Comparison

Hunting Simulator vs QuivAR

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

Head to head
About

Hunting Simulator

A realistic 3D ballistic simulator for hunters to practice shooting scenarios up to 1000m. It offers adjustable rifle scopes, accurate ballistics, and environmental variables to simulate various hunting conditions and analyze shot impacts.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D ballistic simulation
  • Adjustable rifle scope with zoom
  • Environmental variables (wind, distance, movement)
  • Analyze shot impacts and vitals
  • Multiple animal types and calibers
  • Slow-motion bullet trajectory
Features
Currently charting
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Hunting Simulator is a technical and realistic visual ballistic app for hunters, it is not a game. This is an easy to use visual 3D ballistic tool for practicing very realistic hunting situations up to 1000m. Practice deer hunting or other game types using realistic adjustable rifle scope, accurate ballistics and lots of environment variables such as distance, wind, movement, direction, vertical angle and amount of daylight. After a shot you can inspect and analyse your hit. Practice hunting whitetail deer, roe deer, moose, wild boar, red deer and fox. Features: -Imperial and metric units -Adjustable accurate reticle (Combined german no4 and mildot using most common MOA and mDot clicks). -Scope zoom with first/second focal plane. -50-1000m range in realistic enviroment. -View vitals on animals. -Vertical shooting -Select between various calibers 22-250, 223Rem, 6.5-55, 270W, 308Win, 30-06 and 300win mag. -Or use your own custom ballistic input -Variable Wind, Distance, Animal heading and walk speed. -Hunt mode using dynamic random of wind and animal movement. -Hunt mode score accumulates points of your last 10 shots. -Simulate Low light hunting mode -3D impact data on various animals. -Slow-motion visible bullet trajectory (tracer) -Realistic kill when hit in vital zone Impact calculations: -energy -energy loss -Impact velocity -wind drag -animal movement result on impact -bullet drop -bullet flight time

About

QuivAR

Enhance your archery skills with augmented reality. This app uses your smartphone to overlay anatomically correct 3D animal targets onto your real-world targets, providing instant feedback on shot placement to improve accuracy.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality 3D animal targets
  • Anatomically correct vital organ overlays
  • Real-time shot placement analysis
  • Instant feedback for skill improvement
  • User-friendly interface for all levels
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Experience Archery Like Never Before with QuivAR™ 2.0! QuivAR™ is the first and only app that uses augmented reality to transform your archery practice into a full training and hunting prep system. Whether you're dialing in shot placement on a 3D target or competing with archers across the country, QuivAR™ gives you tools no other app can match. VectAR™ Arrow Scanning Point your phone and scan your arrows after every shot. QuivAR™ reads your placement instantly and logs it to your training session — no manual entry, no guesswork. HuntAR™ Vital Scoring Not all hits are equal. HuntAR™ scores your shot placement against anatomically correct vitals so you know exactly how lethal each arrow would be in the field. Train smarter. Hunt better. 3D & 2D Anatomy Overlays Superimpose real animal anatomy onto your QuivAR-enabled targets from Delta McKenzie, BIGshot, and Deadnuts Outdoors. See the heart, lungs, and vitals in AR — right on your target. 3D Anatomy Library No target? No problem. Explore full internal anatomy of big game species directly on your phone. Perfect for pre-season study and shot placement education anywhere. Competitions & Leaderboards QuivAR™ 2.0 turns every session into a competition. Join public or private competitions, climb the leaderboard, and see how your skills stack up against archers worldwide. Training Session Tracking Log every session. Track your progress over time. QuivAR™ captures your shot data so you can identify patterns, fix weaknesses, and measure real improvement. Supported species include whitetail deer, bull elk, black bear, grizzly bear, turkey, wild boar, coyote, and more. Compatible with QuivAR-enabled targets from Delta McKenzie, BIGshot, and Deadnuts Outdoors. QuivAR™: See What You're Missing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hunting Simulator4 screens
QuivAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: QuivAR at Free against Hunting Simulator's $2.99. QuivAR also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (83% vs 44%). Hunting Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#21 vs unranked). On 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

QuivAR is free to download; Hunting Simulator costs $2.99 up front. QuivAR sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Hunting Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QuivAR holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 97 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Hunting Simulator's written reviews are positive against 83% of QuivAR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hunting Simulator ships an update every 2 months, QuivAR monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Hunting Simulator versus QuivAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHunting SimulatorQuivAR
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.5 (97 ratings)4.6 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings97 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#21 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB488 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKristian StensoenesQuivAR

Customer experience

Hunting Simulator

All ratings96 ratings
Positive31.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative56.3%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral9.7%
Negative45.8%

QuivAR

All ratings25 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

Hunting Simulator

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

QuivAR

Subscriptions3
  • QuivAR Pro - Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Membership$9.991 Month
  • QuivAR Pro - Yearly1 Month trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Hunting Simulator free?
Hunting Simulator costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is QuivAR free?
QuivAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hunting Simulator or QuivAR?
QuivAR is rated higher. Hunting Simulator averages 2.5 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while QuivAR averages 4.6 from 25 ratings.
Do Hunting Simulator or QuivAR have ads?
Neither Hunting Simulator nor QuivAR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hunting Simulator or QuivAR?
Hunting Simulator ships an update every 2 months, and QuivAR monthly. Most recently, Hunting Simulator was updated on October 26, 2026 and QuivAR on October 25, 2026.

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