Augmented nuclear plants vs MARVLS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Augmented nuclear plants
Explore nuclear power plants using augmented reality in an educational setting. Print markers to bring virtual models to life and learn about nuclear energy. Challenge yourself to identify the two non-nuclear plants included.
- Augmented reality exploration
- Classroom educational tool
- Interactive nuclear plant models
- Printable AR markers
- Identify non-nuclear plants
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This application is intended to be used in the classroom. Discover nuclear plants with augmented reality ! Print out markers here : http://mirage.ticedu.fr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/marker-nuclear.pdf Aim your camera towards markers and find out more about nuclear power plants ! Warning : Two plants are not nuclear plants, will you find them?
MARVLS
Explore plasma physics concepts with interactive augmented reality models. Visualize and manipulate these models using your phone and a downloadable Merge Cube. Navigate through various topics and bring complex scientific ideas to life.
- Augmented reality models
- Plasma physics concepts
- Merge Cube integration
- Interactive visualization
- Topic navigation
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View augmented reality models of plasma physics concepts through your phone. You'll need a Merge Cube (downloadable from the internet). Click on different button to navigate to different topics. Tap the camera icon and point your camera towards the Merge Cube to visualize and interact with our MARVLS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MARVLS at every 5 months against Augmented nuclear plants's every 29 months. Augmented nuclear plants's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Augmented nuclear plants against 5.0 for MARVLS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Augmented nuclear plants ships an update every 29 months, MARVLS every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Augmented nuclear plants | MARVLS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 210 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | chardine marc | Michele McColgan |
Customer experience
Augmented nuclear plants
MARVLS
In-app purchases
Augmented nuclear plants
No in-app purchases
MARVLS
No in-app purchases
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