Magic Roads vs CHAPTER
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Roads
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„Magic Roads to Aliso“ versetzt dich 2000 Jahre zurück in die Rolle eines 17-jährigen Römers, der vor weitreichenden Entscheidungen steht: Willst du den Töpfereibetrieb deines Vaters übernehmen? Oder stürzt du dich ins Abenteuer und trittst im Römerlager Aliso in die römische Legion ein? Das interaktive Multimedia-Erlebnis lässt dich in das Leben römischer Legionäre in Germanien eintauchen. Mystisch wird das Ganze durch tanzende Skelette, einen Geist, der vom Totenbett zu dir spricht und Hühner, die die Zukunft vorhersagen. Die App nutzt dabei Augmented-Reality, um magische Momente zu erzeugen und archäologische Objekte zum Leben zu erwecken. Das geht allerdings nur in der Ausstellung des LWL-Römermuseums in Haltern am See! Dort bekommst du zwei römische Würfel-Knöchelchen in die Hand gedrückt! Dann Kopfhörer auf und los geht’s! Aber hüte dich vor der germanischen Seherin! Im Projekt „Blackbox Archäologie“ öffnen die drei Verbundpartner – das LWL-Museum für Archäologie und Kultur Herne, Das LWL-Römermuseum Haltern am See und das Deutsche Bergbau-Museum Bochum – partizipativ und mit digitalen Mitteln verschlossene Räume des archäologischen Arbeitens und machen Wissen transparent und diskutabel. Das Designstudio NEEEEU Spaces GmbH unterstützt die Verbundmuseen als digitaler Partner. Gefördert im Programm Kultur Digital der Kulturstiftung des Bundes. Gefördert von der Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien. Das Projekt läuft noch bis Ende 2023.
CHAPTER
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You can use the CHAPTER app in the BERLIN GLOBAL exhibition at the Humboldt Forum Berlin, in the museum of the Oskar Schindler Enamel Factory in Krakow, in your classroom or seminar room, or simply at home to learn more about populism. The app is anything but a boring museum guide: with interactive, digital tasks that function like a mixture of computer games and social media, the app takes you to different objects in the museum in different chapters. The chapters deal with a range of different topics, such as sport, posters, music or the Berlin currywurst - and, of course, what these topics have to do with populism. The more of the chapters you play through, the better you will understand how populism works and how it fuels conflicts in our society. This will help you to recognise and question populist strategies in your own everyday life. You can use the app directly on site in the BERLIN GLOBAL exhibition at the Berlin City Museum in the Humboldt Forum in Berlin and the Oskar Schindler Enamel Factory museum in Krakow. You can also use the version for the Museum of London without being on site. Use is free of charge and the three versions are available in the respective national language and in English. The CHAPTER app was developed by the academic research project ‘Challenging Populist Truth-Making in Europe’ (CHAPTER for short) at the University of Tübingen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University College London and Jagellonian University (Krakow) in collaboration with the development company Fluxguide in Vienna. A special feature of the CHAPTER app is that the content was created together with young pupils and students. The project was funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CHAPTER at daily against Magic Roads's every 3 months. CHAPTER also leads on iOS requirement (9.1 vs 12.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Magic Roads ships an update every 3 months, CHAPTER daily. The most recent releases landed on May 17, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Roads | CHAPTER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NEEEU Spaces GmbH | Fluxguide Ausstellungssysteme GmbH |
In-app purchases
Magic Roads
No in-app purchases
CHAPTER
No in-app purchases









