more info, scenarios, news, submission of bugs, requests for new features or purchase of merchandise, please visit: http://www.virtualtags.net For the latest updates about Virtual Tags, follow us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/VirtualTags/ and now also by way of an RSS feed available at address: http://feeds.feedburner.com/VirtualTagsRssFeed

About

Atera

Explore and own virtual land based on real-world maps. Customize your owned areas, gather resources, and trade with other users. Compete for top rankings in this unique digital real estate experience.

Highlights
  • Own and purchase virtual land
  • Name owned areas
  • Gather resource points
  • Trade with users
  • Check rankings
Features
Read full description

Own, purchase, and sell space in Atera based on actual maps. You can name your owned areas or obtain resource points. Buy the area you want right now! [Main functions] - Owned the territory - Exchange where users can trade - Get resource points - Check ranking

Screenshots

Virtual Tags4 screens
Atera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Virtual Tags at 87% against Atera's 67%. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Virtual Tags sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Atera sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtual Tags ships an update every 10 days, Atera fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Virtual Tags versus Atera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual TagsAtera
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.1 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—30 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabrizio BartolomucciCREATIVE JOO Inc.

Customer experience

Virtual Tags

Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%

Atera

All ratings30 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral20.0%
Negative13.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Virtual Tags

One-time2
  • Over the Top Banners$1.99
  • Images in the Clouds allowance$2.99
5 purchases

Atera

One-time5
  • 500Pt$3.99
  • 1200Pt$8.99
  • 1 NFT Ticket$10.99
Show 2 more
  • 3000Pt$17.99
  • 8000Pt$45.99

Questions

Is Virtual Tags free?
Virtual Tags is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Atera free?
Atera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Virtual Tags or Atera have ads?
Neither Virtual Tags nor Atera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Virtual Tags or Atera?
Virtual Tags ships an update every 10 days, and Atera fortnightly. Most recently, Virtual Tags was updated on October 14, 2026 and Atera on October 9, 2026.

Other comparisons