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24 alternatives to Horizon Explorer

Augmented skyline to identify things in the distance

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Horizon Explorer launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Plane Finder AR▲126

   Look in the sky and see info about the flight overhead

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hill Explorer▲2

   Identify peaks and places around you

   May 2026 · hillexplorer.app · its alternatives →

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   Overflight▲116

   Identify every aircraft in your sky.

   Jul 2026 · dgrlabs.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   XSight▲171

   Find friends and places in AR using your phone camera

   2021 · xsight.online · its alternatives →

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   display.land▲243

   Capture and edit reality

   2019 · get.display.land · its alternatives →

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   Planet Explorer▲150

   Interactive global satellite images

   2017 · planet.com · its alternatives →

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   Photo Find▲94

   Navigate to the exact spot a photo was taken

   2015 · getphotofind.com · its alternatives →

8. 8AR
   Augmented Reality App to Predict the Sun and Moon Location▲49

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Google Live View▲260

   Google Maps now has AR enabled directions

   2019 · blog.google · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Prism▲82

    Displays useful information about what you see in AR

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    PeakVisor▲247

    Your private mountain guide

    2017 · peakvisor.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sun Seeker▲86

    Augmented reality 3-D viewer that shows the solar path

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Plane Above Me▲96

    What's that plane?

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Views▲118

    Discover spots by locals

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    UpToWhere▲28

    The idea came to me after spotting the sea peeking through mountains on a drive near Barcelona. It left me wondering what else was visible from different locations. Some of the features I later added include 3D maps, sun path calculation, adjustable elevation (calculate from a drone/plane POV), and mountain detection. To celebrate the launch, the first 100 HN users can get 1 month of free premium access with the code: UTWfirst100. I’d love your feedback, questions, and suggestions. What would you use this for? What features would you like to see?

    2025 · uptowhere.com · its alternatives →

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    Sky Guide▲88

    Incredibly beautiful AR augmented map of the stars

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Skyty▲69

    Your flight's altitude, ground speed, nearest airport + ETA

    Apr 2026 · skyty.app · its alternatives →

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    Virtlo▲83

    Find nearby places using AR

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Moon Locator▲104

    Locate and predict the Moon's position in AR 🌝

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    MiniMap Radar▲174

    Apple Watch game styled map

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Wikiscope▲155

    Wikipedia + AR

    2019 · jamespotter.dev · its alternatives →

22. 22AR
    Augmented Reality App to Predict the Sun and Moon's Location▲21

    Sun Locator is an Android app that predicts the Sun and Moon position and interactively displays them

    2018 · sunlocator.com · its alternatives →

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    iTagged▲63

    Tag and discover the world via augmented reality

    2015 · itagged.com · its alternatives →

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    Seven Wonders AR▲114

    Explore the Seven Wonders anywhere with AR

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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