Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Real-Time Spatial Authoring in Augmented Reality launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Spatial Beta▲504

   Collaborate from anywhere in AR

   2018 · spatial.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Spatial 1.0▲341

   Collaborate with lifelike avatars in VR/AR/Web

   2020 · spatial.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   display.land▲243

   Capture and edit reality

   2019 · get.display.land · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Koguma▲69

   A piggybank to discover the arctic in augmented reality

   2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Assemblr▲84

   Create 3D creations and place it in the real world

   2018 · assemblrworld.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   ARLOOPA▲242

   Add digital objects to the real world with AR

   2021 · app.arloopa.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Making AR experiences is still painful – had to make my own editor▲161

   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…

   2025 · ordinary.space · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Spatial▲70

   Multiplayer holographic AR tabletop gaming

   2018 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Globestudio▲84

   Open-source dotted maps and 3D globes for designers

   24d ago · globestudio.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Motion Design for iOS▲188

    A book about designing animations for iOS

    2014 · designthencode.com · its alternatives →

11. 11FP
    From Photos to Positions: Prototyping VLM-Based Indoor Maps▲55

    Just a fun hack I did while bored over the weekend. My wife was busy shopping, it got me thinking that can VLMs solve the indoor location problem in a mall? Can I just show a VLM a map and an image and have it doa good enough job locating me? I hacked this P.O.C and it seems to work.

    2025 · arjo129.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Metaverse▲197

    Democratized augmented reality platform: AR for everyone!

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Mapbox Studio▲95

    A design platform for radically custom maps

    2014 · mapbox.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Spark AR Studio▲191

    Create AR experiences for Instagram without code

    2019 · spark.meta.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Sketchfab AR for iOS▲252

    Explore a million things in AR and publish AR with no code

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Membit▲152

    Pin photos to 3d space with augmented reality

    2017 · membit.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    HoloKit▲191

    Open source mixed reality. Like Google Cardboard for MR.

    2017 · holokit.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Spatial Design Library by Unproject▲131

    Curated spatial design patterns across various XR headsets

    2024 · unproject.ai · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Lightform▲190

    The design tool for projected AR

    2018 · lightform.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Adobe Aero▲149

    Interactive augmented reality

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    HoloLamp▲5

    Desktop Spatial Augmented Realty projector

    2016 · hololamp.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Analyse Asia 100: The Dawn of Augmented & Virtual Reality with Ben Bajarin▲57

    Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR) & Upcoming Apple Event

    2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Cartographer▲79

    Real-time simultaneous localization and mapping library

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Seene 2.0▲124

    Share life in 3D

    2014 · snap.com · 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 →