Comparison

HiroshimARcive vs "Yusan" Guide

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

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About

HiroshimARcive

Explore historical data of Hiroshima in augmented reality. View information overlaid on a 3D map or directly through your camera, bringing the past to life.

Highlights
  • Augmented Reality (AR) interface
  • Pluralistic digital archive
  • Map mode with markers
  • AR mode with camera view tags
  • Data from multiple historical sources
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"HiroshimARchive" is an AR (Augmented Reality) interface of "Hiroshima Archive" that is a pluralistic digital archive of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. In the "Map mode", the data is displayed by markers on a 3-D map. And in the "AR" mode, the data of Hiroshima in 1945 is displayed as AR tags on the camera view. "HiroshimARchive" includes the data of: - Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum - The Hiroshima Jogakuin Gaines Association - Hiroshima Baptist Christ Church - The Hachioji Hibakusha Association - The Chugoku Shimbun - The Adachi-ku Hibakusha Association - Hiroshima Jogakuin Senior High School - NGO Ant-Hiroshima - NPO No More Hibakusha

About

"Yusan" Guide

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“Yusan” Guide is Tokushima Prefectural Museum’s official guide app. Enjoy the museum’s exhibitions through app-only experiences. Available in English, Chinese (simplified/traditional), and Korean VOICE GUIDE Featuring VOICE GUIDE with overviews of the museum’s displays. Launch the app on your devices and go around the museum. You’ll be informed when you are near exhibitions that include voice guidance. You can also listen to the voice guidance by reading QR codes with your smartphone’s camera. AR SCOPE Read AR markers with your smartphone’s camera and investigate the secrets of the museum’s exhibitions. To find places to use AR SCOPE look on the museum app’s map or read AR markers. ・ Let's look inside puppets’ heads! At the museum, you can look into the insides of the heads of Japanese puppets using AR SCOPE. ・ Try the Fish quiz! Due to the effect of the warm Kuroshio Current, many types of fish and coral live in the ocean to the south of Tokushima Prefecture. Use AR SCOPE to try the Fish quiz. ・ The Shikoku Pilgrimage The Shikoku Pilgrimage goes around to eighty-eight sites connected to the famous Buddhist master Kobo Daishi (also known as Kukai). Use AR SCOPE to check information and see movies of places on the map. ・ See dinosaurs move! Many dinosaur fossils have been excavated in Tokushima. See what living dinosaurs were like using AR SCOPE. Door for VR The Door for VR takes you to special places that normally can’t be seen. Go through the Door to experience Tokushima’s history and culture. To find places to use the Door for VR, look on the museum app’s map or read display QR codes. ・ Burial Mounds Through the Door for VR, go inside the corridor-style stone chambers of two kofun, or “burial mounds.” Try to identify their differences. ・ Awa Indigo Sukumo is indigo dye. Using the Door for VR, witness up close how it is made.                                                                      Precautions Please use earphones or headphones to listen to the VOICE GUIDE in the museum. Also, please be sure not to bother other visitors. To use this app’s functions, Bluetooth and location information must be turned on. The data for this app and its attractions is large. We recommend downloading in advance while connected to a wireless network. Or, you can use the museum’s free Wi-Fi. Walking around while looking at your smartphone can lead to accidents involving yourself and others. Please refrain from doing so.

Screenshots

HiroshimARcive4 screens
"Yusan" Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: "Yusan" Guide at every 4 days against HiroshimARcive's every 4 weeks. HiroshimARcive's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HiroshimARcive ships an update every 4 weeks, "Yusan" Guide every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
HiroshimARcive versus "Yusan" Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiroshimARcive"Yusan" Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB981 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer英徳 渡邉NOMURA Co.,Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

HiroshimARcive

No in-app purchases

None

"Yusan" Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HiroshimARcive free?
HiroshimARcive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is "Yusan" Guide free?
"Yusan" Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HiroshimARcive or "Yusan" Guide have ads?
Neither HiroshimARcive nor "Yusan" Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HiroshimARcive or "Yusan" Guide?
HiroshimARcive ships an update every 4 weeks, and "Yusan" Guide every 4 days. Most recently, HiroshimARcive was updated on June 24, 2026 and "Yusan" Guide on September 7, 2026.

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