Garden Eel AR/VR vs Mineforge VR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Garden Eel AR/VR
Experience garden eels in a virtual sea or your own environment. Explore six viewing modes, including AR and VR, and interact with eels by adding them to detected planes or having them follow faces. Synchronize with other devices and capture images.
- AR and VR viewing modes
- Six distinct viewing options
- Place eels on detected planes in AR
- Eels follow detected faces
- Synchronize across multiple devices
- Capture screen images
- Download custom eels via iCloud
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"Garden Eel AR/VR" is the AR/VR version of "Garden Eel". It provides a realistic experience of viewing garden eels in the virtual sea through your iOS device. There are six viewing modes and can be switched by tapping switch view icon(right bottom of the screen): 1) single view mode 2) front camera mode 3) back camera mode 4) side by side mode(for iPhone/iPod touch with VR viewing box) 5) 3D lens mode(for iPhone/iPod touch with 3D lens attachment and VR viewing box) 6) 360 degree rendering mode 7) AR mode In AR mode, white circles appears on detected planes and you can add garden eels on these planes by tapping them. You can adjust VR parameters by VR menu(left bottom icon). You can capture screen image by tapping right-top corner of the screen(camera icon). You can synchronize display contents between multiple iOS devices by tapping synchronize icon at the same timing. By tapping right-middle of the screen in camera mode(face detection icon), you can turn on face detection. Garden eels will follow faces!! Switching face detection mode to garden eel overlay mode, garden eels will appear on top of faces detected by camera. This is for portrait photo. You can grow garden eels via another app "Garden Eel". Then you can download your own garden eels via iCloud by tapping left top corner(iCloud icon).
Mineforge VR
Explore, mine, and build in an infinite virtual reality world. Craft structures, discover diverse biomes, and experience a dynamic day-night cycle. This immersive block-based game offers creative freedom and exploration for VR headset users.
- Block-based mining
- World building and crafting
- Creative mode
- Infinite terrain generation
- Diverse biomes
- Day-night cycle
- VR headset compatible
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Mineforge VR is the world's first FULLY PLAYABLE virtual reality block based mining game for Google Cardboard and other VR headsets! Mineforge is a free block based world-building, crafting and exploration virtual reality game. Some of Mineforge's features: • Mine deep into the planet's surface • Craft your own buildings and structures • Creative mode gameplay • Infinite seeded terrain generation • Varying biomes • Day-night cycle • Gamepad support • All in VR
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Garden Eel AR/VR at none against Mineforge VR's 1. Garden Eel AR/VR also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). Mineforge VR's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Mineforge VR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Garden Eel AR/VR asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Garden Eel AR/VR against 3.6 for Mineforge VR. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mineforge VR has 1.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Garden Eel AR/VR's written reviews are positive against 42% of Mineforge VR's.
Garden Eel AR/VR ships an update every 3 months, Mineforge VR every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Garden Eel AR/VR | Mineforge VR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.6 (1.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 42.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 194 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | KENSHI DOI | Ammonite Design Studios Ltd |
Customer experience
Garden Eel AR/VR
Mineforge VR
Bugs and requests
Garden Eel AR/VR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mineforge VR
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera/screen spinning uncontrollably
- Inability to move or interact with the game
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Add mobs and survival mode
- Improve controls and movement
- Increase block variety and crafting
- Implement multiplayer functionality
- Optimize performance and stability
In-app purchases
Garden Eel AR/VR
No in-app purchases
Mineforge VR
- Remove Ads$9.99
Questions
Is Garden Eel AR/VR free?
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