Comparison

Shifter UAR vs Virtual Matter Worlds

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

Head to head
About

Shifter UAR

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NOTE: This app will only work if you download an image marker from ExperienceShifter.com or use the graphic novel Shifter. Experience the characters of Shifter through this ULTIMATE AUGMENTED REALITY™ app. Simply open the graphic novel, launch the app and point the camera at the pages and watch the magic unfold. Alternatively, visit ExperienceShifter.com to print out a marker and try without the book. Many different Shifter characters pop out at you with interactivity, animation and sound! Touch the arrow in the lower right corner to read the backstory on the character. Compatible with the iPhone 4 or later, iPod Touch (4th Gen) or later, and iPad 2 or later.

About

Virtual Matter Worlds

Explore and play in user-created multiplayer voxel worlds without downloads or setup. Build and reshape these worlds, or create your own with AI assistance. Seamlessly join friends or discover new experiences.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer voxel world exploration
  • AI-powered world creation
  • In-app world building and reshaping
  • Seamless world joining via links
  • No downloads per world
  • Play in browser or app
Features
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Virtual Matter Worlds is where you play the living, multiplayer voxel worlds people make with Virtual Matter. Every world runs live on Virtual Matter servers, so there is nothing to download per world and nothing to set up. Tap a link someone shared, or pick a featured world in the app, and you are in, together with everyone else who is there. All for FREE. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Play featured worlds for free: arenas, shooters, idle strategy, dreamlike places and more. - Open any world link: links to Virtual Matter worlds open straight into the app, or paste a copied link on the connect screen. - Play together: every world is multiplayer from the start. Share its link and your friends land in the same place. - Reshape the world: voxel worlds you can blast, dig and build in. - No account needed to play featured and shared worlds. MAKE YOUR OWN Describe a world at virtualmatter.ai and an AI agent builds it for you, live, while you watch. Makers with their own coding agent, such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, can build with the virtualmatter command line too. Every world has a link you can share the moment it exists, and it plays in this app, in any browser and on desktop. WHY THE APP Worlds also run in the browser with no install. The app runs the same worlds with more memory and smoother frame rates on your device.

Screenshots

Shifter UAR3 screens
Virtual Matter Worlds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Virtual Matter Worlds at monthly against Shifter UAR's every 7 months. Shifter UAR's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shifter UAR ships an update every 7 months, Virtual Matter Worlds monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Shifter UAR versus Virtual Matter Worlds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShifter UARVirtual Matter Worlds
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.3
Further details — not scored
Size183 MB127 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAnomaly Productions, Inc.Atomontage Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Shifter UAR

No in-app purchases

None

Virtual Matter Worlds

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shifter UAR free?
Shifter UAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Virtual Matter Worlds free?
Virtual Matter Worlds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shifter UAR or Virtual Matter Worlds have ads?
Neither Shifter UAR nor Virtual Matter Worlds shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shifter UAR or Virtual Matter Worlds?
Shifter UAR ships an update every 7 months, and Virtual Matter Worlds monthly. Most recently, Shifter UAR was updated on October 10, 2026 and Virtual Matter Worlds on October 3, 2026.

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