AR Shodo vs Waterfall AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AR Shodo
Create and share 3D art by drawing letters and shapes in the air with your iPhone. The app uses your device's camera and location services to place your creations in real-world space. Your artwork can be viewed by others, offering a unique way to express yourself.
- Draw letters and shapes in the air
- Record and share 3D creations
- Revolutionary air-writing interface
- Brush thickness and shape vary with speed
- Place artwork in real-world space
- Utilizes location services and camera
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Move your iPhone to draw letters into the air. The letters and pictures you write will remain recorded in place, and you will even be able to show your masterpieces to others. By using this revolutionary interface, you will be able to write letters and symbols on the air with ease! *)After pushing "Start", put your finger on the screen and move device(not finger) to draw. ○ The brush’s thickness and shape will vary depending on the speed and movement at the time of input. ○ The picture’s position will be in the direction in which the iPhone’s top is facing when you press the start button. (If pressed while pointing top, the characters will be written above) *)To locate painting in the space, this APP use Location service and Camera.
Waterfall AR
Create and place 3D art in the real world for others to discover and experience. Explore creations nearby or randomly from users worldwide. Leave your unique mark on the physical environment.
- Create 3D art attached to the physical world
- Discover nearby AR creations
- Explore random AR drops globally
- Leave your mark with unique creations
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Waterfall AR provides a way to create in 3D and attach it to the physical world for everyone to experience. Take advantage of features like: - "Shuffle" allows you to see random drops created by other users, no matter where they were created - "Discover" allows you to find a drop in the world close to you (within 5km) and walk toward it - "Create" allows you to create your own drops in the world for others to see
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Waterfall AR at 100% against AR Shodo's 27%. Waterfall AR also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. AR Shodo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Waterfall AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Waterfall AR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waterfall AR has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of AR Shodo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Waterfall AR's.
AR Shodo ships an update every 3 months, Waterfall AR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AR Shodo | Waterfall AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 373 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | QOOQ inc. | Untethered IO, Inc. |
Customer experience
AR Shodo
Waterfall AR
In-app purchases
AR Shodo
- Ad Removal$1.99
Waterfall AR
No in-app purchases
