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24 alternatives to Making AR experiences is still painful – had to make my own editor
Hey HN! My co-founder and I have spent over a decade building mixed reality projects and have been growing more and more frustrated with the process. From the number of tools needed, to client sign-off, to the complex esoteric tech stacks. And especially how slow the iteration loop is when dealing with interactivity and UX. Two years ago we decided to stop whining and fix the fundamental issues. Ordinary Objects [0] was built with our core needs for AR prototyping: a very tight iteration loop between editor and real device, real-time interactivity while editing and clear and concise flow…
Ordinary Objects is an AR editor designed for creators building mixed reality experiences. It streamlines the development process with a fast iteration loop between editor and device, real-time interactivity editing… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Once UI 1.5▲299When I started my career and built my first design system, I was beyond excited. It took a lot of iterations, learning and 6 months of work to launch it internally. In the next job, I did it again, then at the following job, again… And no matter which company I worked for, 80% of the design system was the same. I’ve decided to work full-time on the design system I’ve always wanted, and today I’m launching and open-sourcing it. You can use it to build Next.js apps faster, and I’ve designed it in a way that it’s hard to go wrong with it: you can choose any settings, and you’ll end up with a…
Dec 2025 · once-ui.com · its alternatives →
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Reality Editor▲489MIT's new app lets you program any object
2015 · realityeditor.org · its alternatives →
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2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Build AR/VR Apps in React Native + ship directly to devices
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Spark AR Studio▲191Create AR experiences for Instagram without code
2019 · spark.meta.com · its alternatives →
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Create AR content in your browser
2018 · vectary.com · its alternatives →
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Facebook's developer platform for Augmented Reality
2017 · spark.meta.com · its alternatives →
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No-code, high-quality, real-time 3D experiences for the web
2022 · vectary.com · its alternatives →
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Assemblr▲84Create 3D creations and place it in the real world
2018 · assemblrworld.com · its alternatives →
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Makebox AR▲102Build 3D models in AR space using pixel blocks
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Kivicube▲84Create AR experiences with AI, no code required!
Aug 2026 · kivicube.com · its alternatives →
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SuperFan Studio▲132We are Canva for AR, a no-code tool to create AR filters
2020 · superfan.studio · its alternatives →
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Placy AR▲10Virtually take any object with you and preview in AR
Apr 2026 · aroundstudio.io · its alternatives →
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Craft awesome things in AR and make your friends guess it!
2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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