Comparison

Reality Augmenter vs BRmesh

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Area-based light control
  • Individual and group control
  • Customizable scenes
  • Scheduled on/off timers
  • Control up to 240 lights
Features
Currently charting
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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.

Screenshots

Reality Augmenter4 screens
BRmesh3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reality Augmenter ships an update every 3 weeks, BRmesh fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Reality Augmenter versus BRmesh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReality AugmenterBRmesh
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating2.7 (10 ratings) — better2.4 (298 ratings)
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews25.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10298 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#136 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB15 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperGeorge Brown坤明 杨

Customer experience

Reality Augmenter

All ratings10 ratings
Positive30.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral18.2%
Negative63.6%

BRmesh

All ratings297 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral12.5%
Negative58.9%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive25.2%
Neutral18.6%
Negative56.2%

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

None

Reality Augmenter

No in-app purchases

None

BRmesh

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reality Augmenter free?
Reality Augmenter costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BRmesh free?
BRmesh is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reality Augmenter or BRmesh?
Reality Augmenter is rated higher. Reality Augmenter averages 2.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while BRmesh averages 2.4 from 298 ratings.
Do Reality Augmenter or BRmesh have ads?
Neither Reality Augmenter nor BRmesh shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reality Augmenter or BRmesh?
Reality Augmenter ships an update every 3 weeks, and BRmesh fortnightly. Most recently, Reality Augmenter was updated on October 24, 2026 and BRmesh on October 30, 2026.

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