WAVA vs Komische OpAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WAVA
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WAVA is an innovative nonprofit platform that reimagines public spaces through augmented reality, making site-specific artworks accessible worldwide through augmented reality. What's on: Apparitions with the 36th Bienal de São Paulo With works by: Maxwell Alexandre, Akinbode Akinbiyi, Michele Ciacciofera, Cevdet Erek, Theo Eshetu, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Ruth Ige, Hamedine Kane, Andrew Roberts, Juliana dos Santos, Ming Smith, Camille Turner, Cici Wu with Yuan Yuan, Vilanismo. WAVA and the 36th Bienal de São Paulo launch a first-of-its-kind global augmented exhibition—bringing the Bienal’s artworks to site-specific locations worldwide, such as Auckland, Badagry, Beijing, Brasilia, Kinshasa, Hong Kong, New York City, Rio de Janeiro, Tijuana/San Diego (on the border), and across São Paulo. Previous exhibitions around Frankfurt am Main are still on view, including works by Yael Bartana, Raafat Hattab, Muhammad Toukhy, Hinda Weiss, Morehshin Allahyari, Tony Cokes, Flaka Haliti, Tamiko Thiel and /p, Les Trucs, Tanya V. Abelson, Florian Adolph, Alex Chalmers, Shaun Motsi, and Kristin Reiman. Stay tuned. There’s always more to come! — Today, every public space is simultaneously an augmented space. Virtual data layering expands the physical space and opens new realms of possibilities. We wish to make this in-between space accessible for artistic interventions by anchoring virtual artworks to specific locations, channelling the ephemeral presence of an interruption or a glitch. Fostering site-specificity and thinking with curatorial dispositions, WAVA aspires to open up the augmented layer to the public and artists alike, serving as a nomadic framework for virtual and physical communal gatherings across different cities and places.
Komische OpAR
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Herzlich willkommen in der faszinierenden AR-Welt der Komischen Oper Berlin, in der jetzt eine völlig neue Erkundung unseres Opernhauses möglich ist. Mit »Komische OpAR« werden nicht nur Figuren, Kostüme und Orte zum Leben erweckt, sondern auch spannende Einblicke in die Geschichten der Menschen dahinter, die Pläne für die Zukunft und den Neubau des Hauses geboten. Doch die AR-App ist nicht nur informativ, sondern bietet kulturellen Genuss und macht jede Menge Spaß! Ob zuhause auf der Couch oder unterwegs – mit »Komische OpAR« kann die Komische Oper Berlin zu jeder Zeit und an jedem Ort entdeckt werden. Geschichten von der Kasse bis zum Kinderchor, Klänge von der Bühne bis zum Foyer, Musiktheater von Charlottenburg bis Kreuzberg – all das wartet darauf entdeckt und anschließend als Spirits der Komischen Oper Berlin in die Stadt entlassen zu werden. Und wer schnell ist, kann auch noch ein Selfie mit ihnen machen. Egal ob Opernliebhaber:in oder einfach neugierig auf neue digitale Erfahrungen, bei »Komische OpAR« ist für alle etwas dabei.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Komische OpAR at every 2 days against WAVA's every 2 weeks. Komische OpAR also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.
WAVA ships an update every 2 weeks, Komische OpAR every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.
| Parameter | WAVA | Komische OpAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 653 MB | 463 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WAVA_beta | Stiftung Oper in Berlin |
In-app purchases
WAVA
No in-app purchases
Komische OpAR
No in-app purchases









