Reality Augmenter vs ViXR Creator Studio
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 or Google Cast 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.
ViXR Creator Studio
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ViXR Creator Studio is a comprehensive Augmented reality and 3D presentation editor that allows you to create and edit AR experiences with speed and precision Features: -Import 3D models to add to your experience from the ever expanding 3D assets library -Place and reposition your models to adjust orientation and profile of the model in each slide -Maximise the information that the consumer gets by adding text description, sounds and much more -View the changes made in AR as and when you edit the presentation in the editor -Save, present and share every experience you create using AR meeting planner and in-app screen recorder -Create and save unlimited templates for you presentations to suit your product and nature of presentation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ViXR Creator Studio at Free against Reality Augmenter's $5.99. ViXR Creator Studio also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
ViXR Creator Studio is free to download; Reality Augmenter costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reality Augmenter | ViXR Creator Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.7 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | George Brown | ViXR India Private Limited |
In-app purchases
Reality Augmenter
No in-app purchases
ViXR Creator Studio
No in-app purchases
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