# Steam Lab VR

> Take on a wide range of STEAM subjects all in immersive VR!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.abacus.steamlabvr](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.abacus.steamlabvr)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.abacus.steamlabvr`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Abacus Brands Inc.
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 153,854
- **Rating:** 3.35 / 5 (261 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0.6
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-06
- **First published:** 2023-06-19
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 1.24 GB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abacus.steamlabvr)
- **Website:** [https://www.abacusbrands.com/](https://www.abacusbrands.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.abacusbrands.com/pages/privacy-policy](https://www.abacusbrands.com/pages/privacy-policy)

## Description

**Steam Lab VR** offers a unique blend of physical toys and virtual reality to explore STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) subjects. With kits including a booklet, hands-on activities, and VR goggles, users can engage in interactive experiences such as unearthing dinosaur fossils and flying through space in a planetarium.

Designed as a companion app, Steam Lab VR enhances tangible projects with immersive VR environments, encouraging experiential learning in an exciting and educational way. Complete functionality requires purchasing physical kits available at [Abacus Brands](https://www.abacusbrands.com/).

## Rankings

- #180,955 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.abacus.steamlabvr.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.abacus.steamlabvr.permission.C2D_MESSAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`

## Review summary

Users praise Steam Lab VR for being fun and offering engaging VR experiences with some good games, and it can run on basic hardware like cardboard headsets. However, repeated issues across many reviews include installation and startup failures (long downloads, stuck loading, cannot install or run on multiple devices), content remaining locked despite paid access and activation problems, login/account management frustrations (activation pain, password issues, transfer problems), and concerns about monetization (in-app purchases, paywalls, and accusations of scams). The app's positive aspects are overshadowed by these reliability and licensing problems as reported by many users.

### Pros

- Fun and engaging VR experiences and games
- Good variety of games/content and an overall enjoyable VR experience
- Compatible with low-cost hardware like cardboard VR headsets and basic controllers

### Cons

- Installation and startup problems (long downloads, cannot install, or the app won't run on multiple devices)
- Content remains locked despite paying for access and activation issues (locked apps, items not transferring between accounts)
- Activation/login/account management frustrations (painful activation, password input issues, transfer problems) and poor support
- Monetization concerns (paywalls, in-app purchases, and accusations of scams)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.abacus.steamlabvr)