VirtualRoom vs Elemental Forces
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VirtualRoom
Experience immersive audio by simulating room acoustics and sound reproduction for virtual listeners. Adjust sound source and listener positions in real-time for a personalized auditory environment.
- Room acoustics simulation
- Virtual listener audio reproduction
- Real-time position adjustment
- Headphone immersion
- Sound source placement
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This application simulates the acoustics of a room and reproduces the sound signals for the two ears of a virtual listener inside the room. Listening to these signals using headphones gives the impression of being inside the room at the position of the listener. The positions of the sound sources and the listener can be modified in realtime.
Elemental Forces
Experience a digital augmented reality art installation. Point your device at paintings or surfaces to trigger a dynamic sound and light show. Explore geometric shapes and interactive audio influenced by your touch and position.
- Augmented reality art display
- Interactive soundscapes
- Light effects
- Geometric shape visuals
- Touch and location-based interaction
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For the digital augmented reality experience, point your device at the paintings or a surface, and experience a sound and light experience. The program is structured around simple geometric shapes, with sounds affected by your location and touch. This series of digital art and oil paintings represents is a meditation on air, light, surfaces, sound and color.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Elemental Forces at every 3 months against VirtualRoom's every 30 months. VirtualRoom's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for VirtualRoom against 5.0 for Elemental Forces. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VirtualRoom has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
VirtualRoom ships an update every 30 months, Elemental Forces every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VirtualRoom | Elemental Forces |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fritz Menzer | Bryan Leister |
Customer experience
VirtualRoom
Elemental Forces
In-app purchases
VirtualRoom
No in-app purchases
Elemental Forces
No in-app purchases
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