Comparison

Garden Eel AR/VR vs VR Haunted House 3D

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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).

About

VR Haunted House 3D

Experience intense horror and excitement in a haunted house filled with paranormal activities and terrifying creatures. Navigate challenging missions and immersive environments in VR or normal mode. Get ready to be scared with realistic sound effects and animations.

Highlights
  • VR Cardboard or Normal Mode support
  • Realistic haunted house environment
  • Challenging game levels
  • Various monsters and creatures
  • 3D realistic sound effects
  • Bluetooth gamepad controller support
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The horror and excitement is awaiting for you in our haunted house. You need courage to enter this house where paranormal activities take place. The house does not welcome strangers in the darkness of night with its haunted creatures. Hard missions are on your way now to complete in this horror interactive VR game. Get ready to be scared. You can play the game in VR Cardboard or in Normal mode. The application is totally free. FEATURES - VR Cardboard or Normal Mode support - Realistic haunted house and horror environment - Hard and different game levels - Different monsters and creatures - Different horror effects and animations - 3D realistic sound effects - Bluetooth gamepad controller support - Easy, Medium, Hard Levels HOW TO PLAY - Automatic Mode: You move & fire where you stare by using your cardboard - Bluetooth gamepad controller: Play with the gamepad controller - Cardboard Magnet sensor: You can start/stop moving - Manual Mode: You can play the game by using the virtual joystick and buttons on the screen, without changing your place. Additionally, you can see the around in 360 degrees. Note: We strongly recommend that you play VR Haunted House by gamepad and headphones in a dark environment. Don't forget to leave a review with your feedback.

Screenshots

Garden Eel AR/VR4 screens
VR Haunted House 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Garden Eel AR/VR at none against VR Haunted House 3D's 1. VR Haunted House 3D's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. VR Haunted House 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Garden Eel AR/VR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VR Haunted House 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VR Haunted House 3D has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Garden Eel AR/VR's written reviews are positive against 80% of VR Haunted House 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Garden Eel AR/VR ships an update every 3 months, VR Haunted House 3D every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Garden Eel AR/VR versus VR Haunted House 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarden Eel AR/VRVR Haunted House 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.0 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings324 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB207 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKENSHI DOIErkan Yayman

Customer experience

Garden Eel AR/VR

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

VR Haunted House 3D

All ratings24 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

Garden Eel AR/VR

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

VR Haunted House 3D

One-time1
  • Remove Advertising$4.99

Questions

Is Garden Eel AR/VR free?
Garden Eel AR/VR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VR Haunted House 3D free?
VR Haunted House 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Garden Eel AR/VR or VR Haunted House 3D?
VR Haunted House 3D is rated higher. Garden Eel AR/VR averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while VR Haunted House 3D averages 4.0 from 24 ratings.
Do Garden Eel AR/VR or VR Haunted House 3D have ads?
Both Garden Eel AR/VR and VR Haunted House 3D show ads.
Which is updated more often, Garden Eel AR/VR or VR Haunted House 3D?
Garden Eel AR/VR ships an update every 3 months, and VR Haunted House 3D every 3 weeks. Most recently, Garden Eel AR/VR was updated on June 9, 2026 and VR Haunted House 3D on September 10, 2026.

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