Comparison

Meow Wolf vs HP Forbidden Forest Experience

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

Head to head
About

Meow Wolf

Explore immersive art installations and unlock hidden stories. This app enhances your visit with interactive features, digital comics, and exclusive content. Collect virtual items, manage tickets, and discover the lore behind unique exhibitions.

Highlights
  • Meow Wolf Comics access
  • Psychic Sensor for hidden elements
  • Brain Bean collection
  • Ticket purchasing and management
  • Artist-created games
  • Exhibition lore and videos
  • Merchandise browsing
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Hello, travelers. This is your totally indispensable tool for traversing the Meow Wolf multiverse from the palm of your hand. The Meow Wolf app invites you to explore the nature of reality and promises to be an illuminating companion for your interdimensional journeys. Key Features: - !New! Introducing Meow Wolf Comics, a series of webcomics based on the stories behind our exhibitions! Just tap the Comics icon to read. - Expand your Meow Wolf exhibition experience with the Psychic Sensor which unveils hidden elements of story, characters, and artistry. (Available at Meow Wolf Santa Fe, Grapevine, Houston, and Denver.) - Discover Brain Beans hidden throughout the exhibition and use the Messages applet to collect them in your Head Garden. (Currently available at Meow Wolf Grapevine and Houston.) - Easily purchase, access, and manage tickets for any Meow Wolf exhibition or events. - Enjoy games from Meow Wolf artists and collaborators. - Delve into the stories behind the making of our unique exhibitions. - View exclusive, short-form videos and lore. - Browse and buy some magnificently maximal Meow Wolf merch. About Meow Wolf: Meow Wolf started in 2008 as a small collective of Santa Fe artists sharing an interest in publicly displaying their works and developing their skills together. This collaborative approach blossomed into Meow Wolf's distinctive style of immersive, maximalist environments that encourage audience-driven experiences. We have numerous full-time artists on staff, working in a huge range of media, including sculpture, painting, fabrication, digital art, writing, film and more. Additionally, we prioritize collaboration with local artists in each exhibition location. The Meow Wolf app is our latest creation… or discovery, depending on your perspective.

About

HP Forbidden Forest Experience

Explore a magical nighttime woodland trail filled with creatures and wonders from the Harry Potter films. This companion app enhances your adventure with interactive elements, special effects, and creature information.

Highlights
  • Activates special interactions with forest surroundings
  • Creates unique photo opportunities with filters
  • Access information about magical creatures and characters
  • Test knowledge with wizard trivia
  • Enjoy unique games and promotions
  • Provides visit information for ticketed guests
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Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience - a nighttime woodland trail experience filled with magical creatures and wizarding wonders from the Harry Potter™ and Fantastic Beasts™ films. Venture deep into the dark forest where illuminated experiences await you…. Do you know the proper way to greet a Hippogriff? Can you light up Hagrid’s lanterns with your spells? Do you have what it takes to face-off in a wand battle? Utilizing cutting-edge technology and incorporating interactive elements, the experience brings to life the sights, sounds and magical creatures of the Forbidden Forest. Enhance your adventure into this magical woodland with the Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience App – an opportunity to bring additional interactives and activities on your journey to life. This complimentary companion app will allow guests to: - Activates special interactions with the experience’s forest surroundings, including sparkling light shows - Create additional unique photo opportunities with camera filters - Access more information about the magical creatures and characters found within the experience, and more advanced witches and wizards with trivia to test their knowledge - Enjoy unique games and special promotions during your time at the experience This app has been designed to work within the trail location, ticketed guests can also access the app for information about their visit. We recommend that guests download the app prior to arrival to get the best out of the experience and information on the app. WIZARDING WORLD and all related trademarks, characters, names, and indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s23)

Screenshots

Meow Wolf4 screens
HP Forbidden Forest Experience4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Meow Wolf at 82% against HP Forbidden Forest Experience's 8%. Meow Wolf also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 42). HP Forbidden Forest Experience's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Meow Wolf holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meow Wolf has 1.8K ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Meow Wolf's written reviews are positive against 8% of HP Forbidden Forest Experience's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Meow Wolf versus HP Forbidden Forest Experience: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeow WolfHP Forbidden Forest Experience
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.8K ratings) — better3.8 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews — better8.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better42
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB34 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMeow Wolf, Inc.Jamie Severns

Customer experience

Meow Wolf

All ratings1,435 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative12.4%

HP Forbidden Forest Experience

All ratings42 ratings
Positive69.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative83.3%

Bugs and requests

Meow Wolf

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ticket screen contrast issues
  • Occasional crashes

Requested features

3 requests
  • More games and interactive content
  • Improved battery optimization
  • Closed captioning and transcripts for accessibility

HP Forbidden Forest Experience

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Meow Wolf

No in-app purchases

None

HP Forbidden Forest Experience

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meow Wolf free?
Meow Wolf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HP Forbidden Forest Experience free?
HP Forbidden Forest Experience is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Meow Wolf or HP Forbidden Forest Experience?
Meow Wolf is rated higher. Meow Wolf averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while HP Forbidden Forest Experience averages 3.8 from 42 ratings.
Do Meow Wolf or HP Forbidden Forest Experience have ads?
Neither Meow Wolf nor HP Forbidden Forest Experience shows ads.

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