Episodic vs Reality Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Episodic
Create dynamic, moving collages from black and white looping animations. Reposition and scale these "episodes" to build unique narratives and explore new visual relationships.
- Create moving collages
- Utilize black and white looping animations
- Reposition and scale animation fragments
- Build unique narratives
- Explore new visual relationships
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Episodic is an artwork that allows users to create a moving collage from disparate fragments. Contained within the app are black and white looping animations. Each animation is a short episode that can be repositioned and scaled allowing users to link together different segments to create a narrative and explore new relationships. The app reconfigures pop-up windows containing Flash animations originally created for the website www.urban fragments.net
Reality Browser
Experience an augmented reality world at a specific event, uncovering hidden channels for interactive content, navigation, and local information. Users can leave virtual stickers and view event schedules within the AR environment.
- Augmented reality event experience
- Discover hidden Reality Channels
- Virtual photo walls
- Event navigation with virtual signage
- Local information discovery
- Interactive sticker placement
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An experimental slice of the Real-World Metaverse made for the Niantic Lightship Summit 2022. Open this app at the event to uncover the hidden Reality Channels around you: - Summit Channel - Experience a fantastical augmented world, tightly woven into the physical architecture of the venue. Take photos with each other, and post them to the virtual photo walls. - Navigation Channel - Find your way around and check what's on now/next, with virtual signage that displays the event schedule. - Sights Channel - New to San Francisco? Find out more about the things around you, from the buildings on the skyline to the coffee in the snack bars. - Stickerverse - The venue is a giant canvas for you (and everyone else) to fill with your stickers. - VPS Channel - Take a peek under the hood to see how Niantic Lightship VPS is powering the experience. The Reality Channels are ONLY viewable at Lightship Summit 2022 in San Francisco. If you are not at the venue, you can view a 3D invite in AR. Designed by Liquid City
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Episodic at 5.0 against Reality Browser's 1.0. Episodic also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Reality Browser's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Episodic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Episodic ships an update every 8 days, Reality Browser every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Episodic | Reality Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | jody zellen | Liquid City |
Customer experience
Episodic
Reality Browser
In-app purchases
Episodic
No in-app purchases
Reality Browser
No in-app purchases
