Texts From Founding Fathers vs 1776AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Texts From Founding Fathers
Receive daily historical quotes from the Founding Fathers of the USA. This educational app offers wisdom and knowledge from key figures, with a Today Widget and Apple Watch app for easy access. Share your favorite insights on social media.
- Daily quotes from Founding Fathers
- Today Widget and Apple Watch app
- iMessage stickers
- Offline access
- Quote sharing on social media
- Selectable Founding Father
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Get daily texts from the Founding Fathers of the USA. Get daily tidbits of wisdom and historical knowledge from the Founding Fathers of the USA! Hundreds of quotes from George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, James Madison and John Jay are included in this fun, educational app. Daily messages are always FREE! Now includes a Today Widget and Apple Watch app for the quote of the day. Also enjoy stickers from the various founding fathers in iMessage with iOS 10! Share your favorite quotes on Facebook, Twitter and more! The app does not require Internet access and can be used anywhere, even on iPod touch. Please note that the Founding Father to be quoted can be selected by touching the "i" button in the lower right corner of the main screen. The hour of delivery for daily texts can also be adjusted in the Settings app under "Texts From Founding Fathers".
1776AR
Explore historical and cultural sites with an immersive augmented reality experience. Discover compelling stories about the American Revolution, home life, and the struggles for freedom. Learn how local institutions shaped the American journey.
- Augmented Reality (AR) experiences
- Explore historical locations
- Engaging visual and audio content
- Stories of the American Revolution
- Learn about home life and freedom struggles
- Discover institutional influence on American history
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1776AR is an Augmented Reality App that provides engaging visual and audio experience allowing users to explore locations of historical and cultural significance. Each location included in the application provides the user with engaging content about the site and how our local institutions have reflected and influenced the American Journey. Compelling stories of the American Revolution, stories about home life, the struggle for freedom from as a nation and the struggle for personal freedom out of slavery are all part of the 1776AR experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Texts From Founding Fathers at 86% against 1776AR's 0%. Texts From Founding Fathers also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). 1776AR's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Texts From Founding Fathers sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and 1776AR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Texts From Founding Fathers holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Texts From Founding Fathers has 804 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Texts From Founding Fathers's written reviews are positive against 0% of 1776AR's.
Texts From Founding Fathers ships an update every 4 days, 1776AR every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Texts From Founding Fathers | 1776AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (804 ratings) — better | 3.9 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 804 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Catloaf Software LLC | 360XR LLC |
Customer experience
Texts From Founding Fathers
1776AR
Bugs and requests
Texts From Founding Fathers
Reported bugs
2 issues- Notifications stopped working in iOS 13
- Text box is cut off, showing sloppy development
Requested features
6 requests- Add capability to toggle between Founding Fathers quotes
- Include the name of the Founding Father with each quote
- Ability to save or favorite specific quotes
- Option to rotate through quotes from different Founding Fathers
- Improve sharing functionality to social media
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- Add more Founding Fathers beyond just Washington, Jefferson, etc.
1776AR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Texts From Founding Fathers
- Premium Texts7 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Premium Texts (promo)7 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Premium Texts14 Days trial$1.991 Month
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- Premium Texts1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Premium Texts14 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Premium Texts1 Year trial$19.991 Year
- Remove Ads2 variants$0.99
1776AR
- TVHS AR Experience$4.99
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