Arility vs Quiver

Arility is a free Android and iOS app providing augmented-reality safety education for children in classrooms, homes and experiential learning centres. Lessons combine 360-degree visuals, sound effects, AR characters and interactive scenarios where students make choices that affect outcomes. Teachers use a real-time dashboard to supervise individuals, pairs, groups or whole classes, including multiple classes simultaneously. Pre, post and extension questions assess learning, and emailed reports link student outcomes to curriculum outcomes and include answers. Activities address Australian and UK curriculum outcomes, with packs covering health, flood, driving, road safety, Constable Care safety school, driveway safety and small wheeled devices. The app works without internet after download, but sharing pictures and reports requires connectivity. Lessons require a printed Arility marker, downloadable in A4, A3, A2, A1 or A0 sizes. Compatible devices are Apple iPads, iPad minis and Android tablets; mobiles do not currently work. Arility says class photos are emailed to teachers and not stored on its servers, while other collected data is retained indefinitely.

Quiver turns printed coloring pages into animated 3D augmented reality experiences. Its free tier includes 10 AR coloring sheets without a subscription. Education subscriptions are aimed at educators, librarians, and people managing multiple devices; the listed plans include more than 350 AR sheets and 120 activity plans, with new content added monthly. Plans vary in seat counts, teacher logins, and classroom management. Education plans include Google and Microsoft sign-in, and the listed capabilities include lesson authoring and classroom management.

Quiver also offers web-based AR for events and promotional campaigns without requiring an app install. Mobile use requires a rear-facing camera, iOS 13 or later, or Android 8.0 Oreo (API Level 26) or later. Some Android devices are unsupported, including Motorola Moto, Realme C2, Oppo F11, and ZTE Blade 20 Smart. The service needs HTTPS access on port 443 to two specified hosts to download content. QuiverVision says its content servers are in Hong Kong.