Kentrosaurus 3D Viewer vs AR Apps
Kentrosaurus 3D Viewer runs Late Jurassic stegosaur WebGL in the browser with no account and no room-scale AR - use a phone AR app for room placement, and a museum for real bone.
Kentrosaurus options side by side
These rows compare what the Kentrosaurus viewer ships against typical phone AR apps, a museum visit, and a still photo:
| Aspect | In-browser 3D viewer | Phone AR app | Museum / static image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Install / download | 0 MB app install; three.js vendored and cached after first load | Often 50 to 500 MB store download | Travel time; or 0 MB for a photo |
| Time to first view | Seconds - one page load; engine lazy-loads after paint; optional glTF may swap in after | Minutes - install, permissions, tracking setup | Hours for a visit; instant for a photo |
| Place in a physical room | No - orbit on a flat screen only | Yes - true AR placement when tracking works | Hall scale in person; none in a photo |
| Desktop without a phone | Yes - current browser with WebGL | Usually no | Photo yes; museum no |
| Published size figures on hand | Yes - about 4-4.5 m (panel 4.25 m; largest ~5.5 m); about 700-1,600 kg (panel 1,100 kg); 152-151 Mya Late Jurassic Tendaguru Tanzania; herbivore; Hennig 1915; more spiked than Stegosaurus disclosed | Varies by app | Labels vary; photo rarely carries full sheet |
| Reconstruction honesty | Soft-tissue color artistic; not a fossil-accurate skeleton; optional CC-BY-SA 4.0 glTF (seth the yutyrannus via Printables 757272) is stylized; mass range and Stegosaurus differentiation disclosed | Often sells one settled silhouette | Bones are real; color still interpretive |
When the Kentrosaurus browser viewer fits
Pick the browser viewer when you want drag-orbit with Size vs human at the honest 4.25 m panel length ratio and click facts on plates and tail spikes - without installing anything.
When a phone AR app or museum fits better
A phone AR app wins when you need the silhouette on your floor; this viewer never claims room placement. A museum wins for real mounts.
What this Kentrosaurus comparison is not
This comparison is a trade-off table for the shipped viewer - not an AR brand ranking, no invented AR features, no single mass outside the published 700-1,600 kg range, and no game score. For controls see how to view Kentrosaurus in 3D. For size see Kentrosaurus size comparison.
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