Reality Augmenter vs BRmesh
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reality Augmenter
This app enables projection mapping by allowing users to project images and videos onto surfaces. It offers a powerful geometry editor and supports various texture sources, including camera roll, Dropbox, and webpages.
- Projection mapping capabilities
- Camera roll, Dropbox, and webpage texture sources
- Scrolling text with font control
- Precise quad geometry editor
- Remote control functionality
- Layer-based content management
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The Reality Augmenter is a video/projection mapping app and requires a projector This app can connect to a projector via a standard video adapter for your device, or wirelessly via an Airplay enabled device. Key Features Use camera roll for video, image and slide show texture sources Import photos and videos from directly from Dropbox Scrolling text source with font control Any number of source texture subdivisions Use any source texture as a mask Webpages as textures Airplay enabled for wireless connection Precise quad geometry editor with pan and zoom Display and UI decoupled so app acts as remote control Details The Reality Augmenter is a tool for projection mapping, a technique to project images onto surfaces without precise alignment of the projector. The app is ideal for art installations, window displays, visual merchandising, galleries, nightclub visuals, display booths and anything else you can dream up. The Reality Augmenter uses the projector as a secondary display, while the iOS device is used to configure the display. Sources Tab Pick videos and photos and albums from the camera roll, create text or specify webpages to use as sources from the Sources tab. Once created you can edit various aspects of the source depending on it's type. Sources can be cropped using the crop icon in the top right of any source editor. Layers Tab Create layers in the Layers tab, sources can be assigned to and combined in layers, layers are projected. The Edit Layer view allows you to select sources as the main layer image (required), and optionally set an overlay and a mask. When used as a mask, the source image used is converted to black and white, the threshold controls the cut off point of the mask. You can toggle between layer geometry and layer properties with the switch in the top right. Edit the geometry to drag and map the four corners of the quad to the surface being mapped. The secondary display will highlight the quad being edited to help with mapping. You can zoom in and out with the pinch gesture. At higher zoom levels, corners will snap to the corners of nearby layers. Once snapped, the the circle around the corner will change to orange, and all snapped corners will move along with your current layer. To remove a snapped corner, simply hold before dragging the corner away. Output Tab The Output tab provides facilities to play and pause the entire project, flip the output of the secondary display, and activate a basic screensaver for when the device will be in use a long time. Projects Tab New projects can be accessed, created and deleted here. The number of photo and videos supported varies between device, and will be affected by size and quality of videos and photos used. For long periods of use, it's recommended to turn off screen locking and keep the iOS device plugged in to power. The app has a built in screensaver that can be activated to turn the display off. As the Reality Augmenter currently runs using Metal, drawing will be suspended if the app enters background. Notifications also pause output, for long periods of unattended use, you should turn off all notifications.
BRmesh
Control your Bluetooth smart lights with an intuitive app. Manage individual lights, groups, or all lights simultaneously. Create custom lighting scenes and schedule automatic on/off times for daily use or ambiance.
- Area-based light control
- Individual and group control
- Customizable scenes
- Scheduled on/off timers
- Control up to 240 lights
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Bluetooth smart light with APP control. Can be used for daily lighting and atmosphere lighting. Concise and practical control page: the lights can be divided into areas, the whole, individual or selective control of the light can be achieved through shortcut keys, which is very convenient and quick. Can control up to 240 lights. Built-in Newly Developed Timing Chips: You can set your favorite color to turn on and off on time everyday automatically. Scene: You can individually set the color or mode for each light, combine it into your favorite scene and save it, and one key to start when you need.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BRmesh at Free against Reality Augmenter's $5.99. BRmesh also leads on ratings volume (298 vs 10) and chart position (#136 vs unranked). Reality Augmenter's advantage is rating (2.7 vs 2.4). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
BRmesh is free to download; Reality Augmenter costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Reality Augmenter holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BRmesh has 298 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of Reality Augmenter's written reviews are positive against 25% of BRmesh's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Reality Augmenter ships an update every 3 weeks, BRmesh fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reality Augmenter | BRmesh |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.7 (10 ratings) — better | 2.4 (298 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 25.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 298 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #136 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | George Brown | 坤明 杨 |
Customer experience
Reality Augmenter
BRmesh
Bugs and requests
Reality Augmenter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BRmesh
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when selecting individual lights
- Sharing and QR code functionality not working as expected
- Inconsistent performance after app updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set custom colors for DIY modes
- More granular control over lighting effects and speed
- Integration with smart home platforms like Alexa and Google Home
- Improved music sync and rhythm modes
In-app purchases
Reality Augmenter
No in-app purchases
BRmesh
No in-app purchases









