Comparison

Sim Daltonism vs Spatial Media Toolkit

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

Head to head
About

Sim Daltonism

Visualize the world through the eyes of someone with color blindness. This app simulates various types of color vision deficiencies, allowing users to understand color perception differences. It's useful for improving design accessibility and gaining empathy.

Highlights
  • Simulates red-green color blindness
  • Simulates blue-yellow color blindness
  • Simulates monochromacy
  • Real-time camera view
  • Improves design accessibility
  • Open source
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From the perspective of a color blind person, some colors are impossible to distinguish. Sim Daltonism lets you visualize colors as they are perceived with various types of color blindness. Point your camera at something and let Sim Daltonism show you what it looks like to a color blind person. Use it to improve visual designs by making them more accessible, to understand better strange colors choices on a child’s drawing, or simply to get a better understanding of the world from the perspective of a color blind person. Simulated Vision Sim Daltonism can simulate the vision of many forms of color blindness: Red-Green • Deuteranopia (no green cones) • Deuteranomaly (anomalous green cones) • Protanopia (no red cones) • Protanomaly (anomalous red cones) Blue-Yellow • Tritanopia (no blue cones) • Tritanomaly (anomalous blue cones) All colors • Monochromacy • Partial monochromacy Note that the colors shown are only an approximation. Color blindness varies from person to person and the simulator cannot represent everyone’s vision. Many other factors can affect the results, such as the automatic white point calibration of the camera. Nevertheless, Sim Daltonism is a good tool to better understand color blindness. Sim Daltonism is open source.

About

Spatial Media Toolkit

Transform your 2D photos and videos into immersive 3D Spatial experiences using advanced AI. Add adjustable depth, trim content, and convert to VR formats. Batch process entire folders and save your creations for later viewing on devices like Vision Pro or Quest.

Highlights
  • AI-powered 2D to 3D Spatial conversion
  • Adjustable depth slider
  • Video trimming
  • VR side-by-side conversion
  • Batch folder conversion
  • Save to Photos or Files
Features
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Convert any 2D photo or video to 3D Spatial! - Using our cutting-edge AI, step into photos and videos as if you're there - Use the slider to add just the right amount of depth - Trim videos before converting to select just what section you want - Convert Spatial to VR side-by-side - Batch convert entire folders and albums at once - Save to Photos or Files to view alongside your other Spatial media - Convert side-by-side and top-and-bottom VR media to Spatial Convert on the go and send to your Vision Pro or Quest for viewing later. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://strangemesa.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Sim Daltonism4 screens
Spatial Media Toolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sim Daltonism at none against Spatial Media Toolkit's 6. Sim Daltonism also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 66%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Spatial Media Toolkit's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Spatial Media Toolkit sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Sim Daltonism asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sim Daltonism holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 164 and 158 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Sim Daltonism's written reviews are positive against 66% of Spatial Media Toolkit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sim Daltonism ships an update every 10 months, Spatial Media Toolkit monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sim Daltonism versus Spatial Media Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSim DaltonismSpatial Media Toolkit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (164 ratings) — better4.6 (158 ratings)
Positive reviews96.4% of reviews — better66.2% of reviews
Number of ratings164 — better158
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichel FortinStrange Mesa

Customer experience

Sim Daltonism

All ratings164 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive96.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative0.0%

Spatial Media Toolkit

All ratings158 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral8.1%
Negative25.7%

Bugs and requests

Sim Daltonism

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Spatial Media Toolkit

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App crashes during video conversion
  • Rendering fails for longer videos (5+ minutes)
  • Side-by-side video conversion fails
  • Zero-byte files created on conversion failure
  • App force closes on certain OS versions (Sequoia beta)
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  • Rendering stops when user walks behind video
  • Videos get stuck in loading state indefinitely
  • Converted videos won't play properly
  • Photos/panoramas not viewable in visionOS 2.0
  • Depth slider has no effect
  • Cross-eye/Wiggle settings not remembered on timeline
  • Saved videos convert to 2D instead of 3D
  • Hidden folder save functionality broken
  • Performance issues on Mac Pro despite high core count
  • Restore purchases required repeatedly

Requested features

15 requests
  • Batch processing for multiple files
  • Default output type setting to avoid manual changes
  • MPO stereo image format support
  • 2D to VR 180/360 degree conversion
  • Manual depth adjustment (select regions to adjust depth)
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  • Video trimming capability
  • Full video preview without rendering
  • Auto-rename files when saving
  • Preserve original file dates
  • Larger preview window
  • Phone rotation capability in preview
  • Multi-threaded/multi-core processing optimization
  • Error messaging for failed conversions
  • Background conversion processing
  • Load images from file system (not just Photos library)

In-app purchases

None

Sim Daltonism

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Spatial Media Toolkit

Subscriptions4
  • Spatial Media Toolkit Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Spatial Media Toolkit Pro3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Spatial Media Toolkit Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Spatial Media Toolkit Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Spatial Media Toolkit Pro$39.99
  • Spatial Media Toolkit Pro$59.99

Questions

Is Sim Daltonism free?
Sim Daltonism is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spatial Media Toolkit free?
Spatial Media Toolkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sim Daltonism or Spatial Media Toolkit?
Sim Daltonism is rated higher. Sim Daltonism averages 4.8 out of 5 from 164 ratings, while Spatial Media Toolkit averages 4.6 from 158 ratings.
Do Sim Daltonism or Spatial Media Toolkit have ads?
Neither Sim Daltonism nor Spatial Media Toolkit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sim Daltonism or Spatial Media Toolkit?
Sim Daltonism ships an update every 10 months, and Spatial Media Toolkit monthly. Most recently, Sim Daltonism was updated on October 8, 2026 and Spatial Media Toolkit on October 14, 2026.

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