AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to XSight

Find friends and places in AR using your phone camera

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. XSight launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   XSight▲157

   Play social adventures connected to real places in AR

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Periscope▲1,049

   Explore the world through someone else's eyes

   2015 · periscope.tv · its alternatives →

3. 3
   XO▲282

   Augmented reality cards

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Aurascope▲195

   Scan the world, collect aura points, compete with friends

   2025 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Google Live View▲260

   Google Maps now has AR enabled directions

   2019 · blog.google · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Seeing AI▲421

   Talking camera for the blind, by Microsoft

   2017 · seeingai.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Google Lookout▲125

   An app that identifies objects for the visually impaired

   2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Prism▲82

   Displays useful information about what you see in AR

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Pokemon GO▲438

   Augmented reality Pokemon-catching game

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Amazon AR view▲424

    Try products in your home before you buy them

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Snapchat World Lenses▲302

    Paint the world around you with new 3D experiences

    2017 · snap.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Mirage▲64

    An AR social platform that enhances daily life

    2022 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Figment AR▲314

    Turn your world into an augmented funhouse

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    display.land▲243

    Capture and edit reality

    2019 · get.display.land · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Plane Finder AR▲126

    Look in the sky and see info about the flight overhead

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    GIPHY World▲246

    Communicate in AR with GIFs and stickers

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tele AR by Spatial▲109

    3D FaceTime with friends in AR

    2020 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    SpotKwik▲58

    Bring the ‘fitting room’ to your mobile

    2021 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    ColdSpotting▲112

    Visualize your network coverage in augmented reality

    2019 · coldspotting.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Periscope on Android▲172

    Explore the world through someone else's eyes

    2015 · periscope.tv · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Metaverse▲197

    Democratized augmented reality platform: AR for everyone!

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    LLaVaVision: An AI "Be My Eyes"-like web app with a llama.cpp backend▲154

    A simple mobile web app inspired by Fuzzy-Search/realtime-bakllava that uses llama.cpp server backend with multimodal mode to describe and narrate what the phone camera sees. I built this thing in a few hours using a single ChatGPT thread to generate most things for me and iterate on this project. Here's the workflow: https://chat.openai.com/share/ea84ec69-5617-45e8-8772-ac2dcf...

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Android XR by Google▲115

    A new platform built for headsets and glasses

    2024 · blog.google · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Vara Now▲65

    Mixed reality space to meet, discuss & interact with friends

    2021 · apps.apple.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 →