Comparison

Sorting HApp vs HP Forbidden Forest Experience

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

Head to head
About

Sorting HApp

This app simulates the iconic Sorting Hat from Hogwarts. Place it on your head to be sorted into one of the four magical houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin.

Highlights
  • Simulates Sorting Hat experience
  • Sorts into four Hogwarts houses
  • Interactive head placement feature
  • Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin identification
Features
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Place the Sorting Hat App on top of your head like the real Sorting Hat from Hogwarts and it sorts you into one of the four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw or Slytherin!

About

HP Forbidden Forest Experience

Explore a magical nighttime woodland trail filled with creatures and wonders from the Harry Potter films. This companion app enhances your adventure with interactive elements, special effects, and creature information.

Highlights
  • Activates special interactions with forest surroundings
  • Creates unique photo opportunities with filters
  • Access information about magical creatures and characters
  • Test knowledge with wizard trivia
  • Enjoy unique games and promotions
  • Provides visit information for ticketed guests
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Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience - a nighttime woodland trail experience filled with magical creatures and wizarding wonders from the Harry Potter™ and Fantastic Beasts™ films. Venture deep into the dark forest where illuminated experiences await you…. Do you know the proper way to greet a Hippogriff? Can you light up Hagrid’s lanterns with your spells? Do you have what it takes to face-off in a wand battle? Utilizing cutting-edge technology and incorporating interactive elements, the experience brings to life the sights, sounds and magical creatures of the Forbidden Forest. Enhance your adventure into this magical woodland with the Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience App – an opportunity to bring additional interactives and activities on your journey to life. This complimentary companion app will allow guests to: - Activates special interactions with the experience’s forest surroundings, including sparkling light shows - Create additional unique photo opportunities with camera filters - Access more information about the magical creatures and characters found within the experience, and more advanced witches and wizards with trivia to test their knowledge - Enjoy unique games and special promotions during your time at the experience This app has been designed to work within the trail location, ticketed guests can also access the app for information about their visit. We recommend that guests download the app prior to arrival to get the best out of the experience and information on the app. WIZARDING WORLD and all related trademarks, characters, names, and indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s23)

Screenshots

Sorting HApp3 screens
HP Forbidden Forest Experience4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HP Forbidden Forest Experience at 3.8 against Sorting HApp's 2.0. Sorting HApp's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HP Forbidden Forest Experience holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 116 and 42 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of Sorting HApp's written reviews are positive against 8% of HP Forbidden Forest Experience's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sorting HApp versus HP Forbidden Forest Experience: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSorting HAppHP Forbidden Forest Experience
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (116 ratings)3.8 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.0% of reviews — better8.3% of reviews
Number of ratings116 — better42
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBojan StefanovicJamie Severns

Customer experience

Sorting HApp

All ratings116 ratings
Positive20.7%
Neutral7.8%
Negative71.6%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive15.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative76.4%

HP Forbidden Forest Experience

All ratings42 ratings
Positive69.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative83.3%

Bugs and requests

Sorting HApp

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Sorting function not working properly
  • Crashes and freezes on some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more games and activities
  • Implement a proper sorting quiz
  • Include house-specific features

HP Forbidden Forest Experience

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sorting HApp

No in-app purchases

None

HP Forbidden Forest Experience

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sorting HApp free?
Sorting HApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HP Forbidden Forest Experience free?
HP Forbidden Forest Experience is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sorting HApp or HP Forbidden Forest Experience?
HP Forbidden Forest Experience is rated higher. Sorting HApp averages 2.0 out of 5 from 116 ratings, while HP Forbidden Forest Experience averages 3.8 from 42 ratings.
Do Sorting HApp or HP Forbidden Forest Experience have ads?
Neither Sorting HApp nor HP Forbidden Forest Experience shows ads.

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