Comparison

Quiver vs Artsteps

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

Head to head
About

Quiver

This app combines traditional coloring with augmented reality to create an engaging and educational experience for children. Users can print pages, color them, and then watch their creations come to life on a smart device. It offers a fun way to learn various subjects and develop creativity.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality coloring
  • Printable coloring pages
  • Watch creations come to life
  • Educational content
  • Interactive games
  • Capture and share creations
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The Quiver App makes learning fun by combining physical coloring with cool augmented reality technology to create an engaging, educational and magical experience. You can test our free pages by downloading them from our website (https://quivervision.com/). By using our expertise in augmented reality technology, the Quiver App makes a huge range of educational topics fun to learn about by letting the users creativity and imagination run wild. Every colored page comes to life in its uniquely colored way, giving the artist an immediate and special sense of ownership and pride! The Quiver App is immersive, educational, exciting and inspiring – a must have tool for the classroom or at home where kids can develop skills and retain knowledge like never before. Try it out yourself and we are sure you will agree. If you are willing to subscribe, Quiver is your one-stop shop for Augmented Reality content and lesson plans for Pre K to Year 4 and beyond. The Quiver App and website offer an educational platform that helps students better visualize & understand various learning subjects. Included for free on the website are a great range of augmented reality lessons, created by teachers & educators, and specifically designed to meet the needs of all students by incorporating a variety of activities. It’s now time for you to start using augmented reality in your classroom right away! The Quiver Education dashboard also allows the Quiver App to be deployed across multiple devices in the classroom using just one subscription. This then allows all of those devices to access and use all of the available Quiver App content during the term of the subscription. How to use: - Using Quiver couldn’t be simpler. - First, find our pages by downloading the app and on our website: https://quivervision.com/. - Next, save and print your pages from the computer and color away with your favorite colors. - Ready to bring your finished creation to life? Simply open the Quiver App, press the camera button, scan the page QR code, then scan the coloring page with your camera and watch your coloring leap from the page like magic! How cool is that? - No two pages are the same, making each new Quiver experience as memorable and exciting as the last. Visit our website (https://quivervision.com/coloring-packs) for a list of available Quiver coloring pages. The pages include a range of educational pages (e.g. abc’s, space, math, science, geography) plus a range of pure entertainment pages with lots of fun and games included. Features: - Traditional coloring with immersive educational augmented reality. - Learn and discover, with quizzes and other educational tools. - A range of free lesson and activity plans to match the available coloring pages. - Watch your creations magically come to life on your smart device screen. - Engage, interact and play games with your creations. - Capture photos and videos of your creations to share with friends. - Different sound effects associated with each page. Please Note: - The Quiver App requires physically printed coloring pages to enjoy the full experience. - To print out pages, visit https://quivervision.com/coloring-packs. - An Internet connection is required to download new content associated with the Quiver App. - The Quiver App only works with QuiverVision pages - look for the Quiver Butterfly logo to ensure the pages are compatible. - In-app purchases & Subscriptions give access to premium Quiver content. - For more information, visit https://quivervision.com/. - For additional assistance, please contact us at support@quivervision.com. - For our full terms of use, please visit https://quivervision.com/terms - The Quiver App collects anonymous, aggregated analytics data for the purpose of improving the app experience. No personally identifiable data is collected nor requested by QuiverVision. View our full privacy policy at https://quivervision.com/privacy-policy

About

Artsteps

Explore immersive virtual reality environments filled with interactive media. Create and share your own virtual spaces, telling personal stories through engaging visuals and sounds.

Highlights
  • Virtual reality world exploration
  • Interactive images, videos, 3D objects
  • Showcase personal spaces in VR
  • Share personal stories
  • Immersive audio experiences
Features
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Engage with a virtual reality world full of interactive images, videos, 3d objects and sounds. Showcase your space in VR. Experience personal stories and share your stories with everyone.

Screenshots

Quiver4 screens
Artsteps2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Artsteps at 5.0 against Quiver's 3.6. Artsteps also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Quiver's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 24%) and ratings volume (258 vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Quiver sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Artsteps asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Artsteps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quiver has 258 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Quiver's written reviews are positive against 24% of Artsteps's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quiver ships an update every 6 weeks, Artsteps every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Quiver versus Artsteps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuiverArtsteps
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (258 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better24.4% of reviews
Number of ratings258 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuiverVision LimitedDataverse

Customer experience

Quiver

All ratings258 ratings
Positive64.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative32.6%
Written reviews278 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral5.8%
Negative44.2%

Artsteps

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive24.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative71.1%

Bugs and requests

Quiver

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Camera doesn't work
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Doesn't recognize colored drawings
  • Requires repeated purchases for new content
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  • Incompatible with certain devices
  • Constantly asks to download additional content

Requested features

8 requests
  • Allow users to interact with friends and post drawings
  • Expand educational content (e.g. cells, solar system, biology)
  • Add more free content and reduce in-app purchases
  • Improve camera scanning and recognition
  • Provide better instructions and guidance for first-time users
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  • Add ability to save and view 3D creations offline
  • Improve compatibility with older devices
  • Provide better customer support and communication

Artsteps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Quiver

Subscriptions1
  • Quiver Monthly Subscription$2.491 Month
One-time10
  • Quiver Vol. 1$2.99
  • Dover Vol 1$2.99
  • Amazing Animals of New Zealand$2.99
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  • B-Daman Fireblast$2.99
  • Quiver Platonic Solids$2.99
  • Summer & Sea Pack$2.99
  • Quiver Vol. 2$2.99
  • Quiver Education Vol. 2$2.99
  • BBC Children in Need$4.99
  • Quiver Holidays Pack$4.99
None

Artsteps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quiver free?
Quiver is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Artsteps free?
Artsteps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Quiver or Artsteps?
Artsteps is rated higher. Quiver averages 3.6 out of 5 from 258 ratings, while Artsteps averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Quiver or Artsteps have ads?
Neither Quiver nor Artsteps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quiver or Artsteps?
Quiver ships an update every 6 weeks, and Artsteps every 5 months. Most recently, Quiver was updated on October 29, 2026 and Artsteps on October 25, 2026.

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