Comparison

VirtualFriend vs Art Like This

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

Head to head
About

VirtualFriend

Experience classic Nintendo Virtual Boy games in true 3D on Apple Vision Pro and iOS. This open-source emulator allows you to explore the entire official library and homebrew titles with customizable color palettes and flexible control options.

Highlights
  • 3D Virtual Boy experience
  • Explore official and homebrew libraries
  • Customizable color palettes
  • Flexible control options (touchscreen, controller, keyboard)
  • 3D title screen previews
Features
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VirtualFriend: A new, open source Nintendo Virtual Boy emulator Relive the unique red-and-black world of Nintendo's most ambitious '90s console. Whether you're experiencing these classics for the first time or revisiting fond memories, VirtualFriend delivers the definitive Virtual Boy experience on Apple Vision Pro and iOS devices. Experience the Virtual Boy in high fidelity 3D on the Apple Vision Pro, or play on the go on iOS. - Explore the entire official library of Virtual Boy titles and the most popular homebrew with provided metadata and 3D title screen previews - Tired of red and black? Adjust the display's color palette between a series of presets, or choose your own colors - Play using flexible controls; either touchscreen, controller, or keyboard VirtualFriend is open source and available under the MIT license. Join the community, contribute back, or simply ask questions at https://github.com/agg23/virtualfriend Disclaimer: VirtualFriend is an independently developed, free, open source emulator. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Nintendo Co., Ltd. in any way. "Nintendo" and "Virtual Boy" are trademarks of Nintendo Co., Ltd. All rights reserved to their respective owners.

About

Art Like This

Discover art from a museum collection that resembles your photos or chosen artworks. Explore connections, learn about each piece, and even create virtual museum rooms filled with your discoveries.

Highlights
  • Image-based art matching
  • Explore museum collection
  • Learn about artworks
  • Create virtual museum rooms
  • Interactive art journey
Features
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The Art Authority Museum presents: Art Like This. Bring your world into our museum. Choose any photo or file from your world, and Art Like This will display works from the Art Authority Museum's classical collection that are remarkably "like" your selection. Begin your exploration by selecting any of your photos or files, or the classic photos and art starting points we’ve built into the app. Or begin by taking a photo, describing an image, or sharing an image from other apps or through Visual Intelligence. Then prepare to be amazed by all our Art Like This. Select any displayed result to continue your journey with that work, exploring as long and as deep as you like. Other features of Art Like This include: • Create an album of results in the Photos app and continue exploring from there • View title, artist and other information for each piece • Explore works all at once, or one at a time • View results through a widget We hope your Art Like This adventure ultimately leads you to our immersive Art Authority Museum, where you can create whole rooms filled with your world's Art Like This. Bring your world into our museum. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

VirtualFriend4 screens
Art Like This4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Art Like This at none against VirtualFriend's 4. Art Like This also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 24 months). VirtualFriend's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. VirtualFriend sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Art Like This asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for VirtualFriend against 5.0 for Art Like This. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VirtualFriend has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of VirtualFriend's written reviews are positive against 100% of Art Like This's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VirtualFriend ships an update every 24 months, Art Like This every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
VirtualFriend versus Art Like This: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtualFriendArt Like This
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (21 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.7
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAdam GastineauArt Authority LLC

Customer experience

VirtualFriend

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative0.0%

Art Like This

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

VirtualFriend

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • Extra Large Tip$9.99
None

Art Like This

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VirtualFriend free?
VirtualFriend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Art Like This free?
Art Like This is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VirtualFriend or Art Like This?
Art Like This is rated higher. VirtualFriend averages 4.9 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Art Like This averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do VirtualFriend or Art Like This have ads?
Neither VirtualFriend nor Art Like This shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VirtualFriend or Art Like This?
VirtualFriend ships an update every 24 months, and Art Like This every 3 weeks. Most recently, VirtualFriend was updated on October 30, 2026 and Art Like This on November 9, 2026.

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