Comparison

Space Time Layering vs Virtual Gandan

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

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About

Space Time Layering

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This app is part of an intermedial art project by visual artist Annegret Bleisteiner that explores the complex interrelations of space, time, memory, and feminist perspectives. As an artist, Annegret Bleisteiner has long worked with the layering principle, combining multiple temporal, narrative, and spatial layers to create poetic, multifaceted spaces. The “Space-Time Layering” app invites users to actively engage in this process by freely placing digital artworks in space, stretching narrative bands, and hearing the voices of significant women from history and the present. The menu item “Placing artworks” allows users to freely pause and position the digital artworks “Flexible Areas” and “Collective Maze.” This creative act of freedom foregrounds the principles of artistic appropriation and collective experience. The conscious lingering and pausing reflect Bleisteiner’s artistic practice, which always works with layers of time, space, and memory. In the “Stretching bands” section, interactive lines are anchored in space. These bands connect different places of memory and create a dynamic network serving as a metaphor for the complexity of history and social relationships. The AI-supported function playfully assists in creating additional narrative layers. The “Women portraits” section brings the voices of important female artists, writers, and philosophers from different epochs into the space. Users encounter pioneers like George Sand, a trailblazer of female autonomy and creative freedom, and Bettina von Arnim, a voice of Romanticism and social critique. Their fragmented thoughts intertwine with the environment and invite users to reflect anew on history and the present. The app merges modern digital technologies such as augmented reality, AI-supported language and image transformation with a feminist artistic practice that questions traditional concepts of space, time, and memory. The installation draws inspiration from philosophical concepts that understand time as layering—such as Henri Bergson, who describes art as a space for the unfolding of new realities: “Art is not a reflection of reality but a space for the unfolding of new realities.” Another key philosophical insight comes from David Lewis, who views time as a layered fabric where different times can coexist simultaneously: “Time is not a linear sequence but a complex web of overlaps and relations.” From the catalog Homeland comes the insight that “space and time are not fixed dimensions but flexible and changeable—they are vessels that absorb and reveal stories and experiences.” Similarly, the catalog Wave Off formulates the idea that “in the layering of strata a poetic space emerges that preserves memories while also enabling new perspectives on the present.” With “Space-Time Layering,” Annegret Bleisteiner opens an interactive, poetic space inviting users not only as spectators but as co-creators. The app contributes to an expanded culture of memory, making history experienceable not as a linear narrative but as multiple overlapping layers.

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Virtual Gandan

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AR, MR технологид суурилсан VIRTUAL GANDAN аппликейшныг Монголын Бурхан шашинтны төв Гандантэгчэнлин хийдийн зүгээс сүсэгтэн олон болон олон улсын жуулчдад зориулан бүтээлээ. Уг аппликейшныг ашиглан Гандантэгчэнлин хийд дотор байрлах зурагт самбарууд, ханын зургийг уншуулан олон улсын хэлээр дэлгэрэнгүй мэдээлэл авч, хийдийн дээр, тэнгэрт байршуулсан төрөл бүрийн сонирхолтой контентуудыг үзэх боломжтой. Мөн Гандантэгчэнлин хийд дотор байрлах Жанрайсиг, Очирдарь, Батцагаан дугануудыг өөрийн байгаа газартаа виртуал байдлаар бий болгож, дотор нь орж сүсэглэн залбирах боломжтой юм.

Screenshots

Space Time Layering4 screens
Virtual Gandan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Virtual Gandan at Free against Space Time Layering's $9.99. Space Time Layering's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Virtual Gandan is free to download; Space Time Layering costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Space Time Layering versus Virtual Gandan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace Time LayeringVirtual Gandan
Price$9.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB1.5 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrank GrohBatzorig Nyamdeleg

In-app purchases

None

Space Time Layering

No in-app purchases

None

Virtual Gandan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Space Time Layering free?
Space Time Layering costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Virtual Gandan free?
Virtual Gandan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Space Time Layering or Virtual Gandan have ads?
Neither Space Time Layering nor Virtual Gandan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Time Layering or Virtual Gandan?
Space Time Layering ships an update every 4 days, and Virtual Gandan every 4 days. Most recently, Space Time Layering was updated on October 15, 2026 and Virtual Gandan on October 17, 2026.

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