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24 alternatives to Facebook 360 for Gear VR

Facebook launches it's first dedicated virtual reality app

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Facebook 360 for Gear VR launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   VR Resources — Facebook Design▲215

   Stories and resources from the VR design team at Facebook.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Facebook Spaces▲499

   Facebook's social Virtual Reality platform is here!

   2017 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   oculus go▲18

   Standalone VR headset by Facebook

   2017 · meta.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Facebook Surround 360▲110

   An open, high-quality 3D-360 video camera

   2016 · engineering.fb.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Facebook adds an Oculus page▲2

   In the the explore tab.

   2018 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Facebook Horizon▲184

   Facebook's multiplayer VR world

   2019 · meta.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   AltspaceVR▲72

   The social platform for virtual reality (pre-launch)

   2014 · microsoft.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Facebook Live 360▲95

   Go live in 360 degrees on Facebook

   2017 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   ConstructVR▲108

   Simple and Secure VR/AR App Distribution

   2016 · constructvr.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    FocalHub▲77

    Virtual reality analytics platform & advertising network

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Facebook 360 Photos▲333

    Share an immersive view of your world

    2016 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Oculus Social▲14

    Join Friends in VR with New Oculus Social Features

    2016 · oculus.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Facebook Spaces▲5

    A New Way To Connect With Friends In VR

    2017 · about.fb.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Facebook Live API▲225

    Build immersive and interactive live video experiences

    2016 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Virtual Reality: The Best of 2016▲61

    Where real people talk about VR/AR.

    2017 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    WebVR▲8

    Use web technologies to create interactive VR experiences

    2017 · developers.meta.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    WakingApp Realities▲126

    Easy DIY AR / VR content creation platform

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Real Virtual Show 54 - Enterprise, Entertainment, & VR w/ Kain Tietzel, CEO & co-founder of StartVR▲61

    Where real people talk about VR/AR

    2017 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Sketchfab Virtual Reality▲121

    Explore a million things on Vive, Oculus, GearVR & Cardboard

    2016 · sketchfab.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The @VRScout Report - 13: Weekly News Wrapup▲65

    Discover the best in virtual reality

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Space▲223

    Get a fast, unlimited desktop in VR

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Real Virtual Show 51 - The Augmented Reality Landscape w/ @Tipatat Chennavasin of the Venture Reality Fund▲63

    Where real people talk about VR/AR

    2017 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    VR Parlors▲168

    A list of places you can try VR

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Real Virtual Show 047▲60

    Where real people talk about VR/AR.

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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