AR Shodo vs V2Fun
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.
V2Fun
A native third-party client for accessing V2EX content. It offers a clean interface with support for night mode, providing a streamlined browsing experience for users of the V2EX platform.
- Native V2EX client
- Night mode support
- Streamlined browsing
- Third-party access
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V2EX third-party client, native app, supports night mode.
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Verdict
AR Shodo and V2Fun both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of V2Fun's written reviews are positive against 27% of AR Shodo's. V2Fun also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). AR Shodo's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, 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. V2Fun asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for AR Shodo against 4.1 for V2Fun. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: V2Fun has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of AR Shodo's written reviews are positive against 78% of V2Fun's.
AR Shodo ships an update every 3 months, V2Fun every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AR Shodo | V2Fun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.1 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | QOOQ inc. | 璇 廖 |
Customer experience
AR Shodo
V2Fun
In-app purchases
AR Shodo
- Ad Removal$1.99
V2Fun
No in-app purchases
