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24 alternatives to NCEPTION

Bend your reality.

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

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   D-ID's Creative Reality™ Studio▲1,069

   Use generative AI to create future-facing videos

   2022 · studio.d-id.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   D-ID Creative Reality™ Studio Mobile App▲806

   Animate any face, anytime, anywhere, right from your phone

   2023 · d-id.com · its alternatives →

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   Hyperlapse▲820

   Create amazing time lapse videos (by Instagram)

   2014 · instagram.com · its alternatives →

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   HeyGen iOS▲325

   Text to lifelike videos, your avatars, anytime, no editing

   2025 · heygen.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Design Camera▲568

   Drag and drop 3D mockups

   2019 · its alternatives →

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   Detail 4▲224

   A supercharged camera app to create ready-to-share content

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Fuzion▲140

   Create stunning portraits and visuals from your iPhone

   2019 · fuzion.photo · its alternatives →

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   D'efekt 2.0▲167

   Create crazy video effects with this app

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Illusion▲136

   Create your own AI tools, no code skills required

   2023 · supercognit.com · its alternatives →

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    Morphin▲148

    A CGI studio in your pocket

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Surreal AR▲119

    Add realistic augmented reality objects to photos & videos

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Philm▲91

    Be a magician! Turn live videos into awesome artworks.

    2016 · 2026-09-15.urldance.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Cooraft▲217

    Turn a selfie into professional portrait videos

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    AI Illusion App▲89

    The illusions you've been seeing everywhere, now as an app

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    SceneShot▲155

    Animate 3D mockups on iOS

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    HYPERSPEKTIV▲130

    A video & photo app that distorts reality in real-time

    2016 · hyperspektiv.com · its alternatives →

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    Photonomie▲79

    Take immersive photos in realtime

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Procreate Dreams▲144

    Tools for 2D animation, expressive video, and stories.

    2023 · procreate.com · its alternatives →

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    Strobe Illusion▲99

    This app will make you hallucinate!

    2016 · strobe.cool · its alternatives →

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    Ghost Lens▲99

    Create cool double exposed ghost-like photos 👻

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    FusionLens App▲73

    Create 360 degree VR photo illusions

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    RealityScan▲86

    Create and share high-fidelity 3D models with your phone

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    ArtistAssistApp – a web app to paint better with ease▲168

    Hey HN! I want to show my new open-source project ArtistAssistApp. ArtistAssistApp - the web app to paint better with ease. Tools for realistic color mixing based on real paints, tonal value drawing, simplified sketching, and more. Import your own photos, select any desired color directly from the image, and learn how to mix it with your paints. The web app provides a step-by-step guide on how to precisely mix that color using your own paints using atomic or optical mixing. Atomic mixing is the physical mixing of colors together, while optical mixing is the result of placing a transparent…

    2023 · artistassistapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Mirage Studio by Captions.ai▲158

    Create lifelike actors with real look, sound, and feel

    2025 · mirage.app · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →